Symposium Information

 

48th Annual Women's Symposium

Mind the Age Gap

March 6, 2013

 

Southern Methodist University
Hughes-Trigg Student Center - Ballroom

About the Theme

At this year’s Women’s Symposium, we seek to explore the Age Gaps between us in North Texas. We strive to understand them so we can bridge them and work as a united front on the issues most affecting women in North Texas.

Speakers

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Schedule

11:00 am         Registration Check-in Opens
                        Community Resource Fair
                        Free Chair Massages for attendees *Must register at arrival with masseuse

12:00 pm         Luncheon and the Opening of the 48th Annual Women’s Symposium
                        Topical Table Discussions

12:45 pm         Emmie V. Baine Lecture: Mind the Age Gap

1:30-2:00 pm  Community Resource Fair
                        Free Chair Massages for attendees *Must register at arrival with masseuse

2:00-2:50 pm   Interest Session

3:00-3:50 pm   Interest Sessions

4:00-4:50 pm   Plenary Session

5:30-6:15 pm   Reception Honoring our Community Awards Winners

6:15 pm           Community Awards Dinner Program

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Interest Sessions

Interest Session 2:00-2:50pm

The Incredibles: Can you Have it all? Gender Roles and Reproductive Rights
Marriage? Family? Career? The age old question that we all ask ourselves: Can a woman "have it all?" Women strive to achieve this. How has the evolution of reproductive rights changed gender roles? What framework do women of different ages use to judge the acceptability of these reproductive rights? Come discuss your take on reproductive rights, the impact they have, and the issues they cause for society.

She Wore What?! Fashion
Fashion is constantly changing, and women are, too. Daughters enter their mother's closet to keep up with the trends and moms are doing the same. But, is that okay? Through different stages in a woman's life, when is it appropriate to stop wearing one trend and move to another?

Interest Session 3:00-3:50pm

Lost in Translation
It's almost as if we're all speaking a different language. If we try to explain what it's like to date in this day and age or taking a college level course, there is no way our mothers would understand. I know we're all speaking English, but come on! Why is it so difficult to get a personal point across multiple generations without feeling belittled or disregarded?

Reaching the Mountain Top
Age, like all other aspects of life has its highs and lows. With age, we gain freedoms and liberties, and life just seems to get better and better with time. At age 16, we are given the freedom of travel, at age 18, we are granted political freedom. The list goes on and on. And yet, an 18 year old woman would never trade places with a 40 year old and vice versa. This begs the question, what is the pinnacle age?

Interest Session 4:00-4:50pm

Wisdom and Book Smarts
Today, female students outnumber male students in the university setting. But education has not always been necessary to be a successful woman. How do we bridge the gap between women pursuing a college degree and those women who did not have the chance? What impact has this difference in education had on activism?

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Parking

Parking at Mockingbird Station or Expressway Towers

  • SMU is a pedestrian campus and therefore parking is very limited. Visitors are asked to either Mockingbird Station or Expressway Towers (NE corner of North Central Expressway & SMU Boulevard). Both of these lots are located on the east side of Highway 75. These lots have convenient pick up spots where you can ride the “Mustang Express” to Bishop Blvd where volunteers will direct you to the Hughes-Trigg Student Center.

Shuttle Service from Parking Lots

  • TO SYMPOSIUM: After you park at Mockingbird Station or Expressway Towers, take Mustang Express West to the Bishop Blvd stop.
  • FROM SYMPOSIUM: When leaving the symposium, take Mustang Express East back to Mockingbird Station or Expressway Towers.

Service approximately every 15 minutes from 7:10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Service approximately every 20 minutes after 7:30 p.m.

Mustang Express Route Map (PDF)
Pick Up and Drop Off Schedule (click for details, see below for general information)

You can always email Brent Paxton at brentp@smu.edu for further details or questions.

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Registration

Online Registration

Online registration for the 48th Annual Women’s Symposium (2013) is closed.

 

Mail-In/Fax Registration Forms

All Visiting Colleges and High Schools will only be able to register by the forms below.  

Please fax-in or mail-in registration to the number or address below:

FAX: 214.768.3475

MAILING ADDRESS:
SMU Women's Symposium
PO Box 750172
Dallas, TX 75275-0172

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Hotels

Courtyard Marriott/Dallas
www.marriott.com/DALCC
10325 N. Central Expressway
Dallas, TX 75231
Phone: 214-622-1012
Contact: Lance Will

Hotel Lumen
www.hotellumen.com
6101 Hillcrest Avenue
Dallas, TX 75205
Phone: 214-219-2400
Contact: Randy Elmore or Daniel de la Corte
randy.elmore@hotellumen.com
daniel.delacorte@hotellumen.com

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Maps

University Special Event Parking Map 2010-11 (PDF)

Map of the First Floor (lower level) of the Hughes-Trigg Student Center
Map to the Hughes-Trigg Student Center
Map to the SMU Campus

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