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Women’s and gender studies student presented original research at the Minnesota Academy of Sciences annual meeting

weatheco — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 03:06:25 +0000

Deepa Trivedi who studies “outlaw” women scientists presented her work, ”Of Poison, Pens, and Peer Review,” that combines the philosophy of science with feminist studies and social studies of science. The Minnesota Academy of Sciences meeting took place at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn.

Faculty and students presented research at regional conference

weatheco — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:03:36 +0000

Women’s and Gender Studies, Biology and Community Health faculty and students presented their research at a regional conference. Faculty members: Kandace Creel Falcon, Claudia Murphy, Linda Fuselier, Sara Anderson and Nandita Bezbaruah presented work on interdisciplinary programs. Students: Jessa Dronen, Kathryn Kottenbrock and Deepa Trivedi presented their original WGS research.

Join us for Identities, Issues, and Intersections day

weatheco — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 03:05:33 +0000

Monday, April 2 is the kickoff for Diversity Week, presented by the MSUM Student Senate Diversity Committee. Monday’s theme is Identities, Issues and Intersections and there will be two events held in the CMU. From 10:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. in CMU 205, there will be organizations tabling introducing students to different identities and issues. There will be tables from Women’s and Gender Studies, Hendrix Health Center, Gay Straight Alliance, Planned Parenthood, Women’s Center/CFO/Triota and Students Against Human Trafficking.

At 6:00 p.m., in King Hall 110, there will be a screening of the documentary “Miss Representation.” This documentary premiered on The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) and takes a look at images and representations of women in the media. This screening will be followed by a panel featuring Dr. Kandace Creel Falcón, American Multicultural Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies, Jennifer Knecht, Sociology and Women’s & Gender Studies student and Staff, Tri-College NEW (National Education for Women) Leadership Development Institute, and Deepa Trivedi, Biosciences and Women’s and Gender Studies student.. Rainbow popcorn will be served. All events are free to attend for all students!

Apply for women’s and gender studies scholarships

weatheco — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 03:02:06 +0000

Women’s and Gender Studies is accepting applications for two scholarships: the Trueman-Morgan Scholarship is for women seeking a major or minor in WGS; the Stephenson Scholarship is for an upperclass WGS student. More information and applications are available at this website.

Kandace Creel Falcón’s chapter is published in “Feminist Cyberspaces: Pedagogies in Transition”

weatheco — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 03:04:47 +0000

Kandace Creel Falcón’s, women’s and gender studies and American multicultural studies, chapter entitled, “Teaching with Blogs and Blogging While Teaching: Using Blogs to Expand Access to Feminist (Cyber)Spaces” has been published, March 2012. The chapter co-authored with her colleague from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Sara L. Puotinen, is part of the edited anthology, “Feminist Cyberspaces: Pedagogies in Transition.” Edited by Sharon Collingwood, Alvina E. Quintana, and Caroline J. Smith, the volume comes out of Cambridge Scholars Publishing and is now available.

Kandace Creel Falcón presented at the 2012 National Association for Chicana and Chicano Scholars conference

weatheco — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 03:03:34 +0000

Kandace Creel Falcón, women’s and gender studies and American multicultural studies, delivered a paper and digital story presentation entitled, “Mothers, Grandmothers, Aunts, and Sisters: Chicana Feminist Reflections on Midwestern Women’s Oral Histories” at the 2012 National Association for Chicana and Chicano Scholars (NACCS) March 14-17, 2012 in Chicago, IL.

The conference brings together scholars from across the country working on Chicana/o Studies. This year’s conference theme NACCS@40: Celebrating Scholarship and Activism – highlighted scholarship and activism in Chicana/o studies over the last 40 years. The conference had over 600 attendees and the most papers submitted for presentation in its 40-year history.

Come celebrate International Women’s Day

weatheco — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 03:07:58 +0000

This year’s theme for International Women’s Day is “Connecting Girls, Inspiring Futures,” and to celebrate, students in Women’s and Gender Studies will be hosting a panel in CMU 101 on Thursday, March 8 at 12 p.m.

The panel will discuss issues of women and education, locally and globally. Panelists include Dr. Andrew Conteh, Political Science, Dr. Kandace Creel Falcón, American Multicultural Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies, and Deepa Trivedi, Biosciences and Women’s and Gender Studies student.

Please come with any questions you have about women and education. Rice and beans, and beverages will be served!

Peterson and Machunda published in social work journal

weatheco — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:07:50 +0000

Susan Peterson, Social Work; Zachary Machunda, Economics; Shannon Bacon (2008 Social Work and Women’s Studies); and Amy Phillips, University of North Dakota (and a former MSUM faculty member) had an article published in the Fall 2011 Journal of Social Work Education (Vol. 47, No. 3). The acceptance rate for this journal is 20 percent.

The article, “Teaching Evidence-based Practice at the BSW Level: An Effective Capstone Project,” describes an undergraduate senior capstone project, which, in partnership with internship activities, developed students’ familiarity with evidence-based practice concepts and improved their abilities to search for and use interventions from the professional literature. Findings from a survey study of the project indicated that students felt better prepared to use best practices and that the project enhanced their overall sense of competence as practitioners.

Vacancy notices

weatheco — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:03:01 +0000

Two MSU Moorhead vacancy notices were recently posted to our website.

NOTE: To reduce the expense of printing costs, MSU Moorhead vacancy links will be emailed to you.

WOMEN’S & GENDER STUDIES, Assistant Professor – Probationary

http://web.mnstate.edu/vacancy/1230P-Women&GenderStudies.pdf

WOMEN’S & GENDER STUDIES, Assistant Professor – Fixed-term

http://web.mnstate.edu/vacancy/1231F-WomenStudies.pdf

Women’s and Gender Studies is hosting MnSCU discipline workshop

weatheco — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:23:38 +0000

This year’s MnSCU Discipline workshop is entitled, Inclusive Pedagogies: Health, Science, and Online.

Friday, April 13 at Century College.

Themes of the conference include the following:
1. Inclusive pedagogies– How to integrate Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) values of inclusivity into classrooms in any discipline
2. Interdisciplinary WGS programs in health and science–How to collaborate with science, nursing and community health programs to enhance WGS and interdisciplinary work on campus
3. Online Engagement–Keeping online students engaged through innovative methods of online student interaction in WGS-related courses

Presentation proposals are due Feb. 27th. For more information, contact fuselier@mnstate.edu or visit the Women’s and Gender Studies office, MA 175.

Dr. Shelby Terstriep and a panel of 5 cancer survivors present on “Cancer Survivorship” TONIGHT at 7:00 p.m. in the CMU, Room 101

riopelg — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:05:34 +0000

An educational presentation on the topic of “Cancer Survivorship” is scheduled TONIGHT – Monday, January 30 at 7:00 p.m. in the CMU, Room 101. This presentation is open to students, faculty, staff and the general public.

The presentation on cancer survivorship will be facilitated by Dr. Shelby Terstriep and a panel of 5 cancer survivors. Dr. Shelby Terstriep is a medical oncologist at Sanford Health and is the medical director of Embrace, Sanford’s cancer survivorship program. She is a Mayo Clinic trained physician and was involved in research and training at SPARC, Mayo’s innovation lab. In 2011, she was awarded the American Cancer Society’s Lane Adams Quality of Life award, a prestigious award, given only to eleven extraordinary and compassionate caregivers annually. She is passionate about cancer survivorship.

This presentation is part of the “Go Pink with the Dragons” event. Go Pink t-shirts and pancake tickets will be available for purchase at the presentation. Please contact Gloria Riopelle, (Athletic department) at 477-5824 with any questions regarding this event.

Women’s and Gender Studies colloquium series

weatheco — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:07:13 +0000

The Women’s and Gender Studies Colloquium Series starts this semester with Deepa Trivedi presenting “Cyborgs: Challenging Thought Across Disciplines and Bridging the Gap between the Virtual World and Reality.”

Friday, Jan 20, 1:00 p.m. in the Women’s Center BR 154.

Tri-College women’s faculty breakfast

weatheco — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:01:31 +0000

There will be a Tri-College Women’s Faculty Networking Breakfast on February 2 from 7:30 a.m.- 9 a.m. at the Equity and Diversity Center in the Alba Bales House on the NDSU campus. Please drop by for a continental breakfast and an opportunity to meet women faculty from NDSU and Concordia. If you need more information, feel free to contact Ann Burnett at ann.burnett@ndsu.edu. Please register online.

Women’s and Gender Studies colloquium Dec. 1

monson — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:06:08 +0000

“Women and Crime: Dispelling the Myth of the Female Offender” by Geri Hendrix-Sloan, assistant professor of Criminal Justice, will be held Thursday, Dec. 1 at 11 a.m. in the Women’s Center, Bridges 154.

Murphy, Fuselier and student present paper on “Science Education as Activism”

monson — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 03:04:01 +0000

Claudia Murphy and Linda Fuselier, Women’s and Gender Studies, in collaboration with Deepa Trivedi, a student in Biology and Women’s and Gender Studies, presented conference papers at the National Women’s Studies Association meeting in Atlanta on November 12. The work, “Science Education as Activism” detailed curriculum innovations at MSUM.

Womens and Gender Studies colloquium Nov. 4

monson — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 03:03:07 +0000

Anna Arnar, Art & Design, will deliver a Women’s and Gender Studies Colloquium at 11 a.m. on Friday Nov. 4 in the Women’s Center, Bridges 154, entitled “Art History and the History of Feminist Art.”

WGS faculty, students & alumni presented at regional conference

monson — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:05:46 +0000

Alumni Natassja Gunasena and Jamie Holding Eagle, and Women’s and Gender Studies student Deepa Trivedi and faculty members Linda Fuselier, Claudia Murphy and Kandace Creel Falcon, presented their work on Women Scientists in the History of Western Science, Women of Color Feminists using Social Media, and Food Politics at the Red River Women’s Studies Conference Oct. 7 at NDSU. MSUM hosts this regional conference next year.

19th century sexual surgery topic of history lecture

monson — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 03:03:36 +0000

Women’s and Gender Studies is hosting two lectures by Dr. Judith Roy, History of Medicine Scholar. “19th Century Sexual Surgery: Silver Sutures, Cliterectomy and Beyond” is Thursday, October 13, 7:00pm in Lommen Hall, Room 203. “The History of Nursing” is Friday, October 14, 2:30pm in Hagen Hall, Room 325.

Sign-making party for Take Back the Night march

monson — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 03:04:27 +0000

Women’s and Gender Studies and the Women’s Center are hosting a sign-making party for students interested in making signs for the Take Back The Night march on Wednesday, Sept. 14 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in Science Lab Room 118.

Take Back the Night barbeque Sept. 15

monson — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:30:14 +0000

Please join the Women’s and Gender Studies/Women’s Center for the Annual TBTN BBQ September 15. The event will be held on the MSUM main campus (in case of bad weather CMU Ballroom).

6:00-7:15pm Food, booths, and peer education
7:15-7:40 Speakers outside—Kandace Creel Falcon, Anita Bender, Carol Grimm, and Greg Lemke
7:40-8:20 March around campus
8:20 Candlelight vigil and moment of silence