Take control and enroll.

That will be the phrase of the day on Saturday, April 2 at Morgantown Mall for the fourth annualMoms Turn to Learn Day,hosted by West Virginia Universitys Center for Womens Studies, Council for Womens Concerns and Presidents Office for Social Justice.

The day, geared to working moms going back to school, will be from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. near the malls food court. There, women can meet informally with WVU academic and financial advisers while learning more about the Universitys full range of degree offeringsincluding its Regents Bachelor of Arts Program for students translating life experience into college credit.

Information will also be available on financial aid and scholarships, and child development and family support services.

For WVU s Liz Finklea, a Center for Womens Studies member who is helping organize the event, the day is about opportunity.

One of our slogans for the day is, �€~Take control and enroll,Finklea said,and you take control by being made aware of all the opportunities out there. WVU has plenty. We want you to take control, and we want you to succeed.

And thats the biggest mission of all, she said, especially in West Virginia.

The state, in fact, is last in the nation among population percentages of women with four or more years of college, according to numbers culled by the national Institute for Womens Policy Research in itsStatus of Women in West Virginiareport.

That doesnt mean there arent success stories, though, and several of them belong to the people who help planMoms Turn to Learnevery year, Finklea said.

One planning committee member, in fact, went back to school in her 30s and became a dental hygienist.

Another will graduate in December with a Regents B.A. degree and Womens Studies certificate. Shes a single parent who was inspired to go to WVU after attending aMoms Turn to Learnsession a couple of years ago.

Its never too late, and theres no reason you cant do this,Finklea said.

For more information, contact Finklea by e-mail at liz.finklea@mail.wvu.edu , or call the Center for Womens Studies at 293-2339.