| Programs | Calendar | News | Resources | Rosters | FAQ |
|
Contact University Of Dayton Women's Center 212 Alumni Hall Dayton, Ohio 45469-0322 Phone : 937-229-5390 |
|
|
|
April 21, 2008 As the 2007-08 academic year comes to a close we will say a reluctant "goodbye" to several student members of the Women's Center staff and begin searching for their replacements. We will have up to 6 paid, part-time positions available for the 08-09 school year; 1 position for a graduate student (Mentoring Program Coordinator) and 3-5 positions for undergraduates (On-Site Night Manager, Newsletter Editor / Communications Manager, Student Programming Assistant(s)) Interested students should review the description of the position(s) they are interested in and forward these materials to the person indicated: For the Mentoring Program Coordinator (grad students only): e-mail a resume to "lisa.rismiller@udayton.edu" For the Newsletter Editor / Communications Manager: e-mail a resume and writing sample to "lisa.rismiller@udayton.edu" For the On-Site Night Manager: e-mail a resume and your availability on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday evenings beginning Sunday, August 24 to "pattie.waugh@udayton.edu" For the Student Programming Assistant: e-mail a resume to "pattie.waugh@udayton.edu" Complete descriptions for all these positions can viewed / printed from the links below: Mentoring Program Coordinator |
Newsletter Editor / Communications Manager
Co-located and Collaborative:
Women's & Gender Studies within a Women's Center
The poster displayed during this presentation explores the challenges
and
possibilities for collaboration between women's studies programs and
campus
women's centers. Drawing from research and observation of other
campuses,
it gives an overview of the history and dynamics of such relationships.
Lisa Rismiller and Sheila Hassell Hughes direct, respectively, the
Women's
Center and the Women's and Gender Studies Program at the University of
Dayton, where they have formed a close and successful working
relationship.
They present the history of their two entities, provide examples of
their most successful collaborative programs, and discuss the pros and cons of
physical co-location.
An Opportunity for UD Women
For the University of Dayton to realize its Vision of Excellence, it is extremely important that we continually foster the growth and development of the women leaders within our midst. Participating in the prestigious Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education at Bryn Mawr College (commonly known as "HERS") is one way to accomplish this goal. For this reason I formed an Advisory Committee charged with advising and assisting Dr. Fred Pestello and me in identifying and selecting one tenured faculty or exempt staff woman to be nominated to attend HERS each year. The deadline for our internal application process is February 21, 2006. See the attachments that follow for more information on this important opportunity for UD women leaders, present and future.
For details go to the
President's Office website Lee Denim Day at UD was a success! To date, this year’s Lee Denim Day at UD has collected $1,855 in support of breast cancer research, education, treatment, and screening programs! The goal was to surpass last year’s donation total of $1,510, and it did so by nearly 25%! Judy Caruso and Kate Henry would like to thank everyone for their help and participation, and are looking forward to collecting even more donations next year! Breaking Silence....In the UD Community October 4, 2005 Breaking Silence....In the UD Community is a compelling collage of the on-campus experiences of
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and
questioning UD students, faculty, staff, alumni and their allies.
The
collage conveys the sorrow and pain that comes of isolation and
fear, but also the joy people experience when
they feel free to be their authentic selves.
Interspersed with the personal stories are excerpts from UD and
Catholic Church documents which bolster both our commitment to
and responsibility for being an community that
is truly inclusive and respectful of the
inherent dignity of all people. On the importance of
"allies", from a letter to the editor of the Yellow
Beijing Platform for Action Appraisal Posted: February 7, 2005 In 1995 in Beijing, China, 40,000 women gathered at the UN Fourth World Conference to negotiate and advance a comprehensive agenda for promoting and protecting their human rights worldwide. Through the work of civil society women and government representatives, alike, the Beijing Platform for Action (BPFA) emerged as a wide-reaching and ground-breaking blueprint for women's global empowerment. By signing on to the BPFA, 189 countries made commitments to gender equality and the advancement of women.From February 28 to March 11, 2005, the UN Commission on the Status of Women will conduct the ten-year review and appraisal of the Beijing Platform for Action (Beijing +10) and, commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the First UN World Conference on Women held in Mexico in 1975. During 2004, regional meetings took place to prepare for this review but there is no World Conference scheduled as part of it. So now.... UN members must collectively prioritize the promotion of women's rights and gender equality. One of the emerging barriers to collective resolve is the United States government's refusal to 'reaffirm' the BPFA, according to the US government, on the basis of sexual and reproductive rights issues. This refusal to reaffirm not only signals the breakdown of the collective obligation to the advancement of women, but also opens the political space for other governments to take positions that ensure that they, too, are not accountable to the commitments made in the BPFA. If you would like to learn more about the Beijing +10 platform, including background on the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action, and/or you're interested in signing (electronically) the "NON-PARTISAN call to our government to keep its 1995 promise to support international efforts to end world wide oppression of women", visit, http://ase.tufts.edu/womenstudies/newsa/beijing%2010%20petition/background.html.
Do Babies Matter? by Mary Ann Mason and Marc Goulden
UD Implements New Maternity Leave Policy Posted: November 29, 2004 The Faculty Maternity Leave Policy is now official. Following the tireless efforts of several members of the UD community, the Academic Senate passed the new policy in their most recent meeting. Dr. Sheila Hughes, Beth Schwartz, and Professor Joseph Untener have worked especially hard to make this new policy a reality. To read the full policy, click here.
Women's Studies Info Fair Thurs., March 31st - 11am to 1pm in the Women's Center (Alumni Hall 211) As registration for Fall courses approaches, students are invited to come and learn more about:
There will be plenty of information and opportunity for conversation. We will also be serving pizza! |
