A benefit production of Eve Ensler's "The Vagina Monologues." Part of the V-Day College Campaign
We are pleased to co-present Jean Kilbourne's "Slim Hopes: Advertising & the Obsession with Thinness." Please join us on Wednesday, February 28, 2007, at 8:00 p.m. in the Centennial Student Union Ballroom at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Dr. Kilbourne's presentation will serve as the anchor event for Eating Disorders Awareness Week and the launch of Women's History Month. Visit our events page for more information about this program.
Seating is limited and tickets are required. Tickets are complimentary to MSU students & employees and $10 for all others. Seating is general admission and doors will open at 7:30 PM. Tickets will be available beginning February 12, 2007 in the Women's Center (218 Centennial Student Union), Campus Recreation (118 Myers Field House) and Student Health Services (100 Carkoski Commons).
This event is sponsored by Campus Recreation, the Counseling Center, the Office of Institutional Diversity, Residential Life, Sociology & Corrections, Student Health Services, the Women's Center and Women's Studies, and is supported by Student Activity Fees. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact Merlita Tiew at (507) 389-6146 (V), 800-627-3529 or 711 (MRS/TTY) or merlita.tiew@mnsu.edu. Another accommodation option is to contact the Office of Disability Services at 507-389-2825 (V/TTY).
We have invited several women's health and wellness organizations/businesses (both on and off campus) to set up and display information about services and/or products they provide for women's health and wellness. Stop by, sign up for door prizes and learn about area organizations that cater to women's health and wellness!
Dr. Carla Goerish, MD - OB-GYN Certified Physician of the Mankato Clinic.
Dr. Goerish will address issues related to women's sexual and reproductive health. We are honored to recognize her contributions to women in the Greater Mankato area at this event.
For more information please contact Chera Sevcik at chera.sevcik@mnsu.edu.
Deadline for the Scholarships is April 1, 2007
For more information visit the Women's Center Scholarship page.
Are you interested in ending violence on campus and in your community? Learn how you can become a leader on campus and work toward ending violence. Sexual Violence Peer Educators are trained students that become key people in the prevention of domestic violence, sexual violence, and stalking on campus.
For more information please contact Lindsay at lindsay.gullingsrud@mnsu.edu or 389-5127.
Novice or pro, all are welcome! Bring your knitting, embroidery, crochet or other craftiness. We'll be glad to see you. Wednesdays at 5 p.m. at the Women's Center (CSU 218). For more information contact Deirdre at rosenfeld@mnsu.edu.
See you and your craftiness then!
For more information contact Blue Earth County Sexual Violence Resource Center at 507-304-4295.
The Gulfsouth Summer Youth Action Corps is comprised of a national network of college students who are dedicated to rebuilding youth services and opportunities in the hurricane affected areas of the Gulfcoast Region. Corps members commit to a summer of service that will engage, inspire and empower local youth through the Gulfsouth Summer Youth Action Camp. The Gulfsouth Summer Youth Action Camp is an intensive 6-week long (beginning June 11th), holistic, cutting-edge, youth leadership program designed for students entering grades 5-8 (middle school) that focuses on Social Justice; Youth Empowerment; Community Diversity; and Service-learning.
To apply for the Gulfsouth Youth Action Corps go to Gulfsouth Youth Action Corps and click Get Involved to download the application. Applications are due February 27, 2007.
For More Information Contact:
Dr. Kyshun Webster
1-877-84REACH
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