Congratulations to computing women for their campus-wide leadership roles. As you can see below, Heather Pritchard, Vinutha Prabhakar and Stephanie Yang have all been selected to serve on the GT Women's Awareness Month Committee. Very nice! Maureen Biggers ________________________________ From: Yvette Upton [mailto:yvette.upton@vpss.gatech.edu] Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 9:40 AM To: wrc@lists.gatech.edu Subject: [WRC Newsletter] April events, Congrats to WAM! Congratulations to the Women's Awareness Month Committee for an impressive line-up of women's events throughout March! Co-Chair: Heather Pritchard (Computational Media) Co-Chair: Heather Smith (Public Policy graduate student). Emily Britt (Management), Jessica Dougherty (Biochemistry) Caitlin Gold (Physics) Nichole Murray (Industrial Engineering) Andrea Preininger (STAC & Gender Studies) Vinutha Prabhakar (Computer Science), Steph Yang (Computational Media) Kate Dorrity (Mechanical Engineering alum) Adviser: Colleen Petterson (WRC) If you would like to apply for the 2009 Committee, visit www.cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/wam for an application. We hope you'll make your mark in GT women's history! UPCOMING WRC EVENTS: 1) Help! I Want to Be Healthier - Tuesday, April 8, CRC 2) WRC Graduate Women's Lunch - Wednesday, April 9, RSVP CAMPUS EVENTS: 3) Outdoor Adventures - Throughout April 4) Research Option Information Session - Tuesday, April 8, 11 to noon, Student Center 5) Black Leadership Conference - April 11-12 6) Latin American Film Festival - April 11 and 12 7) Pi Mile 5K Road Race - 7:00 a.m., April 12, Tech Tower Lawn 8) ADVANCE Leadership Cross-Disciplinary Initiatives for Minority Women Faculty - April 16, rsvp SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS: 9) Childcare Scholarships for Grad Students - Due April 18 10) GEWN - Applications Due April 30 JOB OPPORTUNITIES: 11) SPARK Reproductive Justice Organizer - Application Deadline April 30 COMMUNITY EVENTS: 12) Summit on Girls and Women - April 16 - Atlanta Women's Foundations - select scholarships for students 13) Domestic Disturbance - April 18, Emory University 14) Expecting Isabel - April 18 through May 18, Synchro Theatre 15) Gender Violence - April 22, Emory University UPCOMING WRC EVENTS: 1) *Help! I Want to be Healthier! For Parents* Tuesday, April 8 Noon to 1 p.m. Cypress Room (2nd floor of the Student Center Commons) Join us for lunch while you learn strategies to fit fitness and nutrition into your life. Meet other parents and share ideas, solutions, and stories. Open to students, staff, and faculty. Boxed lunches provided. If you would like to contribute to a recipe exhcange, please send in your favorite healthy family recipe with your RSVP. We will then make copies of all recipes for all participants. Please RSVP to Donna Redmon at donna.redmon@carnegie.gatech.edu. Sponsored by the Georgia Tech Counseling Center, the Office of Faculty Career Development Services, and the Women's Resource Center. 2) *WRC Graduate Women's Lunch* Wednesday, April 9 Noon to 1:30 p.m. Student Center Ballroom This month we celebrate all the women graduating with their Ph.D.s and master's degrees. Congratulations!!! Please r.s.v.p. if you plan to attend. UPCOMING CAMPUS EVENTS: 3) *Outdoor Adventure with ORGT* Throughout April! You still have time to come in for an adventure this spring. Please keep in mind that if you want to go on an adventure, you will be required to attend the instructional class held before it begins. Mountain Biking: Beginner Class: April 3 & Trip: Sunday April 6. Intermediate Class: April 17 & Trip Sunday April 20 Backpacking: Beginner Overnight Class: April 7 & Trip: April 12-13 Rafting: Class: April 2nd Trip: Saturday April 5 & 12 Rock Climbing: Beginner Trip: Class: April 3 and trip Saturday April 5, Anchor Building: Class: April 3rd & Trip: April 6. Kayak Touring: Beginner Class & Trip Class: April 16th & Trip April 19th 4) *Research Option Information Session* Tuesday, April 8, 11:00 a.m. to noon Student Center, Piedmont Room So... you're thinking about Research Option? If so (or if you are curious about what Research Option is), join us for an informational meeting. Basic requirements of the plan, tips on how to construct a quality research proposal, when to get started, and information on how to get involved, will be covered. We'll also hear from a few students who have completed the option. 5) *Black Leadership Conference* Come celebrate Georgia Tech's 5th Annual Black Leadership Conference on April 11-12th, 2008! The Black Leadership Conference is an annual leadership conference put on by the Georgia Tech African American Student Union every year. The purpose of this conference is to stress the importance of leadership and motivate African American students to become leaders and bring about change in their community. The theme of this year's conference will be "Bridging the Gap Between Vision and Action". Why should you attend this conference? We'll tell you! 1. There will be a host of electrifying speakers including Dr. Dennis Kimbro, author of New York Time's best seller "Think and Grow Rich"! 2. We have 18 workshops that are geared towards a variety of interests 3. You can network with corporate sponsors who may be looking to find new employees 4. Because it's another EXCELLENT event planned by AASU! Please register TODAY at this website: http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/aasu/blc/register.html 6) *Latin American Film Festival* Throughout April, 7:00 p.m. Free Admission Every spring semester the Georgia Tech Spanish Speaking Organization offers all of campus their Annual Latin American Film Festival. This event, open to students and non students alike, is our organization's attempt to create a campus wide appreciation of Latin American and Spanish Speaking culture. We believe it is a very important medium through which we can showcase our language and culture to the rest of campus. ALL MOVIES WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES 04/11 Madeinusa (Per?) 04/12 Viva Cuba (Cuba) 7) *Pi Mile 5K Road Race* Saturday, April 12, 7:00 a.m. Tech Tower Lawn 7:00 a.m. Registration 8:00 a.m. Race Runners will receive a t-shirt and enjoy a post race party on Tech Tower Lawn with entertainment, food, drinks and an awards ceremony! Tech Students, Faculty, Staff and Alumni register today at http://gtalumni.org/site/Page/PiMile. 8) "ADVANCE Leadership Cross-Disciplinary Initiative for Minority Women Faculty" Center for the Study of Women, Science, and Technology (WST) and the Georgia Tech ADVANCE Program LUNCH DISCUSSION Gilda Barabino and Cheryl Leggon "ADVANCE Leadership Cross-Disciplinary Initiative for Minority Women Faculty" Wednesday, April 16, 2008 11:30 am-1 pm Success Center, Presidential Suite C Abstract: Dr. Barabino (PI) and Dr. Leggon (Co-PI) will speak about the ADVANCE leadership project, which includes a series of national workshop-based conferences providing a framework for professional development, the development of effective strategies and sharing of best practices and for sustenance of a community of practice that participates in networking, mentoring, data collection and dissemination. The cross-disciplinary initiative supported by this ADVANCE Leadership Award contributes to the success and advancement of minority women faculty in science and engineering, thereby enhancing their retention and increasing their ranks. Biographies: Dr. Gilda Barabino's research interests are in the areas of sickle cell adhesion, cellular and tissue engineering, and diversity in science and engineering. She has led numerous NSF-funded projects and initiatives designed to enhance faculty development and to increase opportunities in science and engineering for members of underrepresented groups. Her work has paid special attention to the unique experiences of minority women faculty and innovative strategies for their professional development and advancement. Dr. Cheryl Leggon's research underscores the criticality of disaggregating data by race/ethnicity AND gender to develop policy, programs and practices that enhance and expand the United States' science and engineering talent pool. Before coming to Tech in 2002, she was Director of Women's Studies at Wake Forest University. In 2006, she was elected to membership in Sigma Xi. In 2007, she was elected as a Fellow to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for her work on the intersection of gender, race and ethnicity and career pathways in science and engineering. For further information or to reserve a lunch, please contact Carol Colatrella, WST Co-director at carol.colatrella@lcc.gatech.edu or 404 894 1241. SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS: 9) *Childcare Scholarships for Graduate Students* Applications Due April 18 The Preschool at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church has once again made available two scholarships for their early childhood program. These scholarships are for full tuition for three to five year old children of Georgia Tech graduate students. Applications are due by Friday, April 18, 2008 to Judy Askew at the Preschool. Please note that applicants are required to take a tour of the facility. Please call Judy Askew at (404) 240-8204 to set up the tour appointment and for directions to the facility. Scholarship decisions will be announced in late May. Please stop by the Women's Resource Center, Student Services Building (Suite 131) or email womens.center@gatech.edu for an application. 10) *GEWN Scholarship* Applications Due April 30 I am pleased to announce the Georgia Executive Women's Network (GEWN) 2008-2009 Leader of Tomorrow Scholarship. The GEWN Scholarship is open to female, non-traditional undergraduate students who will be enrolled in a four-year program in a metropolitan Atlanta accredited institution for the coming academic year. Non-traditional is defined as a student who is at least 24 years old. The scholarship is targeted at women who have completed at least one year of undergraduate study and who have returned or are returning to college after a gap in their education. **YVETTE PLEASE ATTACH SCHOLARSHIP OR TELL THEM TO PICK UP HERE** Please have your students mail their completed applications to: Chairperson, GEWN Scholarship Committee, 4647 Clary Lakes Drive, Roswell, GA 30075. GEWN will review applications, interview the top candidates, and notify the award winners by June 15, 2008. Funds will be placed in the recipients' school accounts in July, and the award winners will be honored at a special luncheon in Atlanta in October. Since the inception of our Scholarship Program in 1998, we have awarded over $65,000 to 29 outstanding recipients. For the 2008-2009 academic year, we will award as many as four $3,000 scholarships to Atlanta-area students. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 770-594-1033. We also invite you to visit our website at www.gewn.org <http://www.gewn.org/> . JOB OPPORTUNITIES: 11) *SPARK Reproductive Justice Organizer* HOURS: Part Time - 20-25 hrs/wk START DATE: Negotiable SPARK Reproductive Justice Now! (formerly Georgians for Choice) fosters a dynamic, collaborative model of leadership, collective action, and discourse for reproductive justice. We collaborate with communities to build and sustain a powerful reproductive justice movement throughout Georgia and the South. We use creative grassroots strategies to build knowledge, shift power and advance the reproductive justice discourse. We demand reproductive justice for our communities, our bodies, our lives, and our future! SPARK is looking for two passionate, hardworking and energetic organizers to join our team as part time Youth and Reproductive Justice Organizers. The YRJ program will focus on the particular intersections and needs of youth and reproductive justice in Georgia. The YRJ organizers will work with SPARK staff to develop, build and implement SPARK's Youth and Reproductive Justice (YRJ) program. We believe in collaborative leadership and are looking for two individuals with a strong anti-oppression, intersectional and social justice analysis and a passion for reproductive justice, youth rights and grassroots organizing. The YRJ program seeks to create innovative tools to address the critical needs of youth in Georgia surrounding reproductive justice. The YRJ organizers will work to coordinate the first major project of the YRJ program which will include, working with local communities and individuals, extensive research, strategizing with SPARK staff and engaging in an in-depth assessment process towards piloting a YRJ workshop/training. Time commitment is 20-25 hours a week (with flexibility), some evening and weekend hours. Some travel may be required. Both part-time positions have the possibility to extend to full-time positions. Responsibilities Include: Work with SPARK staff to develop, build and implement SPARK's Youth and Reproductive Justice (YRJ) program. Developing and implementing assessment process including: outreach to youth/youth programs and leaders, community mappings, study of other models used, and creation of a strategic plan. Execute extensive research to collect comprehensive data, facts and maintain an informational data base. Provide leadership for the YRJ program. Some general office and/or administrative work. Detailed staff reports every two weeks. Participate in SPARK staff meetings, strategic planning, project development and evaluation, staff evaluations, general work place maintenance/culture and sustainability/wellness work. Qualifications Include: Strong commitment to and understanding of reproductive justice, social justice, grassroots organizing and sustainability/wellness (individual and collective). Experience working and organizing with diverse and oppressed/marginalized communities (i.e. LGBT/queer, youth, people of color, people with disabilities, southern, women). Can work well across difference in a multi-issue, multi-racial coalition. Self-starter, enthusiastic, strong initiative, and a leader who can work collaboratively and independently. Excellent (or willingness to develop an excellence in) verbal and written communication skills and familiarity working with the internet, especially using social networking sites (i.e. myspace, facebook). Creative problem solver who can meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment and multi-task.Experience with popular education curriculum development and facilitation. Enjoys working in the field, networking and building new relationships. To apply, please send your cover letter, resume, and writing sample (this could be a link to your blog, webzine, article, journal entry, etc. no longer than 5 pages) to: Mia Mingus at mmingus@georgiansforchoice.org (please put "YRJ Organizer" in email subject) or mail to SPARK, P.O. Box 8551, Atlanta, GA 31106 SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW! (formerly Georgians for Choice) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SPARK is committed to sustaining a culturally competent workplace that is characterized by respect and working across difference in order to better meet the needs of all communities. Young people (25 and under, with or without "formal non-profit organizing experience"), women of color, LBGT/Queer and gender non-conforming people, disabled, rural, low-income individuals, those from and living in the south east, and those living outside of the Atlanta Metro Area who are disproportionately impacted by reproductive oppression are strongly encouraged to apply. COMMUNITY EVENTS: 12) Wednesday, April 16, 2008 NEW LOCATION: The Ritz-Carlton Downtown Atlanta "Join us for the most dynamic women's empowerment and networking event of the year!" **AWF has offered a few scholarships for GT students, please contact the WRC if you are interested*** PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Atlanta 2028: Jobs and Careers for Women and Girls Luncheon with Lee Woodruff, author of In an Instant: A Family's Journey of Love and Healing Follow the Leader: Roundtable Conversations with Dr. Beverly Tatum Top Women Leaders Evening Program with Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Former Maryland Lt. Governor Click here to view the Summit Brochure <http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001z-kTsC5B1ZnpVBX3Jq36uaj8Xj69Wn7Kv2Rxz73UXBMi NCP5oswctSKj3qD9N_9KTgiQNSXGgJcJfcWOawsD32-EBkHOuPONexcjjE3mN8pG28Qt7PgB JSNIpqv55QnQgWxGmA0va6WmfwGT-o-d0frh87lpQsMjertWIpihmhJ-IuGBQAwnqg==> http://www.atlantawomen.org/about/events.asp Women in every facet of education, like you, like us, set the tone for success for the women and girls in our families and in our communities, an investment that is critical for future generations. That's why we are supporting The Atlanta Women's Foundation Summit on Women and Girls, featuring a host of exclusive workshops and leadership sessions with many of Atlanta's top corporate leaders. Women are charged with making tough decisions everyday...this doesn't have to be one of them. Make plans now to attend the Summit on Women and Girls. We'll see you there! Register online TODAY! <http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001z-kTsC5B1ZlvMNe5cxjaKt83S6T4uw6ap96xfmeAGH9q cE7cs3qMasfqUNBZQJLJbDEw1n-AF-LHG7QTSFYGUXO5UvFInOPtsLYvpI8lwyaEFoSutHkG 1-wx4E8ohK6P_epNPZGHHTZ7r3h4WXKong==> www.atlantawomen.org <http://www.atlantawomen.org/> 13) *Domestic Disturbance* April 18, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Emory University, 404.727.0095 for room and directions "Domestic Disturbance: Extremism and Bigotry in 21st Century America" Jennifer Holladay; Southern Poverty Law Center, Studies in Sexualities and ILA 14) *Expecting Isabel* April 18 through May 18 Synchro Theatre Tickets: $12 for students/$15 for weekends Miranda and Nick want a baby. Simple, right? But, are they ready for the hormones, headstands, and hamsters it will take to get their wish? The award-winning author of Living Out brings us an open, honest, hilarious, and surprisingly tender look at fertility in the 21st century. 15) *Gender Violence* April 22, noon Zaban Room, Carter Center, through Emory University "Gender Violence and Gender Justice: Rethinking the Meaning of Post-Conflict" Presentation By: Pamela Scully ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ If you have announcements you would like included in "This Week at the WRC", please send them to yvette.upton@vpss.gatech.edu. The list is usually sent once a week to more than 1,450 members of the Georgia Tech community.