9:30 am
Michigan League –Koessler Room (3rd Floor)
Opening remarks-Frieda Ekotto, Chair, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Professor of Comparative Literature and Francophone Studies

9:45am-11:00 a.m.
Session 1. Women’s health, infectious disease—Africa
Lori Leonard, Cornell University
Ellen Block, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University, Collegeville, MN

11:00am-11:15 am
Break

11:15am -12:30pm
Session 2. Nigerian Studies/Anthro-History
Moses Ochonu, Vanderbilt University
Omolade Adunbi, University of Michigan
LaRay Denzer, Northwestern University

12:30pm-1:30pm
Lunch

1:30pm -3:00pm
Session 3. Textiles/Dress/Islamic Dress
Susan Bergh, Cleveland Museum of Art
Yolanda Covington-Ward, University of Pittsburgh
Kelly Kirby, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia

3:00 pm-3:30pm
Break and move to Michigan League- Vandenberg Room (2nd Floor)

3:30pm-4:30pm
Keynote speaker: Dr. Mairo Mandara, Ob/Gyn, Country Representative, Nigeria, Gates Foundation

4:30-5:00pm
Closing remarks-James Chaffers, Emeritus Professor of Architecture and Afroamerican and African Studies