March 6, 2012
CUA Celebrates Women's History Month
The Catholic University of America hosts events throughout March in honor of Women’s History Month .
In 1987, after being petitioned by the National Women's History Project, Congress passed a law designating the month of March 1987 as Women's History Month, according to the Library of Congress website. Every March since then has been celebrated as Women's History Month.
"Celebrating Women's History Month at CUA is important because the women in our community deserve to be celebrated," says Ryan-Allen McKinney, associate director of campus activities. "From Mary Gwendolyn Caldwell's $300,000 donation, which helped found CUA, to today, women connected to the CUA community have achieved significant accomplishments and have contributed to CUA in phenomenal ways."
McKinney notes that the planned events are a combined effort of many student organizations and campus offices that felt the recognition of CUA women was important.
"We hope our celebration of Women's History Month will educate the CUA community about the accomplishments of women, will empower all to strive for their dreams, and will demonstrate what a supportive community we have at CUA," McKinney adds.
Below is a list of the events.
- Get Fit for Women's History Month Monday, March 12, through Tuesday, March 27 Eugene I. Kane Student Fitness Center Join the Kane Fitness Center and get fit for Women's History Month. Students who sign in at the fitness center 10 or more times between March 12 and 27 will be entered into a drawing for prizes. Sponsored by: Kane Fitness Center and Office of Campus Activities
- Battle of the Sexes Monday, March 12, 8 to 10 p.m . Edward J. Pryzbyla University Center, Great Room Who has the bigger brains, women or men? Students will test their wit and athletic abilities in this interactive trivia game. Every round of trivia will be paired with a physical activity. Sponsored by: Undergraduate Fellows and Program Board
- Zumba Wednesday, March 14, 5:10 p.m. Raymond A. DuFour Athletic Center Get fit during Women's History Month with Zumba, a Latin-inspired dance workout. Attendance will be counted toward the Get Fit challenge mentioned above. Sponsored by: Kane Fitness Center and Office of Campus Activities
- Latinas in Leadership Thursday, March 15, 5:30 p.m. Pryzbyla Center, Great Room A panel of six Latina women will discuss how they have achieved success in their respective fields. Sponsored by: Latin Alliance
- Collection for Calvary Women's Services Sunday, March 18, through Saturday, March 31 Campus Ministry and the Office of Campus Activities will collect donations for Calvary Women's Services, a Washington, D.C., area charity and emergency shelter that ministers to women. A list of preferred items is available online . Items should be brought to the Office of Campus Activities (Pryzbyla Center, Room 107) or Campus Ministry in Caldwell Hall. Sponsored by: Gratia Plena and Office of Campus Activities
- Career Services Presents Dress for Success Tuesday, March 20, 6 to 8 p.m. Pryzbyla Center, Room 321/323 The Office of Career Services will offer ideas on how to dress professionally with a business fashion show. Sponsored by: Office of Career Services
- Film Screening: "Miss Representation" Tuesday, March 20, 6:30 p.m. Pryzbyla Center, Great Room The documentary "Miss Representation" by Jennifer Siebel Newsom will be shown. Debuted at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, the film explores how the media's misrepresentations of women have led to the underrepresentation of women in positions of power and influence. Sponsored by: College Democrats and College Republicans
- Wine, Women, and Immigration Wednesday, March 21, 7 p.m. Caldwell Hall, Monsignor Stephen P. Happel Room Students on the Mount will host a discussion on women and immigration while enjoying wine and cheese. The event will feature a speaker from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Justice for Immigrants Campaign. Sponsored by: Students on the Mount
- Film Screening: "The Hurt Locker" Thursday, March 22, 7 p.m. McMahon Hall, Room 200 In 2010, Katherine Bigelow became the first woman to win an Academy Award for Best Director for the film "The Hurt Locker." Sponsored by: CU Film Society
- Powderpuff Football Tournament Saturday, March 24, 11 a.m. Columbus School of Law, Lawn Football teams composed of all women will compete in this tournament. There will be a cookout for those who attend. Sponsored by: Kappa Tau Gamma
- Women's History Month Service Event Sunday, March 25, noon Pryzbyla Center, Great Room Following the 11 a.m. Mass in St. Vincent's Chapel, the Catholic Daughters of the Americas will participate in a service event to benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities. Sponsored by: Catholic Daughters of the Americas
- Vigil for Women: Annunciation Prayer Service Monday, March 26, 8 p.m. Caldwell Hall, Chapel The Annunciation of the Lord celebrates the announcement to the Blessed Virgin Mary that she would conceive and become the mother of Jesus. Join the CUA community for an evening of prayer in celebrating this feast day. Sponsored by: Gratia Plena
- Honor an Awesome Woman Reception Wednesday, March 28, 5 p.m. Pryzbyla Center, Great Room CUA will honor awesome women nominated by other members of the University community at the Second Annual Honor an Awesome Woman Reception. Attendees will enjoy light refreshments and meet women at CUA. To nominate an awesome woman or to register for the event, go to http://multicultural.cua.edu/women/ . Sponsored by: Office of Campus Activities and Office of the Dean of Students
For questions about any of these events, email 89pellegrino@cardinalmail.cua.edu or 51keane@cardinalmail.cua.edu .
