3/5/2007

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International Women's Day

  • When: March 8th 11-1 p.m.
  • Where: CSU 1st Floor

For more information please contact Nekisha Quinney at 507-389-2825 or nekisha.quinney@mnsu.edu.

Lunafest logoLUNAFEST, a national traveling festival of short films by...for...about women.

  • When: Thursday, March 22, 2007
  • Time: Screenings at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
  • Where: Ostrander Auditorium

Tickets: $5, available in the Women's Center (CSU 218) or at the event. LUNAFEST donates the proceeds generated at each screening to the Breast Cancer Fund and the local nonprofit host organizations. MSU's local organizations are CADA, Inc. and Colleges Against Cancer.

Sponsors: MSU Women's Center, IMPACT Film Committee

For more information or to request an accommodation contact Deirdre at 507-389-6146 or rosenfeld@mnsu.edu. Find out more on the LUNAFEST website.

Women's Health and Wellness Fair

  • When: Wednesday, March 28th, 2007 from 10-2 p.m.
  • Where: CSU Ballroom
  • Cost: Free!

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!

Special Evening Keynote Speaker:

Carla GoerishDr. Carla Goerish, MD - OB-GYN Certified Physician of the Mankato Clinic.

  • When: Wednesday, March 28th, 2007 at 7 p.m.
  • Where: CSU 253-255
  • Cost: Free!! However space is limited.

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.

Women of Courage and Vision

The Women's Center, the President's Commission on the Status of Women and Panhellenic Association invite you to honor a women of courage and vision. Anyone can nominate any woman at MSU for this recognition, including students, faculty and staff. Please submit your paper nomination to the Women's Center, CSU 218 or online at the Nominations by March 5, 2007.

The Women of Courage and Vision Recognition Reception will be held on Thursday, March 29, 2007. For more information, please contact Nekisha Quinney at the Women's Center at 389-1771 or nekisha.quinney@mnsu.edu.

Scholarships available

  • Mary-Jane Young Undergraduate Scholarship for Re-Entry Women
  • Coplan Donohue Single Parent Scholarship

Deadline for the Scholarships is April 1, 2007

For more information visit the Women's Center Scholarship page.

Women's Discussion Group

Empower yourself and others! The Women's Center will be holding a bi-weekly discussion group on women's issues, and we are looking for undergraduate women who would like to be involved. It will be an opportunity to learn and to support other women in a search of self-discovery and growth. Topics will include sexual violence, dating violence, stress, self-care, relationships, and other issues. If you are interested in joining the group, please contact Lindsay Gullingsrud at lindsay.gullingsrud@mnsu.edu, by phone at 507-389-5127 or stop in to see her at the Women's Center.

Stitch & Bitch

knittingNovice 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!

Announcements from Friends

Impact Events in March

Wednesday, March 7th: "So you think you have talent. Prove it!" Talent Show at 8:30p.m. in CSU Ostrander. Come see all kinds of talent that is here at MSU!

* If you have a talent (any type of talent) sign up in CSU 173! Prizes will be given to the first, second, and third place winners!

Tuesday, March 20th: Commuter Day from 7:30 - 9:15 a.m. in Taylor Center. On your way to class come stop by and get some free breakfast!

Tuesday, March 20th: Holiday Concert at 8 p.m. in CSU Ballroom. Pop band to perform and have a good time here at MSU. Free to students, so come and enjoy the fun!

Friday, March 30th: IMPACT Board will be holding elections for next year from 3-5 p.m. in CSU 168. For more information about IMPACT or the elections email Sho Hammond at impactboard@hotmail.com

Applications will be available in CSU 173 on March 5th.

A Tribute to Women in Music sponsored by the music department

  • When: March 8th on 7:30 p.m.
  • Where: Recital hall at the Performing Arts Center.

This year the performers are from our faculty and students (male and female) as well as some community groups. The compositions are all created by women and represent solo song, musical theater, woodwind ensembles, piano and flute, piano and sax and even a Celtic women's group.

For more information please contact Kimm Julian at kimm.julian@mnsu.edu.

Get Trained. Go Run.

Go Run will equip you, the future political leader, with the skills you need to run and win. This training demystifies the political process and inspires a richly diverse group of women to enter the leadership pipeline.

  • When: March 23rd-25th, 2007
  • Where: Oak Ridge Conference center Chaska, MN

Deadline to apply is March 7th.
For more information contact Liz Johnson at 651-556-1376 or ejohnson@TheWhiteHouseProject.org

Visit The White House Project website.

Roommates???

Need roommates for next fall? Looking for a few women to get an apartment near campus? Please contact Stacie Noha at stacie.noha@mnsu.edu or call 763-300-6980.

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