WOMEN ROCK: Women as Community Builders
9:30-10:30 a.m.
Presidents’ Hall

Speaker: Susan Haigh, Chair, Metropolitan Council; CEO, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity

The Metropolitan Council and Habitat for Humanity work toward enhancing our region’s quality of life. Women have an important role to play in forging new collaborations and bringing new voices to the table. Haigh will discuss the challenges and opportunities that emerge for women in the traditionally male dominated fields of transportation and development. -Noelyn Porter

HEALTH: Integrative, Holistic Medicine
10:45-11:45 a.m.
Presidents’ Hall

Speaker: Mona Roach, MD, Family Physician, Allina Health, Hastings

Dr. Roach became board-certified in Integrative, Holistic Medicine in 2008 and has a special interest in mind/body medicine. She will describe the health benefits of meditation and teach some simple meditation and breathing exercises that improve energy and help manage stress. -Samiha Ibrahim

Announcements
11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Luncheon
12:00-1:15 p.m.

Luncheon Hostess: Shirley Fulmer
Guest Hostess: Virginia Hansing

• New Members – Association Room
• Public Policy – Fellowships Room

PUBLIC POLICY: Religious Extremism and Public Policy: Lessons from South Africa
1:15-2:15 p.m.
Presidents’ Hall

Speaker: Kimberly Vrudny, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, University of St. Thomas; Senior Editor, ARTS: The Arts in Religious and Theological Studies

This presentation examines how declaring apartheid a theological heresy in South Africa contributed to its demise. Vrudny will explore how other forms of religious extremism might similarly be diminished in power by equipping and mobilizing populations to challenge destructive interpretations of sacred texts. -Elaine Kirk