Summer plans into Fall 2008

Our summer 2008 meeting installed our new President Jenny Bolander.

Zsuzsanna is now past President and will stay Communication Director.

Please bring/send to Fran Karanovitch your membership dues

(SIUE, P.O. Box 1125 Edwardsville, IL 62026)

73$ (49 national + 10 state + 14 branch).
Make check to: AAUW SIUE Branch

Topics in discussion:

Discussed couple of ideas for Fall 2008/Spring 2009 plans of action:

-preventing sexual harassment

-women in the job hunt and negotiating salary

-risk taking and opportunity for women

- Cathy Santanello mentioned the “Safe Zone” here at SIUE and possible collaboration in activities

Linda Morice will research on AAUW web site and compile a list of possible topics and send them out on the Branch list for online pool and members will choose the most appealing.

Please check your e-mail and vote on a couple of good topics as activity for Fall 2008 and plan for Spring 2009.

We have T-shirts with the “AAUW SIUE Branch” logo. Sizes S, M, L (more L couple of S and M). T-shirts are purchased with a suggested donation of 10$ which goes toward our branch funds. T-shirts will be found at Fran Karanovitch our new Financial VP (cash or check accepted).

Update on Spring 2008 activities

We had two great actions celebrating Equal Pay Day: a panel of discussions and a walk-a-ton.

Celebrating EQUAL PAY DAY

April 22^nd is a day designed to promote pay equity among men and women

AAUW SIUE Branch will celebrate with two actions listed below

April 22^nd 2008 – Equal Pay Day

Panel discussion concerning equal pay in today’s society

11:00 AM -12:15 PM

Peck Hall 2304

Panelists:

Dr. Ayse Evrensel – Economics & Finance

Dr. Mike Dudley – Psychology

Dr. Linda Morice – Educational Leadership

Dr. Linda Markowitz – Sociology & Criminal Justice Studies

Chair:

Dr. Laurie Puchner – Educational Leadership

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April 29^th 2008 - Equal Pay Day walk-a-thon

12PM (noon) – around 2PM

meeting on the Quad at the ROCK

Free participation in a 5K walk

& T-shirt with donation

Students, Faculty, and Staff

Come and join us for a 5K walk on SIUE paths

ALL ARE WELCOME!

Agenda - meeting February 2008

• AAUW SIUE Branch Mission Statement:

Mission Statement: AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research.

Vision Statement: AAUW will be a powerful advocate and visible leader in equity and education through research, philanthropy, and measurable change in critical areas impacting the lives of women and girls.

Update from Fall 2007:

Two great activities with huge success on campus were:

Jane Adams Day celebration – November 26^th, 2007; presentation by Dr. Connie Frey

Fill a wish action - donations for Oasis Women center in Alton:

Our "Fill a wish" action to collect items for Oasis Women Center in Alton was a success!

I delivered the many donated items five (5) times:

November 29th, 2007
December 5th, 2007
December 6th, 2007
December 7th, 2007
December 11th, 2007

There were many individual donations, and we had some offices that adopted this time our action. Among those offices who adopted us were:
- Early Childhood Center
- Bursar's Office
- Provost Office
- SIUE Foundation Office
- and anonymous offices who left donations for us

Also thank you to all individuals who dropped items and mailed donations at our
locations from:
- Peck Hall
- Alumni Hall
- Engineering Building

Agenda discussions:

1. Linda Morice- update on membership and finance: we are 22 members!

We will start gathering dues for the next AAUW membership year as of April before the end of semester

2. Plan for actions and activity opportunities for Spring 2008

March 13^th, 2008 – 3:30PM @ UMSL -- “Preventing sexual harassment on campus”

March 15^th, 2008 – GEMS- 8AM- 1PM-- Lewis & Clark Community College Alton

March 19^th, 2008--- Peck Hall 2407 @ 11-12:15PM

Women’s month activity:

Cultural & Linguistic Diversity (as a Resource) in the Classroom

Ralph Cordova, Seran Aktuna, Joel Hardman,

Zsuzsanna Szabo, & Howard Rambsy

April 12^th, 2008 – District 1 meeting in Belleville – luncheon (more info to come soon) – AAUW SIUE Branch rep: Zsuzsanna Szabo & who else would like to volunteer

April 22^nd – Equal Pay day— discussion panel:

• Ayse Evrensel/Economica & Finance;
• Linda Morice / Education
• Nursing
• Sociology

· Making Waves – collaboration for a walk a ton in honor of Equal pay day.

May 2-3 AAUW-Illinois State Convention; Holiday Inn Select in Naperville –

AAUW SIUE Branch rep: Jenny Bolander & who else would like to volunteer

June 1 Deadline: Branch Officer forms due to Association and to the state

June 11 – 15 Prepare and mail Branch Dues Reports (BDR) to State Finance Director and Association Membership Department to be received no later than

July 1, 2008 New membership and fiscal year begins

FYI – women in administration positions or aspiring for leadership positions two great opportunities:

Friday, April 18, 2008

9:00-3:00 p.m.

"Overcoming Barriers: Supporting Women in Educational Leadership,"

Hampton Inn & Suites, 320 S.Towanda Avenue, Normal, IL 61761

Friday and Saturday, April 18-19, 2008

“Dare to Be Great “

Ewing Manor

48 Sunset Road (Corner of Emerson & Towanda)

Bloomington, IL 61701

Below information for the activities presented above:

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P R E V E N T I N G S E X U A L H A R A S S M E N T O N C A M P U S

March 13, 2008
3:30 PM
Century Room C
Millennium Student Center

P A N E L D I S C U S S I O N
Moderated by Lisa Maatz, Director of Government Relations and Public
Policy at the American Association of University Women (AAUW)

P A N E L
Deborah Burris, UM-St. Louis, Director of Equal Opportunity
Ann Prenatt, Washington University, Vice Chancellor for Human Resources
Ellen Reed, UM-St. Louis, Graduate Research Assistant
The Honorable Lloyd J. Vasquez, Jr., US EEOC, Administrative Judge

Drawing the Line: Sexual Harassment on Campus by Catherine Hill and Elena Silva,
published by AAUW (2005), describes the findings from a nationally representative
survey of undergraduate college students conducted in spring 2005. This
report contributes to our understanding of how college students perceive, experience,
and respond to sexual harassment and provides useful information for creating
a campus climate that is free from bias and harassment. The report will be
available for purchase at the event.

AAUW's Legal Advocacy Fund provides funding and a support system for individuals
seeking judicial redress for sex discrimination.
Please RSVP AAUW.SaintLouis@gmail.com
Phone: 314-516-5695
Fax: 314-516-5673
Office of Equal Opportunity
One University Blvd
127 Woods
St. Louis, MO 63121
U N I V E R S I T Y O F
M I S S O U R I - S T . L O U I S
March 13, 2008
3:30 PM
Century Room C
Millennium Student Center
The St. Louis Branch of AAUW is
co-sponsor of this event.

This event is FREE and open to the PUBLIC.

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Girls Explore, Experience and

Experiment in Math and Science

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Girls in grades six, seven, and eight are invited to attend the 13th annual GEMS conference Saturday March 15th, at Lewis and Clark Community College. Girls will have the opportunity to learn about careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics as they participate in hands-on workshops taught by women scientists, engineers and other professionals.

Topics will include:

HEALTH - Nursing, Dentistry, Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Community Activism, Organic Gardening.
SCIENCE - Physiscs, Aviation, Geography, Cartography, Robotics, Environmental Science
ENGINEERING - Science Magic, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Teaching engineering at the university level
TECHNOLOGY - Computer Science, Genetics and DNA, Criminology, Robotics, Money and Accounting Law
RELATED SCIENCE FIELDS - Biology, Soils, Archeology, Gemstones

In addition, all girls will participate in
"Welcome to the Real World,"
a program sponsored by the University of Illinois Extension Program, that lets girls get a glimpse of the real world of career choices, decision-making and money management.

For more information, contact:
Sharon Jenkins
Phone: 692-0231
e-mail: sharonj7@madisontelco.com

or visit: http://www.riverbender.com/gems/index.shtm

Activities sponsored by:

AAUW Illinois Inc.
Piasa Area Council
Alton,
Jerseyville
AAUW SIUE branch
AAUW Wood River branch
Alpha Kappa Sorority Inc.
Edwardsville Area Alumnae Chapter

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Overcoming Barriers
On Friday evening at 7:30 p.m.,

Dr. Briles will Dr. Judith Briles
speak at IWA’s 20th Annual Dare to be Great Conference.

This Friday evening and Saturday morning conference will be held at
the historic Ewing Manor - less than one mile from the Hampton Inn & Suites!

For more information about IWA’s
Dare to be Great Conference, please visit www.iwa.ilstu.edu.

Working in an environment that supports
mediocrity, not being given the information or
tools to do a job effectively, and working
under managers who have no business
managing all can create stress and frustration
for women in the workplace. This 6-hour
workshop will provide participants with tools
they can use to foster a healthier work environment
for themselves and others.

A block of hotel rooms
has been reserved at the
Hampton Inn & Suites, Normal, IL.
Call 1-309-452-8900 to secure
overnight lodging with
your credit card.

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Dare to be Great 2008
“Overcoming Barriers”
Illinois Women Administrators Annual Spring Conference
Friday and Saturday, April 18-19, 2008
Ewing Manor
48 Sunset Road (Corner of Emerson & Towanda)
Bloomington, IL 61701

Schedule of Events
Please join us for IWA’s annual Dare to be Great conference as we honor the experiences and accomplishments of outstanding women who have positively influenced Illinois education. This year’s honorees are:
Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat, Principal
Whittier Primary School, Peoria District 150
Becky McCabe, Assistant Superintendent
DeKalb District 428
Dr. Deborah Curtis, Dean
College of Education, Illinois State University

Friday, April 18th
6:00 – 7:30 p.m. – Arrival and networking over beverages and hors d’oeuvres
7:30 – 8:00 p.m. – IWA business meeting and installation of new officers
8:00 – 8:45 p.m. – Speaker: Dr. Judith Briles
8:45 – 9:30 p.m. – Dessert and more networking

Saturday, April 19th
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. – Arrival and Continental breakfast buffet
9:30 – 10:15 a.m. – Speaker: Dr. Susan Katz
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. – Break
10:30 – 12:00 p.m. – Presentations by Dare to be Great Honorees
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. – Buffet Luncheon and Adjournment

GEMS

GEMS
Girls Explore, Experience, and Experiment in Math and Science

Lewis and Clark Community College
Saturday, March 15 2008

Girls in grades 6, 7, and 8 are invited to attend the 13th annual GEMS conference Saturday, March 15, at Lewis and Clark Community College. Girls will have the opportunity to learn about careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics as they particitpate in hands-on workshops taught by women scientists, engineers and other professionals.

Conference Schedule

8:00-8:30 Pick up GEMS Workshop folders
8:30-8:45 Welcome by Patricia Penelton, GEMS Taskforce Co-Chair
8:45-9:00 Keynote Speaker:
Ms. Nicole Adewale Principal /Director of Business Development ABNA Engineering, St. Louis

9:00 Parents/Adults dismissed to their Special Workshop
9:00-9:30 Lois Smith, University of IL Extension Educator, Introduction of
“Welcome to The Real World”

9:40-10:25 Workshop Session 1
10:25-10:40 Break
10:45-11:35 Workshop Session 2
11:45-12:30 Workshop Session 3
12:35-1:00 Wrap Up/Hand in Evaluations, Receive T-shirt & "Goody Bag"

G.E.M.S. is not reponsible for any students after 1:00 PM

G.E.M.S. Mission:
To increase young women’s interest in mathematics, science and technology; To encourage and promote young women’s continuing involvement in mathematics, science and technology courses in high school and college; and To provide young women an opportunity to learn about careers in mathematics, science and technology.

G.E.M.S. Sponsors
American Association of University Women – Piasa Area Council: Alton, Jerseyville, Wood River & SIUE Branches
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: Edwardsville Area Alumnae Chapter

Conference Contributors
Alton Community Service League, Alton Memorial Hospital, Alton Unit School District # 11, The Bank of Edwardsville, Edwardsville Unit School District #7, Farmers State Bank - Jerseyville, The Jane Henry Charitable Trust, Dr. Jeffrey A. and Mr. Joel W. Jungers, Lewis & Clark Community College, Madison Co. Regional Superintendent, Macoupin, Green, Jersey Co. Reg. Supt., The Monticello Foundation

Back History Month

Here a good web site you can take your kids to learn history the easy way; if you click on the pictures below will take you to the web page and give you more information:

Black History Month reflects on, celebrates and honors the African-American experience from the times of slavery through the present day. Everywhere you look, black culture, talent, and expression have played an enormous role in shaping America’s past and present.

GEMS is getting closer....

Many thanks to the following:

Mary Lillesve (Jerseyville Branch), Nancy Goodson (Wood River), Suzanne and Paul Lagomarcino (Wood River), Don and Sharon Jenkins (Alton, W.R., SIUE), Patti Penelton (W.R., SIUE), Janet Kutter (WR), Joan Gusewelle (WR), Jan Dunbar (Alton), Carol Laird (Alton, WR), Theo Tonkinson (WR, SIUE), Penny Parish (Jerseyville), Linda Brazier (WR, Alton), Dean & Donnie Calvin (WR, SIUE), Margaret Powell (Alton), Mary Lou McLaughlin (Jerseyville, WR) for a successful session on Monday, 2/4/08, of putting on almost 4,000 labels to mail out GEMS brochures to 6th, 7th, and 8th grade girls, from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm.

They drove in the fog to get there, and the many hands made short work of the task.
Many thanks to these branches for their support.
This Conference is going to be great!

Patti Penelton & Sharon Jenkins, Co-Chairs.

Successful "Fill a wish" !

A big THANK YOU!!!

Our "Fill a wish" action to collect items for Oasis Women Center in Alton was a success!

I delivered the many donated items five (5) times:

November 29th, 2007
December 5th, 2007
December 6th, 2007
December 7th, 2007
December 11th, 2007

There were many individual donations, and we had some offices that adopted this
time our action.

Among those offices who adopted us there are:
- Early Childhood Center
- Bursar's Office
- Provost Office
- SIUE Foundation Office
- and anonymous offices who left donations for us

Also thank you to all individuals who dropped items and mailed donations at our
locations from:
- Peck Hall
- Alumni Hall
- Engineering Building

This shows that SIUE is a caring family for those who need us.

Have a great end of semester, also a wonderful winter break!

Merry Christmas!
Happy New Year 2008!
Happy Holidays! - for all holidays you may celebrate at the end of this year
2007!

"Fill a wish" - in action

Just a quick note to let you know how we are doing with "Fill a wish" Oasis Women Center in Alton donations.

I took today - Dec. 5th - the second load. The first I loaded and delivered on November 29th.
There pretty good amount of donations in Peck Hall location (half of my trunk filled, then Susan Morgan had some from her kids (almost filled my trunk), and picked up some from the Early Childhood.

Last night I was at the International Women Organization meeting, and they donated many nice things, my car got so filled that I could use only the driver's side mirror. I was kind of afraid even driving to Alton, not being able to see too much of the road behind me and I felt like a truck driver :-)

There are more donations to come from Registrar's Office Holiday party - they gather for us their winter drive.
Early Childhood still has more to come, and I have to pick some more today from Engineering building (Susan said she had someone drop items there as well).
In my department, there are two boxes with donations, and Andrea Reaka in Pharmacy will load me today with more.

It really seems we had a overwhelming response which is really wonderful especially when we questioned to do the collection or not this year. I think people like that we offer this opportunity.

Please bring your donations till the end of this week or no later than next Monday -Tuesday December 10th (11th), to give me time to take them to Alton. I have grading and exams to keep too :-)

GEMS

Girls Explore, Experience and

Experiment in Math and Science

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Girls in grades six, seven, and eight are invited to attend the 13th annual GEMS conference Saturday March 15th, at Lewis and Clark Community College. Girls will have the opportunity to learn about careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics as they participate in hands-on workshops taught by women scientists, engineers and other professionals.

Topics will include:

HEALTH - Nursing, Dentistry, Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Community Activism, Organic Gardening.

SCIENCE - Physiscs, Aviation, Geography, Cartography, Robotics, Environmental Science

ENGINEERING - Science Magic, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Teaching engineering at the university level

TECHNOLOGY - Computer Science, Genetics and DNA, Criminology, Robotics, Money and Accounting Law

RELATED SCIENCE FIELDS - Biology, Soils, Archeology, Gemstones

In addition, all girls will participate in
"Welcome to the Real World,"
a program sponsored by the University of Illinois Extension Program, that lets girls get a glimpse of the real world of career choices, decision-making and money management.

For more information, contact:
Sharon Jenkins
Phone: 692-0231
e-mail: sharonj7@madisonte

or visit: www.lc.edu

Activities sponsored by:

AAUW Illinois Inc.
Piasa Area Council
Alton,
Jerseyville
AAUW SIUE branch
AAUW Wood River branch
Alpha Kappa Sorority Inc.
Edwardsville Area Alumnae Chapter

Fill a wish - 2007

“Fill a wish”

collecting donations for the Oasis Women Center in Alton

Winter Holidays are just around the corner.

Many of you will buy gifts for family and friends and will be looking forward to a well deserved winter break. There are women and their children who unfortunately will not have even the necessary needs not only for Holidays but for the every day living.

Let us all help them in the remainder weeks till winter break.

Our Association of American University Women SIUE Branch started an action

“Fill a wish” – collecting donations for the Oasis Women Center in Alton

(this is a place where abused and battered women and their children find temporary shelter).

Their needs are basic but extremely important.

Please help us make women and their children’s life a little brighter for this Holiday season.

Below a wish list with most needed items.

Please bring your donations to the collection boxes at one of the below three locations:

Alumni Hall 1117,

Engineering Building 2057

Peck Hall 3407  

or call 650-2607 …….. and we will come and thank you when will pick up the items! 

On behalf of the AAUW SIUE Branch and women at the Oasis Center thank you very much for being so generous and helping the ones in dire need!

Have a successful end of semester and very Happy Holidays!

Here is their “Wish List” let us Fill it!

-diapers all sizes

-baby sleepers all sizes

-toys for all ages

-batteries AA and AAA

-towels and wash clothes

-sheets (twin and full size)

-pillow cases

-women personal items

-women beauty care

-hair brushes

-bath and body works (all kind of items)

-hand sanitizer & hand wash

-bubble bath

-postage stamps

-women underwear (all sizes)

-back pack for kids for school

-Children clothes and underwear

-crafts and building crafts for kids to work on

Jane Adams Day

SIUe Women’s Studies

&

American Association of University Women

Presents

Jane Addams’ Feminist Pragmatism in the

Public and Private Spheres:

A Celebration of Jane Addams

This year marks the inauguration of

Jane Addams Day in Illinois on December 10^th

A Nobel Peace Prize winner,

Jane Addams was the founder of the Hull House and

is recognized as a founder of U.S. Sociology as well as Social Work.

Come join us for Dr. Connie Frey’s presentation:

Monday, November 26, 12:00 – 1:15 PM

MUC Mississippi-Illinois room

Fall 2007--- Meeting and planning

Our Fall 2007 meeting (first in this semester) was efficient and productive.

Here in the nutshell what we discussed:

1. Jenny Bolander update from AAUW National Convention

in Phoenix, AZ June 28^th-July 2^nd 2007.

· The next National Convention of AAUW in 2009- will be in St. Louis

· 125 year anniversary of AAUW

· For more events and update see webpage AAUW

· Build up the branch and get involved in National 2009 Conference

2. Linda Morice- update on membership and finance

• 17 members
• out of them = 2 student affiliates
  
• Hooray and WELCOME! to our first two student affiliates!
  

3. Our Mission and Planning for actions Fall 2007- Spring 2008

Who do we want to be?

• Legal advocacy
• Gender equity
• Students
• “Academic family”, faculty mentoring support
• Networking for those who are interested in becoming a faculty

· Discussed Mission Statement:

• Women leaders in University and community
• Development 1-2 years and progress to accomplish our mission and goals
• Speakers and networking and skill development open to university
• Our Identity: Political Action
• AAUW SIUE Branch Mission Statement:

Mission Statement: AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research.

Vision Statement: AAUW will be a powerful advocate and visible leader in equity and education through research, philanthropy, and measurable change in critical areas impacting the lives of women and girls.

Fall 2007 Plans

• Sexual Harassment on Campus Social Action Theater Project

Participating:

Sarah Warbelow, LAF AAUW Washington D.C.

Place & time:

UMSL -- on Wed. November 14th at 3:00PM @ Pilot House

which is in the MSC (Millennium Student Center) first floor

• Jane Adams Day- Guest Speaker
• Before Thanksgiving or last week of November
• Advertised in Alestle and newspaper and radio
• More media exposure: See AAUW video on the AAUW web page.
• Interesting things to advertise
• Women negotiate wage raises- women studies students graduate

Spring 2008

· Women’s month = March 2008

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In the middle chair see our student affiliate Liz Stygar

Summer/Fall 2007 update

This summer was very hot and exciting in events.
The AAUW - National Convention was held in Phoenix, Arizona.
Our SIUE branch had a nice group representing us:
Jenny Bolander,
Sharon Jenkins,
Jo Ann Hall, and
Nola Jones.

They enjoyed the numerous activities at the conference and the heat of Arizona.

Jenny reports that she was most impressed with the LAF reports and the awareness (nation wide) that 80% of AAUW members are above 60 years of age.
She made many new friends and learned from the ones who have more years as members in AAUW than Jenny's age :-)

"It is always uplifting to see and feel the power of women. The new wave implemented through the change in bylaws will hopefully bring younger members and men as well."- said Jenny.

As a reflection of the National Convention direction
our branch will focus this scholar year 2007/2008 on recruitment of our faculty and students as well.

See below some memories Sharon Jenkins graciously shares with us.

Fun Day _Yard Sale

Thank you to the following who were present at any point in time for the Yard Sale on June 2nd, 2007:

Patricia Pennelton & her husband & her sister
Susan Yager
Terri Poirier & her dog Trevor
Jo Ann Hall
Laurie Puchner & her kids Maggie and Luke & dog Oliver
Linda Morice
Mariana Solares
Sharon Jenkins & her husband
Zsuzsanna & Taylor (dog) & her neighbors (JoAnn and Sandy) who donated items for our Yard sale
Donyell who was here in spirit and on-call :-)

We were so busy having fun that I completely forgot to take some pictures of the meeting :-(
So, just imagine :-) but you can see the dogs below...

We raised some $45 and I thought the 50 is a nice round sum, so we have $50.00 !!!
Hooray!

Have a GREAT summer!

Taylor and Trevor

Oliver & Taylor

AAUW State Convention

April 28th, 2007
The Chateau Bloomington, Conference Center in Bloomington, IL.

Our branch representatives:
Zsuzsanna Szabo - President
Jenny Bolander - President elect
Sharon Jenkins - Education Fund VP
Patricia Penelton - branch member

We learned about the wind of change that hopefully will bring new ideas and new members as well to the AAUW overall.

MEN CAN BE MEMBERS AS WELL!! - Bring your husbands and friends!

Programs are very important and should be aimed and aligned to the AAUW Mission Statement and Vision Statement:

Mission Statement: AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research.

Vision Statement: AAUW will be a powerful advocate and visible leader in equity and education through research, philanthropy, and measurable change in critical areas impacting the lives of women and girls.

There are eight principles of change that AAUW will follow:
1. The most important is that we have a choice.
2. Actions should be focused on shared intention.
3. The future consists of many possible alternatives; our current behavior will realize the imagined future.
4. Discipline and firmeness, agility and flexibility in pursuing the ideals.
5. Conditions to change: a need for change, clear vision, belief, guiding coalition, practical steps, communication, visible and symbolic results, adequate resources.
6. New ideas should be consistent with AAUW values.
7. Expect resistance to change from present members!
8. Change will take place in stages; the important is TO HAVE A CHANGE!


December 10th, was decided to be Jane Adams Day. The first American woman to receive a Nobel Peace Prize on December 10th, 1931. Visit the Museum web site for more info.


Membership now is 71$ (47$ Nations + 10$ State + 14$ Branch)

Jenny is excited to learn more about AAUW business details and to go to Phoenix, AZ in June 29th for the National Convention.

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Zsuzsanna donated 5 gift baskets (3 bath items, 2 gardening, 1 office)
we sold four baskets raising funds for our branch needs

State leaders

Nancy K. Daugherty (left) present State President
&
Linda Cohen (right) President elect
(both have visited our SIUEbranch in the past)

Present President Nancy and
President elect Linda and her new team

Branch election results are in

We had a good turn out for the elections meeting (from the pictures below are missing couple of our members who had to leave early to complete their duties as teachers).

We revised our past scholar year accomplishments:

- "Fill a wish" action in Fall 2006, donations to Oasis Women Center in Alton, IL. which was a complete success and we plan on repeating it in the coming Fall 2007
- In January 2007 our silent auction, which was a fun and valuable fund raising action
- Our two used book sale fund raising actions that showed we are ready to be active members and we can work wonderfully together
- In collaboration with Women Studies we participated in the University wide Women History Month activities by inviting Lisa Jan Huttner with a presentation on "The Devil wares Prada"

Membership news:

We have one student affiliate already official in our branch and she is also the Graduate Assitant of Women Studies.

Mariana Solares from our branch will be the new Women Studies Director starting this Fall 2007.
Congratulations to both!!

We are sad to loose two of our valuable members both moving to other Universities:

Donyell Roseboro (and through this we loose our next generation AAUW SIUE branch members: Maya and Siera)

Anne Valk, the present Women Studies Director

University wide news:
Our Branch President Zsuzsanna Szabo met with Provost Paul Ferguson and discussed the AAUW SIUE Branch activities and future plans on SIUE Campus.
We are pleased to have our Provost support.
Provost Ferguson is very interested and supportive of our work and encourages us to reach out to SIUE student and faculty body. The upcoming plans of having a Women Center here on SIUE campus was welcomed and supported as idea by Provost Ferguson.

ELECTIONS results:

President elect: Jennifer Bolander
Program VP: Terri Piorier
Financial VP: Linda Morice
Legal Advocacy VP: Mariana Solares
Student Affiliate Representative: Elizabeth Stygar
Membership VP: it will be each SIUE branch member's duty!
Terri Piorier and Liz Stygar will keep the records and direct the committee that will be formed to lobby for increasing our branch membership


Upcoming news:
- Illinois State Convention April 28th, 2007 up in Bloomington, IL, with four of our members to be present:
Jennifer Bolander
Sharon Jenkins
Patricia Penelton
Zsuzsanna Szabo

- AAUW National Convention, June 28- July 2nd, 2007 Phoenix, AZ:
Jenny Bolander our President elect will go to bring the news back to our branch.
She will be also our SIUE University Representative to the National Convention.
(We thank our Provost Paul Ferguson for his support in nominating our branch President elect as University representative).

In mid May 2007 the new board will meet to set the plans for the Fall 2007- Spring 2008 programs.

Saturday, June 2nd, 2007 (first Saturday in June) we will organize a fun day and Yard sale for our branch. Opportunity for all our members to meet at a coffee, tea, lemonade, snacks and fun at the yard sale.

Some of the members at this meeting are not in the picture
(teaching duties)

Jenny as new President elect takes her duty in serious and already learns from our most experienced branch member Sharon Jenkins

We hope Donyell and the future generation of AAUW will come and visit us
or at least keep in touch by e-mail and pictures

Zsuzsanna is happy to pass the torch to Jenny
they will share the responsibility for the coming year
till Jenny will be full President in July 1st, 2008
so Zsuzsanna can concentrate then on her tenure track duties :-)