Previous Women's Month Speakers

Women’s Month celebrates women throughout the month of March with a variety of programs.

The events include:

Library Display
Throughout the month.

Women’s Suffrage Anniversary Event
Look for quotes around campus from influential women around the world.
Monday, March 8 Sponsored by MacCurdy House

Speaker Jane Elliott
Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes
Wednesday, March 8, 8 p.m.
Dunning Memorial Chapel

International Women and their Cultures
Thursday, March 9 7 p.m.
SAC 109
The International Students, in collaboration with the MacCurdy House women, will present the roles of women in their cultures and the advancement in society that they have made over the years. This may include video clips, presentations, and authentic cuisine.

Meet MacCurdy
Monday, March 13, 7-8 p.m.
MacCurdy House
Join the women of MacCurdy to learn more about the house does for campus and how to apply to live there next year.

Clothesline Project
Wednesday, March 15 and Thursday, March 16
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
DOW
Sponsored by Wilcox Medical Center

“She Cried No” video
Tuesday, March 21, 7 p.m.
Jones Auditorium
Sponsored by Wilcox Medical Center

Labyrinth
Wednesday, March 22, time TBA
Jones Auditorium
Sponsored by WIAB

Speaker Nancy Cowles
“Kids in Danger: One family’s response to a deadly crib.”
Thursday, March 23, 7 p.m.
Jones Auditorium

Relay for Life
Saturday, March 25 - Sunday, March 26
Stone Recreation Center
Join the MacCurdy/WIAB Relay for Life team as we walk 24 hours in support of finding a cure to cancer.

“Extremities,” play by William Mastrosimone
Monday, March 27, time TBA
Jones Auditorium

Take Back the Night
Tuesday, March 28, 8 p.m.
Jones Auditorium

 

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Graduate Profile

Buddy Scarborough

Buddy Scarborough
Graduation: 2009
Major: Sociology
Minor: Women’s Studies

Prior to an “eye-opening freshman year,” Buddy Scarborough ’09 had never thought about the lived experiences of women. Once he started reading about the concepts of gender and social construction, however, he says he couldn’t get enough.

“The more I learned and understood, the more I wanted to be active in breaking down these constructs,” he says. “I broke down my own perceptions and actions and saw how the things I do on daily basis perpetuate or disintegrate restrictive constructions of gender.”

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