An Event Co-sponsored by The Bryn Mawr College McBride Scholars Program and Admissions Office
With support from The Center for Science in Society

...I never thought how all the while what I needed was so simply this: a door, to the outside that opens a door, to the inside that shuts. from Becky Birtha "Doors" The Forbidden Poems

An Opportunity to Take Stock and Envision Our Futures Saturday, September 28, 2002 9 a.m.-3 p.m. English House, Bryn Mawr College limen n. Threshold. (ex. make urgent the appetites and needs which are smoldering below the limen of awareness.) Are you at the threshold? Spend a day in the company of women who, like you, stand at the limen of change. Meet others who have transformed their lives. Begin your transformation. Dream. Join us at Bryn Mawr College, to identify dreams, resources and barriers, and to learn practical strategies for balancing work and family, returning to school, changing careers, managing major life transitions. Take stock. Envision your future. Plan your next steps. Change your career. Return to school. Pursue a creative interest....

SCHEDULE 9:15 Welcome 9:30-11 Hands Across the Threshold: Women Accompanying Women Through Change-- Sharon Burgmayer, Anne Dalke and Andrea Friedman: A Painter, a Poet and a Weaver in Conversation Reading the Paintings 11:15-12:30 "a door, to the inside...." Journaling Toward Discovery--Kate Burn 1 -2:15 "a door, to the outside...." Lunchtime workshops So, You're Just a Volunteer--Susan Anderson Juggling Parenthood and a Career--Anne Dalke Starting Your Own Businesss--Suzanne Levenbach Making Smart Choices about Going Back to School--Rona Pietrzak 2:30 Stepping Through the Door: Questions, Answers, Promises--Anne Dalke More Poems About Doors! About the Presenters