The 1999 Fatherhood Symposium will be held May 20-22 at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, University Park. This outreach program, co-sponsored by the National Fatherhood Initiative and the Freddie Mac Foundation, is designed to increase public awareness of the importance of fatherhood and the impact of a father's engagement with his children and family. Researchers will present findings on various fatherhood research projects and practitioners will present their model programs to equip grassroots organizations with resources and skill development opportunities to form their own fatherhood initiatives.
The registration fee for this conference is $225. The half-day pre-conference workshop is an additional $79.
To receive a brochure call (800) PSU-TODAY. For more information, call Lori Benson at (814) 863-5100 or e-mail lfb5@cde.psu.edu. Conference details also are available on the symposium Web site at http://www.outreach.psu.edu/C&I/Fatherhood/.
The Center for Studies in Landscape History and the Women's Studies Program will present a conference, "Gendered Landscapes: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Past Place and Space," Saturday, May 29, to Tuesday, June 1, on the University Park campus.
Landscapes provide a powerful tool for connecting to the past by suggesting the values, priorities and identities of the people who inhabited their structures and molded their forms. Past investigations of landscapes told a uniform story of progress in the voices of those with wealth, power and mobility. More recent explorations include the diverse, and often hidden, influences of women, ethnic minorities and the poor on the built environment in this country.
This conference will provide an interdisciplinary forum for scholars to share their work in this field.
For more information, including plenary speakers, check the Web at http://www.outreach.psu.edu/C&I/GenderedLandscapes/ or e-mail Bonj Szczygiel at bxs28@psu.edu.
The registration fee is $140. To register, call Judy Hall at (814) 863-5100.