WHAT: "Gender Issues In Christian Higher Education" conference

WHEN: April 9-11, 2008

WHERE: PLNU campus, 3900 Lomaland Drive, San Diego, CA 92106


The conference will feature:

• Dr. Jean Kilbourne, author of Killing Us Softly. Her presentation is entitled "The Naked Truth: Advertising's Images of Women and the Corruption of Relationships."
• Dr. Kim Phipps, president of Messiah College. Her presentation is entitled "Toward Wholeness: Making It A Reality On Our Campuses."
• Dr. Ivy George, professor of sociology at Gordon College. Her presentation is entitled "Imagining Wholeness With Broken Images."

In conjunction with the CCCU (Council for Christian Colleges and Universities) and Messiah College, PLNU is sponsoring this inaugural national conversation about gender issues across all aspects of the university - from curriculum and pedagogy, to student life and spiritual development, to the university as a workplace and beyond.

For more information, click here (PDF) or contact Dr. Linda Beail, professor of political science and director of the Margaret Stevenson Center for Women's Studies, by calling (619) 849-2408 or e-mailing lbeail@pointloma.edu

For a full schedule, visit CCCU.