Ongoing/Annual Events

 

Circle of Life/Intergenerational Dialogue: On Wednesdays in  March, an inner circle of women from one generation will speak to an outer

circle of participants from other generations about their life experiences & what it is like to be a woman in a particular age group.

 

Her-Story Listserv: each day in March subscribers to the Her-Story

List will receive an essay, character sketch, photo, journal, or poem

submitted by a community member contemplating the women or aspects of womanhood that have had an important impact upon, or been a source of inspiration for, the writer. Our celebration is unique in that each day’s tribute is composed by an RU student, staff, or faculty member.

 

Paradigm Shift: An Evening of Women’s Work Showcasing original work by faculty members and students in Radford University’s

Department of Dance.

 

McConnell Library Women's History Month Display recent titles in women's history are available for perusal or check-out.

 

 

Invited Speakers & Special Events

 

Gabriela Garcia-Medina is an international spoken word artist and award winning poet. She has performed at Colleges, Festivals, and

Conferences all over the world. She is the author of two books: Ink-Scribing Oshun and In the Wake of Oya. 3/3/09. Sponsored by CAB, CPC, Chi Upsilon Sigma, La Sociedad Hispanica,  & Women’s Studies Club

 

V-Day Radford University 2009: A production of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues directed by Lucinda McDermott.   

3/20-3/22/09.  Sponsored by CPC, Departments of Int’l Education and Theatre/Cinema, Women’s Studies Program & Women’s Studies Club.

 

Calendar of Events

 

March 3: Slam Poet Gabriela Garcia-Medina

7:00 p.m., Hurlburt Dining Area

 

March 4: “Student Life at Radford in the 1940’s” Radford College Alumna, Mary Austin

2:00 p.m., Russell 349

 

March 4: Circle of Life Intergenerational Dialogue (50+) Lee Carter (SASAE) & Jenessa Steele  (Psychology)

3:00 p.m., Floyd Hall B01

 

March 4: "A Road Not Traveled: The Feminine Side Of Education," Ann Mary Roberts (Teacher Education)

4:00 p.m., Hurlburt 249

 

March 16: Documentary Film (Congo), Lumo

            4:00 p.m., Hurlburt Auditorium 

 

March 18: Circle of Life Intergenerational Dialogue (30’s/40’s) Lee Carter (SASAE) & Jenessa Steele (Psychology)

3:00 p.m., Floyd Hall B01

 

March 20: Reading Group, Dance of the Dissident Daughter By Sue Monk Kid, led by Holly Robbins (Teacher Education)

2:00 p.m., Russell 349

 

March 20: Documentary Film (Iraq), My Home, Your War

            4:00 p.m., Hurlburt Auditorium

 

March 20-22: V-Day RU 2009, The Vagina Monologues Directed by Lucinda McDermott (Theatre & Cinema)

Starring RU, Students, Faculty & Staff

8:00 p.m., Friday, Black Box Studio Theatre

8:00 p.m., Saturday, Black Box Studio Theatre

2:00 p.m., Sunday, Black Box Studio Theatre

 

March 23: "Constructing Gender In Art History" Roann Barris & Carlee Bradbury (Art History)

12:00 noon, Hurlburt 249/250

 

March 24: "What every Woman Needs to Know about HPV" Lee Carter (SASAE) & Swateja Nimkar  (Health Educator)

3:30 p.m., Hurlburt Auditorium

 

March 24: Paradigm Shift: An Evening of Women’s Work RU Student & Faculty Performance  (Dance)

7:30 p.m., Albig Studio Theatre/B112 Peters

 

March 25: Circle of Life Intergenerational Dialogue (teens/20’s) Lee Carter (SASAE) & Jenessa Steele (Psychology)

3:00 p.m., Floyd Hall B01

 

March 30: "Angels, Demons, Victims, Offenders: How Do We Sort  Them Out?"

            Mary Atwell, Lori Elis, Nicole Hendrix, Lucy Hochstein (Criminal Justice)

5:30 p.m., Hurlburt Auditorium

 

March 31: Women’s History Month Closing Reception & Her-story Reading

4:30 p.m., Muse Small Banquet Hall

 

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