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Women's Center Calendar
Special Events, Series and Programs
(Events are listed by dates and include any events, programs and series for which the women's center is solely responsible or for which we are a major sponsor or collaborator.) Please scroll down for the regular groups and meetings list.
September 2008
Women’s Faculty Organization Reception
for new women faculty
The Women’s Faculty Organization (WFO) is OPEN to faculty women at ALL levels. The WFO is active in recruiting and mentoring women faculty, and in advocating for all women at Vanderbilt University. This reception welcomes new women faculty to Vanderbilt and provides a venue at the beginning of the academic semester for women faculty to come together in a casual setting. Invitations will go out via e-mail. However, if you do not receive one, just e-mail to let us know you are coming.
Date: September 11, 2008; 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Location: The Gallery, Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center (VU)
For more information, contact stacy.nunnally@vanderbilt.edu
WALK AS ONE (with Vanderbilt University)
An event sponsored by CommunityNashville (formerly the National Conference for Community and Justice of Middle Tennessee) to bring the community together to stand against prejudice and to stand for unity and tolerance. The Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center is excited to be a collaborative partner for this walk that promotes unity in the community and encourages students, staff and faculty to form teams to join us at the walk. As an added bonus, the walk immediately precedes the kick-off of the Celebration of Cultures sponsored by Scarritt Bennett and Metro Parks. You can walk as an individual or as a team.
Date: October 4, 2008; Registration opens at 8 a.m.; walk begins at 9:00 a.m.
Location: Centennial Park (close to the airplane and train in the park)
To register a team or individual or for more information about the event, please visit http://WalkAsOne.kintera.org/communitynashville/vanderbilt or contact stacy.nunnally@vanderbilt.edu
TRANSFORMING KNOWLEDGE WORKSHOP
The Women's Center is co-sponsoring a workshop on October 3 and 4 with Elizabeth Minnich. Dr. Minnich is a Senior Fellow at the Association of American Colleges and University. She has been a professor of philosophy and academic administrator at numerous schools including The New School (now Lang) College and Sarah Lawrence College. Her lecturing and consulting work has taken her to over one hundred colleges, universities, and independent schools. As well, she has worked with philanthropic organizations including the Ford Foundation, FISPE, NEH, and Carnegie.
Minnich’s book, Transforming Knowledge, won the AACU Frederick W. Ness Award in its first edition in 1990 and was recently revised for the 2004 second edition. Dr. Minnich will deliver a lecture on Friday and lead three panel discussions on Saturday with faculty and graduate students from across Arts & Sciences. These workshops will focus on mentoring and teaching in increasingly diverse communities and institutions, investigating the ways that the history and future of disciplines and interdisciplinary is carried through research and into our classrooms via research interests, curriculum development, and syllabus construction. This workshop is designed for an multidisciplinary audience.
- Dr. Minnich Lecture will be Friday, October 3rd at 3:15 p.m. in Furman 109
- Times and locations for the sessions on Saturday are being confirmed. Please email the contact below for more information.
Date: October 3rd and 4th
For more information please contact sarah.tyson@vanderbilt.edu or carolyn.m.cusick@vanderbilt.edu or
call (615) 686-3631
TAKE BACK THE NIGHT
Take part in this night of healing. Join Project Safe at the Vanderbilt University Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center in a community rally and march against domestic and sexual violence. The event will feature displays of the “Clothesline Project,” a keynote speaker, music, and an opportunity to join with others to stop violence against women.
Date: October 13, 2008; 7 p.m.
Location: Walk will originate on the Vandy campus on Olin Lawn and end at Centennial Park.
For more info, contact vicky.basra@vanderbilt.edu or
kacy.silverstein@vanderbilt.edu
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Regular Groups and Meetings
Book Group
Meets the second Monday of each month; 5:15 - 6:15 p.m.
What/Who: The book group is open to new members at all times and is for anyone who loves to read. You can find a list books being read on our website (www.vanderbilt.edu/womenscenter). For more information, contact Jane Du Bose at jdubose@bellsouth.net or Carmen Gherman at cggherman@yahoo.com.
Creative Life Planning Group
Meets every Tuesday; 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
What/Who: A group for all dedicated to living life intentionally and creatively. Free and open to everyone and is usually attended by women between 40 and 90 years of age.
Where: The Gallery at the Women's Center. For more information, call 322-4843.
IMAGE GROUP
Meets weekly (except during Vanderbilt student breaks); please contact images@vanderbilt.edu to find out when this group is meeting.
Who: Free and open to any students interested in these issues.
What: IMAGE is an organization dedicated to supporting positive body and self-image issues in the Vanderbilt community. It provides a forum for interested community members to advocate the adoption of healthy body-image concepts and the reduction of eating disorders.
Date/Location: Tues., Sept. 2, 4 p.m., Sarratt, Rm. 208
For more information, contact images@vanderbilt.edu.
L.I.F.E. (Lessons Inspiring Female Empowerment)
Please email us to get any meeting dates and times for the fall semester.
Who: Free and open to any students interested in these issues.
What: L.I.F.E. is group dedicated to mentoring young girls and women on a variety of issues important to them. This group will work with a group of teen girls in the Nashville community covering topics such as economic empowerment, girls and women’s health, self-esteem, leadership and more.
Where: The Gallery at the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center; Vanderbilt University
For more information, contact ashley.n.walker@vanderbilt.edu or thelifeproject@vanderbilt.edu
MEN PROMOTING A SOLUTION (MPAS)
Meets every other week (except during Vanderbilt student breaks).
Who/ What: A group of men dedicated to creating awareness about violent crimes against women and eliminating those crimes through social change.
For more information, contact bryan.r.adams@vanderbilt.edu to find out when the group is meeting this semester.
PEER EDUCATORS OF PROJECT SAFE
Meets weekly (except during Vanderbilt student breaks).
Who/What: Peer Educators are students trained to facilitate workshops that promote discussion and encourage understanding of violence against women.
Where: The Gallery at the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center
For more information, contact justine.e.chess@vanderbilt.edu or kathleen.e.adams@vanderbilt.edu to find out when the group is meeting this semester.
SUPPORT GROUP
Meets weekly
What/Who: A support group for women who are survivors of domestic/dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. This group meets weekly at a confidential location; all information shared is kept confidential. For more information, contact kacy.silverstein@vanderbilt.edu or 322-3774.
VANDERBILT FEMINISTS
Meets weekly (except during Vanderbilt student breaks).
Who: Open to all students of any gender.
What: A student group concerned about women’s issues on campus, and promoting equality between genders.
Where: The Gallery at the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center
For more information, please contact erica.d.santiago@vanderbilt.edu or amy.l.gillard@vanderbilt.edu to find out when the group is meeting this semester.
Vandy Moms
Meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
What/Who: Open to all mothers of any age, partnered or single. This is a fun support network that provides advocacy for moms in the Vanderbilt and larger communities. It also provides programming to inform, empower and enrich. Vandy Moms meets generally once a month during the summer months.
Where: The Women's Center; For more information, contact misa.culley@vanderbilt.edu
Vandy Moms “Go Green!”: On Sept. 26th, the Vandy Moms will feature Professor Teresa Van Hatten-Granath from Belmont University discussing her most recent project, www.GreenBagLady.org. Teresa hand makes fabric bags and gives them away to people for free in exchange for a promise to use the bag instead of paper or plastic. Each bag is numbered and documented on the site. Date/Time: Friday, Sept. 26th; 11:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m. Please note that this is a different day from our usual meeting time.
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