AAUW Western District Meeting
Saturday, October 30, 2010
10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Butler County Community College Cranberry Center
250 Executive Dr.
Cranberry Township, PA 16066
Agenda
- National Girls Collaborative Project
- Katherine Weber, California University of PA. Katherine is our local contact for the National Girls Collaborative Project, which strives to bring together organizations throughout Pennsylvania that are committed to informing and motivating girls to pursue careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).
- The Northwest and Southwest Pennsylvania STEM Networks will also be participating.
- Progress report on the AAUW-PA Education Initiative
- Jacqueline M. Territo, Ph.D., Fox Chapel Area Branch
- AAUW and AAUW-PA Update
- Linda Tozier, AAUW Director-at-Large
- Margaret McGrath, AAUW-PA President
- Jean Macaluso, AAUW-PA Membership Vice President
- Opportunity to publicize your branch events
- Information exchange with members of sister branches in Western PA
All branch members are invited to attend
2010 GATEWAY TO EQUITY AWARD
The Beaver Valley Branch honored Sue Dunlap at the March 6th meeting as the 2010 recipient of the Gateway to Equity Award. The AAUW-PA Gateway to Equity Award celebrates both Women's History Month and International Women's Day. This award honors an individual, group, or organization that has shown by action and philosophy the promotion of the AAUW mssion: "to advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research." Sue is the Workforce Training Manager for the Community College of Beaver County. She has set up "site specific" training for Beaver County companies and partnered with instructors and consultants to bring quality and expert education to the people in our community. She is on the PA WomenWork Advisory Committee and instrumental in establishing the New Choices Program at CCBC. This program provides free basic and advanced computer skills training, developmental classes to rebuild self-esteem, and job search skills to low income single moms and displaced homemakers.
For the past four years, Sue has been actively involved in the Beaver County Women's Conference. "Ever since the success of the first Women's Conference, four years ago, I have come to realize the importance of who we are as women. We are the people who make it happen! We walk the walk and talk the talk! And as we grow older, our mothers become our mentors and we realize the importance of our mothers' footsteps. We also realize as we grow older that the steps we take now are the steps our daughters and granddaughters will be following. We realize that sometimes it's just taking that first step toward your PASSION that gets you started on a path toward a rewarding life style and career." Sue Dunlap is actively working so that many women in Beaver County have the opportunity to take that first step, to gain the skills that will lead to a better life for themselves and their children.
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AAUW Releases Federal Policy Agenda
AAUW recently released the 2009–10 federal policy agenda, a comprehensive set of goals aimed at advancing equity for women and girls that builds upon previous policy gains. Some of the highlights from the 2009–10 federal policy agenda include promoting women's economic security, expanding educational opportunities for women and girls, and promoting and defending civil rights.