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Join us at the Women Who Amaze Summit to connect, learn, and celebrate — together.
Come back often as we add more summit details to the schedule.
5:00 pm-6:00 pm
Amethyst Circle member reception at Duke Hall
6:00-6:30 pm
Meet up with other guests at Hotel Madison, and get excited for the weekend!
6:30-6:45 pm
Guests who are participating in Dine Arounds will leave Hotel Madison and travel to their specific dining locations around downtown Harrisonburg.
7:45-9:00 am
Registration Open | Festival Student and Conference Center
8:15-9:00 am
Breakfast | Festival Ballroom A
9:10-10:00 am
Keynote Speaker | Festival Ballroom A
Elizabeth Paul
10:15-11:00 am
Breakout Sessions 1 & 2 | Festival
Breakout 1: Leadership Umbrella
Carrie Willettes
Breakout 2: Entrepreneurship
Morgan Dye
Libby Hale Azzarello
Corrie Park
Moderator: Suzanne Bergmeister, Gilliam Center for Entrepreneurship
11:15-12:00 pm
Breakout Sessions 3 & 4 | Festival
Breakout 3: Life Transitions/Intergenerational Communication
Leigh Evans
Breakout 4: Master Mindset Coaching
Dr. Ebony Waugh
12:15 am- 12:45 pm
Luncheon | Festival Ballroom
12:45-1:45 pm
Keynote Speaker | Festival Ballroom
Karen Dubi
2:00-2:45 pm
Breakout Sessions 5 & 6 | Festival
Breakout 5: Live Podcast Interview/Changing Pain to Purpose
Caroline Stoaks
Karen Hillis-Skipper
Breakout 6: Intuitive Eating/Your Relationship with Food
Claire Chewning
3:00-3:30 pm
Closing Toast and Thank Yous | Festival Ballroom A
Evening Events (Brix and Columns)
5:00 - 5:15 pm
Pick-up for Brix and Column | Hotel Madison Lobby
Pick up at Hotel Madison Lobby (both buses leave in 5 to 10 minute intervals from Hotel Madison)
5:30 - 6:15 pm
Cocktails and Convos | Brix and Columns
6:15 - 7:45 pm
Programming and Dinner | Brix and Columns
Lauren Alleyne
8:00 - 9:30 pm
Dancing with a live DJ | Brix and Columns
9:30 - 9:45 pm
Buses Depart | Brix and Columns
Optional Activities begin at 11:00am:
Brunch | D-Hall or E-Hall
Door Price (open 10 am-4:30 pm)
Sound bathing in the Arboretum | Ernst Tree Terrace (adjacent to Plecker Education Center)
$10 (Time TBD)
Bring a yoga mat, blanket or lawn chair, and join sound healer and yoga and meditation teacher Connie Magee for an etheric journey in the woods. (Pre-registration required)
Hidden HerStories: Inspiring Women from JMU’s Past | Wilson Hall
$10 (at 11:00 am, 11:15 am, 11:30 am)
This inclusive approach highlights the many accomplished women students, faculty, staff, and administrators who helped build and shape the institution we know today. Join us for a special walking tour that reclaims these hidden herstories as “our stories.”
Movie: "Black Holes" | John C. Wells Planetarium
$10 (11 am)
Join us at the planetarium on May 4th for an epic space-themed adventure, exploring the mysteries of black holes with spectacular visuals and immersive light shows.
BINGO Around Campus | Various Locations
Free, all day as you wish
Join your friends to play this bingo game, and mail it back to us for some JMU/WFM swag!
Women for Madison is guided by the university's statement
on non-discrimination and equal opportunity. Events and
activities are open to all genders.
