{"id":2908,"date":"2016-10-28T16:12:04","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T16:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=2908"},"modified":"2025-04-11T09:02:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T16:02:15","slug":"gender-women-sexuality-studies-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/ias\/news\/2016\/10\/28\/gender-women-sexuality-studies-launch","title":{"rendered":"Gender, Women &amp; Sexuality Studies launches in an exciting half-day event!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/gender-women-sexuality-studies-launch.jpg\" alt=\"gender women sexuality studies launch\" class=\"wp-image-24232\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On Wednesday October 26, 2016 IAS\u2019s newest degree was launched and celebrated. 足彩app哪个是正规的 event was held on the top floor of the ARC and began at 11:30am with a meet-and-greet where attendees met student activists, learned about campus resources that will support their <a href=\"\/\/www.uwb.edu\/ias\/undergraduate\/majors\/gender-women-sexuality\">Gender, Women &amp; Sexuality Studies<\/a> (GWSS) extra-curricular activities, like the <a href=\"\/research\/undergraduate-research\">Office of Undergraduate Research<\/a>, and browsed the UWB Bookstore\u2019s GWSS themed book exhibit. Attendees were treated to an inspirational keynote speech by Victoria Santos, Co-director of <a href=\"http:\/\/youngwomenempowered.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Young Women Empowered<\/a> and Co-director of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sisterislandproject.org\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sister Island Project<\/a>. Victoria\u2019s speech was followed by faculty lightning talks where the audience learned about the research and teaching expertise of nine GWSS faculty in less than 45 minutes! 足彩app哪个是正规的re was also a screening of the film \u201cA Girl in the River,\u201d and a discussion about the elections focusing on the ways the misogyny and hate speech which have saturated this electoral season have led to feminist push back, and as IAS faculty member <a href=\"\/ias\/faculty-and-staff\/kari-lerum\">Kari Lerum<\/a> explained, \u201cpush forward.\u201d 足彩app哪个是正规的 researchers had their work on display throughout the day via a poster session and there were concurrent zine and button making workshops. Additionally, UWB\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/genderequityUWB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gender Equity Club<\/a> created a powerful memorial and shared individual white carnations with attendees in order to commemorate and honor survivors and victims of intimate partner violence. GWSS faculty were thrilled that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PUUWB\/?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parent Union<\/a> created an onsite space for supervised child care which allowed parents to attend the event knowing their kids were in safe and loving hands. 足彩app哪个是正规的 heaviness of the day\u2019s conversations and content were counter-balanced with delicious direct trade chocolate shaped and painted as gender queer flags and books. 足彩app哪个是正规的 event ended on a highly celebratory note, with cake!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was absolutely thrilled with the event,\u201d says GWSS faculty coordinator <a href=\"\/ias\/faculty-and-staff\/julie-shayne\">Julie Shayne<\/a>. She continues, \u201cI heard nothing but positive feedback from attendees throughout the day, many of whom stayed from beginning to end. 足彩app哪个是正规的 mood in the room was completely energizing and has since spilled over into campus classrooms, hallways, and facebook!\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gwssuwb\/photos\/?tab=album&amp;album_id=1725088841089291\">You can see photos of the event in GWSS\u2019s facebook photo album<\/a> here. For questions on how to declare the major or minor please contact the <a href=\"\/ias\/undergraduate\/academic-services-advising\">IAS advisors<\/a> at <a href=\"mailto:IASadv@uw.edu\">IASadv@uw.edu<\/a>. Congratulations GWSS faculty, students, and staff!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/program-cover-page.jpg\" alt=\"launch event program cover\" class=\"wp-image-24233\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tOn Wednesday October 26, 2016 IAS&rsquo;s newest degree was launched and celebrated. 足彩app哪个是正规的 event was held on the top floor of the ARC and began at 11:30am with a meet-and-greet where attendees met student activists, learned about campus resources that will support their <a href=\"\/gender-women-sexuality\">Gender, Women &amp; Sexuality Studies<\/a> (GWSS) extra-curricular activities, like the <a href=\"\/research\/undergraduate-research\">Office of Undergraduate Research<\/a>, and browsed the UWB Bookstore&rsquo;s GWSS themed book exhibit. 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