Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, January 24, 1995                   TAG: 9501240087
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV-4   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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AROUND NEW RIVER

BLACKSBURG - The Blacksburg branch of the American Association of University Women will hold its third annual Educational Equity Conference Jan. 31 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Donaldson Brown Conference Center.

The conference will incorporate information from "Hostile Hallways," the published findings of a study on sexual harassment of students.

The study found that 81 percent of surveyed students reported experiencing some form of sexual harassment in school. Nearly 25 percent of these students said the incidents made them not want to attend school.

The conference's keynote speaker, Elyzabeth Holford, director of equal opportunity/affirmative action at Virginia Tech, will speak at 1 p.m. on the necessity of sexual harassment policies.

Participants may choose one of three afternoon workshops: "Intervention Strategies for Teachers" lead by Paula Wilder; "Developing a Sexual Harassment Policy" lead by Rene Rios; or "Sexual Harassment and Its Impact in Students" by Peg Sorrentino.

Corporate sponsors of the event are the Pulaski office of Appalachian Power, the Celco Plant of Hoechst Celanese, Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corporation and Virginia Tech's Women's Center and Women's Research Institute.

The registration fee of $10 includes lunch.

The registration deadline is today.

To register for the conference, call the Donaldson Brown Conference Center, 231-5182.

VDOT sets hearing

CRIPPLE CREEK - The Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at Sheffey Elementary School on proposed improvements to part of Virginia 94.

The school is located at Virginia 94 and Virginia 640 in Wythe County. Two alternatives to improve the road from Cripple Creek to Virginia 94 and Virginia 605 will be discussed.

Residents will be able to record oral comments at any time during the meeting. Written comments will also be accepted during the hearing or up to 10 days afterward.

Budget protest

RADFORD - Radford University's Student Government Association will sponsor a rally in protest of Gov. George Allen's proposed cuts to the university's budget Wednesday, Jan. 25, at noon in Heth Plaza, Radford University.

Speakers at the rally will include Charles Owens, acting president; Tom Mullis, faculty president; and Ali Hebler, student government president.