(BALTIMORE, Md.) – From a talk on personal leadership from a highly respected entrepreneur to a three-part speaker series on becoming your best self, Notre Dame of Maryland University is celebrating Women’s History Month with events and activities for the entire community. Check out the full list of Women’s History Month 2022 events.
This year’s Women’s History Month programming at NDMU reflects the University’s mission to promote the advancement of women and educate leaders to transform the world. As the first Catholic college in the U.S. to award women a four-year degree, NDMU has a history of innovation in educating students in the Catholic tradition for more than 125 years in Baltimore. Today, offering career-focused undergraduate and graduate programs for adult women and men, NDMU continues to break ground in education, while inspiring students to make a difference in the world.
Here are some highlighted Women’s History Month events:
The Best You: Pursuit Towards Self-Discovery: Dr. Yettieve Marquez-Santana
Wednesday, March 2, 7-8 p.m. on Zoom | Join the Event
This three-part series, hosted by the Office of Inclusion & Community Standards, celebrates successful women in sharing their HERstory and how they create brave spaces for diverse populations. Dr. Yettieve Marquez-Santana is the inclusion and diversity director for the Association of College and University Housing Officers–International.
Raising Boys to Be Good Men: Dr. Karsonya “Kaye” Whitehead
Tuesday, March 8, 6-7 p.m. on Zoom | Register Now
Hosted by the Women’s Leadership Institute of Baltimore, renowned educator, author, and activist Dr. Karsonya “Kaye” Wise Whitehead, founder and director of the Karson Institute for Race, Peace, and Social Justice at Loyola University Maryland, joins WJZ Anchor Denise Koch to discuss dismantling toxic masculinity and setting boys up for healthy relationships with themselves and others.
Inaugural President’s Leadership Forum: Kenneth R. Banks
Wednesday, March 23, 6 p.m. on Zoom | Register Now
Hosted by the Women’s Leadership Institute of Baltimore, Ken Banks, president of the Banks Global Group and former chair of the Board of the Federal Reserve of Richmond, will share how personal leadership and a commitment to holistic wellness play a role in his success and how he is levelling the playing field for others.
Established in 1895, Notre Dame of Maryland University (NDMU) is a private, Catholic institution in Baltimore, Maryland, with the mission to educate leaders to transform the world. Notre Dame has been named one of the best "Regional Universities North" by U.S. News & World Report.
