Access: Increasing Opportunities to Higher Education for All Girls
Simmons College
Linda K. Paresky Conference Center
Friday, February 8,   8:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

This  Access event will be a panel and workshops for adults who work with girls, to learn how to best advise and encourage girls to go to college. Identify ways to support academic achievement for girls. Discuss ways to overcome barriers that hinder girls from attending college. Learn steps in the application process and the financing of a college education. Exploring the Journey to College.

Speakers include: Theresa Perry (Simmons College) Jill McLean Taylor (Simmons College) Rossanna Contreras-Godfrey (Boston College) Jennifer O’Connor Duffy (Suffolk University) Carmen N. Veloria (Suffolk University)

Continental breakfast will be provided.

Presented by Boston Centers for Youth and Families; Girls Coalition of Greater Boston; Simmons College; Sociedad Latina

There is no registration fee but an RSVP is required – Please RSVP by Wednesday, February 6 to Diane Hammer at diane.hammer@simmons.edu.