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TWU hosts 5th Annual African American Student Leadership Conference
March 3
2/22/06
DENTON —
The Texas Woman’s University’s Office of Intercultural
Services will host the Fifth Annual African American Student
Leadership Conference from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Friday,
March 3. Michaela Angela Davis, executive beauty and fashion
editor for Essence magazine, will serve as the keynote speaker
for the conference that takes place at Hubbard Hall located
on Administration Drive and Oakland Avenue on TWU’s
Denton campus.
On-site registration
is $20 for college students, faculty and staff, $15 for high
school students and $25 for all others. For more information
or to register, contact the TWU Office of Intercultural Services
at (940) 898-3634 or intercultural@twu.edu.
Having served as
editor-in-chief of Honey magazine and as the founding fashion
editor at Vibe magazine, Ms. Davis is an experienced journalist
and renowned image-maker. She has contributed fashion features
to numerous publications such as Mirabella and Vanity Fair
and has been tapped to write fashion and culture commentary
for various books and magazines. Ms. Davis also serves as
a frequent commentator on Metro TV and “Full Frontal
Fashion” on the WE (Women’s Entertainment) television
network. She is the author of “Beloved Baby,”
a scrapbook and journal for alternative families, and is currently
developing another book titled “Anatomy of a Fly Girl.”
The Annual African
American Student Leadership Conference is part of TWU’s
Cultural Connections Conference Series. According to TWU Office
of Intercultural Services Director Becky Rodriguez, these
series of intercultural events are dedicated to promoting
leadership, cultural awareness and celebrating diversity within
the community through education, intense and honest dialogue
and networking.
For more information
about the activities of TWU’s Office of Intercultural
Services, visit www.twu.edu/o-sl/intercultural/.
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For Further
Information Contact:
Amanda McKeen Simpson
Director of News and Information
Tel: (940) 898-3456
e-mail: asimpson1@twu.edu |
