ESU Faculty, Staff, Student Attend PASSHE 2007 Women of Color Summit

A group of faculty and staff members represented East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania at the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) 2007 Women of Color Summit, held November 16-17 in Mechanicsburg, Pa.

The third annual PASSHE Women of Color Summit was attended by over 120 participants representing all 14 schools in the PASSHE system. The focus of the summit was to engage the group in discussion about particular opportunities and challenges faced by women of color in their roles as faculty, students, administrators or professional staff. Summit discussions also addressed providing opportunities for connection and engagement with others through focused dialogue within the context of the PASSHE Diversity Strategic Plan. Ideas and strategies to help women employees of color succeed in higher education were also discussed.

Those representing ESU at the 2007 Summit included Ms. Wanda Ochei, assistant director for alumni relations, who also facilitated two presentations at the conference; Ms. Danelle McClanahan, associate director of multicultural affairs, who also presented at the conference and was a member of the planning committee; Dr. Kimberly S. Adams, assistant professor of political science, who also presented at the conference and was a member of the planning committee; Ms. Michelle Drame, director for corporate and community relations; Ms. Margaret Omwenga, assistant director of admissions and web content manager; and Ms. Latoya Edmond, a graduate student in ESU's management and leadership program with an emphasis on public administration.

Dr. Victoria Sanders, assistant to the president and associate vice president for inclusion and equity, and Mr. Arthur Breese, director of diversity and equity, were instrumental in coordinating and funding the ESU participants' trip to this year's summit. For more information about this event, contact Dr. Adams at (570) 422-3925.