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Thursday, June 21  
4 p.m. Registration Alumnae House Gallery
6 p.m. Welcome Reception Alumnae House Living Room
6:30 p.m. Dinner and Keynote
Point
Carolyn Scerbo Kaelin ’83, Director, Comprehensive Breast Health Center, Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Alumnae House Conference Hall
Friday, June 22  
6–8 a.m. Athletic facilities open  
7:15–8:15 a.m. Breakfast (for participants with housing) Tyler House
8:30–9 a.m. Counter-point
Constance Laurence Brinckerhoff ’63, Nathan Smith Professor of Medicine and of Biochemistry, Associate Dean for Science, Dartmouth Medical School
Seelye 201
9 a.m. Program overview  
9:30– 11:30a.m. Session I  
  Option A. Narratives of Life’s Success (all-day program)
Maureen Mahoney, Dean of the College
Jennifer Walters, Dean, Religious Life
Poetry Center, Wright Hall
  Option B. Contemplative Practice
Carolyn Jacobs, Dean, School for Social Work
Seelye 202
  Option C. At Home in the Fitness Center
Barbara Brehm-Curtis, Professor, Exercise and Sports Studies
Ainsworth 150
  Option D. What’s Health Got to Do With It?: Young Women Speak Out
Leslie Jaffe, MD, Director Smith Health Services, adolescent physician
Seelye 105
10:30 a.m. Coffee break Seelye 207
Noon Lunch and Panel

A Question of Balance:  Lifestyle and Health
Moderator: Maureen Mahoney
Panelists:
Barbara Brehm-Curtis
Jennifer Walters
Carolyn Jacobs
Alumnae House Conference Hall
2–4 p.m. Session II  
  Option A. Narratives of Life’s Success (continued from a.m.)
Jennifer Walters
Seelye 304
  Option B. Meditation and Healing
Catherine Anraku Hondorp, Buddhist Chaplain, Smith College; Network Chiropractor; Zen Priest
Seelye 202
  Option C. Psychological Benefits of Exercise (and some exercise!)
Barbara Brehm-Curtis
Ainsworth 150
  Option D. Estrogen and the Brain
The biology of the ovarian hormones estrogen and progesterone: A basis for understanding the problems of postmenopausal hormone replacement.
Dominique Toran-Allerand, M.D. ’55, Professor of Pathology & Cell Biology, and Neurology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Seelye 105
3 p.m. Break  
5–6 p.m. Reception Smith Club
EVE Dinner on your own
(Tickets to eat at Tyler House are available for purchase, or dine in town)
 
Saturday, June 23  
6–8 a.m. Athletic facilities open  
7:15–8:30 a.m. Breakfast (for participants with housing) Tyler House
9:30–11:30 a.m. Session III  
  Option A. Narratives of Life’s Success (all-day program)
Maureen Mahoney, Dean of the College Jennifer Walters, Dean, Religious Life
Poetry Center, Wright Hall
  Option B. Contemplative Practice
Carolyn Jacobs, Dean, School for Social Work
Seelye 202
  Option C. Beginning Yoga Olin Fitness Studio
Ainsworth 304
  Option D. Women’s Health and Wellness: a Public Health Approach
Kathleen Toomey ’73, M.D., M.P.H., Director,
Coordinating Center for Health Promotion (CoCHP),
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Seelye 105
  Option E. Healthy Eating
Betse Curtis, Director of Smith College Catering Department
 
10:30 a.m. Coffee break Seelye 207
Noon Lunch
Healthy Cooking: An Annotated Meal
Smith Club
2–4 p.m. Session IV  
  Option A. Narratives of Life’s Success (continued from a.m.)
Jennifer Walters
Seelye 304
  Option B. Meditation and Healing
Catherine Anraku Hondorp, Buddhist Chaplain, Smith College; Network Chiropractor; Zen Priest
Seelye 202
  Option C. Be Your Own Personal Trainer
Barbara Brehm-Curtis
Ainsworth 150
  Option D. The Integrative Approach to Health: Combining Standard Medical Care, Vitamins and Antioxidants, Low Glycemic Diet, and Mind-Body Techniques to Achieve Total Health
Deborah Hoadley ’75, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Tufts University Medical School, Director, Heron Pond Health and Wellness
Seelye 107
3 p.m. Break Seelye 207
6 p.m. Reception Alumnae House Living Room
6:30 p.m. Dinner Alumnae House Conference Hall
Sunday, June 24  
6–8 a.m. Athletic facilities open  
9–11 a.m. Brunch Alumnae House Conference Hall
9:30 a.m. Panel Discussion
Women’s Health Issues
Moderator:
Benita Jackson, Ph.D. M.P.H., Assistant Professor of Psychology
Panelists:
Dominique Toran-Allerand ’55
Deb Hoadley ’75
Sharon Hepler ’84, urologist
Kathleen Toomey ’73
Alumnae House Conference Hall
Noon Check out and departure Alumnae House Gallery

Schedule subject to change

 
   
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