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Eve Ensler

Not even a driving snow storm could keep Eve Ensler from her tour stop at Alma College.

Eve Ensler connects with an appreciative Alma College audience

Eve Ensler connects with an appreciative Alma College audience

Ensler is the author of The Vagina Monologues and founder of V-Day, an organization committed to ending violence against women.

Her stop at Alma was part of a tour celebrating the 10th anniversary of V-Day, which culminated with "Superlove," a two-day rally at the Superdome in New Orleans.

Alma College students Becky Peacock, Hillary Bard, Ashley Hennen, Amy Rockafellow and Ruth Nardecchia attended the rally. Click here to read their reflections.

Click on the white triangle on the player below to listen online to audio of Ensler's presentation at Alma College. If you prefer, download the audio (MP3, 21MB) to your computer and listen later. [To download: right click, select Save Target As...(IE), Save Link As...(FF), or Download Linked File...(Safari) ]


Vision Mid Michigan preview article on Ensler's visit.

Eve Ensler with WST students and faculty

Eve Ensler with WST students and faculty

Eve Ensler with WST Co-Director, Joanne Gilbert

Eve Ensler with WST Co-Director, Joanne Gilbert

Eve Ensler and WST minor Becky Peacock, who coordinated Ensler's visit

Eve Ensler and WST minor Becky Peacock, who coordinated Ensler's visit

 

Alma College's partnership with the Pine River Superfund Citizen Task Force, an EPA-sanctioned Community Advisory Group (CAG), received the 2008 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Award for Campus-Community Collaboration, sponsored by Michigan Campus Compact. The Task Force is recognized as one of the most influential and active CAGs nationally and as having the largest membership of any CAG in the United States.

 

Graduate Profile

Mollie Smith
Graduation: 2007
Major: Communication
Minor: Women’s Studies

Mollie Smith can sum up her learning experience from her Women’s Studies minor in one word – perspective.

“This program really opened my eyes to all of the differences that are present in the world,” says the 2007 alumnus.