tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129747172009-02-21T03:20:30.456-06:00UIS Women's CenterWorking to improve the status of women in higher education at the University of Illinois at Springfield.UIS Weblogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12477040250312279156noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974717.post-37009727170397536162008-12-17T13:44:00.006-06:002008-12-17T14:00:43.870-06:00RAD: Women's Self-Defense TrainingIt was RAD that made all the difference! Without RAD, I don't know what would have happened to me. - Anonymous UIS Capital Scholar who survived an off-campus attempted abduction and rape.I thought it was a great experience. It was very empowering, but also fun. I also got to make some friends there. Besides, where else do you get the opportunity to beat up in a guy in a padded suit. It was all Renee Rathjenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07639243005352355505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974717.post-6135042429236909582008-10-21T14:16:00.000-05:002008-10-21T14:17:51.883-05:00Renee Rathjenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07639243005352355505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974717.post-18696073437425369292007-04-17T10:48:00.000-05:002007-09-19T10:51:34.565-05:00Annual Garden ReceptionThe Women's Center awarded the 10th Naomi B. Lynn Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Environment for Women at UIS to the student cast & crew of Rising up of the Springdale Ladies Aid Society to Barbara Ferrara, associate director, Center for State Policy and Leadership to Tih-Fen Ting, assistant professor, Environmental Studies and the Women's Issues Caucus 3rd Student Activism Award to UIS Weblogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12477040250312279156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974717.post-51388942248547641952006-10-01T17:05:00.000-05:002007-09-19T10:53:06.315-05:00Year of EcofeminismIn partnership with Student Governement AssociationEcofeminism is the social movement that regards the oppression of women and nature as interconnected. It is multidisciplinary and multi-constituency. Ecofeminist theorists extend their analyses to consider the interconnections between sexism, the domination of, racism, and social inequalities.Each event’s contribution to the Year of EcoFeminism UIS Weblogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12477040250312279156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974717.post-1146773067845720802006-05-04T15:02:00.001-05:002006-05-08T10:47:27.820-05:00Naomi Lynn & Student Activist AwardsRecipients of UIS’ Lynn and Student Activism Awards AnnouncedApril 27, 2006SPRINGFIELD – Two annual awards recognizing contributions to a positive campus environment for women have been presented at the University of Illinois at Springfield. Jan Droegkamp received the Ninth Annual Naomi B. Lynn Award for Outstanding Contributions to Women at UIS. Leslie Rossman received the Second Annual Student UIS Weblogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12477040250312279156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974717.post-1143565612194159572006-03-28T11:01:00.000-06:002006-03-28T12:15:57.540-06:00International Women's DayDr. Zakia Salime, an Assistant Professor from Michigan State University, spoke about the Feminization of Islamist Women and the Power of Women's Rights on March 8, 2006. The Center for State Policy and Leadership, along with the Women's Center presented this speaker in celebration of International Women's Day. For more information or to hear an interview with this speaker, click on the Zakia UIS Weblogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12477040250312279156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974717.post-1140638144949968202006-02-22T13:34:00.000-06:002006-02-23T15:29:33.203-06:00UIS Women on the MoveA packed audience saw the incredible V-Day performance by UIS students (pictured right). Through the Vagina Monologues the Women's Issues Caucus club donated over $3,000 locally to the Sojourn Shelter and the Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault as well as internationally to WWII 'comfort women.'Now, club members would like to attend the June 2006 Conference for College Women Student Leaders UIS Weblogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12477040250312279156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974717.post-1129737586010168852005-10-19T10:59:00.000-05:002006-05-04T15:01:11.250-05:00Pay Equity Bake Sale & MoviePay Equity BakeSale - This will start at 6:00pm in the Brookens Concourse before the movie. All proceeds will benefit the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Once Were Warriors, is an award winning film about a feisty, beautiful mother of five who is still deeply in love with her volatile husband after 18 years of marriage. She is a survivor from the daily battles against the violence UIS Weblogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12477040250312279156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974717.post-1116357089315723372005-05-17T14:06:00.000-05:002005-05-17T16:29:09.750-05:00Welcome to the UIS Women's Center!The Women's Center works to improve the status of women in higher education at the University of Illinois at Springfield.The Women's Center educates the campus community about gender-related issues, addresses matters of particular concern to women, and promotes a campus climate that is safe, healthy, and respectful of all people.The Center enhances all students' academic experiences by offering UIS Weblogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12477040250312279156noreply@blogger.com