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Women's Center

The Women’s Center is committed to creating a safe, inclusive and empowering environment for all MSU students. Whether you’re looking for support services, ways to amplify women’s voices or simply a place to relax and connect, we’re here for you.   

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Women Empowerment (WE)

WE exists to educate, inform, and empower all students while promoting gender equity on campus. In partnership with the Women’s Center, WE supports leadership development and community programming.

We RISE Leadership Program

This four-part empowerment series encourages self-reflection, community building, and leadership for social change. 

Maverick Food Garden

Join us in growing fresh produce for the Maverick Food Pantry. Students help plan, plant, and harvest throughout the season.

Resources and Support Services

We offer a variety of services designed for students — including academic support, educational presentations, financial aid guidance and services for pregnant and parenting students. Need feminine products or just a quiet space? We have that, too.

Academic support

    • Individual meetings to discuss academic success strategies
    • Semesterly Gender Equity in STEM Dinners

Educational Presentations

    • Gender bias
    • Intersectional feminism
    • Sexism

Financial Support

    • Bridge to Benefits – state and federal benefits assessment including: healthcare, SNAP (grocery money), WIC, energy assistance, and more!
    • Emergency Grant Counseling
    • Scholarships
    • Student travel reimbursements

Pregnant and Parenting Students

    • Advocacy consultations – how to talk to professors when you anticipate missing class for appointments/childbirth
    • Lactation space
    • Refrigerator for breastmilk

Space

    • Charging station
    • Coffee and tea
    • Lounge with couches, television, and conference table
    • Lactation supplies: milk storage bags, nursing pads
    • Menstrual products: tampons, pads, pregnancy tests
    • Protection: condoms, dental dams

 

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Where to Find Us

Women's Center

Need a Break? Visit us in Centennial Student Union - 218

Phone: 507-389-6146
Email: wcenter@mnsu.edu