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UT's Commission for Women is sponsoring two panels at the International on March 13th at the International House. The first is:

BREASTFEEDING: BALANCING WORK, SCHOOL, & LIFE | NOON –1:00 pm.

Information on Tennessee laws, UT policies, campus facilities, and Knoxville resources, followed by discussion of experiences, strategies, successes, and challenges in balancing breastfeeding with work or school.

PRESENTERS

Jenny Richter, associate director, UT Office of Equity and Diversity

Erika Magnuson, lactation consultant, the Breastfeeding Center at Lisa Ross

PANELISTS

Kasandra Atwood, senior auditor, UT Audit and Consulting Services

Robyn Brookshire, PhD student in child and family studies and interim executive director of the UT Early Learning Center

Dawn Coe, assistant professor in the UT Department of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sports Studies

Lee Murphy, lecturer in nutrition

Carolyn Stice, PhD student in poetry

SMOKING, SLEEP, AND SEX | 3:30 p.m. –5:00 p.m.

Diverse thoughts and open discussion on important aspects of women's health, led by Rosa Emory Thomas of the SEE Center.

PANELISTS

Theresa Lee, dean, UT College of Arts and Sciences

Azieb Kidanu, public health educator for tobacco use prevention and control, Knox County Health Department

Anita Marie Blatnik, women's health nurse practitioner, Student Health Services