The efforts of these faculty members, along with those of the small group of student volunteers who helped with organization, staffing of the registration desk, and post-conference tasks, were critical to the success of the conference. Part of the Center's mission is to carry out research. In the fall, we collected data from hundreds of students at Radford University, and from samples at several other institutions, to examine students' academic self-views. We are still sifting through these data. However, our initial results suggest that women and men on this campus continue to view their talents and future choices in gender-stereotyped ways.
Women are more wary than men are of mathematics, the physical sciences, and business, for example.
A formal presentation of the research findings is planned for the fall semester. This year, under the financial sponsorship of the Student Activities Budget Committee, through the efforts of the Women's Alliance student group, a successful Women's Month program was held at Radford university. This well-attended presentation helped to bring an international flavor to Women's Month, giving our students and faculty the opportunity to engage in dialogue about how the situation of women differs around the world. We do not yet know if and how funding for Women's Month will be available for the coming academic year. We hope that the university will find a way to continue to recognize the importance of having an observance of Women's Month on this campus which has historical roots as a women's college and where women make up the majority of the student body.