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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
CELEBRATE, EMPOWER AND UPLIFT WOMEN AT EIGHTH ANNUAL DIVERSITY SUMMIT
MANHATTAN -- Women's History Month is drawing to a close, but the office of diversity and dual career development at Kansas State University is making sure to give it a proper send-off.
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Rounding out the afternoon will be a professional development workshop with Ruth Hensley-Taylor, a life coach, motivational speaker and international author.
Registration is and covers a continental breakfast and lunch. To register and get more information, visit http://www.1xbet online casino edu/ddcd/SummitLinks.htm.
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