LSU Law will host Women in Leadership Symposium — sponsored by LSU Office of Academic Affairs, University Council on Gender Equity, Law Center Committee on Diversity and Professionalism — on April 3 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Law Center McKernan Auditorium (located near the Old Law Building main entrance facing Highland Rd./LSU Parade Grounds). Dr. Meg Amstutz, interim president of the College of Coastal Georgia, will deliver a keynote address and participate in a discussion focused on academic leadership.
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A light lunch reception will begin at 11 a.m. followed by the keynote address at 11:30 a.m. a Q&A period will follow the keynote address.
About the Speaker
Dr. Margaret A. Amstutz joined the College of Coastal Georgia as interim president on July 1, 2017, becoming the sixth individual to serve in this office since the institution’s founding in 1961.
Her career in higher education includes twenty years of experience at the University of Georgia, where she previously served as the associate provost for academic programs. She began her career as assistant to the president, working as a liaison to faculty and academic affairs, followed by six years as chief of staff in the President’s Office. As chief of staff, Dr. Amstutz oversaw the Office of the President as well as the Office of Legal Affairs, the Office of Internal Auditing, and the Equal Opportunity Office. She holds an academic appointment at UGA as adjunct assistant professor of English. She served as an advisor for Blue Key as well as president of the University of Georgia’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.
Dr. Amstutz earned her bachelor’s degree in English from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky and received her master’s and doctoral degrees in English and American literature from Washington University in St. Louis. While undertaking graduate studies in St. Louis, she also worked with the Missouri Humanities Council, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
