Eoc to Host Events For Women's History Month

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A panel discussion on the impact of welfare reform and workfare on women will be one of several events organized by the University at Buffalo's Educational Opportunity Center during the month of March to observe Women's History Month.

The panel discussion will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 20, at EOC, 465 Washington St. The panelists will include Namkee Choi, Ph.D., UB associate professor of social work; Lourdes Iglesias, project director of Hispanics United of Buffalo (HUB); James M. Morrisey, director of the Western New York Law Center; George Smyntek, regional economist with the New York State Department of Labor, and Sherryl D. Weems, Ed.D., director of the EOC.

Moderators will be Kelly J. Asher, research assistant at EOC, and Carol M. Dozier, EOC employment specialist.

EOC staff, faculty and students will read original poetry and selections penned by famous women writers at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12. A craft and hobby exhibit showcasing the works of EOC students, staff and faculty also will be held.

EOC librarian Karen Jeffries will present videos and discussions in the EOC's Archie Hunter Memorial Library to celebrate Women's History Month. All presentations will begin at noon. The schedule:

All events are free and open to the public.