- Fridays at Newcomb: “’La Feminidad Antes Que Todos/Femininity Before Everything’” with Prof. Katie Acosta
- Campus Life Grants: Applications due today
- Kierr Service Grants: Applications due today
- Shirley Gauff Award – $2,500 in Funds for a First Year Woman
- First-Year Reading Project Presents: A Night With Dr. Ruth Faden, discussing "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks"
- Learn About Newcomb Student Grants
- Sex Education in Louisiana event
- Doctrine of Discovery: Reconsidering Columbus Day featuring Professor Robert J. Miller of Lewis & Clark Law School
- The Feminist Film Series Presents: “Sin by Silence”
- Newcomb funding now available for the “Women, Law & Public Policy Seminar” in Washington, DC
- Swing Dancing Night @ the Rat
- NOW President Terry O’Neill to speak on campus
- Join the Her Campus Tulane Team
- Take Back the Night 20th Anniversary Fundraiser
- Fall Newcomb Favorite Faculty Luncheon
- Applications Now Available to Start a NEW Newcomb Student Organization
- Annie Leonard: The Story of Stuff, Presented by TUCP
- Campus Consciousness Tour: Janelle Monae, fun., Timothy Bloom Presented by TUCP
1. Fridays at Newcomb: “’La Feminidad Antes Que Todos/ Femininity Before Everything’” with Prof. Katie Acosta
Friday, September 30, at 12 pm at the Anna Many Lounge, Caroline Richardson Building (2nd Floor)
This talk explores the messages
which lesbian, bisexual, and queer (LBQ) Latinas received early on in
their lives regarding the importance of femininity and "appropriate"
gender presentation. In it, Dr. Acosta argues that doing gender and
femininity appropriately allowed for greater familial approval of LBQ
Latinas' alternative sexualities. Inversely, when LBQ Latinas resisted
societal and familial norms for appropriate gendered presentations of
self, they risked jeopardizing acceptance from their families of origin.
Dr. Acosta attributes the centrality of femininity in their lives to
families of origins' commitment to heterosexuality. By holding lesbian,
bisexual and queer Latinas to rigid standards of appropriate gendered
appearance, families sought to minimize their queer visibility and
outness. This, Dr. Acosta argues, led LBQ Latinas to adopt situational
femininities: producing distinct socially acceptable physical
appearances based on social location and audience. Lunch is provided for
those staying for the talk. Email
nsp@tulane.edu with any questions.
2. Campus Life Grants: Applications due today
Application Deadline: Friday, September 30
Every
academic year, the Newcomb Foundation awards Campus Life Grants to
undergraduate women students for programs or projects that impact campus
life or student learning at Tulane. Preference will be given to those
requests that address women’s issues and interests. The maximum grant is
$500. For more information and to apply, please take a look at the
attached application form, visit
http://tulane.edu/newcomb/grants.cfm or email
cheaney@tulane.edu.
3. Kierr Fund for Community Service Grant: Applications due today
Application Deadline: Friday, September 30
The
Kierr Fund for Community Service Grant is awarded to an undergraduate
woman at Tulane University to initiate or continue a community service
project or program. This fund shall be used to promote community service
and volunteerism by women. The maximum grant is $500. For more
information and the application,
click here, visit
http://tulane.edu/newcomb/grants.cfm or email
cheaney@tulane.edu.
4. Shirley Gauff Award: $2,500 in Funds for a First Year Woman
Application Deadline: Tuesday, October 4, 5 pm
The
Shirley Gauff Award is bestowed upon a current first year female
student from an under-represented group at Tulane University who has
distinguished herself through high school and Tulane involvement, an
engaged pursuit of learning, and contribution to the greater New Orleans
community. The recipient of the award will receive $2,500; this
one-time cash award can be used to enhance the recipient’s educational
experience at Tulane. For more information and to apply, please
click here or visit
http://tulane.edu/newcomb/grants.cfm or contact
cheaney@tulane.edu.
5. First-Year Reading Project Presents: A Night With Dr. Ruth Faden, discussing "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks"
Tuesday, October 4, 7 pm in Dixon Hall
Join
us for an evening with Dr. Ruth R. Faden, Ph.D.,
M.P.H., who is the Philip Franklin Wagley Professor of
Biomedical Ethics and Executive Director of The Phoebe R. Berman
Bioethics Institute at Johns Hopkins University. She is also a
Senior Research Scholar at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown
University. Her bioethics background and position at Johns Hopkins give
her a unique perspective on "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," and
she has lectured on the book at other universities in connection with
their common reading programs. Dr. Faden is the author and editor of
numerous books and articles on biomedical ethics and health policy
including Social Justice: The Moral Foundations of Public Health and
Health Policy, A History and Theory of Informed Consent (with Tom L.
Beauchamp), AIDS, Women and the Next Generation (Ruth Faden, Gail Geller
and Madison Powers, eds.), HIV, AIDS and Childbearing: Public Policy,
Private Lives (Ruth Faden and Nancy Kass, eds.). Dr. Faden is a
member of the Institute of Medicine and a Fellow of the Hastings Center
and the American Psychological Association. She has served on
several national advisory committees and commissions, including the
President's Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments, which she
chaired. Dr. Faden holds a BA from the University of
Pennsylvania, an MA in General Studies in Humanities from the University
of Chicago and an MPH and Ph.D. (Program in Attitudes and Behavior)
from the University of California, Berkeley.
This
event is co-sponsored by Newcomb-Tulane College and the Newcomb College
Institute. Funding is provided by the Dorothy K. Daspit Fund, an
endowed fund which supports programs and activities promoting the
interests of young women in science and mathematics. Email
cheaney@tulane.edu for more information.
6. Newcomb Student Grants Information Sessions
October 4, 5 and 6
The
Newcomb College Institute offers grants in support of academic research
(independent or collaborative), conference attendance and community
rebuilding initiatives. Learn more at an information
session: Tuesday, October 4, at 3:30 pm; Wednesday, October 5, at
3:30 pm; Thursday, October 6, at 10 am. Sessions are in Room 208
of the LBC, last less than one hour, and no rsvp is needed. Can’t
make a session? Email
jmulvihi@tulane.edu
7. Sex Education in Louisiana event
October 5 at 7 pm, Lavin-Bernick Center Race Conference Room (Room 201)
VOX:
Voices for Planned Parenthood at Tulane will be hosting Lila Arnaud,
MPH, the health educator for Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, for an
interactive presentation and discussion on the state of sex education in
Louisiana. This event will take place in the Lavin-Bernick Center Race
Room (Room 201). Refreshments and coffee will be served. Email
jfrankel@tulane.edu with questions.
8. Doctrine of Discovery: Reconsidering Columbus Day featuring Professor Robert J. Miller of Lewis & Clark Law School
Thursday, October 6, 6 - 7:30 pm, Lavin-Bernick Center (LBC) in Room 203, Stibbs Conference Room
Professor
Miller worked with the Stoel Rives law firm from 1992-1995 and
practiced Indian law with Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker from
1995-1999. Miller is the Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals of the
Grand Ronde Tribe and sits as a judge for other tribes. His published
works include articles, books, and book chapters on civil procedure and a
wide array of federal Indian law issues. He will be speaking with us
about his second book, Discovering Indigenous Lands: The Doctrine of
Discovery in the English Colonies, which was published by Oxford
University Press in 2010. The Doctrine of Discovery is still an active
part of American law today and legally infringes the real property,
sovereign, and self-determination rights of American Indian tribes and
their people. Sponsored by: Multicultural Affairs Office, Center
for Public Service, School of Law. For more information contact Desirée
Anderson via email to
danders7@tulane.edu or by phone at 504-865-5181
9. The Feminist Film Series Presents: “Sin by Silence”
Friday, October 7, 7 pm, Woldenberg Art Center, Freeman Auditorium
Free and open to the public; a reception will follow
In honor of October’s 20th Anniversary Take Back the Night event, we will be screening the film “Sin By Silence,” with special guest speakers Professor Tania Tetlow, Director of the Tulane Domestic Violence Law Clinic and Mary Baldwin Kennedy, Assistant Warden, Unit 1, Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women.
An
important film that profiles Convicted Women Against Abuse (CWAA), the
US prison system's first inmate initiated group and led by women, "Sin
by Silence" includes interviews with experts on abusive relationships,
law enforcement leaders and leaders in faith-based communities about
domestic violence, and more. Questions? Email
newcomb@tulane.edu or call 504-865-5422.
10. Newcomb funding now available for the “Women, Law & Public Policy Seminar” in Washington, DC
Application Deadline: Friday, October 7
The
Public Leadership Education Network (PLEN) will be holding its 22nd
“Women, Law & Public Policy Seminar” November 12-14, 2011 for women
students who are considering law school as a prelude to a career in
public policy. This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for women students to
learn first-hand how many different ways an individual can make and
influence public policy with and without a law degree. They’re
taught by Supreme Court Justices or their clerks, Members of Congress
and top legislative staffers, White House officials and federal agency
leaders, nonprofit advocates and corporate lobbyists, and lawyers with
public interest law firms. Funding is available for conference and hotel
fees, but students are responsible for travel and food
expenses. For more information and to apply, please visit
http://tulane.edu/newcomb/grants.cfm or contact
cheaney@tulane.edu.
11. Swing Dancing Night @ the Rat
Free Swing Dancing Lessons and Social Dancing!
Friday, 8:30 – 11:30 pm in the Rat, LBC
Oct. 7, 21, & 28*
8:30 pm – “Move of the Week”
9:00 pm – Beginner Lesson
10:00 pm – Social Dancing for all levels
*Join us any time to give it a try, or come every week for to work on your skills!
This
event is co-sponsored by the Reily Student Recreation Center and Tulane
After Dark. For more information contact Michelle Mirpuri at
mariley@tulane.edu or call 314-2079
12. NOW President Terry O’Neill to speak on campus
Monday, October 17, 7 pm in Dixon Hall
Terry
O’Neill is a former Tulane Law School faculty member who has been
president of NOW since 2009. She will discuss why proposed cuts in
the federal budget are disproportionately unfair to women.
Terry
O’Neill (L’80) is a feminist attorney, professor, activist for social
justice, and president of the National Organization for Women since June
2009.
O’Neill
taught at Tulane University and at the University of California at
Davis, where her courses included feminist legal theory, international
women’s rights law, corporate law and legal ethics. A skilled political
organizer, O’Neill worked on Hillary Clinton’s campaign for the
Democratic presidential nomination, Barack Obama’s presidential
campaign, and the campaign leading to the election of Louisiana’s first
woman U.S. senator, Mary Landrieu. She has also worked to elect women’s
rights supporters to judgeships and to the Louisiana state legislature.
13. Join the Her Campus Tulane Team
Are you interested in getting involved on campus? Do you enjoy
journalism, videography, or marketing? Then join the Her Campus Tulane
team today! HerCampus.com is an online magazine for college women that
individualizes its content college-by-college by establishing My Campus
branches at schools across the country. With national content on Style,
Health, Love, Dorm Life, Career, and World, supplemented by
campus-specific content, Her Campus serves as a hub for everything
college women need to know about today. It is written entirely by the
nation's top college journalists that strive to define and provide a
model for the future of online magazines by individualizing content,
fill the hole in the media marketplace for media that responds directly
to the needs of college women, and serve as a career launching point for
the nation's top college journalists by providing them with a national
platform for the publication of their work. Check out our Facebook page,
Her Campus Tulane, for more details! If you are interested in joining
the Her Campus Tulane team, contact campus correspondent Cat Combs at
catherinecombs@hercampus.com
14. Fall Newcomb Favorite Faculty Luncheon
Tuesday, October 18, 1-2 pm, JL Ballroom
This
semester's Favorite Faculty Luncheon will be featuring Professor Ferruh
Yilmaz of the Communication Department, Professor Toni Weiss of the
Economics Department, and Nancy Goff from the Department of Finance and
Conferences. Come get to know these great faculty members over a
delicious lunch and see why they were voted Tulane's favorites! The
Luncheon will be held in the Josephine Louise Ballroom on October 18th
from 1:00-2:00pm. RSVPs are appreciated and can be sent to
nsp@tulane.edu.
15. Take Back the Night 20th Anniversary Fundraiser
This year’s special 20th
Anniversary Take Back the Night event will be held on Tuesday, October
26, at 6 pm. Leading up to the event, there are lots of ways to get
involved and help raise awareness about gender-based violence:
- If your student organization is interested in donating a basket for Take Back the Night, please email
hlipman@tulane.edu. Baskets should be $50-$100 in value.
- If you are interested in selling $1 raffle tickets, please email
lsmith11@tulane.edu.
- If
you are a sexual assault survivor, or the friend/partner of one,
and would like to be a speaker at the opening ceremonies, email
cheaney@tulane.edu.
- Proceeds
from the basket raffle fundraiser go to Crescent House,
Metropolitan Center for Women & Children, and the SANE nurse
program.
16. Applications Now Available to Start a NEW Newcomb Student Organization
Rolling Admissions; final deadline November 18, 2011
Interested
in starting a new student organization on campus? Passionate about
women’s issues and interests? Applications are now being accepted and
reviewed by Newcomb Senate for NEW Newcomb Student Organizations to
receive funding starting Fall ’11. Applications will be accepted and
reviewed on a rolling basis. Please complete the application and submit
it to
cheaney@tulane.edu no later than November 18, and feel free to email with any questions.
Click here for the application
17. Annie Leonard: The Story of Stuff, Presented by TUCP
Monday, October 3, 2011, 8-9:30 pm, Dixon Hall, Free Admission
Annie
has spent nearly two decades investigating and organizing on
environmental health and justice issues. She has traveled to 40
countries, visiting literally hundreds of factories where our stuff is
made and dumps where our stuff is dumped. Witnessing first hand the
horrendous impacts of both over- and under- consumption around the
world, Annie is fiercely dedicated to reclaiming and transforming our
industrial and economic systems so they serve, rather than undermine,
ecological sustainability and social equity.
18. Campus Consciousness Tour: Janelle Monae, fun., Timothy Bloom Presented by TUCP
Monday,
October 10, 2011, 8-11:30pm, McAlister Auditorium. Tickets will
be on sale in the LBC 1st floor hallway 10-4 Monday through Friday.
Students $10; Public $15
Half
rock tour, half environmental campaign, CCT aims to inspire and
activate students in an electric atmosphere while leaving a positive
impact on each community the tour visits. In addition to educating and
mobilizing students, the tour includes many greening elements and is run
to have a minimal environmental footprint.