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Women's and Gender Studies announces Search for Assistant/Associate Professor
The Women's and Gender Studies Department (WGST) at the University of Missouri-Columbia seeks a scholar whose primary research and teaching interests focus on African American and gender topics. This is a tenure track position beginning in August 2009. Requirements include an advanced A.B.D. or PhD, evidence of ability to conduct a program of research on African American gender issues, and commitment to teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
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Women's and Gender Studies awarded Community Action Project Grant
Jessica Jennrich and the Women's Leadership Initiative, housed in Women's and Gender Studies, were awarded a $10,000 Community Action Project Grant from the American Association of University Women.

The grant project funded is entitled "The Economics of Empowerment: Creating Effective Financial Planning Services for Low-Income Women in Transition." The project has three goals:
  1. to assess the areas of strength/weakness in existing financial services
  2. to collect data on the financial planning needs of low income women
  3. to develop a new financial planning program for groups of women in this population.
This project will be carried out by The Women's Leadership Initiative that serves as a central hub for the diverse academic and service options focusing on women and leadership in the Columbia and Mid-Missouri community. It is a cross-campus and community partnership governed by an executive director, Jessica Jennrich, and a board of directors representing faculty, staff, students, and community members in leadership themed locales.

This grant will also have funding from and a partnership with State Farm, and there is a research component already funded by an A & S Alumni Grant.



Jennifer Kimball awarded 2008 Harry S. Truman Scholarship
Women's and Gender Studies would like to congratulate Jennifer Kimball, 2008 Harry S. Truman Scholarship Recipient!

Jennifer is a junior Women's and Gender Studies student and has been involved in a number of amazing efforts on campus, most recently as co-organizer of the Stop Traffic Anti-human Trafficking Conference.

If you're not familiar with the Truman Scholarship, please take a look at their website.

This is a very competitive prestigious national program that provides funding to students pursuing graduate degrees in public service fields.

The mission of the foundation is to find and recognize college juniors with exceptional leadership potential who are committed to careers in government, the nonprofit or advocacy sectors, education or elsewhere in the public service; and to provide them with financial support for graduate study, leadership training, and fellowship with other students who are committed to making a difference through public service.

Congratulations again to Jennifer Kimball, a wonderful addition to the foundation's scholars, we know she will continue to serve as an inspiration to students everywhere!



Heather Carver featured in SyndicateMizzou
Women's and Gender Studies Affiliate Heather Carver, Associate Professor of Theatre, was recently featured in SyndicateMizzou. This feature, entitled "Performing the Self," highlights the research and creative activity of Heather Carver, Associate Professor in MU's Theatre Department. "As a means of studying something, we perform it," explains Carver. As such, she relies upon the interplay between performance and research, where teaching, research, and creative activity feed off of each other, all of them drawing upon the field of performance studies and performative writing. "So I do it, I research it, and I teach it," says Carver. "It's wonderful that it all sort of comes together."

SyndicateMizzou is a web-based resource for information on research and creative activity at the University of Missouri-Columbia.


Enid Schatz featured on MU Research Web page
Women's and Gender Studies faculty member Enid Schatz, Director of Social Science Research and Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy, and Women's and Gender Studies has been featured in the research section of the MU home page. You can view the story at this link: http://research.missouri.edu/news/stories/070827_poverty.htm.


SWaG Committee Formed
The Deputy Chancellor's Committee for Research on Sexuality, Women, and Gender (SWaG) fosters collaborative, interdisciplinary research, teaching, and outreach initiatives on women, gender, and sexuality. We seek broad participation and deep diversity. The mission is to a) advance the scholarship of faculty, staff, and graduate students; b) facilitate the creation of interdisciplinary communities across the campus, in a variety of forms; c) generate reading, research, and mentoring groups; d) develop, coordinate, and generate community outreach projects; and e) strengthen links and ties between WGST department and affiliate faculty, staff and students. Thus, the overarching mission of the SWaG is to build bridges between diverse University and WGST communities. SWaG supports the work of and collaborates with the Department of Women's and Gender Studies.
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Mizzou ADVANCE launches website
Visit the new website to learn all about Mizzou's ADVANCE grant from the National Science Foundation.


MU Awarded NSF ADVANCE/PAID Grant
A team of researchers at the University of Missouri, led by Jackie Litt, Director of Women's and Gender Studies, have been awarded $500,000 from the National Science Foundation to conduct a three-year study aimed at developing a more diverse workforce through the advancement of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers. The University will contribute additional matching funds to the project that will focus on 21 STEM departments within the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, College of Arts and Science, and College of Engineering. [for more information...]


Mary Neth Prize established
We are pleased to inform you that the State Historical Society will sponsor a Mary Neth Prize for the best article published biannually in the Missouri Historical Review. The prize will be for the best article in women's history or gender studies and will carry a $500.00 award.

We think this is a very fitting memorial for Mary who dedicated so much of her life to writing and teaching about the history of women and especially the women of the mid-west.

We hope that you will consider donating to the fund necessary for the support of this prize. We need to raise $5,000 from various sources. Your donation will be tax deductable.

Simply make your check out to the State Historical Society of Missouri and note that it is for the Mary Neth Prize. State Historical Society, 1020 Lowry St., Columbia, MO 65201.

If you have any questions, please email LeeAnn Whites


Cross-list procedure
Women's and Gender Studies has simplified our application procedure for cross-listing courses. We are now accepting applications to cross-list courses for Summer and Fall 2008.
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