A Week-Long Celebration of International Women's Day Students representing the Multicultural Club, the French Club, the Spanish Club, Women's Collective, and the Carvin Global Village have worked under the leadership of Assistant Professor Suchitra Samanta to plan events to celebrate International Women's Day . Financial support for the events has been provided by Anthropology, the duPont Diversity Initiative, International Programs, the Sowell Fund, and the Women's Center. Table tents will provide information on women from around the world. A banner honoring women we admire, love and respect will be displayed on the wall of the dining hall and students are welcome to write names of women who inspire them. In addition, a peace petition, initiated by women in Australia, will also be posted asking for funds to be diverted from military spending and directed towards women's health, education and welfare.
Students are welcome to read and sign the petition.
An informal discussion and refreshments will follow the screenings. Students, staff and faculty are welcome to bring their lunch trays, listen, and join in the discussion. Thursday, March 15 Three guest speakers will give slide presentations on issues facing women around the world. The Sowell Fund was established to support innovative faculty development projects which involve and benefit a number of faculty members or the faculty as a whole. Proposals might include plans for visiting scholars, campus-wide colloquia, interdisciplinary research, or course or program development projects, that involve several faculty members.