Lunch and Learn- Every Month
UC Women's Center | 12:30pm *starts 01/22/18
Learn about current issues with the UC community over lunch!
Let's talk - Every Thursday
UC Women's Center| 10am - 12pm
Free walk-in confidential consultation with CAPS.
The Vagina Monologues - February TBD
Zimmer Auditorium
Annual production of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues, featuring a gathering of women's voices from different backgrounds, experiences, and identities.
Black Feminist Symposium - February 22
TUC | 8:30am - 3:30pm
The 3rd annual symposium dedicated to black feminist thought
and activism. This year's theme is The Revolution in Real Time.
Women's History Month - All March Campus Wide Events
Join us for a month-long celebration of the history of women's diverse experiences and accomplishments.
UC Women's Center Awards - March 29
Stay tuned for more details!
Celebrating the UC students, faculty, and staff who create
change in the name of women and gender justice.
$tart $mart equal pay day - April 2
Stay tuned for more details!
A salary negotiation workshop that gives college women the confidence and skills they need to earn fair compensation and benefits packages for future employment.
For more information, contact the UC Women's Center: womens.center@uc.edu
Lunch & Learn Tuesday, January 22nd, 12:30 - 2 pm UC Women's Center, 571 Steger Student Life Center
Join us on Tuesday, January 22nd starting at 12:30 pm for a Lunch & Learn with NARAL Pro-choice Ohio Field Organizer Kelley Freeman! This month marks the 46th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade case. Come and learn about how this landmark legal decision has changed many lives.
RSVP on CampusLink!
If you have any questions please contact Siqi Cheng at chengsq@mail.uc.edu.
Call for Proposals!
The Black Feminist Symposium is back! Our one-day conference will focus on Black feminist activism, leadership, and research. At the 3rd Annual Black Feminist Symposium, we want to uplift, amplify, historicize, and recognize all Black women* (cis, trans, & non-binary) who continue to show up and show out, creating new forms of everyday activism and movements. In the streets, at the voting booths, in ongoing cultural work through art and writing, and in the halls of Congress, Black women are, as Representative Gwen Moore says, getting “stuff done.”
This year's theme is The Revolution in Real Time and our primary goal for this event is to provide students, faculty, staff, and the greater Cincinnati community with an opportunity to engage with each other about race, gender, and the diverse meanings of black womanhood, feminism, and social movements through individual presentations, panel discussions, think tanks, creative workshops and more.
We invite you to participate in the revolution by attending or submitting a proposal for the Black Feminist Symposium. Submit a proposal no later than January 23rd via CampusLINK!
Award Applications
Deadline Extended!
The UC Women’s Center is now accepting nominations for the 2019 C-Ring Women’s Leadership Award. The award – a 10-karat gold ring – represents a legacy of University of Cincinnati undergraduate women who exemplify advocacy for women and girls, a commitment to the university and the community, and academic excellence.
To be eligible for this award, the student must graduate between August 2018 and May 2019 with a 3.2 GPA and demonstrate a record of advocacy on behalf of women and girls. Faculty, staff, and students may submit nominations via CampusLINK by January 17th. The UC Women’s Center will celebrate all nominated women and their nominators at a reception on 4 pm, Wednesday, January 23rd in the Max Kade Center (Old Chemistry 736). Finalists and their nominators will be recognized at the annual UC Women’s Center Award Ceremony on March 29th, 2019.
Students do not have to be nominated to apply. For more information and to access the application, visit CampusLINK. Applications and letters of support are due February 4. Questions can be directed to UC Women’s Center Director Angie Fitzpatrick.
Student Choice Award: Woman of the Year
The UC Women’s Center is pleased to accept nominations for the UCWC Student Choice Award for Woman of the Year. We are committed to honoring the dedication and service of our faculty and staff, and recognizing women’s work at UC. This award is open to any woman currently employed at UC who places students at the center of their work, who advocates for social justice, and who elevates the work of women and gender minorities at UC. Nominations must come from a current UC undergraduate or graduate student.
Eligibility:
* Woman-identified faculty or staff currently employed at the University of Cincinnati.
* Demonstrates commitment to gender justice and dedication to elevating women and other gender minorities through volunteer work, elected position, advocacy, and/or other forms of leadership on or off campus.
* Engages in work that has positively impacted the lives of students which may include organizing students, policy formation, program development, and mentoring women and other gender minorities.
Accepting nominations now via CampusLINK through 11:59pm February 18th. The student-led Woman of the Year selection committee will review nominations and choose a winner. The recipient of this award will be notified in February and recognized by the student who nominated them at the annual Women’s Center Awards Reception on March 29th, 2019. For more information, contact the UC Women's Center: womens.center@uc.edu
Feminist Changemaker Award
The UC Women’s Center is pleased to accept nominations for the feminist changemaker award. We are committed to recognizing individual UC students, faculty, and staff, who uplift women and promote gender justice for all.
Accepting nominations now via CampusLINK through 11:59pm February 18th. The recipient of this award will be notified in February and recognized by the student who nominated them at the annual Women’s Center Awards Reception on March 29th, 2019. For more information, contact the UC Women's Center: womens.center@uc.edu
Campus Partners
The Campus Advocates will be hosting a Comment Writing Party on Thursday, January 24th between 11:00 am and 4:00 pm in 559 Steger Student Life Center. Come show your support for survivors by submitting a comment during the Title IX notice and comment period. Your voice matters!
If you would like to make a comment on your own here are the steps to do so:
1. Cite Docket No. ED-2018-OCR-0064.
2. Introduce yourself, give context for who you are, give context for why you’re commenting.
3. Issue for Concern #1, indicate why it is harmful to survivors, highlighting the impact.
4. Support your claims with your experience/knowledge.
5. Propose alternatives.
6. Cite all sources.
7. Close and add your contact information.
8. Ask any questions if you have one.
9. Submit by January 28th, 2019.
If you have any questions please reach out to the Campus Advocate Nora McVey (513-431-3807) or Susan Pelee (513-431-1563).
We are always here for you at the UC Women's Center. We are committed to the personal and professional growth of women by facilitating action, promoting intersectional justice, and fostering connections for all students.
Visit us in 571 Steger to hang out in our lounge, check out our library, and snag some free snacks!
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