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September 4, 2008
4:00 – 6:00 pm
Bookstore Patio |
Welcome Back to Campus!
The
SSU Women’s Center
The Women’s Center is hosting this
gathering to kick off the new academic year. Everyone is
welcome to come enjoy free food and karaoke and get information
on the Center and this year’s activities.
Join
the Women’s Forum and get updates about Center events.
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September 18, 7:00pm
Flohr Lecture Hall Clark
Memorial Library |
Deadly Persuasion: Advertising & Addiction
Kilbourne exposes the manipulative
marketing strategies and tactics used by the alcohol and tobacco
industries to keep Americans hooked on their dangerous products.
Contact: Dr. Roberta Milliken,
rmilliken@shawnee.edu
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| OCTOBER |
Domestic Violence and Breast Cancer Awareness
Month!
The Women's Center will sponsor a drive to
collect personal items and toiletries for the local Domestic Violence Shelter. Watch for
information about drop-off locations. Contact: Elsie
Shabazz,
eshabazz@shawnee.edu
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October 11**
7:00pm
Scioto County Courthouse
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Candlelight Vigil for Domestic Violence
Awareness
A community-wide event sponsored by
the Southern Ohio Shelter for Domestic Violence. Contact:
Elsie Shabazz,
eshabazz@shawnee.edu
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6:00-7:30
Alcove, Main Floor
Clark Memorial Library
October 18
October 25
November 1
November 8
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Addiction
and Drug Abuse Workshops
This series is sponsored by the SSU Office of
Counseling and Psychological Services and the Counseling
Center. Contact: Linda Brown,
lbrown@shawnee.edu
Getting Honest
The Disease Model
Role of Family and Friends
in Addiction/Recovery
Recovery
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November 20
6:00-7:00pm
Main Lobby
University Center |
Project Watch Your Drink!
(www.watchyourdrink.com/facts.htm)
Information will be shared about GHB-related
sexual assault crimes. Coasters will be distributed which allow
students to test their drinks. Contact: John
Campbell,
campbellj3@shawnee.edu
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January 18, 2008 |
Deadline for submissions for Tapestries -
the SSU women's literary and arts publication.
Contact: Elsie Shabazz,
eshabazz@shawnee.edu
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February 1
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Go Red for Women!
Wear red today (www.goredforwomen.org/)
to raise awareness of heart disease as the No. 1 killer of
women. Cash donations will be collected for the American Heart
Association. Contact: Denise Gregory,
dgregory@shawnee.edu
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6:00-7:30
Alcove, Main Floor
Clark Memorial Library
January 22
January 29
February 5
February 12 |
Healthy Relationships
Workshops
This series of four workshops will be
facilitated by Linda Brown of the SSU Office of Counseling.
Contact lbrown@shawnee.edu
Healthy Relationships
Intimate Relationships
When Loves Hurts
Consensual Sex
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February 14 and 15
7:30pm
Kahl Studio,
Center for the Arts
$5.00 General Admission
$20 Patron Tickets
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"The
Vagina Monologues" will be
performed by SSU students and staff as part of
V-Day Shawnee
State 2008. The play was written by Eve Ensler and has
been performed in cities all across America and on hundreds of
college campuses.
Proceeds will benefit the Southern Ohio Domestic Violence
Shelter. Tickets are on sale at the McKinley Box Office in
the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts. Contact: Dr. Roberta
Milliken,
rmilliken@shawnee.edu
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MARCH is Women’s History Month! |
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March 3rd
11:30am -1pm
Main Lobby
University Center
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Sugar and Spice V:
A Celebration of the important women in our lives. The
campus community is invited to sample and offer treats prepared
by staff and students who will honor the women in their lives by
sharing favorite cookie, candy, and sweet recipes passed down
through the years. This event is the official kickoff for
Women's History Month. Contact: Shannon Lawson,
slawson@shawnee.edu
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| March 3-14 |
Women’s History Contest
Watch campus email for questions. Prizes will be awarded daily! |
March 5*
11-2:00
Library Alcove
Main Floor
Clark Memorial Library |
Join us for a READ IN!
The Women's Center and the Clark Memorial Library will cosponsor
this event. The campus is
invited to choose selections from their favorite female author,
works about famous women, or works of your own and read them in a celebration of women. If you would like to be added to the list
of readers, please email
tmidkiff@shawnee.edu Light refreshments will be
served.
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March 11*
12 noon – 1:00
Micklethwaite Banquet Hall, University Center
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“I
always thought I was”: The
Female Hero and Film Music in Rebecca, All That Heaven
Allows, and The Piano.
Dr. Timothy Scheurer, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
at SSU and President of the Midwest Popular Culture
Association. Presentation is based upon a chapter from his book
Music
and Mythmaking in Film
published
in 2007.
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March 13*
12-noon - 1:00
Micklethwaite Banquet Hall, University Center
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Doris Lessing: Political Fiction, Science Fiction,
and the Nobel Prize
Dr. Darren Harris-Fain, Shannon Lawson, and Patricia
Spradlin will examine some of the many works by 2007
Nobel Prize winning author. Upon making the
announcement about the Nobel Prize award, the
Swedish Academy described Doris Lessing as an
“epicist of the female experience, who with
skepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a
divided civilization to scrutiny".
Lessing has authored more than 50 books
over the course of her prolific writing career.
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March 26*
12 noon -1:00
Southern Ohio Museum
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Wonder Woman: The History
of the World's Most Famous Superheroine"
Dr. Darren Harris-Fain, Associate
professor of English and Chair, Department of English and
Humanities. Find out how Wonder Woman has changed since her
introduction in 1942 and how has she both reflected and
challenged gender stereotypes. While
you are at the museum, visit the latest exhibit in the Kricker
Gallery, Midwestern Visions of Impressionism.
Boxed lunches are available
by calling the Women's Center, (740) 351-3339 or emailing
rmilliken@shawnee.edu
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March 27
7:00pm
Flohr Lecture Hall
Clark Memorial
Library
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The Costs
of Being a Stay-at-Home Mom – Can you Afford It?
Katy Mathuews will provide
research statistics on the economic impact of women who drop
out of the workforce to be stay-at-home moms. A panel
presentation will follow with insights from couples who have
taken different paths to balancing the needs of their
families.
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Used Cell phone Collection
Cell phones
will be collected during the month of March in honor of
Dr. Virginia Apgar.
Funds
generated will be given to the March of Dimes to support research into the causes of premature
birth, education to help women have healthy babies, and
assistance for healthcare providers in identifying women at risk
for premature birth.
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Watch for additional Women's History Month events
Contact: Katy Mathuews (kmathuews@shawnee.edu)
Shannon Lawson (slawson@shawnee.edu)
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April 23
12:00 Noon
Grand Lobby,
Vern Riffe Center
for the Arts |
Distinguished Service Award Luncheon
Join us as we honor someone who has
positively impacted the lives of women on campus. Contact
Dr. Roberta Milliken
rmilliken@shawnee.edu for information regarding criteria for
selection and the submission of nominations.
Nominations are due March 27.
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April 23
6:00pm
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Promote Breast Cancer Awareness!
Participate in the SSU Spring Bear Run wearing a Breast Cancer
Awareness T-shirt. Over 100 individuals participated in 2006.
Contact: Barb Duncan,
bduncan@shawnee.edu
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April 30
Women's Center
Massie Hall Room 019
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Tapestries
Release Party |
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* Brown Bag Lunch Events |
