May Meeting

 

Dr. Karey A. Harwood

Karey A. Harwood is Associate Professor of Religious Studies in the Department of Philosophy
and Religious Studies at North Carolina State University where she won the Outstanding
Teacher Award from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences in 2010. She is also
Associate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, a program in Interdisciplinary Studies at
NC State. The focus of her research has been in biomedical ethics and reproductive
technologies. Her book, The Infertility Treadmill: Feminist Ethics, Personal Choice, and the
Use of Reproductive Technologies, examined both the social context of reproductive
technologies and the individual experience of infertility, including the tendency of reproductive
technologies to function as a consumeristic rite of passage in coming to terms with infertility.
Her more recent work grows out of civic engagement with public education in North Carolina
and focuses on competing world views vying to shape public education in a 21st century
democratic society.

WHEN:
Tuesday, May 16th
5:15 to 7PM
WHERE:
Junior League Center
711 Hillsborough Street
(Parking on street & behind building.)

April Meeting

Bring a friend to enjoy hearing from our guest for the evening, senior director of strategic alliances at UNC-TV:

Susan Scott

Susan Scott is senior director of strategic alliances at the University of North Carolina Center for Public Television (UNC-TV) located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Prior to joining UNC-TV she served as a venture mentor and advisor to start-ups and small businesses at the Center for Entrepreneurial Development (CED). Her responsibilities included providing strategic marketing, distribution, sales and operations direction to new and existing privately owned start-ups throughout NC. She also acted as an advisor to the “Art of Cool” progressive music festival.  Susan’s career includes contract negotiations for sports rights with the NBA and NHL, vertically integrated marketing campaigns with brands like P&G, professional speaking engagements, volunteer leadership of national organizations like “Women in Cable Telecommunications”, recognitions including “Top 100 Women in Leadership” and “Top 100 Minorities in Cable”. Among her colleagues and peers Scott is repeatedly noted for her leadership capabilities, vision and positive impact on the bottom line. Susan is also the nurturer of the nascent Stuart O. Scott foundation – an organization developed to honor her brother and to help cancer fighters live close to normal lives during cancer battles.
WHEN:
Tuesday, April 18th
5:15 to 7PM
WHERE:
Junior League Center
711 Hillsborough Street
(Parking on street & behind building.)

March Meeting

Bring a friend to enjoy the distinct privilege of hearing from our guest for the evening, Durham native and world-renowned activist:

MANDY CARTER
50 Years of Organizing for Justice

In 2005, Mandy Carter was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. She was part of the 1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize who were honored in order to recognize, make visible and celebrate the impressive and valuable, yet often invisible peace work of thousands of women around the world.  These 1000 women from 150 countries were guided in their work by non-violence, integrity, and selflessness–and in recognition that some remained anonymous the 1000th woman was known as “anonyma.”
Ms. Carter will celebrate with us a major milestone in her life as an organizer. The year 2017 marks 50 years of her tireless work for greater social, racial and LGBTQA justice. Be part of helping honor Mandy Carter’s distinguished and accomplished career.
WHEN:
Tuesday, March 21th
5:15 to 7PM
WHERE:
Junior League Center
711 Hillsborough Street
(Parking on street & behind building.)

February Meeting

Our Featured Speaker: Gregoria Smith, Ph. D.

PERCEPTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN AMERICAN WOMEN: Focus on the Workplace
 

The question our speaker intends to answer is this:   “In what ways may we make our diversity a positive aspect of our common life?”

Dr. Smith will present not only sociopolitical, economic “facts”–which she considers merely scholarly descriptions of populations. Digging deeper, she will draw our attention to each individual selected Asian woman’s story as unique. In Smith’s view, women’s journeys and contributions together make up a rich heritage of mixed identities.

WHEN:
Tuesday, February 21th
5:15 to 7PM
WHERE:
Junior League Center
711 Hillsborough Street
(Parking on street & behind building.)

January Meeting

Our Featured Speaker: Denny McGuire
 
“So…What’s Next?”
 

Overview & Synopsis of Issues That Impact Women

Denny McGuire AAUW State Policy Chair

She is also our Liaison between the State Board and AAUW of Raleigh-Wake Branch.

WHEN:
Tuesday, January 16th
5:15 to 7PM
WHERE:
Junior League Center
711 Hillsborough Street
(Parking on street & behind building.)

AAUW Branch Potluck: Dec 13th, 5:15-7PM

Tis the Season for a Festive Gathering!
 
Please bring a dish to share and enjoy a 
 
Holiday Potluck 
 
with your AAUW friends,
new and of longstanding.
WHEN:
Tuesday, December 13th
5:15 to 7PM
WHERE:
Junior League Center
711 Hillsborough Street
(Parking on street & behind building.)
RSVP:
Please reply to Terry Wall
 by noon this coming FRIDAY. Thanks!
 
A suggestion from your Membership VP:
If someone in your life has expressed interest in
the mission & strong public presence of
the American Association of University Women,
Bring her along! 

November 15th Meeting

Go Global NC

with speaker Carey Rudell

Learning to navigate a changing world is essential to North Carolina’s progress. Go Global NC, a non-partisan and nonprofit organization, empowers North Carolina citizens with the skills, understanding, connections, and knowledge to succeed in a global community.  Go Global NC’s overseas and domestic programs deliver transformative learning experiences which help business, policy, and education leaders position North Carolina for economic success.  Carey Rudell, program director of Go Global NC’s Global Leaders Program, will overview Go Global NC’s mission and initiatives and begin the conversation about possible partnership opportunities with AAUW .  She will also introduce the 2017 Global Leaders Program which will take women legislators, business executives, and community leaders to Germany to study international best practices that increase women’s participation in the work force. 

About the speaker:  Before joining Go Global NC in 2016, Carey Rudell was a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State. In her most recent role at the State Department, she designed and managed International Visitor Leadership Programs (IVLP). Through IVLP, the State Department’s premier professional exchange program, foreign leaders examine U.S. approaches to international challenges and cultivate lasting relationships with their American counterparts. Carey previously served as the Portugal country desk officer, where she worked closely with the Department of Defense on the U.S. Air Force streamlining of its base in the Azores. Her first Foreign Service tour was in Mumbai, India, where she adjudicated nonimmigrant visas and provided consular services to U.S. citizens living and traveling in India.

Come & bring a friend to the meeting of your Raleigh-Wake Branch:
Where: The Junior League Center for Community Leadership
711 Hillsborough St, Raleigh 27603
When: Tuesday evening, November 15th, 2016
5:15 – Hospitality ~~ 5:30 -Program

The Center for Community Leadership is in the Junior League of Raleigh building. There is parking behind the building — enter from St. Mary’s St.

October 18th meeting

The Power of Women:  AAUW’s Grants, Fellowships & NEW Publication

In 2016, $3.7 million in funding for more than 230 fellowships & grants.

WHO gets funded? WHAT gets funded? What DIFFERENCE does it make?

Moderator:     Terry Wall    American Fellowship Recipient (1989-90)

Speakers:

(1) Beth Dehghan   Prospective CAG Recipient (2017-2020)

Beth will describe two active Women NC projects and ask for feedback on how well each is aligned with aspects of the AAUW mission.                     

(2) Brandy Burnett    Community Action Grant Recipient (2016-17)

Brandy successfully navigated the application process, tweaked her program to match goals laid out in her proposal, and is now making scheduled reports to AAUW. She’ll describe lessons learned to date.

Come & bring a friend to the meeting of your Raleigh-Wake Branch:
Where: The Junior League Center for Community Leadership
711 Hillsborough St, Raleigh 27603
When: Tuesday evening, October 18th, 2016
5:15 – Hospitality ~~ 5:30 -Program

The Center for Community Leadership is in the Junior League of Raleigh building. There is parking behind the building — enter from St. Mary’s St.

September 20th Meeting

You Can Vote

Get an expert briefing on voting laws

Kate Fellman is the Program Director for You Can Vote. She has trained and mobilized over 650 volunteers in 2016 to educate 100,000 voters at a time when changes in the laws can be overwhelming. Kate has over 15 years of experience in community organizing and electoral politics.

YOU CAN VOTE is a non-partisan grassroots effort to Educate, Empower and EQUIP those eligible to vote in North Carolina. This volunteer coalition was formed by citizens and civic groups who wanted to ensure North Carolinians were prepared to vote and not disenfranchised as a result of multiple changes to our voting laws.

Ms. Fellman will facilitate a training for AAUW’s Raleigh-Wake branch. We are honored that she is investing her time and expertise so that we can ensure the education and registration of more voters before the general election in November.

Feel free to bring interested individuals along. Also, please RSVP so that our set-up will be adequate. 

We look forward to seeing members and friends of the branch after our summer hiatus!

Come & bring a friend to the meeting of your Raleigh-Wake Branch:
Where: The Junior League Center for Community Leadership
711 Hillsborough St, Raleigh 27603
When: Tuesday evening, March 15, 2016
5:15 – Hospitality ~~ 5:30 -Program

The Center for Community Leadership is in the Junior League of Raleigh building. There is parking behind the building — enter from St. Mary’s St.