________________________________ From: Yvette Upton [mailto:yvette.upton@vpss.gatech.edu] Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 1:03 PM To: wrc@lists.gatech.edu Subject: [WRC Newsletter] Vote & More! Reminder: Vote Today! If you are registered to vote, don't forget to go to the polls today (until 7 p.m.). Women have not always had the right to vote so it's especially important that we exercise our right to determine who represents us. If you haven't had time to research the candidates, it's not too late. Many newspapers and websites have endorsements of different candidates. You can read through the articles and see if you agree - or not - with why candidates have been recommended. Often political and activist organizations have candidate endorsements on their websites. If you know of a group that matches your interests, check them out to consider their suggestions. WRC ANNOUNCEMENTS/EVENTS: 1) Women's Leadership Conference: Announcement of 2006 Women of Distinction and Congratulations to 2006 Planning Committee! 2) Lunch and Learn - Relationships and Assertiveness - THIS Thursday, November 9, noon 3) GA Tech Women's Volleyball, NEXT Tuesday, November 14, 7 p.m. 4) Advocate Training - November 16-17 CAMPUS EVENTS: 5) Women as Leaders - How to Capitalize and Build on Your Innate Leadership Strengths - next Wednesday, November 8 6) Teamwork Workshop this Saturday - Apply now! 7) "The Haunting Histories of the Female Body: Gynecology, Obstetrics and Women's Health" Symposium - each Wednesday and Nov. 17 8) Indonesian Culture Break - Thursday, November 9, 6 p.m. 9) Disability and Diversity Days - November 6-10 10) Family of Woman Exhibit to Atlanta October 23 - November 17 11) African Film Series - Nov. 2 - 10 12) Finding Common Ground with keynote speaker Maya Angelou, November 15, Ferst Center for the Arts (Free!) WRC ANNOUNCEMENTS/EVENTS: 1) Women's Leadership Conference: Hundreds of women from Georgia Tech gathered to learn about women's leadership this weekend with keynote speakers Amy Flatten, Marsha Anderson Bomar and Nadia Blichik as well as numerous workshop speakers. Many thanks to our speakers and sponsors for their contribution to the success of the conference. If you're a Tech student and were inspired by the conference, please consider applying for next year's committee. Applications will be available later this week at www.womenscenter.gatech.edu/wlc Please congratulate the following women on their success: Congratulations to the 2006 Women of Distinction! Undergraduate: Katie Fluke, Biology Graduate: Karen Feigh, ISYE Staff: Elizabeth Miller, Ivan Allen College Faculty: Mary Frank Fox, Public Policy Alumna: Hawa Meskinyar, Architecture/City Planning (Bios will be added to the Women's Leadership Conference website this week) Congratulations to the 2006 Women's Leadership Conference Committee! Conference Chair: Kati Lawrence, Management, kati.lawrence@gatech.edu <mailto:kati.lawrence@gatech.edu> Ambassador: Divita Bhandari, Electrical Engineering Awards: Smita Sharma, Industrial and Systems Engineering Finance: Cassy Romano, International Affairs and Modern Languages Keynote: Vicki Buchco, Chemical Engineering Logistics: Allison Yaeger, Mechanical Engineer Logistics: Linda Pelcastre, Biomedical Engineering Graphics: Lynn Deaton, Architecture and INTA Publicity: Courteney Ross, International Affairs and Modern Languages Registration: Leslie Myles, Industrial and Systems Engineering Volunteer: Karishma Jiva, Computer Engineering Workshops: Birgitta Caspersen, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Workshops: Laura Stiltz, Applied Mathematics Workshops: Sophia Fisher. Biology Website: Jessi Swearengen, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering More leadership development opportunities this week: the LEAD workshop on Teamwork this weekend and the Women on Wednesdays panel tomorrow morning! Read on for details! 2) Relationships and Assertiveness Thursday, November 9, Noon (cookies, soda and water provided) Women's Resource Center, Suite 131 Student Services (Flag) Building Conflict in relationships you want to keep requires finding the balance between respecting yourself and the importance of the other person. Learning how to deal with emotions and core communication skills can help accomplish this delicate dance. Come see how conflict can actually bring relationships closer! 3) GT Tech Women's Volleyball Tuesday, November 14, 7 p.m. O'Keefe Gymnasium Cost: $4 Come out to support your very own Lady Yellow Jackets as they take on Clemson on home turf! Want to go as a group and grab dinner at Tech Square first? Contact the WRC at womens.center@gatech.edu in advance! 4) Advocate Training November 16 & 17, 2006 9-1:00 p.m. (lunch provided) Location: Health Clinic, room 216 (upstairs) Advocate training is the final phase of the Advocacy training series. If you have attended an Ally training or a Safe Sister training, you're ready for the Advocate training. Advocate trainees become familiar with a wide range of agencies and organizations that provide support to victim-survivors of sexual assault and violence, and they practice the skills to work with survivors through scenarios and role plays. We hope you'll attend both days - but you can also attend one day this semester and the other next semester. Reserve a space by emailing womens.center@gatech.edu CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS: 5) Women on Wednesdays A unique series created by alumnae for alumnae [but all welcome!] Women as Leaders - How to Capitalize and Build on Your Innate Leadership Strengths Wednesday, Nov. 8 7:30 to 8 a.m. Check-in and Breakfast 8 to 9 a.m. Panel Discussion Georgia Tech Alumni Association, 190 North Avenue $25 per person, includes breakfast Business Casual Register at www.gtalumni.org/WOW by Monday, Nov. 6. Learn how to identify, develop and build on your natural leadership skills from some of Atlanta's women leaders in business, the arts and academia. Panelists will share their insights on how they capitalize on and modify their leadership strengths in different situations and environments. We will also discuss women's strengths as leaders and how women intrinsically lead differently from men. Moderator Terry Blum, Director of Georgia Tech's Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship and Tedd Munchak Chairholder Panel Participants * Gerri B. Dickerson, P.E., Vice President and Area Manager, CH2M HILL, CHE 78 * Valeria Porter, Deputy Director, Fulton County Arts Council, MGT 93 * Kathleen A. Kurre, Visiting Scholar, Georgia Tech's Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship 6) Teamwork Workshop this Saturday - Apply now! This is an interactive teamwork workshop with instruction and exercises led by a national expert on facilitating teamwork, Jay Zarr of High Impact Training. Also, there will be: * A Q &A with a young GT alumni panel on teamwork * Free lunch with entertainment by comedian Pete Ludovice * Notebook of teamwork materials When: Saturday, November 11th, 9:00-4:00p.m. Where: Piedmont Room, Student Center Free and open to the first fifty applicants. For an application or more information contact LEAD director, Phillip Thompson at phillip.thompson@vpss.gatech.edu. 7) "The Haunting Histories of the Female Body: Gynecology, Obstetrics and Women's Health" Symposium Movie each Wednesday at 7 p.m., Symposium on November 17 "The Haunting Histories of the Female Body: Gynecology, Obstetrics and Women's Health" explores the visual, historical and political nature of the reproductive female body. Built around a film series, which continues Wednesday at 7 p.m., and a symposium, which will take place on November 17, this interdisciplinary project proves to be as entrancing as it is illuminating. The symposium includes papers from the areas of literary, historical and cultural studies as well as a presentation and roundtable discussion with physicians and midwives. The film series includes Dead Ringers, Born in the USA (a documentary on childbirth in America), A Midwives Tale, and The Abortion Diaries among others. For information about the films to be shown and anything else to do with this project, contact Professors Klestinec (cynthia.klestinec@lcc.gatech.edu) and Hassan (narin.hassan@lcc.gatech.edu) 8) Indonesian Culture Break Please join us to celebrate cultural diversity at Tech. This year's Indonesian Culture Break presents Javanese Dance Bamboo Music Show FREE Spicilicous Indonesian Foods Thursday 9 November 2006 at 6pm The Clary Theater, Student Success Center Brought to you by Indonesian Student Association 9) Disability and Diversity Days 2006 Continues through this Friday Tuesday, November 7 Numerology 5:00 PM, Student Center Commons, Piedmont Room This workshop will open participant's minds to the benefits of Numerology and its importance in our everyday lives. Our presenter had continuous dreams that guided him in the understanding there is a mathematical design to our lives. Mr. Hun believes that Numerology provides a way for us to understand a little more about our lives at present and future mathematically. He has assisted people with their business decisions which have advanced them in their careers as well as family decisions. Mr. Hun will do a sample reading for one lucky audience member. If you are interested in having a sample reading, please contact Stephanie Ray at < mailto:sray@gatech.edu>sray@gatech.edu <mailto:sray@gatech.edu%3Esray@gatech.edu> by October 31. Presenter: Mr. Sidara Hun Wednesday, November 8 "Master of Science in Prosthetics and Orthotics: Research/Design and Clinical Opportunities for Scientists and Engineers" 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, Student Services, Room 217-A Learn about the latest technological advancements in the growing field of prosthetics and orthotics. Find out how you can participate in and contribute to this exciting field through the Georgia Tech MSPO program! Presented by the Master of Science in Prosthetics and Orthotics faculty and graduate students 2nd Annual La Unidad Latina Poetry Slam 8:00 PM, Student Center Theatre La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity Inc. would like to invite you to its Second Annual Poetry Slam. The Slam provides a venue for college students to express their creativity in the form of poetry, spoken word or song. First Prize will be $250. No profanity allowed. Email Michael Boyce at < mailto:mboyce@gatech.edu>mboyce@gatech.edu <mailto:mboyce@gatech.edu%3Emboyce@gatech.edu> to register today! Thursday, November 9 Safe Space Training 11:00 AM - Noon, After registering on-line at < file:///../../../Program%20Files/Qualcomm/Eudora/Imap/Dominant/INBOX/Att ach/www.safespace.gatech.edu <file:///\\..\..\..\Program%2520Files\Qualcomm\Eudora\Imap\Dominant\INBO X\Attach\www.safespace.gatech.edu> > www.safespace.gatech.edu <http://www.safespace.gatech.edu/> , participants will be given a location. Individuals will be trained to provide support and information about resources to Tech's GLBT community. "Comparisons between Christianity and Islam: Similarities and Differences" 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Boggs 6A Auditorium Presenter: Dr. William Lane Craig Dr. William Lane Craig is Research Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology in La Miranda, CA. He has authored or edited over thirty books, as well as over a hundred articles in professional journals of philosophy and theology. This program is co-sponsored by the Christian Faculty/Staff Forum and Campus Crusade for Christ Conversational Sign Language for Beginners 4:00 PM, Student Services, Room 117, Instructor, Sheryl Ballenger, Director, Access, Georgia Highlands College This is a fun, interactive workshop on the use of American Sign Language. You will learn basic conversational sign language in a relaxed environment with no grading. This is a great opportunity to learn more about Deaf culture and communication. The Diversity Forum's Panel on Business Strategies for Successful Corporations and Leaders 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM, ISYE Executive Classroom Dialogue with corporate leaders to find out how work force diversity and inclusion can keep top companies on the cutting edge. Panelists include: Frank McCloskey, Vice President for Diversity and Corporate Relations, Georgia Power; Melanie Harrington, Executive Director American Institute of Managing Diversity, and Kevin Clayton, Corporate Vice President, Russell Corporation and founder of Axxis Consulting Friday, November 10 "Working More Effectively with Black Students" 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Student Services, Room 117 Moderator: Gordon Moore, OMED Managing Partner A panel of Black student leaders will share their experiences and cultural needs to promote cultural awareness and sensitivity. Co-sponsored by Diversity Programs and A.D.A.P.T.S. For more information call 404-894-2561 or TDD 404-894-1664. 10) Family of Woman Exhibit to Atlanta October 23 - November 17, 2006 This is an incredibly, powerful exhibit, stop by when you're at Tech Square! Family of Woman Exhibit Partners: The Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University; The Women's and Children's Center of the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University; UNIFEM USA-Georgia; United Nations Association - Atlanta; the Women's Resource Center of Georgia Tech; the Center for the Study of Women, Science and Technology; Medshare International 11) African Film Series Location: Architecture Auditorium Time: 7 PM LCC is giving Tech students a unique opportunity to peek into the lives of people living outside of United States through the power of film. Nov. 2 Delwende (Burkina Faso) Introduction by Ms. Aline Niaomego (Burkina Faso) Nov.6 Black Gold (Ehiopia)(Movie and Dinner, 6 pm; Sneak Preview for GaTech only, opens commercially Nov. 10) Nov. 8 Darwin's Nightmare (Norway/Tanzania) Nov. 10 Desert Ark (Algeria) Date Movie 12) Finding Common Ground - Maya Angelou speaks at Georgia Tech Wednesday, November 15, 8 p.m. A time of meaningful discussion and insight, Finding Common Ground gives Georgia Tech students an opportunity to examine life in an increasingly global society. From a series of discussions to a keynote address by best-selling author Maya Angelou, the intent of this unique two-day event is to strengthen the Georgia Tech community. In an effort to deepen communication and understanding among all members of the Georgia Tech community, students who participate in Finding Common Ground will take part in one of three forum events. Each forum will sharpen skills needed by future leaders of an evermore global society. Tickets: Free GT Students (with buzzcard) Faculty & Staff - limited free tickets available for faculty, $10 Public* For more info visit http://www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu/ *At this point, it appears that students, faculty and staff can get one ticket free and purchase one ticket for $10. The sales are not yet open to the public (and may not be if the Tech community fills the Collesium).