Augsburg College - Anne Pederson Women's Resource Center

Upcoming Events at the WRC
(All members of the Augsburg Community are welcome!

January 2008

Mondays 7:00-9:00 p.m.	Stitch-n-Bitch Bring your own needles and yarn, or use ours. No knitting experience necessary.
Wednesday, 1/23 12:30-1:30 p.m.	Potluck Lunch: Gender and Race in Primary Politics Bring something to share and join students, faculty, and staff for food and conversation. (It’s fine to come late / leave early!)
Tuesday, 1/29 6:45 p.m. - ???	Feminist Student Group A chance for open discussion about feminist and student issues on campus. Men are welcome!

February 2008

Mondays 7:00-9:00 p.m.	Stitch-n-Bitch Bring your own needles and yarn, or use ours. No knitting experience necessary.
Sunday, 2/10 6:30 p.m.	Feminist Dinner and Movie Night Please bring $2-$3 to contribute towards food.
Tuesday, 2/12 6:45 p.m. - ???	Feminist Student Group A chance for open discussion about feminist and student issues on campus. Men are welcome!
Wednesday, 2/13	Potluck Lunch Bring something to share and join students, faculty, and staff for food and conversation. (It’s fine to come late / leave early!)
Wednesday, 2/20	“Women and War” East Commons, Christensen Center 10 a.m.: "THE DRAFT" (simulation with In the Heart of the Beast Theatre) Noon: Chante Wolf – “Women Warriors: is this Equality?” 2 p.m.: Mary Beaudoin - “The hidden cost of war: civilians and the environment.” 4 p.m.: Panel Discussion - “Why women’s voices are unique: Passing the torch” Moderator: State Representative Karen Clark; Mary Beaudoin; Augsburg Student Feminist Network 5.30 p.m.: Ann Wright – “My personal journey”
Tuesday, 2/26 6:45 p.m. - ???	Feminist Student Group A chance for open discussion about feminist and student issues on campus. Men are welcome!
Wednesday, 2/27	Potluck Lunch: Eating Disorder Awareness Week: The Media’s Effect on Body Image Bring something to share and join students, faculty, and staff for food and conversation. (It’s fine to come late / leave early!)

March 2008

Mondays 7:00-9:00 p.m.	Stitch-n-Bitch Bring your own needles and yarn, or use ours. No knitting experience necessary.
Thursday, 3/7 3:30 - 8:30 p.m.	Second Annual ACTC Women’s Studies Conference Free and open to the public. Dinner provided; iPod door prizes!
Tuesday, 3/11 6:45 p.m. - ???	Feminist Student Group A chance for open discussion about feminist and student issues on campus. Men are welcome!
Wednesday, 3/12	Potluck Lunch Join students, faculty, and staff for a healthy lunch and good conversation about issues affecting women
Tuesday, 3/25 6:45 p.m. - ???	Feminist Student Group A chance for open discussion about feminist and student issues on campus. Men are welcome!
Wednesday, 3/26	Potluck Lunch: Should Title IX be Protected, or Should Sports be Integrated by Gender? Panelists Melissa Lee (Asst. Softball Coach), Marilyn Florian (Women’s Athletic Director), Jeffrey Swenson (Athletics Director), and Kasi Clauson (Swim Team Member and Women’s Studies Major). Bring something to share and join students, faculty, and staff for food and conversation. (It’s fine to come late / leave early!)

April 2008

Mondays 7:00-9:00 p.m.	Stitch-n-Bitch Bring your own needles and yarn, or use ours. No knitting experience necessary.
Tuesday, 4/8 6:45 p.m.- ???	Feminist Student Group A chance for open discussion about feminist and student issues on campus. Men are welcome!
Wednesday, 4/9	Potluck Lunch: Sexual Assault and the L/G/B/T Community Will O’Berry (Coordinator, LGBTQIA Services), a local activist, and Jessica Nathanson (Director, Women’s Resource Center) Bring something to share and join students, faculty, and staff for food and conversation. (It’s fine to come late / leave early!)
Tuesday, 4/22 6:45 p.m.- ???	Feminist Student Group A chance for open discussion about feminist and student issues on campus. Men are welcome!
Wednesday, 4/23	Potluck Lunch Join students, faculty, and staff for a healthy lunch and good conversation about issues affecting women

Ongoing Events

Drop-in Hours
Monday -- Thursday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Weekend College Saturdays; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Stitch-n-Bitch
Mondays 7 - 9 p.m.
Bring your own needles and yarn, or use ours!

Study Hours
Tuesdays 8:30 - 10:30 p.m.
The Center’s official study hours: curl up with a book, or sit in the seminar room with your laptop. We are the best place to study on campus!

Aunties’ Closet
Donate or acquire gently-used clothing for interviews, special events, or just for fun!

Women’s Studies Library
Including books and magazines.

Career and Academic Resources
Internships, graduate programs, and calls for submissions.

Potluck Lunches
Healthy potluck lunches on the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month – a time to talk with other Augsburg women about what is happening on campus and in our community. (NO potluck lunch on 11/14.)

Other Events for Women

RAD Training (Self-Defense for Women)
http://www.augsburg.edu/dps/rad.html

Augsburg Women's Sports
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/ (Click "Women's Sports" in the left side navigation)

Watch for:

Self-defense training for L/G/B/T students
Mock job interviews and salary negotiations
Feminist films
Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance programming