February 27, 2006
SIUC to observe Women's History Month
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Southern Illinois University Carbondale will observe Women's History Month in March with a wide variety of activities.
"Women Inspiring Hope and Possibility" is the theme for the observance. Here is the schedule of events:
Wednesday, March 1
• "Defining the Boundary of Women's Work: A Conversation with Historians," 7 p.m., Student Center Ballroom A. The opening ceremony for Women's History Month features Holly Hurlburt, assistant history professor, and James Allen, director of the Core Curriculum.
• Public speaking workshop, 8:30 p.m., Student Center Ohio Room. Linda McCabe Smith will lead the workshop, hosted by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Thursday, March 2
• "On the Line: Exploring Resistance and Possibility," 8 p.m., Kleinau Theater, second floor of the Communications Building. Janet Donoghue and Alison Fisher, both teaching assistants in speech communication, will direct this play. Admission is $3 for students, $5 for the general public.
Friday, March 3
• Art Alley reception featuring Holly Behrends, and Christine Sturgeon, both SIUC seniors majoring in art, 6 p.m., Student Center Art Alley.
• Play, "The Vagina Monologues," 7:30 p.m., Furr Auditorium, Pulliam Hall. Admission is $5 for students, $10 adults, and all proceeds go to the Women's Center.
• "On the Line: Exploring Resistance and Possibility," 8 p.m., Kleinau Theater, second floor, Communications Building. Admission is $3 for students, $5 for the public.
Saturday, March 4
• Bridging the Gap Luncheon, 2 p.m., Student Center Renaissance Room. The Black Women's Task Force is hosting this event.
• "The Vagina Monologues," 7:30 p.m., Pulliam Hall, Furr Auditorium. Admission is $5 for students, $10 for adults, with all proceeds going to the Women's Center.
• "On the Line: Exploring Resistance and Possibility," 8 p.m., Kleinau Theater, second floor, Communications Building. Admission is $3 for students and $5 for the general public.
Sunday, March 5
• "The Vagina Monologues," 2 p.m., Furr Auditorium, Pulliam Hall. Admission is $5 for students, $10 adults. All proceeds go to the Women's Center.
Monday, March 6
• Film and discussion, "A Question of Color," noon, Student Center Illinois Room.
• "Connecting: Creating a Life of Activism, "6 p.m., Lawson Hall, room 141. This panel discussion will feature faculty and students from the psychology department.
• Joyce Scott, visiting artist, 7 p.m., Parkinson Laboratory, Browne Auditorium. Sculptor, jeweler, printmaker, installation artist, performance artist and educator, Scott is a Baltimore native and still lives in the neighborhood where she was raised.
Tuesday, March 7
• Panel discussion, "Researching Women: Undergraduate Experience," noon, Student Center Mackinaw Room.
• "All About Women's Studies, "2 p.m., Student Center Saline Room. A panel of Women's Studies instructors will discuss minor, graduate certificate program and courses in Women's Studies.
• Reception and program – Reading of winning essays from the 11th annual writing contest of the Carbondale branch of the American Association of University Women. The reception begins at 7 p.m., with the program to follow at 7:30 p.m., at the Faculty Club, 1000 S. Elizabeth St.
Wednesday, March 8
• Ladies Only Workshop, 7 p.m., Student Center Kaskaskia Room. Melissa Haithcox, a doctoral student in health education, will be the presenter.
Thursday, March 9
• "Lost in Translation: Women in the Bible," 7 p.m., Student Center Ballroom A. This program unveils gender in the rhetoric and perspective of the original Hebraic text of the Bible. Presenter is Barbara Zeitz of St. Charles, who holds a master's in women's studies/law from Roosevelt University. She currently writes an online women's history column and has presented public lectures on gender issues for a variety of organizations in the St. Charles area.
Monday, March 20
• Brown Bag Lecture: "Promoting a Positive Self Image, "noon, Student Center Mackinaw Room. Presenter will be LaSheila Williams, a doctoral student in sociology.
• Happy Factory, 6 p.m., Student Center Craft Shop. Participants will make toys for children of women at the Women's Center.
Tuesday, March 21
• Campus Walk for Wellness and Women's Scholarships, 4 p.m., check-in at Wheeler Hall. Raise funds for scholarships for SIUC women and raise awareness about personal health and fitness issues. Participants are asked to seek a minimum of $10 in sponsorship from co-workers, friends and family. For more details or to register, contact Rhonda Seeber, rseeber@siumed.edu, 618/453-1467. Participants receive a complimentary ticket to the Celebrate Women reception.
• "Women Inspiring Hope and Possibility," 7:30 p.m., Student Center Ballroom B. Presented by Anna Jackson, English department lecturer.
Wednesday, March 22
• Tenth annual Celebrate Women Benefit for Women's Scholarships, 11 a.m.-6:45 p.m., Faner Hall, University Museum. Enjoy entertainment, a live auction, silent auction and refreshments in an informal setting featuring performances by women artists. Auction sneak preview is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; program, 3-5 p.m.; refreshments, 4-6:15 p.m.; silent auction, 4-5:15 p.m.; scholarship presentation, 5:30-5:45 p.m.; and live auction, 5:45-6:15 p.m. Tickets are $5 for students, $10 for the general public.
Thursday, March 23
• Poetry reading, 4 p.m., Faner Hall 1326, Harry T. Moore Auditorium. Presented by Judy Jordan, assistant professor in the English department.
Friday, March 24
• "The Bombs Away Collective Presents: Tributaries of Women's Herstories and Futures," 7 p.m., Longbranch Café. Donations are encouraged, and all proceeds go to the Women's Center and Peace Coalition of Carbondale.
• Finer Womanhood Banquet, 7 p.m., Student Center Renaissance Room, sponsored by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. (Mu Eta Zeta Chapter). This is an annual celebration of sophisticated and distinguished women. Tickets are $30 for individuals and $50 for couples. For further information, contact Lolita Mack, 618/559-3669.0
Monday, March 27
• Brown bag discussion: "Women in Bangladesh," noon, Student Center Kaskaskia Room. Presented by Kathryn B. Ward, SIUC professor of sociology.
• Happy Factory, 6 p.m., Student Center Craft Shop. Participants will make toys for children of women at the Women's Center.
Wednesday, March 29
• Panel discussion – "Women, Body and Resistance, " noon, Student Center Mississippi Room. An interdisciplinary panel of feminist scholars will discuss their research around the intersections of the women, the body and resistance.
Thursday, March 30
• "How the new bankruptcy laws are affecting women," noon, School of Law, room 102. Presenter will be Peter C. Alexander, dean of the law school.
• Women's History Month award ceremony, poetry reading and reception, 4 p.m., Faner Hall 1326, Harry T. Moore Auditorium. Event will feature the six winners of the Roxana Rivera Memorial Poetry Contest and the contest judge, poet Ruth Ellen Kocher. The winners and judge will read from their poetry in celebration of Women's History Month. Kocher lives in St. Louis and teaches literature and writing at the University of Missouri at St. Louis. She is an award-winning author and her work has appeared in various journals.
• "A Radical Feminist Perspective on Violence and its Control," 4:15 p.m., Faner Hall, University Museum Auditorium. The presenter is Harold Pepinsky, a professor of criminal justice at Indiana University-Bloomington. He has spent most of his scholarly career describing crime and violence, their roots, their antitheses and the ways in which people can and do make peace. He has done field research in the United States, Great Britain, Norway (as a Senior Fulbright Scholar), Poland and Tanzania. He is the author of more than 50 scholarly articles and book chapters and four books, and has edited four volumes. A reception follows the lecture, which is free.
Friday, March 31
• Closing ceremony, Deb Morrow tree dedication, 3 p.m., open area between Morris Library and Wham Building.
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