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President Declares
March Women's History Month At WIU
To recognize the historic, cultural, charitable
and societal contributions of women, President Donald Spencer
has declared March "Women's History Month." As part
of a month-long celebration, the Women's Center has compiled a
calendar of events recognizing women's achievements and contributions.
According to Women's Center Director Janine Cavicchia,
calendar items were solicited from academic and administrative
departments and student organizations.
"We have a full calendar of interesting
and diverse programs, and I invite and encourage students, faculty,
staff and community members to join us as we ‘Celebrate Women
of Courage and Vision,'" Cavicchia said.
The schedule follows:
Thursday, March 1-Saturday March 31-Women's
History Month bulletin board contest and displays in University
residence halls; Women's History Month display of books written
by and about women at the Union bookstore; Women's History Month
displays in the Union Showcase, at the University Library circulation
desk, and at the WIU Quad Cities Campus;
Thursday, March 8-International Women's
Day, public service announcement WIUM 91.3; Friday, March 9,
8:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. - "Woman to Woman: A Shared Dialogue
on Women's Issues," WIU Quad Cities campus, call 309/762-9481
to register; Sunday, March 11, 7:30 p.m.- Gwyneth Wentink,
harpist, Union Grand Ballroom, tickets at Union Box Office, 298
1254; March 12-31- "Man Did Not Speak for Her,"
exhibit, department of communication, Memorial Hall, 3rd floor
foyer; Monday, March 12, 8 p.m.- "Voices from the
Past," a one-woman show by Kathryn Harris, Union Sandburg
Theatre, sponsored by Gwendolyn Brooks Cultural Center; Wednesday,
March 14, 4-5 p.m. and Thursday, March 15, noon-1 p.m.-
"Confronting Gender, Race, and Class: The Illinois Woman's
Committee during World War I," presentation by Ginny Boynton,
history, Morgan 453; Thursday, March 15; 4p.m.-5p.m.-
"African American Visionary Women in Performance," presentation
by S'thembile West, African American Studies, Morgan 101A;
Thursdays, March 15, 22, 29 and April
5, 6-9 p.m.-Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) women's self-defense
classes, $20 registration fee, Tanner 3rd floor south lounge;
Friday, March 16, 2:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 17,
1 p.m. -Westerwinds softball vs. UMKC, Mary Ellen McKee Softball
Stadium; Friday, March 16 from 6-10 p.m. and Saturday,
March 17 from 4-10 p.m. - International Bazaar, featuring
"Women's Roles Around The World" booth, Grand Ballroom,
$3-$5 admission; Sunday, March 18, 7:30 p.m.- "Everest:
The Journey-Dreams Happen," Women's History Month keynote
presentation by WIU alumna Kim Gattone, Union Sandburg
Theatre; Monday, March 19, 7:30 p.m. - Department of Communication
Annual Thompson Lecture, Kathleen J. Turner, Queens College,
"Commercializing the American Woman: Gender, Race, &
Advertising," Union Sandburg Theatre; Tuesday, March 20,
7 p.m.- presentation by Rae Lewis-Thornton, "Living
with AIDS," Union Heritage Rooms, sponsored by Black Student
Association;
Thursday, March 22, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.-
ICTM Western Regional Mathematics Conference, Union, Session I,
10:30-11:15 a.m. "Lego Robotics Club" presented
by Mary Kay Robbins and Yorkwood Students; " Encouraging
Females in Mathematics and Science" presented by Lori
Schrock and Yorkwood students; Saturday, March 24; 7 p.m.-
Lucy Kaplansky in concert, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
Hall, Macomb, sponsored by Tri-States Public Radio, WIUM 91.3FM;
Monday, March 26-Friday, March 30-
"Sex From Both Sides," Bayliss and Henninger Halls;
Tuesday, March 27-4 p.m.- Westerwinds softball vs. Iowa
State, Mary Ellen McKee Softball Stadium; Tuesday, March 27;
4 p.m.- "Perspectives on Third Wave Feminism: Women of
African Descent" panel presentation by Safoura Boukari,
Audrey Watkins and S'thembile West, African American
Studies, 101B Morgan Hall, sponsored by Western Anthropology and
Sociology Club; Thursday, March 29, 3:30 p.m.- Movie "Elizabeth"
with discussion facilitated by Tom Watkins, history, 304
Morgan Hall, sponsored by Associated Students of History;
Tuesday, April 3, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.-
Western Organization for Women Spring Luncheon, keynote presentation
by Kim Villanueva, IL-NOW, and achievement award presentation,
reservations required, call 298-1354, Union Lamoine Room; Thursday,
April 5, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.-Women.future Main Event 2001
Live Satellite Telecast; Friday, April 6, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.,
14th Annual Women's Issues and Leadership Conference, Union, call
298-2242.
For more information on Women's History
Month events, contact the Women's Center, 320 Seal Hall, visit
www.student.services.wiu.edu/miwc/
or call 298-2242.
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