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  • Feb 28, 2022, 1:00 PM EST
    Zoom
    This talk will examine some recent and current epidemiological trends and research findings pertinent to the spread of SARS-CoV-2 around the globe. We will critically assess available information in order to project likely and possible risks and trajectories for the pandemic in 2022.
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  • A Conversation with Dr. Kizzy Albritton
    A Conversation with Dr. Kizzy Albritton
    Feb 13, 2025, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
    Zoom
    Listen to Dr. Kizzy Albritton, Associate Professor of School Psychology at the University of Texas Austin talk about why and how she mentors emerging black female graduate student scholars.
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  • Cherokee Culture, Heritage, and Life Panel
    Cherokee Culture, Heritage, and Life Panel
    Nov 14, 2024, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Killian 102, 1 University Dr, Cullowhee, NC 28723, USA
    In honor of Native American Heritage Month, AAUW WCU invites you to attend a panel presentation on Cherokee Culture, Heritage, and Life. Our esteemed panelists will share their own insights, truths, perspectives through educational, health, cultural arts, lenses.
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  • Women Lead NC
    Women Lead NC
    Fri, Oct 18
    Oct 18, 2024, 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
    Raleigh Convention Center, 500 S Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27601, USA
    Women Lead NC is quickly becoming a premier event in the Southeast for women professionals and their male allies who want to hone their talents, confidence, and influence at work (and within their communities).
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  • Elimination of Sexual Assault Kit Backlog
    Elimination of Sexual Assault Kit Backlog
    Sep 04, 2024, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Killian 102, 1 University Dr, Cullowhee, NC 28723, USA
    North Carolina had the largest backlog of sexual assault kits in the nation. Learn how NCDOJ and its Crime Lab, local law enforcement and NCGA addressed this travesty through policy, collaboration and persistence, impacting public safety across our state.
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  • Empowering Women Entrepreneurs
    Empowering Women Entrepreneurs
    Apr 23, 2024, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Univeristy Center Theater, 1 University Dr, Cullowhee, NC 28723, USA
    Join us for a panel discussion with local business professionals as they discuss breaking barriers and building success.
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  • Film Screening & Panel Discussion: Black Girl
    Film Screening & Panel Discussion: Black Girl
    Apr 05, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Bardo Arts Center 130, 1 University Dr, Cullowhee, NC 28723, USA
    Join us for a film screening of Ousmane Sembène’s directorial debut, Black Girl (1966). Following the film, Dr. Munene Mwaniki will moderate a panel discussion on the impact of colonialism in Africa.
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  • The African American Experience in WNC - Unmarked Graves
    The African American Experience in WNC - Unmarked Graves
    Feb 15, 2024, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Apodaca Science Building Rm 115, Cullowhee, NC 28723, USA
    Blair Tormey, a licensed geologist at Western Carolina University, has added an important element to the study of African Americans in Western North Carolina: expanding our understanding of unmarked graves in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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  • Wilma Dykeman and Lillian Smith: Appalachian Activist Women Writers
    Wilma Dykeman and Lillian Smith: Appalachian Activist Women Writers
    Nov 08, 2023, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Camps Buidling 139, 1 University Dr, Cullowhee, NC 28723, USA
    Join AAUW WCU as we host Dr. Mae Miller Claxton to discuss Wilma Dykeman and Lillian Smith: Appalachian Activist Women Writers.
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  • Learning and Working in WNC Panel Discussion
    Learning and Working in WNC Panel Discussion
    Oct 24, 2023, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
    Apodaca Science Building 201, Cullowhee, NC 28723, USA
    Interested in building a professional portfolio while in college or exploring post-graduation job opportunities in Western North Carolina? Check out this panel!
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  • AAUW Presents: Women in STEM
    AAUW Presents: Women in STEM
    Oct 24, 2023, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Zoom
    The North Carolina and WCU branches of the American Association of University Women invite you to our moderated panel of female STEM faculty.
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  • US Supreme Court Decision on Affirmative Action: Implications for WCU (and Higher Education)
    US Supreme Court Decision on Affirmative Action: Implications for WCU (and Higher Education)
    Sep 29, 2023, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
    Via Zoom
    Last summer’s action by the US Supreme Court will impact higher education for years to come. Let’s hear from two legal experts at WCU what the decision was, the reasons for the decision, and how the decision impacts our practice. Q & A included.
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  • Women in Construction Panel Discussion
    Women in Construction Panel Discussion
    Sep 26, 2023, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    WCU, University Center Theater, 245 Memorial Dr, Cullowhee, NC 28723, USA
    Join WCU's Kimmel School of Construction Management as they host a panel discussion with women in constructions.
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  • AAUW NC State Public Policy Update
    AAUW NC State Public Policy Update
    Aug 22, 2023, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    https://wcu.zoom.us/j/88632997749
    Rob Schofield of NC Justice/NC Newsline has agreed to join us for a state policy update on August 22 at 7 PM via Zoom. This event is open to all members and interested folks.
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  • Universal Femicide: The murder of women, solely based on their gender
    Universal Femicide: The murder of women, solely based on their gender
    Apr 25, 2023, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84642931791?pwd=b
    AAUW Asheville and AAUW WCU present Universal Femicide: The murder of women, solely based on their gender. This event will take place via Zoom on Tuesday, April 25th at 1 pm. The presentation and panel discussion will focus on WNC Cherokee women, Islamic women, and women of Mexico.
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  • Leveling The Playing Field: The Impact and Legacy of Title IX at WCU
    Leveling The Playing Field: The Impact and Legacy of Title IX at WCU
    Mar 27, 2023, 9:05 AM – 11:15 AM
    UC Theater, 245 Memorial Dr, Cullowhee, NC 28723, USA
    50th Anniversary Celebration of Title IX
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  • NC ACE Network for Women: Call for Proposals
    NC ACE Network for Women: Call for Proposals
    Mar 20, 2023, 11:00 PM
    https://www.ncacewomensnetwork.org/
    Conference proposals due by February 2, 2023. Please submit your proposals at https://forms.gle/bNrEfAuxK18Mu1QD7. NC ACE Women’s Network Annual Conference May 17, 2023, 9:00am - 4:30pm, Virtual Conference Theme: “A Leadership Mindset: Turning Intention
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  • Rebecca Nagle “we are still here, fighting indigenous erasure in the media”
    Rebecca Nagle “we are still here, fighting indigenous erasure in the media”
    Nov 16, 2022, 7:00 PM
    University Center (UC) Theater, Cullowhee, NC 28723, USA
    Indigenous communities deserve the same standard of journalism as the rest of the country, but rarely receive it from non-Native media outlets. This event is part of the 2022 James A. Cooper Memorial Lecture in Cherokee Studies.
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  • AAUW WCU Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Panel
    AAUW WCU Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Panel
    Nov 15, 2022, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    University Center Catamount Room-UC 215, 1 University Way, Cullowhee, NC 28723, USA
    Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Panel with Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian (EBCI) members and We Are Resilient Podcast creators Maggie Jackson, Sheyahshe Littledave, and Ahli-sha "Osh" Stephens.
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