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Cruzado announces formation of MSU President's Commission on Status of Women

Montana State University President Waded Cruzado has formed a 24-member commission to study, evaluate and advise her on issues related to diversity and gender equity.

Cruzado said the President's Commission on the Status of University Women, to be chaired by Anne Camper, associate dean of the MSU College of Engineering, will identify institutional strategies to improve campus climate, alleviate the isolation of women in academic and work units through hiring and retention initiatives and accommodate the needs of diverse workers.

"My charge to the commission is to identify areas of concern and to help us go forward," Cruzado said. "Together, we will become the best university possible, a university where differences of any kind are respected and where bias of any kind is nonexistent." continued

President's Commission on the Status of University Women website

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Planning a NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Grant

MSU has submitted a NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation proposal in November 2011.

Spearheading this effort were:

Jessi Smith	Psychology
Anne Camper	College of Engineering and Center for Biofilm Engineering
Laura Black	College of Business
Beth Burroughs	Mathematical Sciences
Sarah Codd	Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Gwen Jacobs	Cell Biology and Neuroscience
Paula Lutz	College of Letters and Science
Liz Shanahan	Political Science
Tracy Sterling	Land Resources and Environmental Sciences
Cathy Whitlock	Earth Sciences and VP for Research Office
Linda Young	Political Science

For more information please contact Jessi Smith.

Take Note:

MSU math/science conference for girls seeks presenters, sponsors
Organizers of a conference at Montana State University are seeking female professionals who can present and serve as role models for junior high-aged girls interested in science and math careers. The annual conference, called Expanding Your Horizons, takes place Saturday, April 21, on the MSU campus. The deadline is Feb. 15. For more information, contact Kylie Perlinski at kylie.perlinski@gmail.com or (406) 994-7572. more

Professor Judith Harackiewicz (L&S Speaker Series) – Thursday, March 22, 2012
"The Importance of Utility Value for Motivation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math"
4:00 pm – Strand Union Building, Ballroom A
Dr. Harackiewicz is Professor of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison more

Video from Virginia Valian visit to MSU on gender equity - September 16, 2011 - here
Background information on Dr. Valian.

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