NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 16, 2022 – The Mid-Eastern Ahtletic Conference (MEAC) will host the Women in Athletics Workshop on Tuesday, March 1 to celebrate Women’s History Month and the 50^th anniversary of Title IX.
 
The virtual event, themed Step In to Your Power, will be held over Zoom and start at 12 p.m.
 
“Celebrating the 50^th anniversary of Title IX and celebrating Women’s History Month isn’t just about looking at the past,” MEAC Commissioner Sonja Stills said. “It’s also about empowering women and reminding them professional and personal success doesn’t have to come at the expense of who they are. Stepping in to your power extends beyond athletics, and this workshop is centered on that.”
 
Katreshia Louis-Verrett, Senior Associate Athletics Director and Senior Woman Administrator (SWA) at UAB, will serve as moderator, and panelists will include DeeDee Merritt, Director, Leadership Development at the NCAA; Angela Woods, Senior Director, Corporate Citizenship at ESPN; and Michelle Ellis-Young, CEO of YWCA South Hampton Roads.
 
To register for the workshop, please visit https://www.meacsports.com/wiaw2022.
 
 
About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is in its 51^st year of intercollegiate competition with the 2021-22 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of eight outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State University.