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Alumnae Pair to Speak
This evening, Monday, Feb. 28, the Stephens Women in Civic Leadership Lecture Series will feature Jenifer Brandeberry ’86, and Ellen Vollrath ’86. The event, free and open to the public, will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the Kimball Ballroom of Lela Raney Wood Hall. Students, leadership points are available.
For more than a decade, Jenifer has worked as a Principal at Brandeberry McKenna Public Affairs in Denver. The company, one of the oldest all women-owned public affairs firms in Colorado, serves a wide variety of clients from public entities to nonprofits to Fortune 500 entities.
 Ellen serves as the Director of Contracts and Grants Accounting with International Relief and Development, Inc., in Washington, D.C. The organization aims to reduce the suffering of the world’s most vulnerable groups and to provide tools and resources needed to increase their self-sufficiency.
The Civic Leadership Lecture Series, funded by Mary Josie Cain Blanchard ’67, highlights Stephens alumnae with careers in federal, state, or local government, international relations or military service.
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Saddle Seat Conference
Ellen Beard was the keynote speaker at the ASHA of New Jersey’s Regional Saddle Seat Conference, which was held Feb. 12-13 at the Sheraton Bucks County Hotel in Langhorne, Penn. She shared information about the Stephens Equestrian Studies department with conference attendees.
Faculty/Staff
Corner
Happy Hour
Faculty and staff are invited to come share drinks and conversation on Wednesday, March 2 at 4:30 p.m. at Room 38 (38 N. 8th St.). Hope to see you there!
SAC Nominations
The Staff Advisory Council has five openings. Members will serve a three-year term, effective June 1, 2011-May 31, 2014. We are inviting you to self nominate or nominate someone you would like to represent you by serving in this capacity. Nominations are due by May 1. Click for nomination form.
—Sherry Howard, SAC Chair
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Upcoming
Events
Women in Civic Leadership Lecture Series
5:30 p.m., Feb. 28; Kimball Ballroom of LRW
Featured speakers will be Jenifer Brandeberry, Principal in Brandeberry McKenna Public Affairs (Denver) and Ellen Vollrath, Director of Contracts and Grants Accounting with International Relief and Development, Inc. (Washington, D.C.).
Free and open to the public.
Leadership points available.
Contact: Sarah Bass, x4110
Roblee Endowed Lecture by Author Kelsey Timmerman
6 p.m., March 1; LRW
Author and world traveler Kelsey Timmerman will speak about globalization, poverty and its close relationship to the garment industry.
Free and open to the public.
Stephens College Children's School Open House
8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., March 1
Audrey Webb Child Study Center
Contact: (573) 876-7260, [email protected]
Stephens College Annual Dance Company Spring Concert
7:30 p.m., March 4-5, 11-12; 2 p.m. Sunday matinee, March 6
Macklanburg Playhouse
Always an eagerly anticipated Stephens tradition, the Spring Dance Concert features a variety of dance forms such as classic ballet, modern dance, jazz and tap. A variety of world dance selections also highlights this evening of dance.
Fee: $14, General; $7, Student/Senior
Contact: Box Office, x4199
Flesh, Felt and Fiber
March 4-24
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Friday and by appointment. Opening reception: 4-6 p.m., March 4
Davis Art Gallery
A multimedia exhibition that showcases a variety of fiber arts as well as some unique visual collaborations between two-dimensional and fiber artists.
Free and open to the public.
Stephens Tennis 1st Annual Badminton Tournament Spring Fundraiser
2 p.m., March 6; Stephens Tennis Courts
Stephens Tennis vs. Lewis and Clark College
11 a.m., March 12; Stephens Tennis Courts
Stephens Softball vs. Nebraska Wesleyan
2 and 4 p.m., March 12
Stephens Softball vs. Westminster College
2 and 4 p.m., March 14
Skirts in the Boardroom: A Night with Speaker Marshawn Evans
7 p.m., March 15; Kimball Ballroom of Lela Raney Wood Hall
Attorney and author Marshawn Evans will speak. Presented by Campus Life Unleashed. Booksigning to follow.
Leadership points available.
Ladder of Success
Through May 8
noon-3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday and 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday
Historic Costume Gallery, mezzanine floor of LRW
“Ladder of Success” shows how the rise of women in the workplace and the fashion that accompanied her success worked in tandem toward attaining a powerful presence there.
Free and open to the public.
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