Culture Curate community: women’s conference returns to campus

Hillsdale students, grads, and community convened Feb. 4 for the fourth annual Curate Women’s Summit.

The half-day event began in the Searle Center with a breakfast buffet. Participants had the chance to mingle and chat before the introductory talk by Dean of Women

Rebekah Dell. They then split up for four breakout sessions, punctuated by a catered Handmade lunch.

Featuring 15 talks and one panel discussion, Curate 2023 drew speakers from the Hillsdale faculty, community, and alumni, with topics such as “Homemaking as a Liberal Art,” “Women’s Health,” “Things I Wish My Mother Had Taught Me,” and “Cultivating Hospitality.”

“When we started four years ago, it was from the desire to answer a lot of the questions we were hearing in the world of student affairs,” Dell said.

In response, Dell and her team tapped into the rich resource of women in the Hillsdale community.

“The lineup of speakers was really built around what’s resonated with women before, and the things women have said they’d love to hear,” Dell said.

In addition, she highlighted Curate’s focus on practicality.