Check out the new Women's Studies Program Electronic Bulletin Board (eBB) for a list of calls for papers, events, resources, and job announcements, as well as WOMS related NIU events!
For more information on any of the events listed below, call 815-753-1038 or email our program.
Download a copy of the Calendar of Events (PDF)
Welcome Back Open House
Monday, August 24 & Tuesday, August 25
8:00 a.m.-4:30p.m.
Reavis Hall, Room 103
Stop in the Women’s Studies office to learn more about the program and to grab some treats.
Rigoberta Menchu at NIU
Tuesday, September 22
7:00-8:00 p.m.
Holmes Student Center, Carl Sandburg Auditorium
Join the Latino Resource Center, Women’s Studies Program, and many other sponsors for an inspiring talk by 1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu.
Malcolm X Shabazz:
The Man & Father Away from the Podium
Tuesday, September 29
5:00-5:50 p.m.
Jack Arends Art Building, Room 100
The School of Art, Women’s Studies and numerous other sponsors present a motivational presentation by Ms. Shabazz, eldest daughter of Malcolm X Shabazz.
Paths to Educational Success for Latino Youth
Thursday, October 1
6:00-7:00 p.m.
Latino Resource Center
Enhance your knowledge about the importance of Latino education and explore how to overcome barriers in the educational journey. Sponsored by Women’s Studies and the Latino Resource Center.
WOMS Pizza Party
Thursday, October 8
4:30-7:30 p.m.
Reavis Hall, Room 103 (Conference Room)
Women’s Studies students and anyone wanting to learn more about the program are invited to our pizza party!
The Personal is Political:
Feminist Disruptions in Art
Wednesday, October 14
7:00-9:00 p.m..
Holmes Student Center, Heritage Room
Enjoy a presentation about feminist art, and then contribute to a collaborative art piece that will be permanently displayed on campus. Sponsored by Women's Studies, the Women's Resource Center, and the School of Art.
Ann and Myself”: Rhetoric, Sexuality,
and Silences at Lowell
Tuesday, October 20
5:00-6:00 p.m.
Reavis Hall, Room 211
Assistant Professor of Communication Kate Cady will offer this fascinating presentation about 19th century women. Sponsored by the LGBT Studies Program and Women’s Studies Program.
She Prefers Girls: Making Sense of
Teen Girls’ Same-Sex Desire in the 1950s
TO BE RESCHEDULED--TBA
Bring your lunch or purchase something from the cafeteria, and enjoy this talk by new NIU Women's Studies professor Amanda Littauer. Sponsored by Women's Studies, LGBT Studies, the LGBT Resource Center, and the Department of History.
Femiphobia? How Our Culture Fears Femininity
Monday, November 9
7:30-9:00 p.m.
Women’s Resource Center
The Women’s Resource Center, together with Women’s Studies and LGBT Studies, will explore the ways in which the feminine is marginalized and sexualized, as well as possible solutions for change.
Holiday Arts & Crafts Sale
Wednesday & Thursday, November 18-19
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Reavis Hall, Room 103 (Conference Room)
All proceeds from the sale will benefit the Mothers Memorial Scholarship, Austin Sawicki Scholarship, and, Women’s Studies Foundation.