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With its successful annual spring symposium and ongoing programming and outreach, Women in Leadership & Philanthropy sees that raising and valuing women's voices is not only the right thing to do, it is the smart thing to do. And it will lead to a better future.

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Joan McDermott

Meet Joan McDermott ’76, USF’s Athletic Director

Joan McDermott '76 began her career in sports at USF. Now, she returns as the new athletic director. She shares her game plan on building a program of national distinction and vision for the future at USF.

Billie Jean King at the Silk Speaker Series

Billie Jean King, Tennis Legend and Equality Champion

When Billie Jean King picks up a racket and starts hitting autographed tennis balls into the audience to the tune of Elton John’s song “Philadelphia Freedom,” you know you've just attended a different kind of guest lecture.

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Women in Leadership & Philanthropy

M–F, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.

Cheryl Vargas
Director, Women in Leadership & Philanthropy
University of San Francisco
2130 Fulton St.
Lone Mountain Rossi
San Francisco, CA 94117 cvargas1@usfca.edu (415) 422-2063

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Women in Leadership & Philanthropy spring symposium

Women in Leadership & Philanthropy Spring Symposium

Join us on March 19, 2020, for our seventh-annual Women in Leadership & Philanthropy Spring Symposium: The Power to Engage and Change.

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Mi'Jan Tho-Biaz

Meet Mi’ Jan Celie Tho-Biaz MA ’03 EdD ’13, Fr. Stephen A. Privett Living the Mission Award

Dr. Mi’Jan Celie Tho-Biaz, Ed.D., an oral historian and cultural leader, was honored for living the mission of USF through her dedication to public service in the arts and for making a noticeable impact in multicultural education.

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Raising Our Voices for Change

Dr. Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga Encourages Us to Own Our Story

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