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Cuninggim Lecture
The time has come to begin planning for the Margaret Cuninggim Lecture on Women in Culture and Society. Started in 1986, this endowed lecture series features experts from around campus and around the world. Recent keynote speakers have included equal pay activist Lilly Ledbetterand editor of Colorlines Daisy Hernandez. If you have any suggestions for topics or speakers around women in culture and society, please fill out this brief survey to give us your ideas! |
How to Stay Organized When Your Space is Limited
Do you spend too much time looking for things you know you have but can't find? Do you fail to put things away because you're not sure what to do with them? How do you stay organized when your space is limited? If you are a person who can relate to these problems, join us for November's VanDIY session as Cindy Sullivan, Certified Professional Organizer and Time Management Consultant, shares tips on avoiding the common pitfalls of a disorganized desk, picking the right supplies for successful organization, and even how this can be applied to your home.
Free and open to Vanderbilt students, staff, and faculty. For more information, please contact Charlotte McLoud, graduate assistant. |
Breastfeeding Welcomed Here Campaign
Breastfeeding Welcomed Here highlights departments, offices, and individual staff members that welcome and support breastfeeding moms and is a part of a campus-wide initiative to make Vanderbilt University a family-friendly community.
If you are interested in hosting a breastfeeding welcoming space, please take a second to fill out this short form to help us identify your primary contact information. For more information, please contact Katie Garcia. |
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Students with Children Trick-or-Treat
Wednesday, October 31
4-6pm, ISSS Suite, SLC
Last spring, the Women's Center worked with the Graduate Student Council in an effort to hone in on the needs of our student families. As a part of this effort, we gathered data from peer institutions about their family focused programs and services; we also held two focus groups with over 60 Vanderbilt students to better identify the specific needs of our own student population.
One request was clear: students wanted more opportunities for family-focused programming. In an effort to meet that request, the Women's Center has partnered with the Graduate Student Council and the International Student and Scholar Services to create a calendar of family-friendly events that occur roughly once a month. The first event happened on September 23rd and featured The Wild Goose Chase Theatre on campus to entertain our Vanderbilt families. In October, we plan to highlight the Office of Greek Life by inviting our student families to enjoy the Trick or Treat with the Greeks and Athletes event on October 31st. Please contact Katie Garcia for more information on this or any other Students with Children event.
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Beyond the Birds and the Bees:
How to Talk with Your Children and
Teens About Sex and Sexuality
Tuesday, October 23
12-1pm, SLC 1&2
RSVP Requested
At some point, parents will face a time when they have to address sexuality topics with their children. You may need to prepare a teenager for puberty or dating or help a child learn how to stay safe. Our upcoming VanDIY session aims to equip parents with the information, skills, and confidence needed to discuss different sexuality topics with their children.
Facilitated by Women's Center Associate Director, Kayce Matthews, participants will identify concrete strategies and information about strategies for getting the conversation started, getting comfortable answering difficult questions, and clarifying and teaching your family's values.
Free and open to Vanderbilt students, staff, and faculty. For more information, please contact Charlotte McLoud, graduate assistant. |
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Madam President: The Polarizing Impact of Media on Gender and Politics
Monday, October 22nd,
5-6pm, Sarrat 325/327
 The Kitchen Table Series (KTS) is entering its third season as a program with the Women's Center. KTS is a student-designed program intended to reach across campus to highlight current gender issues and how they affect different communities. This program came to fruition because students wanted the space to talk about important issues in an informal and relaxed space. By partnering with diverse groups and student organizations on campus, the Kitchen Table Series allows students the space they seek to converse about issues that matter to them. The KTS has two interns this year: Kiana Jackson, a senior majoring in Economics with a minor in finance, and Maddie Gootman, a sophomore, with a double major in Political Science and Women and Gender Studies and a minor in Spanish. Check out our calendar for upcoming events or contact Katie Garcia for more information. KTS events are free and open to Vanderbilt students, faculty, and staff.
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Women's Center Welcomes
Program Coordinator, Wanda Swan
 The Women's Center is excited to welcome Wanda Swan as our new program coordinator. Wanda hails from the "Hospitality State" of Mississippi and joins the Center after working as a program coordinator, prevention trainer, and grant writer for Mississippi State University's Department of Relationship Violence and Outreach. An alum of the university, she received her undergraduate degree in Broadcast Communications with a minor in Theatre, and graduate degree in Teaching English as a Second Language with a minor in Gender Studies. Wanda finds herself right at home with a Center dedicated to the personal safety of others and has been embedded in the violence prevention movement in higher education for over five years. She takes special interest in topics related to the intersections of social media with race, gender, and culture, and is excited by the opportunity to serve the Vanderbilt community.
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Green Dots Update
The Green Dots at Vanderbilt initiative is in full swing, having recently completed our first Bystander Workshop of the semester. These interactive workshops provide a safe space for conversations on the need for, obstacles with, and implementation of a culture-shift curriculum that focuses on bystander intervention. Green Dots presentations are available by request to any person or group affiliated with Vanderbilt University. For more information on these and other Green Dot programs, please contact Wanda Swan, program coordinator. |
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