The Greater Lake Charles Rotary Club will sponsor its annual auction at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 30, at Burton Coliseum to raise money for the Greater Lake Charles Rotary Scholarship Fund which is endowed through the McNeese State University Foundation. A dinner for two with Gov. Mike Foster in the governor's mansion in Baton Rouge, is one of the many items being auctioned off that night. More than 100 items will be auctioned, including fishing and hunting trips, a golf package, various types of gift certificates, shotguns, artwork, an electric car, jewelry, autographed footballs by David Lafleur of the Dallas Cowboys and dinners with McNeese President Robert Hebert and Sheriff-elect Beth Lundy. Churchman said the Greater Lake Charles Rotary Scholarship Fund is the largest endowed scholarship fund in the McNeese Foundation. For advance tickets or more information, call Charlie Rutherford, ticket chairman, at 436-9566, ext.
Sessions are open to the public.
The opening session is from noon to 2 p.m. Monday in Room 108 of Drew Hall. Broadcast from the University of Minnesota, the session features keynote speaker Johnetta B. Cole, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Anthropology in Women's Studies and African American Studies at Emory University. A nationally recognized administrator, researcher and advocate for people of color and women, Cole's latest book, Dream the Boldest Dreams, is a collection of her thoughts on life, women, education, work and other issues. A variety of caucus sessions will be held at different times around campus during the conference. At the closing session at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, a panel discussion will incorporate live feedback from all the satellite sites around the country.