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Conferences

Saturday, March 2, 2024

9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Loyola Academy

1100 Laramie Avenue in Wilmette

The day begins in the McGrath Family Performing Arts Center

Theme: Find Your Path

The Young Women of Color Symposiumis a leadership conference for 6th–12th grade, self-identified young women of color in the Chicagoland area. In order to protect, support and empower young women of color, Francis W. Parker School and Loyola Academy have partnered to create a space for conversation, connection and community.

Questions? Contact ywocis@gmail.com.

Keynote Speaker

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Senite Barih '20

2020 Loyola Academy alum and local singer, songwriter, musician, and business woman. Senite was featured in the "Arts to Watch" Spring/Summer 2022 list hosted by These Days Magazine. She was featured along with key outstanding artists in Chicago.

Previous Keynote Speakers

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Dr. Shirlene Obuobi

Physician, cartoonist, and author
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Rosetta Lee

Consultant, Educator and Activist in Seattle, Washington
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Sarah Culberson

Sierra Leone Princess, Author, Humanitarian, Speaker
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Ruth Jurgensen

CEO, Prep for Prep
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Mary Spio

Deep Space Engineer and Founder, CEEK Virtual Reality
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Third Annual Young Women of Color Symposium Inspires and Uplifts
12/8/2023
On Saturday, March 25, Loyola Academy and Francis W. Parker School hosted the third annual Young Women of Color (YWOC) Symposium, which led over 100 6th to 12th grade participants in a series of workshops, affinity group sessions, and activities to create a space for conversation, connection, and community for students who self-identify as young women of color. The day's conversations were guided by the 2023 theme: I Am Her.
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Second Annual Young Women of Color Symposium Inspires and Uplifts
3/8/2022
On March 5, Loyola Academy and Francis W. Parker School hosted the second annual Young Women of Color (YWOC) Symposium, which led nearly two hundred 6th to 12th grade participants from thirteen schools in a series of workshops, affinity groups sessions and activities to create a space for conversation, connection and community for students who self-identify as young women of color. The day's conversations were guided by the 2022 theme: Unapologetically Me.
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Loyola Co-Hosts Inaugural Young Women of Color Symposium
9/27/2021
On March 19–21, Loyola Academy and Francis W. Parker School in Chicago co-hosted the inaugural Young Women of Color (YWOC) Symposium, which led nearly two hundred 7th to 12th grade participants from twenty schools in a series of workshops, affinity groups sessions and activities that enabled students who self-identify as young women of color to explore and celebrate their identities.
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