What is
the Women's Center?
The MSU Women's Center is a department
in the division of Student Affairs and was created to promote
greater responsiveness to the needs of university women. The Center
is open to all students, staff, faculty, and community members,
male and female. The Center is physically accessible and a place
for students to stop by, relax, and explore their concerns, issues,
and options through information and conversation. Campus and community
members are encouraged to become involved in the Center through
work study, volunteer, and internship positions.
Hours of operation are Monday through
Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. when the university is in session.
"Never
doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can
change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
-Margaret
Mead
How can
you become involved with the Women's Center?
Anyone is welcome to volunteer at the
Women's Center in a variety of capacities. You can work with
existing programs or coordinate new ones.
Internship opportunities
and referrals are also available at the Center; just stop in and
talk to a staff member for additional information.
For further information and specific
details, contact the Women's Center either by phone or visiting
our office.
"If
you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it."
-Margaret
Fuller
Resources
The staff at the Women's Center
is prepared to answer questions or make referrals in areas such
as academics, career choices, child care, counseling, crisis,
employment, legal rights, re-entry, scholarships, and more.
The Geraldine Fenn Memorial
Library is in the Women's Center and contains a large variety
of reference materials. These materials can be checked out by
students, staff, faculty and community members. The Center also
subscribes to a few major feminist periodicals and alternative
press publications.
The "Womanifesto" is
our newsletter which contains news, herstory, book reviews, opinions,
and calendars of events that are of special interest to women.
The "Womanifesto" is published three or four
times per year and is distributed on and off campus at no charge
to the reader. Articles, illustrations and suggestions are welcomed
and can be left at the Center.
Programs
Weekly
Sack Lunch Seminars feature local, state, and sometimes national
speakers. These informational seminars cover a wide variety of
topics and convene every Wednesday from Noon - 1:00 pm in the
Strand Union. The seminars are free, fun, and open to everyone!
The Shannon
Weatherly Memorial Lecture Series is an annual event presented
by the Women's Center in honor of past MSU student and Women's
Center board member, Shannon Weatherly. An endowment was created
by Shannon's family and friends to bring nationally known feminist
speakers to the campus. These lectures are usually given during
the fall semester; they are free and open to the public. Past
presenters have included singer/songwriter Holly Near, psychologist
and author Charlotte Davis Kasl, activist and award winning film-maker
Stacy Kabat, cartoonist Nicole Hollander, scholar and author Dr.
Juliet Schor, performance artist Alicia Quintano, comedienne Maria
Falzone, and scholar Dr. Diana Russell.
National Women's
History Month is March, and we like to celebrate this event
all month! Through a variety of programs with guest speakers,
films, displays, and articles, we highlight notable women in history
and look at the latest focus among today's women historians.
