VOL I, No 1

November 1994

COORDINATOR'S CORNER

This first issue of our newsletter serves two purposes. It will alert you to our initiation of this attempt to keep you informed about Women's Studies activities on our campus, both at the level of the program and at the level of individuals within the program. It will also give you the opportunity to tell us whether (and how) you would like to receive future issues by returning the attached form or by sending an electronic response. The newsletter will be produced on an approximately monthly basis throughout the Autumn, Winter, and Spring quarters, with the possibility of one Summer issue. Quasi-regular features of the newsletter will be the "Coordinator's Corner," a brief "Faculty Profile" (which introduces me this time, since I know more about me at the moment than about people we will feature in the future), and a calendar of upcoming events. Individuals who have items they feel would be pertinent to women's Studies are encouraged to submit them to me or Norma Hassell via P-mail or at MC 1217.

Welcome to our new effort to open communication lines. Let us know if you would like to keep them so.

FACULTY PROFILE

GLORIA WURST, PROFESSOR OF ZOOLOGY AND COORDINATOR OF WOMEN'S STUDIES, joined the faculty at Weber State in 1978. A native of Pennsylvania, she holds a B.S. in Biology from Juniata College (Huntington,PA) and an M.S. & Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to coming to W.S.U., she worked for one year as Coordinator of Educational Media at Colorado State University (Fort Collins) and then fro three years as a research associate and curatorial associate in herpetology at the University of California-Berkeley. Gloria has taught a variety of courses in the Zoology Department (especially anatomy and physiology) and several courses in the Honors Program; she has team-taught Women's Studies 405 with Kathryn MacKay the first two years of the program. Salamander population genetics is the current focus of her zoological research. Gloria's commitment to life-long learning leads her to take a variety of courses across campus, focusing on the Arts & Humanities in order to balance a heavy commitment to scientific thinking. Her advice to students is, "Ground yourselves with good preparation, take educational risks to broaden your horizons, have confidence in your knowledge and experience, and approach any interpersonal interaction with an attitude of respect and curiosity."

SPECIAL THANK YOU-

To all who participated in our Women's Pot Luck Picnic Sunday, October 9. Look for - -another opportunity to attend next year.

Also, thanks to all who attended the vigil held to remember domestic violence victims on October 19. We were gratified to see such strong support from the campus and community. Call WS office for information on plans for a public discussion of Proposition I.

WS STAFF CO-AUTHORED A BOOK

"Quilt Culture: Tracing the Pattern," released this summer, is the culmination of four years of piecework by Judy Elsley, Assistant Professor of English and Cheryl Torsney; Associate Professor of English at West Virginia University. Judy teaches a course titled "Text and Textile: Quilts in Literature" for Women's Studies. Congratulations Judy!!

REMEMBER - Let's support our Women's athletic programs here on campus.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

November 1 - Critchlow Lecture: Valeen Tippetts Avery, Co-Author of Mormon Enigma, a Biography of Emma Smith. Comes to Utah 1869-1875." Library Special Collections, 2:30 p.m. Coffee and conversation with interested persons, 6:30 p.m.

November 3 - Women's Studies Executive Council meeting will be held in room SS 137,

2:30 p.m.

November 4 - Consortium for Utah Women in Higher Education Presents: "Power over, Power to" by Ann W Hart, 9 a.m.-1, U of U.

November 5 - Expanding your Horizons Conference, Utah Math/Science Network, WSU campus.

November 8 - Deadline for submission of proposals to National Women's Studies Association Conference, Laramie, WY, June 1995. Conference theme: "Women's Movements: Cultural, Intellectual and Political (R)evolutions." Faculty are encouraged to consider attending and presenting papers.

November 10 - Salute to Women Veterans, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Bldg 8, Multipurpose Center, VA Medical Ctr, 500 Foothill Dr., SLC. In honor of American Service Women.

November 17- Reading & Discussion Series - Chapman Branch Library, 577 S 900 W, SLC, with speaker Dr. Eduardo Elias from U of U "The Miraculous Day of Amalia Gomez."

November 17-20 - AAHE's Fifth National Conference on School/College Collaboration, The Grand Hyatt, Washington D.C.

November 18 - Utah NOW Women of Courageous Action Awards Dinner to honor Jamee Roberts, Jane Marquardt, Sandra Beynon, and JEDI Women, 6:30 p.m., $27 per person, Doubletree Hotel, SLC.

November 21 - Dec 6 -Class schedules will be entered into the Staars for Spring Quarter. Proposals for cross-listing new courses should be turned into Women's Studies Coordinator ASAP for Faculty Committee approval.

"VIDEO DAYS" FILM SERIES:

Nov. 1 - "Sex and Justice"

Nov 15 - "Dreamworld: Desire/Sex/Power"

Nov 29 - "The Company of Strangers"

November 24-25 - THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

DON'T FORGET TO VOTE NOV 8!

Contact Women's Studies Office by phone or electronic mail for further information on events listed.