March - AAUW State College Branch

Presidents’ Log
The Used Book Sale donation bins
come in at the close of Saturday,
March 2; but the work of members
who sort, price and stack books at
the workshop continues unseen by
many of us. Similarly, members
represent us throughout the year
on other organizations and their
efforts often go unseen. These
include Jennifer Mastrofski and Kris
Crassweller on the United Nations
Association, Betty Traverse on the
Spirit of Internationalization Award
Selection Committee, and Chriss
Schultz and Amy Wilson on the
Centre County Council for Human
Services (CCCHS).
We also thank many individuals for
their
recent
work:
Awards
Committee members for their
selection of the branch's 2013
award recipients and Programs
Committee members for their
efforts to plan the April 23 Awards
Program and the May 30
Scholarship Banquet.
Nancy
DeWalle and Nancy Eberly have
held several meetings to plan for
the May 11 - 14 Used Book Sale.
Their meetings have focused on
communications with used book
dealers and volunteers, planning
for sale PR and marketing, and
modifying the processes of
scheduling volunteers.
Carol Hodes and Michelle Decker
are planning their approach to
membership renewal. With many
of their recommendations adopted
(see LOG, page 4)
New tagline also introduced
For the past several months, AAUW national has been working on a new logo
and tagline to go with it. Many submissions for a new tagline centered around
themes of empowerment, and the working group selected “empowering women
since 1881” as a natural fit which conveys our impressive history. This dovetails
perfectly with the theme of the AAUW-PA annual meeting (see pages 8-9). The
goals for a logo were to find a more readable typeface, a more diverse color
palette for publications and the AAUW website, and to emphasize the "W" as the
central element in our name and our work.
The result is shown above in the masthead. The new logo uses a typeface called
MuseoSans, an easy-to-read, sturdy, geometric font, and features a line that
moves up to encircle the "W" in AAUW. The color palette is modern and bold
and easily complements a wide range of other colors, including the many
versions of teal that now exist within our AAUW community.
Branch STEM Scholarships
for Girls Available!
AAUW State College Branch is excited to announce a brand new opportunity for
Centre County middle school girls, in partnership with Science-U! Scholarship
awards are now available to pay the camp fee for selected recipients to attend a
2013 Science-U day camp of her choice. Applications are being accepted NOW,
and are due March 15th.
SELECTION CRITERIA:
 Centre County resident girls entering 6th,
7th, or 8th grade in Fall 2013
 Sincere interest in Science, Technology,
Engineering, and/or Math (STEM)
• Demonstration of a positive attitude and strength of character
• Eligibility for financial assistance.*
APPLYING FOR A SCHOLARSHIP:
1. Application—visit www.sciencecamps.psu.edu and complete the online
registration form for an age-appropriate camp of your choice. Paper
registration forms are also available; to request one, contact Patti Kenney at
(814) 865-0509 or [email protected].
See STEM SCHOLARSHIPS, page 2)
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STEM Program Introduces “GAMES”
Exciting news! Our STEM program now includes an after-school
enrichment program for middle-school girls in the Bald Eagle area. It
is called GAMES, which stands for Girls Active in Math, Engineering,
and Science. Similar to the CSI (Challenging Science Investigations)
program in State College, and the GaLS (Girls Love Science) program
in Bellefonte, GAMES will provide girls in Bald Eagle with the
opportunity to work in teams as they design, construct, and test a
Rube Goldberg device, circuits, and a solar-powered race car. To
learn more about the Bald Eagle program, contact Kathy Gee,
[email protected].
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STEM Program Sparks
Curiosity and Learning
Both the GaLS program in Bellefonte and the new GAMES program in
Bald Eagle (co-sponsored with the school districts) are wrapping up
their 5-week winter session this March with showcase events planned
for their families on the final day.
To learn more about the GaLS, GAMES or CSI programs or to
volunteer for future sessions, contact AAUW STEM Co-Chairs Mary
Dupuis, [email protected], or Kristin Dreyer, [email protected].
(STEM SCHOLARSHIPS, page 1)
2. Support Materials—within 2 weeks of registering (and before
March 15th), applicants are asked to mail the following support
materials:



Applicant Essay—a 100 word "handwritten" essay on why they
want to go to a Penn State Science-U camp. No typed or
computer-produced letters will be accepted.
Recommendation Form—the applicant should ask a non-parent
adult (such as a teacher, counselor, coach or mentor) to complete
a recommendation form.
Parent/guardians are asked to send a letter to explain why their
child deserves this experience, how it will benefit her, and how
she will enhance the environment and/or diversity of the camp.
Mail application materials to: AAUW STEM Scholarship, Science-U
Camp, Attention: Patricia Kenney, The Pennsylvania State University,
Eberly College of Science Outreach Office, 234 Ritenour Building,
University Park, PA 16802.
All completed applications must be
received by March 15, 2013. Awardees will be notified by March 30,
2013.
Questions? Contact Patti Kenney at (814) 865-0509 or
[email protected].
* Verification of financial eligibility criterion is required during this
initial step. When prompted “Do you wish to apply for financial aid for
this camp?” click “Yes…” and answer the questions that follow. Finish
and submit the online registration form, but do not pay for the camp.
Instead, complete and mail step 2 materials within two weeks.
Please inform deserving and eligible local girls about this opportunity
now, along with counselors, teachers, and administrators. Thank you!
Learn more about Science-U: http://www.sciencecamps.psu.edu/
Above, a 2012 CSI (Challenging Science
Investigations) session engages girls, volunteers,
mentors, and teachers alike.
AAUW STEM Co-Chairs Mary Dupuis and
Kristin Dreyer thank all of the STEM
committee members and volunteers for their
wonderful support.
School district members:
Kathy Gee and Jacy Clark (Bald Eagle Area
School District); Jill Crisan and Nicole Eckley
(Bellefonte Area School District); Wendy
Watts, Beth Keim, Christina Kohl, and Donna
Ricketts (State College Area School District).
Other community members:
Michele Crowl (Discovery Space of Central
PA); Candace Davison (PSU Breazeale Nuclear
Reactor); Carol Hodes (Graduate Women in
Science); Patti Kenney (Eberly College of
Science Outreach Office); Cheryl Knobloch,
(PSU Women in Engineering Program);
Melissa
Marshall
(PSU
Engineering
Ambassadors); Heather Nelson (PA Space
Grant Consortium & Astrobiology Research
Center); Deborah Wells (Mathematics
Educator).
In addition to Candace, Carol and Heather,
mentioned above, branch members Virginia
Brickwedde and Trudy Levine have also have
participated in the committee's work.
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Used Book Workshop Humming Along
Here it is, March already, and we are swinging into full gear for this year’s book
sale May 11-14. We are making some changes to our process, so bear with us!
Louise Tukey
has retired from
scheduling book
sale volunteers.
After many years of scheduling our volunteers for the book
sale, Louise Tukey has decided to step down. Thank you,
Louise, for your hours and hours spent on the phone
contacting volunteers! We are now figuring out a way to use
the available technology to make the scheduling chore less
time-consuming and more efficient for us all. One way to do
this is to make use of email. All our volunteers will receive a
letter soon detailing how you can help. Since this is the first
year we are trying this, we hope you will help by responding
quickly when you receive an email or occasional a phone call.
Anne Heinsohn and Gert Finley continue to help, and Nancy
Eberly will be handling the email database.
At the work shop, we have instituted a new plan for
oversight. We now have two “leads” for Tuesdays’
and Wednesdays’ sorting/pricing crews. Betty
Traverse and Nancy Weinreb head up the Tuesday
crew and Peggy Schlegel and Nancy Eberly cover
Wednesdays. Donna Trapp and Connie Wheeler
head up the Monday evening crew. This has been
working well, but it does require a lot of
communication among the leads.
Also at the daytime workshop, we have added two
new male helpers, who have been life savers for us.
Mike Williams comes courtesy of RSVP. He was
looking for a way to get more exercise, and all the Workshop volunteer Angie
Hay is a superb book sorter.
lifting, stacking and tearing down is better than the
gym, according to Mike. Leroy King comes all the way from the Howard area to
help us on Wednesdays. His willingness to do every chore asked of him quickly
and cheerfully has lightened the load and saved the backs of our volunteers.
We also send kudos to Donna Trapp, et al. She is in charge of the physical plant
at the workshop, and she, with the help of her husband Jeff and two sons, empty
the bins every day and keep us organized as to where we will store the empty
boxes, the priced boxes and the unsorted, unpriced boxes of books. It is a ton of
work, and Donna and her family do it pleasantly and faithfully. We are really
lucky to have them.
Over the next
few
months,
we’ll
share
stories from the
book workshop
and the sale. In
addition to fond
memories, there
are more in the
making! —Editor
TALES
Recycling, again and again
Our family uses the used book sale
as a lending library. Buy a book,
leave the price on, read it, and then
return it to sell again. —Mimi Reed
Sweet Memories
A gentleman came up to me after
an
AAUW-STEM
program
I
presented recently. He said that
his now deceased mom had been a
book workshop volunteer for many
years, and that he had fond
memories of loading books into the
trucks as a Boy Scout.
—Candace Davison
Waiting at the HUB Fishbowl
My earliest book sale recollections
are taking my kids to the sale when
it was in the HUB. We'd wait in line
as it wound around the “Fishbowl.”
Today, I am fortunate that my
daughter resides locally. We go to
the sale and load up on books that
we read and swap back and forth
during the year.
—Charlene Harrison
Bonus
Outcome
That’s the rundown! We look forward to seeing you at the sale, if not before.
In 2012, we recycled 63,896
pounds of recyclables which
includes 63,764 pounds of mixed
paper and 132 pounds of metal
cans through the Used Book
Workshop.
Nancy DeWalle, Nancy Eberly and Donna Trapp, Book Sale Co-Chairs
Who would have guessed we
drank that much soda?
Last, but not least, we need to thank Suzanne Kerlin and Sherry Crassweller, who
still give us countless hours of help and advice. Suzanne is handling our publicity
and Sherry helps keep the workshop running by keeping an eye on and ordering
supplies, among many other tasks.
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Mark Your Calendar
AAUW Awards Gathering
Tuesday, April 23rd, 6:00 p.m., 201 Borough Bldg.
AAUW Used Book Sale
May 11—14, 9:00 a.m.—9:00 p.m., PSU Ag Arena
AAUW Scholarship Banquet
Thursday, May 30th, 6:00 p.m., Toftrees
Details forthcoming in the branch April and May newsletters.
¡Adelante! Book Club
Our book for the March meeting is State of Wonder
by Ann Patchett. This book is available from Schlow
Library as well as from the online booksellers.
We'll meet Thursday, March 28th at noon at Café
Lemont. Everyone interested is welcome. Contact
Pat
Kephart
for
more
information
at
[email protected] or 234-2524.
(LOG, from page 1)
by the branch board, members of the financially-focused task forces
now turn their attention to bylaws changes. In the meantime, the
Policies and Procedures Committee chaired by Talat Azhar continues its
work. With the March 1 deadline looming for the Scholarship
Committee, they soon will turn to the very difficult task of selecting our
four scholarship recipients to be honored at the Scholarship Banquet.
The Funds Distribution Committee has an application deadline of April
1 and are providing community grant applicants the ability to submit
their proposals online for the very first time.
Although the list could be longer, our newsletter editor's word limit
looms! We close by acknowledging the contributions so many are
making within the branch and on our behalf.
Candace Davison and Charlene Harrison, State College Branch Co-Presidents
Women’s Empowerment Group Notes
The Coalition for Women’s Empowerment (CWE)
Steering Team is rewriting our goals and mission
statement, with plans to publish an update in the next
newsletter. If members have any ideas about information to include
on the CWE website, or organizations to include in our contact list,
contact Blaire Toso at [email protected].
Thursday, April 25 CCCHS
Volunteer of the Year Dinner
Congratulations to
Charlene Harrison,
our CCCHS branch
Volunteer of the
Year! She will be
honored at the annual Centre County
Council for Human Services (CCCHS) Rose
Cologne Volunteer Dinner. The dinner will
be held on Thursday, April 25, at the Penn
Stater. A social hour starts at 6:00 p.m., and
dinner will be served at 7:00 p.m.
We will have our own table, and the cost to
attend is $25. Mail your reservation today
with your name, meal choice (chicken or
vegetable ravioli) and check payable to
AAUW State College Branch c/o Sue Werner,
1324 Apple Tree Circle, State College, PA
16803. Reservations due April 8th.
Grants
Applications
Due April 1st
The AAUW State College Branch community
grant application is available on the branc
website, and may be submitted online:
http://www.aauwstatecollege.org/grants/
nonprofit.html
Applicants must serve women and girls who
reside in Centre County, and the
organization’s proposal must be for an
educational program or project. Grant
proposals are due April 1st.
In 2012, our branch awarded approximately
$63,000 to 24 community organizations. If
you are aware of any organization who fits
our grant criteria and is in need of funds,
please refer this information to them.
For details, contact Funds Distribution
Committee co-chairs, Connie Wheeler,
[email protected] or
Gert Finley, [email protected].
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Volume 46, Number 5
Women’s Involvement Crucial
for Coming Penn State
Board of Trustees Election
At the national level, AAUW's
2012 “It's My Vote, I Will Be
Heard” campaign focused on
getting more young women involved in
the electoral process. In October 2012,
our branch sponsored a women in politics
program at which the importance of
women seeking elected office locally and
voting were stressed.
Only five women are among the 30 voting
members currently seated on the
university's Board of Trustees (BOT). In
2012, seventeen women were among the
86 candidates for three alumni trustee
seats. None was elected. For the past
three years, one woman for every two
men has voted in the alumni trustee
elections. Many branch members have
degrees from and/or have worked at
Penn State, and three of our scholarship
recipients attend the university. We can
increase the number of female BOT
members by increasing the number of
informed women who vote.
Members of the Penn State Alumni
Association and/or donors to the
university
automatically
receive
nomination and election ballots for the
alumni trustee elections.
However,
others can vote. They need to have a
first, baccalaureate, or advanced degree
or be a former student who attended full
time for at least one semester or two
terms, have been in a degree-seeking
program, and have passed. Those eligible
need to send an email to [email protected]
to request an election ballot providing
their complete name at time of
graduation (maiden name included), year
of graduation/attendance, college and
major, current e-mail address (where
they would like to receive ballots), and
mailing address. —Charlene Harrison
VAWA, the Violence Against Women Act, needs to be reauthorized. That is
the immediate problem. According to Anne Ard (Executive Director of the
CCWRC) and the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), we
need to work with our Representative. G. T. Thompson to have him support
this reauthorization, which should have occurred during the last Congress.
Reauthorization of VAWA is one of the strongest planks in the national
AAUW Public Policy program.
According to NNEDV, last year the Senate passed a strong, bipartisan bill
that would provide avenues to safety for all victims, but the House was
unable to pass a bill with comparable provisions. The Senate has now
passed the newly expanded bill once again, and it is now important for the
house to follow suit.
NNEDV calls VAWA “the cornerstone of our nation’s
response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault and stalking, and because of VAWA, millions of
victims have received lifesaving services and support.” Anne
Ard reports that here in Centre County, “VAWA funds multiple programs,
including the STOP Grant collaboration (advocates from the Centre County
Women’s Resource Center, a police officer and staff in the District
Attorney’s office); the Victim Centered Intensive Case Management Unit,
run out of the State College Police Department; the Child Access Center for
safe custody exchanges and supervised visitations; and our Civil Legal
Representation Project.” She states that VAWA is critical to their work in
Centre County.
NNEDV also calls for additional programs, especially
expanded protections, safety and access to justice for Native
American, immigrant, and LGBT victims, including
“strengthened housing protections that provide emergency
housing transfer options for survivors, as well as
implementation of transparent and effective accountability
on college campuses and to communities of color.” The
NNEDV urges that a reauthorized VAWA includes measures to strengthen
and support, not eliminate, programs that assist victims. We need to show
support for these expanded protections because they met resistance in the
House of Representatives last year. All are included in the bill recently
passed by the Senate.
You can support VAWA’s reauthorization by writing or calling Congressman
Thompson or any of the congressional leaders involved in the process.
Contact Mr. Thompson at his office (DC: 202-225-5121; Bellefonte: 3530215; web site: www.thompson.house.gov). We who are fortunate may not
fully understand the pain and anguish of our sisters in need. However, we
can understand that they need support. This is one way we can help.
Mary Dupuis and Dianne Gregg, Co-Chairs, Public Policy
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Welcome,
New Members!
Members Meaning Business
If you have started your own business and would like to
share something about your work, contact Connie
Schroeder, [email protected].
Centrice Mulfinger:
Child Focused Family Centered
AAUW State College
Branch member Centrice
(Martin) Mulfinger’s life
has taken off since she
received a State College
Branch scholarship in
2009. With her master’s
degree in Education,
Centrice
launched
a
program called Child
Centrice’s experiences as a Focused Family Centered
single mom led her to found (CFFC) in 2012.
She
the program Child Focused designed the website to
Family Centered.
support the program and
is now working on curriculum materials.
CFFC offers programs for
never-married, divorced,
separated, and re-married
parents, including parent
mediation, parent coordination, and co-parenting
programs for parents looking to avoid or resolve coparenting matters.
Centrice has been co-parenting with her daughter’s
father and his wife for the last 9 years. Centrice and
her husband have also been co-parenting with her
step-son’s mother for the last 6 years. Together, Lucas
and Centrice enjoy raising their 3 year-old son.
“Having a blended family with values that emphasize
family and education is an eye-opening experience,”
Centrice commented. Her personal experiences,
combined with her education, have allowed her to
help others living in similar situations.
Learn more about Child Focused Family Centered
by visiting www.childfocusedfamilycentered.com,
or contact Centrice at (814) 353-4277,
[email protected].
Kristine Crassweller
[email protected]
Hi! While I am technically a new member
of AAUW, I like to consider myself an
unofficial life long member. I have worked
at the AAUW book sale since I was 10
years old. Back then the warehouse was
on Sparks Street.
I remember putting
price stickers on books, back in a corner.
After college, I spent a few years abroad teaching English and
traveling the world. Because of my experiences, I came back
to the states to pursue an M.A. in coexistence and conflict
management. After that, I knew it was time to make my
membership official. Since becoming a branch member I
have served as co-liaison from the AAUW to the Centre
County United Nations Association, helping with the annual
UNA dinner last fall. Currently, I am seeking further
opportunities to work in conflict management.
Barbara Grignano
[email protected]
My name is Barbara Conner Grignano. I
graduated from Carlow University
(Pittsburgh, PA) in 1966 with a Bachelor
of Science in Nursing degree. I worked at
Magee-Women’s Hospital and then in a
large private obstetrics and gynecology practice with an
emphasis on female infertility.
I did a career switch in the early 90s, focusing on Health
Information Management. I specialized in Medical Coding
drawing on my healthcare knowledge. I worked for the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center at the Shadyside and
St. Margaret campuses and then from home after my
husband and I relocated to Boalsburg in 2005. I retired in
November 2012.
My husband, Chenzie Grignano, and I both grew up in York
and went to college in Pittsburgh. We lived in the city of
Pittsburgh for 40 years and always yearned for the country
life...hence our relocation to this beautiful area. I am an
active volunteer at the Boalsburg Heritage Museum.
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Welcome,
New Members!
Judy Lawrence
[email protected]
I am absolutely delighted to once
again embrace AAUW membership.
While living and working in Dover,
Delaware, I was a member of the
AAUW Delaware, Dover Branch.
While a member, I had the opportunity to be on the
planning committee that successfully recruited
astronaut Dr. Sally Ride to come to Dover and meet
with young girls to discuss pursuing careers in
mathematics and science. Sally’s passion for the field of
science was evident to all who met her. It was an
unforgettable experience.
My passion is all things elementary education—from
curriculum design and implementation, to working with
educators in providing an environment that challenges
diverse learners, to using data analysis to reform schools
from within. I am particularly interested in working with
young girls, to improve literacy skills that are linked to
standards-based science and mathematics content.
I hope to start volunteering at Schlow Memorial Library
in the near future. I have encouraged my children to
support their communities. My daughter is involved in
the Girls on the Run DC Program. My son has served as
an adult mentor for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater
Pittsburgh for the past three years. I look forward to
being a part of the AAUW State College.
Heather Nelson—[email protected]
Hi! I am the Assistant Director of the
NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant
Consortium and the Education and
Public Outreach coordinator for the
Penn State Astrobiology Research
Center. I facilitate STEM higher
education and research projects at
colleges
and
universities
in
Pennsylvania, in accordance with NASA Education
priorities with an emphasis on STEM workforce
(see HEATHER, adjoining column)
Mimi Reed—[email protected]
I’m a native of Hollidaysburg and a
graduate of American University with a
BA in Government and Public
Administration, 1967.
I’ve lived in
Washington DC and spent most of my
early married life in Birmingham,
Michigan, a Detroit suburb, where my husband Fred, a
Penn Wharton grad (and native Pennsylvanian) worked for
Ford Motor Company. When Fred took early retirement in
1994, we relocated with our daughter Sarah, then ten, to
State College. In a few more years we will finally be
accepted as “locals.”
I enjoy genealogy, travel, reading, gardening, cooking,
politics, and frequent visits to see Sarah, also an American
University grad who works at the Department of the
Treasury in Washington. We are pet lovers; our largest
census several years ago was three dogs and ten cats, but
we are now down to one dog and seven kitties.
One of the highlights of living here in State College for us
has been the annual AAUW book sale. I look forward to
volunteering for it!
(HEATHER continued)
development. My focus is on new ways to get students and
the general public, especially girls, excited about Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
I have been on the STEM Committee for a year and am
thrilled to finally be a member of the Branch and to be
working with Mary, Kristin, and Candace. Before joining
Space Grant in 2008, I received my BS from Penn State in
Environmental Resource Management and worked for ten
years in the Penn State Department of Geosciences
managing a large database and a dynamic research
consortium. I’m currently pursuing a Master of Education
in Earth Sciences through Penn State. When not working or
studying, I enjoy outdoor activities with my husband,
Steve, and our dog, Calder.
Get Well Wishes to Eldonna (Carol)
Eicher, who had knee replacement
surgeries, one in mid-December and
the other at the end of January. Also,
sympathy to her on the death of her mother in November.
Sympathy to Sally Kalin, whose aunt died in Pittsburgh in
January.
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Call for Nominations
for Branch Offices
Are you interested in being a part of our branch leadership
team? We have a few openings on our officer slate, listed
below. Accepting an office is both a responsibility and a
wonderful opportunity to use and develop your leadership
skills. To discuss what is required of these positions, or to
nominate yourself to run for an office, contact Nominating/
Leadership
Committee
Chair
Cecilia
Mills
at
[email protected]. Nancy Weinreb and Angela Sommers
are the other committee members.
The slate of individuals running for AAUW State College
Branch offices, holding terms for 2013—2015, will be formally
elected at a brief business meeting following our Awards
Gathering on April 23rd, scheduled for 6:00 p.m. in 201
Borough Building.
2013-2015 OFFICER SLATE
Raise your
hand!
Co-President
(1) Charlene Harrison
(2) OPEN
Program Vice President
OPEN
Marketing and Communications
Vice President
Victoria Sanchez
Finance Vice President
Sally Kalin
Plan to attend!
AAUW-PA Annual Meeting
Saturday, April 13th
Toftrees Resort, State College
Empowering Women
The theme of the meeting is
empowerment, and the keynote
speaker will be Christianne Corbett,
AAUW Senior Researcher and coauthor of the newly released report
Graduating to a Pay Gap.
http://www.aauw.org/
GraduatetoaPayGap/upload/
AAUWGraduatingtoaPayGap
Christianne Corbett,
Keynote Speaker
Enjoy meeting and interacting with AAUW members
from around the state, while attending sessions on
important branch topics such as membership, student
affiliates, AAUW national priorities; website,
leadership development, visibility and publicity,
advocacy, and more. The advocacy session will focus
on public policy, pay equity, Marcellus shale, human
trafficking and more.
Branch members are invited to join the AAUW-PA
state board on Friday, April 12th, for pizza (6:00 p.m.),
an update from AAUW National and AAUW-PA Town
Hall (7:00 p.m.) and a viewing of the movie Miss
Representation (8:30 p.m.).
BRANCH VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Vote Now for AAUW-PA 2013 Officers
It’s time to elect executive officers of the AAUW-PA state
board. To learn more about the candidates, visit the last
issue of the Keystoner, pages 6-7:
http://aauw-pa.aauw.net/files/2013/02/AAUW-PA-Keystoner-ENews-February-2013.pdf
Paper ballot voting will be available at our March and April
board meetings, and at the Used Book Workshop (2100 East
College Avenue) during regular book workshop hours March
18—20th: Monday, 6:00-8:00 p.m.; Tuesday 9:00-2:00 p.m.;
Wednesday, 9:00-2:00 p.m.
If you can’t vote during any of these times, clip the Keystoner
ballot and mail, following the directions provided there.
Volunteers are needed Friday night for preconference registration (4:00—7:00 p.m.)
and Saturday morning from 8:00—11:00 a.m.
If you can help, contact Sherry Crassweller,
237-3861, [email protected].
The meeting also features morning sessions on
several timely topics, branch member Cecilia Mills
doing chair massage, her business partner Sue
Lembeck-Edens doing massage, and Penn State cellist
Kim Cook offering a musical interlude.
For the complete program agenda, see page 5 of the
Keystoner: http://aauw-pa.aauw.net/files/2013/02/
AAUW-PA-Keystoner-E-News-February-2013.pdf
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AAUW-PA Annual Meeting Registration Form*—April 12-13, 2013
AAUW-PA 84th Annual Meeting, Toftrees Golf Resort & Conference Center, One Country Club Lane, State College, PA 16803
*Online Registration also available. To complete: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/AAUWPA2013RegistrationForm
Name _________________________________Branch_____________________First-time Attendee? ____
Address______________________________________ ________________________________________
Email___________________________________________Phone__________________________________
Special Needs: Dietary ________________Physical _____________
Please indicate below if you are:
___Branch member
___State Board Member
___Branch President
___College/University Rep.
2012-2013 Outstanding Woman? ___Yes
___State Past President
___ Student Affiliate
___State Board Guest
2012-2013 Teal Award Recipient? ___Yes
Check sessions you plan to attend: (Meeting ends at 4:00 pm)
FRIDAY, APRIL 12:
___ Welcome (Pizza/Salad dinner), 6:00-7:00 pm
___ Movie (Miss Representation) 8:30-10:00 pm
___ National Update & Town Hall, 7:00-8:15 pm
SATURDAY, APRIL 13:
___ Breakfast, 8:30-10:00 am ___Chair massage 9:00-11:00 am ___Chair yoga (group session), 10:00-11:00 am
Concurrent Sessions I (select one)
Focus on AAUW:
Book Discussions:
__Membership
__Caleb’s Crossing
Concurrent Sessions 2 (select one)
Leadership:
Advocacy:
Learn and Share:
9:00-10:00 am
__Student Affiliates
__Enrique’s Journey
__National Priorities
__Favorite Books
10:15-11:15 am
__Leader Coaching and Mentoring
__Public Policy
__Pay Equity
__Marcellus Shale
__Human Trafficking
__Legislative Tracking __Gun Violence
__Icon Identification
__Social Media
__Visibility & Publicity
__Website
LUNCH CHOICES (select one)
___Curried veggie kabobs ___Chicken picatta ___Roast pork loin
Registration: ____$40 Early Bird by March 20
____$15 Student Early Bird by March 20
____$45 by April 4
____$20 Student by April 4 (with Student ID)
Core Sessions will be from 11:15 am—4:00 pm.
DISCOUNT AND REFUND POLICIES
Early Bird Registrations with full payment must be postmarked before March 20,
2013. Regular Registrations must be postmarked before April 4, 2013. Onsite
registration will be available with a $15 late fee. Registration is cancellable with full
refund if AAUW is notified by April 4, 2013. Include a stamped, self-addressed
postcard or your email address for registration confirmation. If you have any
questions about registration, contact Sherry Crassweller at (814) 237-3861 or (814)
574-2400, [email protected]. Use “Annual Meeting 2013” in the e-mail subject line.
Send registration form/check made payable to AAUW-PA c/o:
Sherry Crassweller, 2264 Charleston Drive,
State College, PA 16801
Our branch will pay the cost of the first 14
members registering to attend this meeting!
To meet the Early Bird deadline, registration
forms are due to Conference Registrar,
Sherry Crassweller by March 20th. The
branch will pay the early bird registration for
members who RSVP by this date.
Register Online: http://aauw-pa.aauw.net/.
About AAUW
Since its first meeting in 1881,
AAUW has been a catalyst for
change. Today, with more than
150,000 members and donors,
1,000 branches, and 700 college
and university partners, AAUW
advances equity for women and
girls through advocacy, education,
philanthropy, and research.
AAUW's voice has long influenced
legislative debate on critical social
issues.
It provides millions of
dollars in fellowships, grants and
awards to outstanding women from
around the globe and for
community action projects. AAUW
also funds pioneering research on
women, girls, and education.
Through leadership programs,
women and girls acquire the skills
they need to succeed and assume
leadership roles in their academic,
professional, and personal lives.
AAUW-Huntingdon
Branch Presents:
HUMAN
TRAFFICKING
Saturday, March 23rd, 12:00 noon
Brumbaugh Academic Center C116
Huntingdon, PA
Optional lunch follows at
Standing Stone Coffee Company
Speaker: Danielle Fulmer
National Human Trafficking
Resource Center at Polaris Project
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You may choose to look the other way but you
can never say again that you did not know.
—William Wilberforce, Abolitionist, 1759-1833
AAUW State College Branch
P.O. Box 735
State College, PA 16804
www.aauwstatecollege.org
Used Book Workshop
2100 East College Avenue
(814) 235-6884
Branch Co-presidents:
Candace Davison, [email protected]
Charlene Harrison, [email protected]
To join, renew, or update
your membership, contact:
Membership Vice-presidents
Michelle Decker
[email protected]
Carol Hodes
[email protected]
Newsletter:
Connie Schroeder
[email protected]
DIVERSITY STATEMENT
In principle and in practice, AAUW
values
and
seeks
a
diverse
membership.
There shall be no
barriers to full participation in this
organization on the basis of gender,
race, creed, age, sexual orientation,
national origin, disability or class.
Paper Newsletter
Hits Branch Pocket
THE SIMPLE TRUTH ABOUT
THE SIMPLE TRUTH
http://www.aauw.org/article/the-simple
-truth-about-the-simple-truth/
February 18, 2013
For a century, AAUW has advocated
for legislation and policies that
encourage and enforce fair pay in the
workplace.
Updated twice each
year with the most
current statistics,
The Simple Truth
about the Gender
Pay Gap is a
commonsense guide that provides key
facts about the gender pay gap in the
United States. Topics include the
history and definition of the pay gap;
state-by-state rankings of the pay gap;
how the pay gap is influenced by age,
race/ethnicity,
and
education;
guidance for women facing workplace
discrimination; and resources for fair
pay advocates.
Mark Your
Calendar!
About 160 people now receive
the electronic version of this newsletter. Thirtyeight others opt for the paper version. For some
people, this is a simple preference, and for others,
a necessity. One of our paper subscribers
recently sent us a check for $25 to cover the
printing and postage costs for her 2013
newsletters. We appreciated her thoughtful gift,
which acknowledged costs associated with her
newsletters.
Monday, March 4th, 11:45 a.m.
We issue newsletters every month except July
and August.
With the rising costs of paper,
printing services and postage, it now costs us
about $20 per subscription per year for our paper
subscribers. On another note, branch dues are
$8.00 per year.
Newsletter items due:
[email protected]
Website items due:
[email protected]
We’d like to hear what you think about asking
paper newsletter subscribers to pay for their
“subscription.” Share your thoughts on this to
Connie Schroeder, [email protected],
315 Hubler Road, State College, PA 16801.
Branch board meeting
Used Book Workshop
Friday, March 15th
STEM Scholarship deadline.
See pages 1-2 for details.
Wednesday, March 20th
AAUW-PA Annual Meeting Early Bird
Registration—see page 9.
Monday, March 25th
Monday, April 1st
Branch Community Grant applications
deadline. See page 4 for details.
Monday, April 8th
Reservation deadline for CCCHS
April 25th Volunteer Dinner.
See page 4 for details.