Events for March 2013

For more resources, check out the Women's History Month Library Guide and www.fau.edu/WomensStudies.
All events free unless otherwise noted.

Boca Raton Campus

“Our Stories, Our Strength” 2^nd Annual Art Show Celebrating Women’s History Month
March 1 to April 17, Time: See library hours,
Wimberly Library, One West Gallery  

Panel Discussion: “Gender Agenda: Gaining Momentum” Featuring, Catherine Lambert (Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch) Joanne Salander Miller (Author), and Josephine Beoku-Betts, Ph.D. (Professor and Director, Center for Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, FAU).
Friday, March 8, 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Sea Oaks Beach Club, 8850 Sea Oak Way, Vero Beach, Fl. 32963 (South of Disney Resort)

UN Women National Committee East Florida chapter in collaboration with the center for Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, FAU, celebrates International Women’s Day. RSVP required: eastfl@unwomen-usnc.org or call 772-231-3001.

Panel discussion: “Women of Purpose: Actions Changing Our World” featuring, Lisa McCourt (Best Selling Author), Julia Luyster (Attorney at Law), Inbal Mazar (Ph.D. Candidate at FAU) and Lisa Kaye (Senior Vice President, Morgan Stanley)
Friday, March 8, 5:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, 1801 N. Military Trail, Suite 300, Boca Raton

UN Women National Committee East Florida Chapter in Collaboration with the Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, FAU, Celebrates International Women’s Day. RSVP required: eastfl@unwomen-usnc.org or call 772-231-3001.

Celebrating 50 Years of Women in Space, Arthur Dunn Airpark, Titusville, Florida near Kennedy Space Center
Saturday, March 9, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Meet and Greet with NASA women astronauts, engineers, scientists, and aviators, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Women in Space banquet at Holiday Inn at Titusville at 6:30 p.m.

Keynote speaker: NASA Kennedy Space Center Deputy Director, Janet Petro, West Point graduate and military helicopter pilot.   RSVP required. Contact Dr. Barbara Ganson, bganson@fau.edu or (954) 298-0376. Adults $45; children 12 and under $25; FAU student banquet price: $35. Visit website their website for more information: www.flyitforwardtitusville.info

Women in Public Service
Monday, March 11, 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Majestic Palm Room A, Student Union

Join us for a lecture by Dr. Mohammed Al-Khadary on his new book, Women in Public Service: Barriers, Challenges, and Opportunities. Contact Multicultural programming at bocamp@fau.edu.

Women’s History Month Kickoff
Wednesday, March 13, 12:00 pm to 1:00 p.m.
Tradition’s Plaza

Come and join us as we celebrate the Kick-Off for Women’s History Month with free food, music and giveaways. Contact the Office of Multicultural Affairs at 561-297-3959.

Guest Speaker Jan Davis, Ph.D., former NASA Astronaut “I Need My Space: A Woman’s Journey” Admission $50, FAU faculty and staff $25, VIP Breakfast $100. Registration required. For more information, visit fauf.fau.edu/leadership or call Gail Vorsas at 561-297-2337.

Contact Donna Bryan, 561-297-3865.

Spoken Word by Natalie Cook and Open Mic
Wednesday, March 20, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Coyote Jacks, Student Union

Spoken word artist Natalie Cook performs in honor of UN International Day for elimination of racial discrimination, followed by student performances. Contact Multicultural Programming at bocamp@fau.edu.

“Clean Shiny Whiteness, Dirty Natural Blackness: A feminist worldview of how the digital meets the environmental”
Thursday, March 21, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Student Support Services Building, Room 132  

Join us for a lecture with Dr. Janell Hobson (Associate Professor, University at Albany, State University of New York) as she talks about the digital world from a feminist point of view. Contact Donna Bryan, 561-297-3865.

Public lecture: Dr. Thomas Foster (Associate Professor and Chair of the History Department at Depaul University). Free and open to the public. Contact Donna Bryan, 561-297-3865.

Come and learn about meditation. Contact Multicultural Programming at bocamp@fau.edu

Film and discussion: Dr. Karen Leader (Dept. of Visual Art and History) and Viridiana Lieberman (Documentary Film Maker.) Free and open to the public. Contact Donna Bryan, 561-297-3865.

15^th Annual Symposium: “Boundaries, Bodies and Dissidence: Negotiating New Spaces of Feminist knowledge”. Keynote speaker: William O’Brien Ph.D., Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University, “Racial Segregation and Exclusion in Southern State Parks:  An Environmental Injustice under Jim Crow”
Friday, March 29, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Live Oak Pavilion C and D, Student Union

Contact the Women’s Studies Graduate Student Association at rrodi68@fau.edu

Broward Campus

Film Viewing and Discussion: Ms. Representation
Thursday, March 21, 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Davie Student Union, Room 105

What is MISS REPRESENTATION?
Like drawing back a curtain to let bright light stream in, Miss Representation, uncovers a glaring reality we live with every day, but might fail to see. Written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the film exposes how mainstream media contribute to the under representation of women in positions of power and influence in America. Stories from teenage girls and provocative interviews with politicians, journalists, entertainers, activists and academics, like Condoleezza Rice, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, Margaret Cho, Rosario Dawson and Gloria Steinem build momentum as Miss Representation accumulates startling facts and statistics that will leave the audience shaken and armed with a new perspective. Refreshments will be served to all participants. Contact: Student Involvement and Leadership, 954-236-1219.

Pampered OWLS
Tuesday, March 26^th, 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Davie Student Union, Room 105

Join your Broward Program Board as we pamper our women OWLS in recognition of Women’s History Month. Refreshments will be served to all participants.For more information,contact Student Involvement and Leadership, 954-236-1219.

Jupiter Campus

Every Day Inspiring Women
Monday, March 11 to Friday, March 15, all day
Burrow

Want to contribute to the banner of inspiring women that will be displayed in the Burrow during Women’s History Month? Come have your photo taken holding a piece of paper with a quote regarding an inspirational woman in your life. Contact the Jupiter Program Board at jupiterpb@gmail.com.

"Project What is Slut?" featuring Leigh Clay
Tuesday, March 12, 5:00 p.m.
Burrow          

How many people know what slut-shaming is? Not many! Slut-Shaming occurs when individuals are judged negatively for partaking in activities that are thought to be reserved for "sluts". Join our very own, Leigh Clay, as she presents her project which aims at bringing understanding and awareness to this form of bullying. Contact the Jupiter Program Board at jupiterpb@gmail.com.

Movie Showing: “Transamerica”   
Tuesday, March 12, 6:00 p.m.
AD119

Students will view a movie about gender roles and how the life of one man changes as he becomes a woman. Contact the LGBTQA Resource Center at ecohen2009@fau.edu.

Gender Bender
Thursday, March 21, 7:00 p.m.
Burrow

Students will dance the night away switching gender roles both in behavior and appearance. Refreshments will be provided and music will be blasting through The Burrow. Contact Spectrum at swestmo1@fau.edu.

Women’s History Jeopardy
Tuesday, March 26, 7:00 p.m.
AD119

Do you know about Women’s History? Come play Jeopardy and test your knowledge. Interested in being a contestant? Sponsored by the Jupiter Program Board/Activity Center Monitors. Contact Kristi Beroldi at kberoldi@fau.edu by Thursday, March 15. There will be prizes!

Women’s Panel
Thursday, March 28, 7:00 p.m.
SR108      

Come close out Women’s History Month at this event featuring a panel of accomplished and inspiring women. Contact the Feminist Student Union.
The URL for the resource guide for Women's History Month is:
For further information visit: http://libguides.fau.edu/womens_history-boca