Tag: Women’s Herstory Month

Minority Women in STEM panel discussion to be held Tuesday

As part of Women’s HerStory Month, a panel discussion “Celebrating Minority Women in STEM” will be held on Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. in the Library Community Room.

Panelists for the one-hour discussion will be Dr. Angelica Olmo Fontanez, Assistant Director for Research Services at Texas Biomedical Research Institute; Duvelza Saenz, Data Strategy Analysis and Artificial Intelligence Technical Advisor at Booz Allen Hamilton; and Fabiola Estrada, Watershed Ecologist at San Antonio River Authority.

Teresita Munguia, PhD, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, will moderate the discussion.

CDP social justice work is focus of four-part Women’s Herstory Month series

First session takes place tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. with Sister Deborah Fuchs, CDP

The social justice work of the Sisters of the Congregation of Divine Providence (CDP) will be the focus of a four-part series during Women’s Herstory Month. Titled “Our Legacy of Social Justice,” the series is being presented by the Center for Women in Church and Society. Social justice has been a central focus of the CDPs since their founding in 1762.

All the sessions will take place at 12:30 p.m. in Main Building, Room 311 or virtually at https://bit.ly/3t1mC6S. The first session is tomorrow.

Session information:
Sister Deborah Fuchs, CDP
Social Service – Midwifery
Tuesday, March 1

Superior General Sister Pearl Ceasar, CDP
Community Organizing
Thursday, March 3

Sister Elsa Garcia, CDP
Social Services
Tuesday, March 10

Sister Frances Lorene Lange, CDP and Sister Jane Marie Gleitz, CDP
Earth Justice
Tuesday, March 22

To conclude the series, there will be a Women’s Herstory Month social with the CDPs on Wednesday, March 30 at 5 p.m. in the Elliott House.

Alumni to discuss impact of OLLU at ‘Women’s HerStory Month’ event

In celebration of OLLU’s 125th anniversary, four distinguished female alumni will share the impact of the university on their lives during “Carriers of the Legacy,” a “Women’s HerStory Month” virtual event that will be held on Friday at 12:30 p.m. 

The one hour panel discussion will feature University of Texas at El Paso professor Margie E. Padilla (BA 1998), OLLU trustee Lorena G. Gonzalez (BA 1989, PhD 2005), media relations specialist and Lone Star Emmy Award winner Jessica Ortiz (BA 2017) and Impact Director at City Year Boston Marika Azocar (BA 2013).

To attend the event on WebEx, go to:  https://ollusa.webex.com/ollusa/j.php?MTID=m2110771e14deb856baadc53480b0c1cd

Password: OLLU

For questions, contact cwcs@ollusa.edu.

Women’s Herstory Month celebration continues with salary negotiation workshop

The OLLU Women’s Herstory Month celebration continues with American Association of University Women’s (AAUW) Salary Negotiation Workshop today at 5 p.m. in Providence Hall, West Social Room. The AAUW’s Start Smart and Work Smart programs are designed to empower women attending college with the skills and confidence to successfully negotiate salary and benefits packages upon graduation. Space is limited for the event. RSVP to cwcs@ollusa.edu.

Tomorrow, “Conjurewoman. Blueswoman. Beyoncé.,” will take place at 6 p.m., in Chapel Auditorium.

During this event, Dr. Kinitra Brooks, associate professor of English at the University of Texas at San Antonio, will discuss how the iconic songstress Beyoncé Knowles challenged her audience to think outside the artistic lines in her 2016 audiovisual album, “Lemonade.” Employing a powerful display of black cultural ways of knowing, the album turns away from the artist’s popular music roots to gather a score of other black female creatives in a communal bond of artistic hoodoo. Invoking an undeniable black feminist language, Beyoncé’s most recent work delves into the machinations of existing at the crossroads of race and gender.

Other events scheduled for this month include:
• Women’s Herstory Month Keynote Speaker: Edyka Chilomé
This Bridge Called Our Hearts: Honoring the Power of Our Inheritance
Thursday, March 30, 2017
6 p.m.
Providence Hall, West Social Room

To view complete descriptions of all events, visit http://www.ollusa.edu/Herstory.