DAHLONEGA - The 10th Annual Women & Leadership Conference at North
Georgia College & State University will take place March 1-2 on the
Dahlonega campus.
The keynote speaker, Sally Bethea, is the founding director of Upper
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, an environmental advocacy organization
dedicated to protecting and restoring the Chattahoochee River, its
tributaries and watershed. She will speak March 2 at 11 a.m. in the
Health & Natural Sciences Auditorium on Sunset Drive.
"The focus of this year's conference is everyday leadership and
bringing out the leader in everyone," said conference committee chair
Kathleen Dolan.
Workshops and discussion panels involving many local community leaders
are scheduled for the two-day event. Women student leaders will also
lead some of the panels.
Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, the duo better known as the Indigo Girls,
will hold a charity concert March 2, 7-9 p.m., in the Memorial Hall Gym on the main campus. For ticket prices and purchasing, call 706-864-1446.
The proceeds will go to Honor the Earth, an organization creating
awareness and support for environmental issues and to develop resources for the survival of sustainable Native American communities.
An Honor the Earth panel with the Indigo Girls will take place earlier
in the day from 3-4:45 p.m. in the HNS Auditorium.
For a complete schedule of events for the Women & Leadership
Conference, go online to www.ngcsu.edu and go to "Announcements." (See link below.)
More information is also available at 706-864-1446.
Tuesday
July 1st, 2025
8:15AM
