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Vanderbilt faculty Charlotte Pierce-Baker will give a reading from her new book, This Fragile Life: A Mother's Story of a Bipolar Son,
published this summer (Chicago Review Press).
A native of Washington, D.C., Charlotte Pierce-Baker is a professor of English and Women's and Gender Studies. She is the author of Surviving the Silence: Black Women's Stories of Rape.
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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Monday, Sept. 24
To kick off this year's VanDIY series, Elmo Shade, principle owner of Mindful Foundations, Inc. will teach how Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) can help us relieve stress and become more "mindful" in our everyday lives.
MBSR is a method of using meditation and movement to cultivate mind-body awareness and reduce stress/pain.
Some of the core practices emphasized in this workshop will be: Qigong, Tai Chi, Meditation, Movement, Mindful Eating, and Cultivating Loving Kindness & Compassion.
Free and open to Vanderbilt students, staff, and faculty. For more information, please contact Charlotte McLoud, graduate assistant. |
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Picnic at the MCWC
Wednesday, Aug. 29, 11:30am-1pm
Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center (directions)
The Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center (MCWC) will host our third annual Picnic at the MCWC to celebrate the start of a new year -- a year in which we turn 35! Please join us for some food and festivities, and learn more about the robust series of programs and events we have in store. Free and open to the public. For more information, please call the Women's Center, (615) 322-4843. |
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Green Dots Bystander Workshop
Friday, September 21, 3-6pm
Sarratt Student Center, Room 189
Interactive and Informative, the Green Dots Bystander Workshops provide an in-depth understanding of the Green Dots at Vanderbilt campaign and includes a comprehensive overview of power-based personal violence (intimate partner violence, sexual violence, stalking, identity-based targeting, and bullying); a conversation about common obstacles preventing people from intervening; and time for developing Green Dots you can implement in your daily lives. Workshops are offered several times per year and are open to anyone affiliated with Vanderbilt. For more information, please contact Kayce Matthews, associate director. |
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Breastfeeding Initiative Launched
This summer the Women's Center launched the "Breastfeeding Welcomed Here" initiative -- an innovative, low-cost solution to the ubiquitous problem. Time after time, Women's Center staff heard from new mothers across the institution who struggled to breastfeeding-friendly space after returning to across campus. The Breastfeeding Welcomed Here initiative highlights departments, offices, and individual staff members who welcome and support breastfeeding moms, and in turn make Vanderbilt a more family-friendly institution. Participation is free, and everyone is welcome to join. For more information, please contact Katie Garcia, program coordinator. |
Provost's Initiative Focused on Gender, Sexuality, and other "Human Identities"
This fall, the Office of the Provost launches a year-long series of events, lectures, and programs entitled "Human Identities: Global, Local, Personal," in conjunction with the Commons Reading 2012 (Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide) and the exhibition Long Story Bit by Bit: Liberia Retold by Tim Hetherington. This campus-wide initiative is designed to raise a nuanced dialogue about gender and sexuality across the Vanderbilt community. For more information about upcoming events or how to get involved, visit the Human Identities website.
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Women's Center Welcomes
Graduate Assistant Charlotte McLoud
 The Women's Center is excited to welcome Charlotte McLoud as our Graduate Assistant for this academic calendar. Prior to coming to the Women's Center, Charlotte earned her bachelor's degree in Political Science from Fisk University in 2011. After graduation, Charlotte began working at her alma mater as a program assistant to Fisk's first living-learning community, The First Year Experience, and the advisor to the Residence Hall Association. She is now studying to receive her Masters in Higher Education Administration from Vanderbilt's Peabody College. During her matriculation at Fisk, Charlotte was extremely involved in campus life as a Resident Assistant, Student Ambassador, Student Government Association Chief of Staff, Women of Perfection Mentor, and many other student organizations.
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