What: Kimberly Dark,“Is that a Dude: Inside Lesbian Gender”
Where: EJ Thomas Hall Stage Door
When: Sept. 22
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Also keep in mind for next year- 2010!
Feb. 12 and 13, The Vagina Monologues at EJ Thomas Hall Stage Door
March 2, 7:30 p.m. Catie Curtis at EJ Thomas Hall Stage Door for Women’s History Month
Friday, August 14, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Save The Dates!
*Meetings at 3:15pm- to be held in Women's Studies Office
September 2nd
October 7th
November 4th
December 2nd
*Popcorn Discussion Nights at 6:45pm- all but the December date will be in the College of Arts & Sciences, Rm 130
August 27th
September 24th
October 29th
November 24th
December 10th
The locations of the discussions have not as of yet been established- however we will let you know as soon as it has!
We are also planning several other events throughout the semester,and more information on these will be posted. We will also be discussing and giving event reminders at our meetings- so stay tuned! :-)
See you all soon!
Shandi
September 2nd
October 7th
November 4th
December 2nd
*Popcorn Discussion Nights at 6:45pm- all but the December date will be in the College of Arts & Sciences, Rm 130
August 27th
September 24th
October 29th
November 24th
December 10th
The locations of the discussions have not as of yet been established- however we will let you know as soon as it has!
We are also planning several other events throughout the semester,and more information on these will be posted. We will also be discussing and giving event reminders at our meetings- so stay tuned! :-)
See you all soon!
Shandi
Monday, July 27, 2009
Presenting Your New 2009-2010 LIP Service Officers!
Hi all-
The ballots have been counted, and the new officers are in! The president is now Shandi... Vice is Melanie... Tresurer is Arianna... Secretary is Meredith... and Communications is Katie.
We've been gathering ideas all summer, and are eager to post the official events calendar real soon. We look forward to see every single one of you at the events. As always we are accepting new members- both female and male. Please don't hesitate to contact us at the email on the page with any questions regarding L.I.P. Service- the purpose of the group- general questions- etc!
See You Soon!
~LIP Services Officers
The ballots have been counted, and the new officers are in! The president is now Shandi... Vice is Melanie... Tresurer is Arianna... Secretary is Meredith... and Communications is Katie.
We've been gathering ideas all summer, and are eager to post the official events calendar real soon. We look forward to see every single one of you at the events. As always we are accepting new members- both female and male. Please don't hesitate to contact us at the email on the page with any questions regarding L.I.P. Service- the purpose of the group- general questions- etc!
See You Soon!
~LIP Services Officers
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
End-of-year Update
Hello everyone,
Just two bits of business to pass along today:
* New officer election -- some of you may have been wondering why you haven't heard anything yet about the election of new officers. That is because we didn't have enough nominees in each category to have an election, so unless folks express problems with this, the people who have accepted nominations will be considered the "winner" of the position for which they were nominated. We are grateful to these people for being willing to serve next year, and we're very excited to have them! These new officers will be announced at our end-of-year event. Which brings us to...
* End-of-year shindig -- we will be having our end of year shindig next week, **Wednesday April 29 at 4-6pm in CROUSE 209**. We will be having food (exactly what is still under consideration), announcing the new officers, honoring our most-involved members, reviewing all the great stuff we did from the past year, and discussing plans for the future. Please try to join us, and bring a friend!
If you have questions or concerns, please let us know. Otherwise, we'll see you next week!
Thanks,
The L.I.P. Service 08-09 executive board
Just two bits of business to pass along today:
* New officer election -- some of you may have been wondering why you haven't heard anything yet about the election of new officers. That is because we didn't have enough nominees in each category to have an election, so unless folks express problems with this, the people who have accepted nominations will be considered the "winner" of the position for which they were nominated. We are grateful to these people for being willing to serve next year, and we're very excited to have them! These new officers will be announced at our end-of-year event. Which brings us to...
* End-of-year shindig -- we will be having our end of year shindig next week, **Wednesday April 29 at 4-6pm in CROUSE 209**. We will be having food (exactly what is still under consideration), announcing the new officers, honoring our most-involved members, reviewing all the great stuff we did from the past year, and discussing plans for the future. Please try to join us, and bring a friend!
If you have questions or concerns, please let us know. Otherwise, we'll see you next week!
Thanks,
The L.I.P. Service 08-09 executive board
Monday, April 6, 2009
ELECTION TIME and volunteers for tabling
Hi everyone,
For those of you who had volunteered to help with the L.I.P. Service Sexual Assault Awareness tabling, or those of you who were considering it, we *finally* have details to share! The tables are going to be on Tuesday April 14 and Tuesday April 21, both from 11am - 1pm in the Student Union. If you can help out by staffing the table during any/all of those times, just let us know and we'll give you more details!
It's now also time for us to elect our officers for the 2009-2010 school year! Here's the deal: if you are interested in running for office or would like to nominate one of your peers, please e-mail the group account (lipservice.ua @ gmail.com) with your nomination. The people who are nominated will be contacted and asked if they would like to accept the nomination and be included on the ballot. If you do accept the nomination, we would like you to reply with information on your major/year as well as a brief (e.g., 3-4 sentence total) comment about why you want to run for the position and what you would like to see L.I.P. Service do next year. We will be open for nominations until ONE WEEK FROM TODAY (April 13), after which time the ballot will be constructed. We will send an announcement once the ballot is ready and voting opens, with further instruction about the voting process.
Below you will see the listing of the different responsibilities associated with each officer position. In order to run for office, you need to have attended at least 2 L.I.P. Service events per semester; this is a requirement from our constitution. It's also important to note that there will be flexibility among the roles, depending upon what the elected officers decide amongst themselves. And finally, the elected officers will be required to attend a half-day retreat sometime during the second half of May in order to provide mentorship into the roles and allow a smooth transition from the current officers. If you have questions about the positions, the nomination process, or anything else election-related please let us know and we'll do our best to help. We look forward to receiving your nominations!
Thanks,
The L.I.P. Service Executive Board
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For those of you who had volunteered to help with the L.I.P. Service Sexual Assault Awareness tabling, or those of you who were considering it, we *finally* have details to share! The tables are going to be on Tuesday April 14 and Tuesday April 21, both from 11am - 1pm in the Student Union. If you can help out by staffing the table during any/all of those times, just let us know and we'll give you more details!
It's now also time for us to elect our officers for the 2009-2010 school year! Here's the deal: if you are interested in running for office or would like to nominate one of your peers, please e-mail the group account (lipservice.ua @ gmail.com) with your nomination. The people who are nominated will be contacted and asked if they would like to accept the nomination and be included on the ballot. If you do accept the nomination, we would like you to reply with information on your major/year as well as a brief (e.g., 3-4 sentence total) comment about why you want to run for the position and what you would like to see L.I.P. Service do next year. We will be open for nominations until ONE WEEK FROM TODAY (April 13), after which time the ballot will be constructed. We will send an announcement once the ballot is ready and voting opens, with further instruction about the voting process.
Below you will see the listing of the different responsibilities associated with each officer position. In order to run for office, you need to have attended at least 2 L.I.P. Service events per semester; this is a requirement from our constitution. It's also important to note that there will be flexibility among the roles, depending upon what the elected officers decide amongst themselves. And finally, the elected officers will be required to attend a half-day retreat sometime during the second half of May in order to provide mentorship into the roles and allow a smooth transition from the current officers. If you have questions about the positions, the nomination process, or anything else election-related please let us know and we'll do our best to help. We look forward to receiving your nominations!
Thanks,
The L.I.P. Service Executive Board
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President:
¨ Run meetings
¨ Collaborate with other student organizations for events
¨ Assist with committees
§ Appointing committee chairs
§ Formulating ad-hoc committees
¨ Promoting the organization to campus community and potential new members
Vice President:
¨ Communicate with the SOURCE liaison
¨ Maintain membership roster
¨ Contact new members and familiarize them with the organization
¨ Promoting the organization to campus community and potential new members
¨ Completing other tasks assigned by President
¨ In the event the President can no longer serve his/her position, the Vice President will assume
Treasurer:
¨ Have contact with the SOURCE on an as-needed-basis
¨ Properly complete and return necessary documents including the annual budget (contingency form)
¨ Handle organization’s monies
¨ Attend SOURCE’s training on finances/funding
¨ Assist committees with event planning
o Requesting partners in programming [application for a small grant for food for events, provided by University Dining Services]
o Making room reservations for events
Secretary:
¨ Record and distribute executive and general meeting minutes
¨ Track attendance of members at meetings and events
¨ Keep blog updated and send out announcements via email
¨ Check mailbox in the SOURCE
Monday, March 9, 2009
Women's History Month and Other Updates
Happy Women's History Month!! There is a huge amount of awesome events going on in celebration of WHM, and we wanted to make sure that everyone knew about them. There are two places you can go to get the details on all of the on-campus events:
There are a couple of things on the calendar to which we would like to draw your attention in particular. First, there is going to be a self-defense class offered on March 24 at 5:30-7:30pm in Memorial Hall 126. Although this class is not being sponsored by L.I.P. Service, we would like to make this an official group event by inviting everyone to attend and take part as a group. (And if you happen to have a L.I.P. Service t-shirt, it wouldn't hurt to wear that, too!) So, if you're free and you're interested in learning some self-defense tactics, come out and show some group spirit and get our treasurer, Shireda Duncan, to mark your membership card.
Another option for L.I.P. Service events for the month of March is to attend the workshops offered related to ending violence against women. These include one on March 24 at 6-7pm in SU 316 (if you're looking for an alternative to the self-defense class...) called "She Was Asking For It: Beliefs and Myths about Sexual Assault" and one on March 31 at 6-7pm in SU 316 called "Love Shouldn't Hurt." These events are technically being sponsored by the Counseling Center, but both workshops are being hosted by your very own L.I.P. Service president, which means that you can come out to either or both of these and get your membership card marked while engaging in some discussion about sexual assault and intimate partner violence.
Just as a heads up for the rest of the semester, our next month's event is going to focus on April as Sexual Assault Awareness month. We are going to be doing a fun, interactive information table in the Student Union sometime during the lunch rush (10am-2pm) during the week of April 13-17. We are still waiting to hear back on some details before this gets finalized, but if you're available any day that week during those times (or any time within the range of 10am-2pm) and you would like to help us staff our table and share information with the campus community about preventing sexual assault, please e-mail us and we'll let you know how you can help!
And finally, please mark your calendars now for our final event of the semester: Wednesday, April 29 at 4-6pm. Most of the details are still pending on this, but we will be using this time to announce the winners of the election of new officers (more details on that will be shared in the upcoming month), discuss the year, thank everyone for their involvement, and enjoy some food together! We hope that you'll be able to make it!
Be on the lookout for more information as we wrap up this semester, and don't forget to let us know if you're interested in volunteering! And please take part in some of the fantastic Women's History Month events on campus, whether they're L.I.P. Service related or not!
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There are a couple of things on the calendar to which we would like to draw your attention in particular. First, there is going to be a self-defense class offered on March 24 at 5:30-7:30pm in Memorial Hall 126. Although this class is not being sponsored by L.I.P. Service, we would like to make this an official group event by inviting everyone to attend and take part as a group. (And if you happen to have a L.I.P. Service t-shirt, it wouldn't hurt to wear that, too!) So, if you're free and you're interested in learning some self-defense tactics, come out and show some group spirit and get our treasurer, Shireda Duncan, to mark your membership card.
Another option for L.I.P. Service events for the month of March is to attend the workshops offered related to ending violence against women. These include one on March 24 at 6-7pm in SU 316 (if you're looking for an alternative to the self-defense class...) called "She Was Asking For It: Beliefs and Myths about Sexual Assault" and one on March 31 at 6-7pm in SU 316 called "Love Shouldn't Hurt." These events are technically being sponsored by the Counseling Center, but both workshops are being hosted by your very own L.I.P. Service president, which means that you can come out to either or both of these and get your membership card marked while engaging in some discussion about sexual assault and intimate partner violence.
Just as a heads up for the rest of the semester, our next month's event is going to focus on April as Sexual Assault Awareness month. We are going to be doing a fun, interactive information table in the Student Union sometime during the lunch rush (10am-2pm) during the week of April 13-17. We are still waiting to hear back on some details before this gets finalized, but if you're available any day that week during those times (or any time within the range of 10am-2pm) and you would like to help us staff our table and share information with the campus community about preventing sexual assault, please e-mail us and we'll let you know how you can help!
And finally, please mark your calendars now for our final event of the semester: Wednesday, April 29 at 4-6pm. Most of the details are still pending on this, but we will be using this time to announce the winners of the election of new officers (more details on that will be shared in the upcoming month), discuss the year, thank everyone for their involvement, and enjoy some food together! We hope that you'll be able to make it!
Be on the lookout for more information as we wrap up this semester, and don't forget to let us know if you're interested in volunteering! And please take part in some of the fantastic Women's History Month events on campus, whether they're L.I.P. Service related or not!
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Friday, February 6, 2009
Event Announcement: Vagina Monologues -- Prior Awareness Events & Performances
1. "Until the Violence Stops" screening -- This Sundance documentary tells the story of how the Vagina Monologues grew into the V-Day organization. Come join us for the film, snacks, and conversation!
Date: Monday, February 9
Time: 4-7pm
Location: CAS 133
2. Teach-In on Violence Against Women in the Congo -- This event will offer information about the women of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the sexual violence that is used against them as a weapon of war in that nation's civil conflict. Discussion will be led by a panel of experts:
The campaign on behalf of Congolese women has been selected by V-Day to receive a portion of the profits from this year's performances of the Vagina Monologues. Come join us to learn about the experience of the women of the Congo and to enjoy some light refreshments.
**PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS A NEW DATE, TIME AND LOCATION**
Date: Friday, February 13
Time: 2:30-4:30pm
Location: Student Union Theater
3. Vagina Monologues performances -- Doors open at 6:30pm with the program starting promptly at 7pm with a performance showcasing the talents of local belly dancers, Yelena Tarakova and Sarah Malak, and will be followed directly by the monologues. Festivities will also include a bake sale and fun V-day goodies available for purchase. The Clothesline Project, featuring T-shirts made by local survivors, will be on display both evenings. Advance tickets for the Vagina Monologues can be purchased through the Women's Studies Program office, located in Shrank Hall North, Room 58, Monday through Friday, 11:00am-5:00pm, or by calling 330-972-7008. Tickets are $12 for general admission and $8 for University of Akron affiliates (students, faculty, and staff) and are non-refundable. Tickets will also be available at the door before each performance.
Dates: Friday, February 13 and Saturday, February 14
Time: 7pm
Location: Leigh Hall, John S. Knight Auditorium
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Date: Monday, February 9
Time: 4-7pm
Location: CAS 133
2. Teach-In on Violence Against Women in the Congo -- This event will offer information about the women of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the sexual violence that is used against them as a weapon of war in that nation's civil conflict. Discussion will be led by a panel of experts:
- Wendy Lehman: MA in International Peace Studies and activist with Christian Peacemaker Teams working in the DRC
- Dr. Timothy Scarnecchia: Assistant Professor of African History, Kent State University
- Dr. Kirk Arden Hoppe: Associate Professor of African & World History, The University of Illinois at Chicago
- Dr. TJ Boisseau: Associate Professor of Gender & Cultural History, The University of Akron
- Rosa Githiora: MPA in public administration and UA graduate student specializing in gender-based violence in Africa
The campaign on behalf of Congolese women has been selected by V-Day to receive a portion of the profits from this year's performances of the Vagina Monologues. Come join us to learn about the experience of the women of the Congo and to enjoy some light refreshments.
**PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS A NEW DATE, TIME AND LOCATION**
Date: Friday, February 13
Time: 2:30-4:30pm
Location: Student Union Theater
3. Vagina Monologues performances -- Doors open at 6:30pm with the program starting promptly at 7pm with a performance showcasing the talents of local belly dancers, Yelena Tarakova and Sarah Malak, and will be followed directly by the monologues. Festivities will also include a bake sale and fun V-day goodies available for purchase. The Clothesline Project, featuring T-shirts made by local survivors, will be on display both evenings. Advance tickets for the Vagina Monologues can be purchased through the Women's Studies Program office, located in Shrank Hall North, Room 58, Monday through Friday, 11:00am-5:00pm, or by calling 330-972-7008. Tickets are $12 for general admission and $8 for University of Akron affiliates (students, faculty, and staff) and are non-refundable. Tickets will also be available at the door before each performance.
Dates: Friday, February 13 and Saturday, February 14
Time: 7pm
Location: Leigh Hall, John S. Knight Auditorium
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