Women's and Gender Studies Program

Friday, February 16, 2018

• Biggest Winner

  Feb. 16, 2018 at 12 a.m. until 11:59 p.m.
  Recreation and Wellness Center

  The Biggest Winner challenge is a 12 week program (with a one week try out) designed to help students improve exercise and nutrition habits in order to improve total wellness, along with reducing the risk of chronic disease. Students will receive assistance and guidance from certified trainers to help implement healthy behavioral changes that will increase their quality of life. …

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• 2018 IWIC Women in TECH: The Next Generation of Activists

  Feb. 16, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.
  Student Union: Key West Ballroom (Room 218A)

  The Women's and Gender Studies third International Women’s Issues Conference (IWIC) Women in TECH: The Next Generation of Activists offering discussions, panels and research presentations by international, national and local scholars on a variety of themes dealing with women’s issues. The conference invites dialogues surrounding Women’s Issues about the areas of information and knowledge: power and leadership; education and policy; …

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• A Talk with Dr. Josephine Kulea, Samburu Girls Foundation

  Feb. 16, 2018 at 1:15 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.
  Student Union: Key West Ballroom (Room 218AB)

  Dr. Josephine Kulea, HSC is the Founder and Executive Director of Samburu Girls Foundation(SGF). She is a courageous youth activist. Her organization addresses Harmful Cultural Practicesfacing children in the pastoralist communities in Northern Kenya. These practices include: child marriages youngest bride rescued is 7 years, female genital mutilation(FGM) which is still rampant and is done on the day of the …

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