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March is Women's Month! The month's theme is The First 100 Years of Women at Virginia Tech. In 1921, Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute first admitted a small number of white women as full-time students. It would take another 45 years for women of all races to be part of VPI’s student body. On the eve of Virginia Tech's Sesquicentennial, Women’s Month 2022 recognizes this milestone, reflects on the advancements all women have made over the past century, and imagines the next 100 years for women at VT.
The Women's Month 2022 graphic, designed by Edmée Rodriguez Hasler, evokes the opening of a picture box containing images of women students across the decades at Virginia Tech. In their unique way, each and every woman featured in the graphic -- and the thousands and thousands of women students not found in the photos on the top layer of the photo box -- has shaped Virginia Tech and left a legacy for future students at VT.
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This Week in WoMo 2022: Week Three
MARCH 14th
Let’s Embrace APIDA-ness: Combating Ethnocentric Beauty Norms That Negate Our Unique Beauty
Join in for this important conversation. Hanako Baker, M.S., is at Cook Counseling Center for the 2021-22 academic year during the last leg of her doctoral training. Baker is Japanese American and is passionate about serving the APIDA community as a mental health professional. Contact Nina Ha. Co-sponsored by the Asian Cultural Engagement Center, Cook Counseling Center, and the Women's Center at Virginia Tech
MARCH 15th
Meeting of the VT Women’s Alliance and Caucus
12pm, TLOS, 801 University City Boulevard, Suite 21
Join in and learn more about the Women's Alliance and Caucus, a group of faculty, staff, and graduate students dedicated to advancing equity at Virginia Tech. In the spirit of Ut Prosim, the Virginia Tech Women's Alliance champions an equitable and inclusive culture. The Women's Alliance, in solidarity with caucuses and other university and community allies, provides the Virginia Tech community a forum to achieve shared goals and promote opportunities for underrepresented groups, which includes women of all identities by advancing: Dialogue among the Women's Alliance and the university community; Campus services and programs that address the needs of women; Efforts to remove systemic barriers to advancement; Equity in hiring, promotion, and compensation; Mentoring and networking opportunities; Access to quality childcare for university employees and students; Positive and inclusive campus climate; Identification and resolution of campus equity and safety issues. Contact Judy Taylor. Hosted by the VT Women’s Alliance and Caucus
The Twenties: Virginia Women after the Great War (reception)
6pm, Alexander Black House and Cultural Center Gallery
Gather for a reception to celebrate this historic fashion exhibition, which will be on display for visitors to enjoy. Exhibit runs through April 23rd. Contact Dina Smith-Glaviana. Co-sponsored by the Department of Apparel, Housing, and Resource Management and Alexander Black House and Cultural Center Gallery
MARCH 16th
Luncheon for the Women of Pamplin
11:45am, The Inn at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg campus and Room 333, Falls Church campus
The Pamplin College of Business is hosting a luncheon for Pamplin women faculty and staff in honor of 100 Years of Women at Virginia Tech and National Women’s History Month. Lunch will be available for Pamplin women on both the Blacksburg and Falls Church campuses. Contact DEIB. Sponsored by the Pamplin College of Business Office for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
Discover Chub – Builders of Deerfield Trail
12:30pm, Creativity and Innovation District LLC, 185 Kent Street, First Floor Common Space
Learn about how graduate students are being included not only in research about the Bluehead Chub but also in creating artistic representations of this research. This presentation about the SciArt Collaboration between fish and wildlife conservation faculty member Dr. Emmanuel Frimpong and his lab and Dr. Eugene Maurakis, C. Meranda Flachs-Surmanek, and Hiromi Okumura will teach you about a fascinating fish species in which the male parent builds a pebble nest and guards the eggs and about the value of collaboration. Contact Patty Raun. Co-sponsored by the Center for Communicating Science, Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, School of Visual Arts, and the Department of Theatre and Cinema
The Past, Present and Future of Oysters in NYC’s Harbor
7pm, Creativity and Innovation District LLC, 185 Kent Street, Performance Rm C
Oyster City AR is an augmented reality walking tour and game featuring the rise and fall and rise of oysters in New York City and its surrounding estuaries. Created by interdisciplinary artist Meredith Drum, the AR app is focused on the ecology of the harbor in relation to oysters as keystone species and economic, historical, and social product. It highlights the importance of oyster reefs as potential flood blockers and agents of bioremediation. Participants are invited to visit nine key sites across Governors Island, NYC, where they can interact with AR elements, 3-D virtual objects visible through the camera on a mobile device, as well as audio and texts. The project allows participants to learn and play as they explore the island's coastline. In this talk, Drum will describe her creation process and show documentation of Oyster City AR working on Governors Island in New York City. Contact Carrie Kroehler. Sponsored by the Center for Communicating Science and the School of Visual Arts
Women Leading in Science and Engineering
In celebration of 100 years of women at Virginia Tech, join this webinar featuring outstanding alumnae as they share their stories about opportunities and challenges in their careers, followed by small group discussions. In March, we will highlight women leaders that have pushed boundaries within their fields. Join us to listen, learn, and be inspired! Featuring Ingrid Vaughan, Sector Vice President and General Manager, Navigation and Maritime Systems Division and Roshan Roeder, Vice President, Communications, Airborne Sensors and Networks Division, both at Northrop Grumman Mission Systems. Learn more about how Northrup Grumman is partnering with Virginia Tech's Innovation Campus to further quantum research and education. Facebook Event. LinkedIn Event. Contact Virginia Tech Engineering. Sponsored by the College of Engineering
MARCH 17th
Artistic Exploration of Children’s Cognitive Development: Who Can Be a Scientist?
4pm, Creativity and Innovation District LLC, 185 Kent Street, First Floor Common Space
Do you want to learn how childhood psychological research can be transformed through multiple artistic processes like music, video production, and poetry? Join Dr. Vanessa Diaz, Zach Duer, Erika Meitner, Dr. Charles Nichols, and Ariana Wyatt for this SciArt Collaboration presentation and learn about the gendered development of science identity in children, too! Contact Patty Raun. Co-sponsored by the Center for Communicating Science, Department of Psychology, Department of English, School of Visual Arts, and the School of Performing Arts
Black Women’s Humanity on Trial
Black Women’s humanity continues to be jeopardized episodically and intensively, particularly as recurrent cases challenge the notion of legal fairness. Kyle Rittenhouse’s exoneration reignited attention toward the case of a Kenosha, Wisconsin teen, Chrystul Kizer. In 2018, Ms Kizer, at the age of 17, shot and killed her sex trafficker, Randall P. Volar. She is currently awaiting trial for murder. Ms Kizer’s criminalization comes 60 years after Fannie Lou Hamer’s 1963 imprisonment in Winona, Mississippi for participating in voters’ rights. Fannie Lou Hamer and Chrystul Kizer’s lives, to some, may seem like a controversial pairing. I suggest the similarities between them exemplify the rigidness of anti-Black racism and sexism in an American caste system that continues to devalue Black women. Today, our reverence for Fannie Lou Hamer often eclipses the vilification she received. Hamer’s imprisonment and forced sterilization were particularly heinous responses for daring to resist a white supremacist order. State violence inflicted upon Hamer, at the time, was deemed reasonable and just by the wider white population. Similarly, Chrystul Kizer’s case illuminates enduring complications surrounding Black women and girls’ humanity and plight to protection. Contact Onwubiko Agozino. Sponsored by the Department of Sociology
The Urgent Marvels of Coastal Science
5pm, Creativity and Innovation District LLC, 185 Kent Street, First Floor Common Space
Interested in an interactive exhibition where aerial arts and science collide? Civil and environmental engineering faculty member Dr. Nina Stark and aerial performance artist Lynsey Grace Wyatt lead this SciArt Collaboration Presentation addressing climate change and storm impacts in North Atlantic coastal communities. Together they will demonstrate how art can elevate the vital efforts of scientific research, asking viewers to ponder the impact of coastal storms and the impact and urgency of these shifts. Contact Patty Raun. Sponsored by the Center for Communicating Science and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Ebony Women of Excellence
6pm, Black Cultural Center, Squires
This is a support group for women that provides a safe community of peers allowing for authenticity, empathy, and relevant problem solving, specific to their experience as Black women. Our mission is to empower, inspire, and liberate Black women so that they may thrive in their fullest expression of truth, power, and embodiment. Contact Muriel Vinson. Co-sponsored by SOAR, the Women's Center, and the Black Cultural Center
MARCH 18th
Thinking Like an Aspen: Enhancing Resiliency Through Transnational Coalitions
12pm, Creativity and Innovation District LLC, 185 Kent Street, First Floor Common Space
How do people navigate crises, especially when the government and other forms of support stop functioning? English faculty member Dr. Sweta Baniya and her students have explored this question by looking at Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, wildfires in California, and many more moments of disaster. We invite you to experience some of what their research has uncovered with the help of an audio journey created by Baniya and Daniel Bird Tobin. Come find out why disaster response and community-building should be more like a forest of aspens. Contact Patty Raun. Co-sponsored by the Center for Communicating Science and the Department of English
Developmental Psychology Brown Bag: Communicating Science and Identity
12:15pm, 134 Williams Hall
Join psychology faculty member Dr. Vanessa Diaz and theatre faculty Mason Rosenthal and Laura Epperson for an interactive workshop that explores communication, audience, and identity. Through play and storytelling we’ll experiment with how to distill and communicate research with clarity, creativity, and consideration for audience identity. Contact Patty Raun. Co-sponsored by the Center for Communicating Science, Department of Theatre and Cinema, Department of Psychology, and the School of Performing Arts
Building Personal Resilience for Engineers Through Dance Training
12:30pm, Creativity and Innovation District LLC, 185 Kent Street, First Floor Common Space
Find out more about how dance and movement training can help engineering students gain confidence and improve interpersonal communication by simulating new social experiences in the field. This SciArt Collaboration presentation is led by Dr. Nina Stark from the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Rachel Rugh from the Department of Theatre and Cinema here at Virginia Tech. Contact Patty Raun. Co-sponsored by the Center for Communicating Science, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department of Theatre and Cinema, and the School of Performing Arts
Global Sustainable Agriculture Production
2pm, The Inn at Virginia Tech, Latham Ballroom
In celebration of Virginia Tech’s Sesquicentennial, 100 Years of Women at Virginia Tech, Women’s Month at Virginia Tech, and National Ag Day, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences welcomes Elsa Murano, a two-time graduate of Food Science and Technology (M.S. 1987, Ph.D. 1990), to campus to deliver this keynote address. Murano’s achievements include a distinguished academic career in food science, academic leadership as a university dean and president, national leadership in a presidentially-appointed position at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and global leadership at her university and through service to numerous international organizations dedicated to improving food security and human well-being. A reception will follow the keynote address at 3pm. Register here. Contact CALS Advancement. Sponsored by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Hope Matters: Why Overcoming Doom and Gloom is Essential to Creating Climate Justice
8pm, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre, Moss Arts Center
"Hope lies in the capacity of stories to transform," says author and scholar Dr. Elin Kelsey. Kelsey is a leading spokesperson, scholar, and educator in the area of evidence-based hope. Her work focuses on the reciprocal relationship between humans and the rest of nature, and she has a particular interest in the emotional implications of the narrative of environmental doom and gloom on children and adults. Passionate about bringing science-based stories of hope and multi-species resilience to the public, Kelsey has worked with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, and the Rockefeller Foundation. As an adjunct faculty member of the University of Victoria School of Environmental Studies, she is spearheading the development of a solutions-oriented paradigm for educating environmental scientists and social scientists. Kelsey is the author of Hope Matters: Why Changing the Way We Think Is Critical to Solving the Environmental Crisis. Join us for Kelsey's keynote address and message of evidence-based hope. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with Kelsey during the question-and-answer period following her talk. Contact Patty Raun. Sponsored by the Center for Communicating Science
MARCH 19th
Nutshell Games
4pm, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre, Moss Arts Center
Come and hear 30 engaging 90-second research talks! This friendly presentation competition features a panel of judges, including a 7th grader, a public audience (that's you!), and 30 courageous Virginia Tech graduate students who have distilled their research into a mere 90 seconds. Five winners receive $500 each, and everyone has fun! Contact Patty Raun. Sponsored by the Center for Communicating Science
If you need accommodations for any of the
programs or events listed in the calendar,
please reach out to the contact listed for the
individual program. You can also contact
Anna LoMascolo by email or at 540-231-7806.
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