On April 26, School of Kinesiology senior lecturer Nicole LaVoi, PhD, director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport, facilitated a panel on “Women Thriving & Surviving in Male Dominated Workplaces” at Gustavus Adolphus College. LaVoi is a 1991 graduate of the college.

LaVoi’s panel was part of the 9th Annual Gustavus Women in Leadership (GWIL) Conference, “EmpoWErment: We Rise by Lifting Others,” held at the Sheraton Hotel in Bloomington, MN. The conference, whose purpose is to prepare, promote and inspire Gustavus women in their professional and personal leadership development to reach their potential, featured several other Gustavus alumna alumna.