PROGRAM TO HELP WOMEN ASSUME SEATS OF POWER

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Nov. 4 -- Tips on how women can gain
top leadership positions will be the focus of a nationally broadcast
seminar Nov. 14 at the University of Virginia.
	To be held from noon to 3:45 p.m. at Zehmer Hall, "A Seat at
the Table: An Insider's Guide for America's New Women Leaders"
workshop will be led by Patricia Harrison, author of a book by the
same title and president of the National Women's Economic Alliance
Foundation.  A visiting fellow of Harvard's Kennedy School of
Government, Harrison served on the U.S. Trade Representative's
service policy advisory committee.
	Other panelists will include Bonnie Guiton-Hill, dean of
U.Va.'s McIntire School of Commerce; Lynn Martin, a former U.S.
Secretary of Labor; William Morin, chair, Drake Beam Morin; Michael
Morley, senior vice president, Eastman Kodak; and Patrick Walsh,
senior vice president, Merrill Lynch. Participants will be able to
ask questions of the panelists during the live seminar broadcast by
satellite.
	As a part of the seminar, local financial consultants will
discuss the financial responsibility that accompanies professional
success.
	Presented by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the program is
co-sponsored by U.Va.'s Division of Continuing Education and Merrill
Lynch.
	Cost of the program is $59, and registration must be
completed by Nov. 10.  For more information, call (804) 982-5313.
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November 3, 1995