Come and Celebrate the Chinese Moon Festival & Korean Chuseok! Free Food!

In honor of October’s “Be a Better You: Love Your Body Month” Join us for an enjoyable walk on Fridays (with exception of October 9 when University is closed)! Why? To encourage each other to ENJOY moving our bodies at whatever ability level you are at! We will provide you with a map and encourage everyone to have fun with walking – you can decide to walk 10 min, 20, or the full 45 minutes! When? Friday, October 2, 16, 23, and 30th. From 12:00-12:45; meet at KU Plaza (in front of the Kennedy statue). Rain location is Collins Gym. A Medical Release is required to participate – if you have a recent release with the UD Faculty Wellness Center that will be fine. If not, please contact your MD and obtain a letter or statement that permits you to participate in a walking program. Send form to Wellness +1210. Sign up required – please sign up by contacting Theresa Gilbert at gilbertl@notes.udayton.edu or 229-3662.

Zeta Tau Alpha Presents our 13th Annual F.R.E.E.F.A.H.L. Concert Featuring Blessid Union and Farewell Fisher Sunday, October 4 5-10 pm, ArtStreet Amphitheatre (Rainsite: KU Ballroom) $10 admission, includes free food and drink plus great raffle prizes! For more info: contact Sarah Moellering at semoellering@gmail.com http://campus.udayton.edu/~zta/Freefahl.htm

Join OMA and the Women's Center to veiw the movie "Real Women Have Curves" followed by a real topice discussion, "Hispanic Concepts of Beauty"

Support “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer!” “Making Strides Monday at UD” Proudly wear your casual dress or denim wear to show your support for the fight against Breast Cancer on “Making Strides Monday at UD.” The event will be held on Monday, October 12, 2009. Simply donate $5.00 to the “Breast Friends” team and wear your casual wear or denim wear to work on Monday, October 12th. All proceeds from “Making Strides Monday” will go towards the University of Dayton’s Breast Friends team at the “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk” in Dayton on October 17. Your tax deductible donation can be sent by campus mail to Judy Caruso +0950 or Kate Henry + 1649 or visit us at our table outside the Barrett Dining Room on October 5, 6, & 7 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. Checks may be made payable to the American Cancer Society. Please join us “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer”

11-2pm: Support Sheet Signing at KU Table Come show your support for the LGBT community by signing our support sheet and picking up more information on NCOW! Questions? Contact Gabby Bibeau at bibeaugk@gmail.com or Laura Graving at gravinlj@notes.udayton.edu

LGBT 101 Panel Women's Center Conference Room in Alumni Hall) Don't know much about LGBT issues? Come find out at the panel! Fellow students will be presenting the basics and answering your questions.

LGBT Art Exhibition Art Street Studio E) This student art show can be viewed all week.

Jody Miller of the University of Missouri-St. Louis presents this lecture for the fourth annual Mary Jo Huth Memorial Urban Symposium. Miller is a professor of sociology in UMSL's department of criminology and criminal justice.

Please join the Center for Social Concern for our next Table of Plenty discussion, "Is Healthcare a human right?" What are Tables of Plenty?  A chance for open dialogue with other students, faculty, and staff on a controversial social justice issue.  Free lunch made by the CSC staff!  

Guess the Straight Ally (Art Street Studio B) Break down the stereotypes surrounding the gay community by picking out the straight ally from a panel of students.

Gender Identity Panel (KU Torch Lounge) Are there only two genders? Learn the ins and outs of gender identity.

This Colloquium for Research on Women and Gender (CRWG) topic is being presented by Dr. Fran Pestello.

Speaker from Equality Ohio (Roesch Library Gallery) Come learn more about the current challenges facing LGBT individuals from Erin Upchurch who works with Equality Ohio.

Pedro (Library Flex Space) Given special recognition and acclaim at the Toronto Film Festival, Pedro is a documentary about Pedro Zamora, an ex-contestant of MTV's The Real World. Watch him speak about his struggles with coming out as a gay man, discovering that he was HIV positive at the age of 17, and his life-long work to educate people about HIV and AIDs.

In honor of October’s “Be a Better You: Love Your Body Month” Join us for an enjoyable walk on Fridays (with exception of October 9 when University is closed)! Why? To encourage each other to ENJOY moving our bodies at whatever ability level you are at! We will provide you with a map and encourage everyone to have fun with walking – you can decide to walk 10 min, 20, or the full 45 minutes! When? Friday, October 2, 16, 23, and 30th. From 12:00-12:45; meet at KU Plaza (in front of the Kennedy statue). Rain location is Collins Gym. A Medical Release is required to participate – if you have a recent release with the UD Faculty Wellness Center that will be fine. If not, please contact your MD and obtain a letter or statement that permits you to participate in a walking program. Send form to Wellness +1210. Sign up required – please sign up by contacting Theresa Gilbert at gilbertl@notes.udayton.edu or 229-3662.

Pride March on Campus! March will go through campus and end at Art Street where we will have a group discussion to wrap up the week.

Socialize with fellow graduate students and learn about scrumptious and healthy snacks. Ingredients for snack making will be provided. Feel free to bring healthy snack ideas/recipes to share. (For graduate women students only please).

Her Story - Her Song: Festival of African-American Women Composers and Arrangers, Friday through Saturday, Oct. 16-17, Sears Recital Hall, with performances each night at 7 p.m. Festival director Donna Cox brings together experts to praise the human spirit with music composed and arranged by black women. The festival will feature a concert of blues, jazz and gospel by African-American women composers and arrangers on Friday night and conclude Saturday evening with performances by University of Dayton faculty. The festival connects people from all walks of life, making an impact on every aspect of our lives — from creativity to education. "Her Story - Her Song" unites audiences, scholars and performers in a musical community that transcends genres and generations. From art songs to gospel and jazz, presenters will explore the vast treasure of music composed by black women. The festival will include recitals, presentations and interactive workshops, which travel from Africa to America in a musical voyage. Activities invite patrons to sing with a gospel choir; consider how they might capture their own story in song; learn from one of the nation's leading African-American choral composers, Rosephanye Powell; and hear recitals with music by Florence Price, Undine Smith Moore, Lena McLin, Betty Ann King, Diane White and others. The intimate, informative and relaxed atmosphere will include many opportunities to get to know people who value the significant contributions of African-American women to American history and culture.

Join the Women's Center Student Staff for this Be A Better You: Love Your Body Month movie night presentation and discussion. Snacks will be provided

An authenic and "in-the-room" view of a daughter's struggle to care for an aging parent with a progressing life-limiting illness, while maintaining the responsiblility family relationships with her spouse, children.

AT Miami University of Oxford, OH begins at the Reflecting Pool behind the Schriver Center

UD Wellness Program Presents: Dr. Brent Bamberger, Orthopedic Associates of Southwest Ohio Learn about the latest prevention and treatments and how to minimize risk.

In honor of October’s “Be a Better You: Love Your Body Month” Join us for an enjoyable walk on Fridays (with exception of October 9 when University is closed)! Why? To encourage each other to ENJOY moving our bodies at whatever ability level you are at! We will provide you with a map and encourage everyone to have fun with walking – you can decide to walk 10 min, 20, or the full 45 minutes! When? Friday, October 2, 16, 23, and 30th. From 12:00-12:45; meet at KU Plaza (in front of the Kennedy statue). Rain location is Collins Gym. A Medical Release is required to participate – if you have a recent release with the UD Faculty Wellness Center that will be fine. If not, please contact your MD and obtain a letter or statement that permits you to participate in a walking program. Send form to Wellness +1210. Sign up required – please sign up by contacting Theresa Gilbert at gilbertl@notes.udayton.edu or 229-3662.

No One Knows More About Issues Facing Women Over 50 than Women Etcetera! The Online & Face to Face community for Women Over Fifty JOIN US for a day of Learning, Sharing & Networking When: October 23, 2009 Where: The Wellington at Dayton Time: 12 Noon - 5:00 P.M. Informative and Thoughtful Speakers Dr. Martha Moody- Physician and Author of  "Sometimes Mine" Dr. Viktoria Mandlin- Expert on Women's Wellness Suzanne Caplan- Author of 13 books and CEO of Women Etcetera! Marsha Bonhart- WDTN Vendors & Prize Drawings Includes Lunch and 4:00 Reception Only $59! DAYTON SCHEDULE October 23, 2009 The Wellington at Dayton 2656 West Alex Bell Pike Road - Dayton Ohio 45459 Lunch Speakers Suzanne Caplan, author and founder of Women Etcetera! Dr. Martha  Moody, Physician and Author of “Sometimes Mine”               SESSION I OPTION A: It is 1PM....Do you know where your money is?        Jan Runkle, Investment Counselor at   Edward Jones OPTION B: When to Make Decisions for a Loved One and How to Pay for Them   Cheryl Withrow, Wellington Assisted Living and Chris van Breukelen, LTCP, Long Term Care Insurance Agency OPTION C:  Dr. Victoria Mandlin, The Revolution in Prevention for Women             SESSION 2 OPTION A: Bridging the Gap between Loss and Living ~     with Katie Klain & Sue Terbay OPTION B: Is There a Book Inside of You? Authors Suzanne Caplan and Martha Moody OPTION C: Speakers Room A chance to learn from Pros CLOSING REMARKS The Future is the Next Thing You See- by Marsha Bonhart WDTV Reception Community and Connections Vendors and Prize Drawings

"Hot or Not?: Conflicts Around Body and Beauty" is the topic for this Feminist Coffee Hour. The topic will be lead by Dr. Rebecca Whisnant. Come have some coffe and pasteries and join the discussion.

During this Brown Bag participants wil learn to: Identify key factors for assessing the needs of older relatives. Identify the wide range of resources that may be able to meet older relatives' needs. Define case management and how it can provide assistance. Identify types of resources that provide in-home support and community support. Match their older relatives needs to available supports. Create effective ways to older relatives to use services.

In honor of October’s “Be a Better You: Love Your Body Month” Join us for an enjoyable walk on Fridays (with exception of October 9 when University is closed)! Why? To encourage each other to ENJOY moving our bodies at whatever ability level you are at! We will provide you with a map and encourage everyone to have fun with walking – you can decide to walk 10 min, 20, or the full 45 minutes! When? Friday, October 2, 16, 23, and 30th. From 12:00-12:45; meet at KU Plaza (in front of the Kennedy statue). Rain location is Collins Gym. A Medical Release is required to participate – if you have a recent release with the UD Faculty Wellness Center that will be fine. If not, please contact your MD and obtain a letter or statement that permits you to participate in a walking program. Send form to Wellness +1210. Sign up required – please sign up by contacting Theresa Gilbert at gilbertl@notes.udayton.edu or 229-3662.