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YOGA -- all skill levels welcome, as the instructor works with the individual. FEE: Students - $5; Faculty/Staff/Community - $10. Class size is limited and pregregistration is required. To register, contact us via email: womenscenter@uwosh.edu, or stop by the Women's Center Monday thru Thursday from 11:30AM to 6:30PM. (Your spot will not be guaranteed until the session fee has been paid.)

FRIDAYS - September 18th thru October 23rd from 10:30AM - 11:30AM

Brazillian Jiu Jitsu (Women's Self-Defense) -- this class teaches very basic positions and maneuvers from the martial art of Jiu Jitsu, a purely grappling martial art with techniques well suited for women's self-defense and can be very effective in sexual assault/date rape situations. COST: Students-$5 per session; Faculty/Staff/Community - $10 per session. Class size is limited and pregregistration is required. To register, contact Mary Cook via email: cook@uwosh.edu, or stop by the Women's Center Monday thru Thursday from 11:30AM to 6:30PM. (Your spot will not be guaranteed until the session fee has been paid.)

MONDAYS - September 14th thru October 26th from 6:30PM - 8:00PM

Single Parent Babysitting Co-op

CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS - Women & Leadership in the 21st Century

2nd Tuesday of each month 5-6:30 pm

(Free dinner to the first 15 who RSVP. RSVP by emailing: women'scenter@uwosh.edu)

Gender discrimination is still a part of our social fabric. Join current women leaders from diverse fields and become a better prepared leader.

September 15th -- Marketing
- Speaker: Andrea Wisdorf & Heidi Strand, Blue Door Consulting
  Speaking about what it takes to move from college into the professional career world, Andrea Wisdorf brings her personal perspective and knowledge to the first Women’s Center Speaking Series on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. With her, Heidi Strand will speak to hiring expectations based on her experiences with her marketing business, Blue Door Consulting. View the iTunes poscast.
October 13th -- Women in Aviation
- Speaker: Elissa Lines, EAA VP of Business Development
  
  Elissa Lines spent the first 28 years of her professional career managing non profit organizations, building both the financial resources required to operate and building the relationships required to effectively deliver service. For nearly half of that time, her expertise was instrumental in developing, managing and building the financial support required to sustain radio reading services for blind, launching a small business venture as a means to support this effort. For the past 12 years, Elissa has been in the field of communications and fund development strategies for three nationally noted aviation museums and/or associations; the Arizona Aerospace Foundation (Pima Air & Space Museum and Titan Missile Museum), The Seattle Museum of Flight, and currently with EAA. In her current capacity, Elissa is involved in the development of organizational strategy, relationship building, communications and brand strategy development, program initiation and generating the financial stability required to meet budget demands – operational funds, capital funds and endowment funding. She is currently pursuing her private pilot’s license.
November 10th -- Women-Owned Businesses Competing in a "Man's World"

Speaker: Paula Condor, CEO & Owner, Promo Print Solutions

Paula began her work in the printing business over 35 years ago when working at her father’s business, a sheet-fed offset printing plant. Working there for nearly 20 years, she gained valuable knowledge about many facets of the printing world:

• Shipping and receiving
• Hand bindery
• Machine bindery
• Press operating
• Pre-press

After working on the production floor of her father’s business, she moved into the office and worked as the first customer service representative and estimator. During the next eight years, Paula developed and built a team of project managers and estimators.

Once her father sold his business to his partner, Paula decided to move on to a new company, initially hired into a small trial group that studied the effectiveness of producing multi-component in-store promotions.

From there she moved on to head the customer service department of another corporate division, educating employees on multi-component promotion project management. Her third corporate assignment was to start a new division for processing single- and multi-component programs. Under her management the department grew to manage $5 million worth of sales within a few years.

After gaining extensive knowledge about the printing world, Paula realized she had the will and drive to make her business dreams a reality. She decided to go for it and start her own promotional printing business: Promo Print Solutions.

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December 8th -- Local Government / Civic Involvement

Speakers:
Karen Bowen, UWO & Oshkosh Area School District Board Member
Jessica King, Attorney & City Council Member

Karen Bowen:

After working at the University for 34 years, Karen Bowen will be retiring in December. During that time, she taught for the Reading Study Center and the Human Services Department, served as affirmative action officer and executive assistant to the chancellor, was the Employee Assistance Program director and an academic advisor for both Letters and Science and Education and Human Services, and is ending her career as Assistant Dean for Student Academic Policy and the director of CAPP (Cooperative Academic Partnership Program). She also developed the UW Oshkosh credit for prior learning process and taught a freshman year experience class, as well as a graduate class for UW Madison. She earned a Ph.D. in Educational Administration (Higher Education) from UW Madison, and has her B.A. and M.S.E. from UW Oshkosh. She has served on boards for the Red Cross, United Way, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and several other organizations, and is completing her twelfth year on the Oshkosh Area School District Board of Education. She is a member of the State Superintendent of Education's Advisory Council on Charter Schools, and is a grant reader for the DPI.

Karen and her husband of 41 years, Ted, have two adult children, Ed and Ann (and a new son-in-law, Mike).

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Jessica King:

Council Member King was elected to the City Council in April, 2007. Jessica is a native of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She received her high school diploma in 1993 from St. Mary Springs, Fond du Lac. Jessica received her undergraduate degree from University of Wisconsin Oshkosh (UWO) in 1998, with majors in International Studies, History and Political Science. She received her law degree in 2001, along with a Certificate in Global Legal Studies from Thomas Jefferson School of Law (TJSL) in San Diego, CA.

In January 2004, she returned to Oshkosh, WI to be closer to her family. She is a shareholder at Compass Law S.C. Jessica currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Grand Opera House Foundation, the Young Lawyers Division (YLD)of the State Bar of Wisconsin, Legal Action Wisconsin, Inc., and is a Wisconsin State Bar delegate to the American Bar Association.

January 5th -- Public Education Administration

Speaker: Patty Vickman, Executive Director or Administration--Oshkosh Area School District

Patricia Vickman is the Executive Director of Administration for the Oshkosh Area School District. In this role, she supervises all district principals, provides leadership professional development and oversees general operations involving schools. Previous service in the district includes seventeen years as principal of Webster Stanley Elementary and eight years as the district’s Title I Director and K-12 Reading Coordinator. Under her leadership, Oshkosh implemented a balanced literacy program, SAGE, all-day kindergarten, four-year-old kindergarten, 21st Century Community Learning Centers and school-based mentoring and tutoring programs.

Being responsive to the diversity of the community, she advocates for literacy, service learning, restorative justice, and home-school-community partnerships to better meet student and family needs. She seeks out authentic opportunities to engage student voices as learners and leaders. As a leader serving on several community and professional organizations involved with education, youth leadership, poverty, and the arts, she was the 2008 recipient of the Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce’s Woman of Achievement Award and the 2003 Oshkosh Diversity Award.

WOMEN'S CENTER FILM SERIES -- Films created by, for, or about women.

Film Series Co-Sponsor: Polk Library

September 24th
6:30 - 8:00 PM
WOMEN'S CENTER Price of Pleasure: Pornography, Sexuality & Relationships Join us to view this film and talkback co-facilitated by Dr. Mike Altekruse (UWO Counseling Center) and Elizabeth Van Abel (REACH Counseling Services). Co-sponsor: CARE/MenCARE

October 20th
6:30 - 8:00 PM
REEVE UNION BALLROOM Spin the Bottle: Sex, Lies & Alcohol Jackson Katz will be on campus for the viewing and talk-back. Co-Sponsors include: CARE/MenCARE, Women's Advocacy Council (WAC), Dean of Students, Athletics, Greek Life, Residence Life and University Speaker Series. For more information about this film click here: Spin the Bottle: Sex, Lies & Alcohol

November 18th
6:30 - 8:00 PM
WOMEN'S CENTER Big Bucks, Big Pharma Join us to view this film and talkback co-facilitated by Tammy Chapin (College of Nursing) and Nikki Jansma (Remedies - Homeopathic Supplies & Services). Co-sponsors include: Lifelong Learning and Community Engagement (LLCE), Non-Traditional Student Organization (NTSO), and Center for New Learning (CNL).

December 8th
6:30 - 8:00 PM
WOMEN'S CENTER Girls: Moving Beyond Myth Join us to view this film and talkback facilitated by Caryn Murphy (UWO College of Letters & Science). Co-sponsor: Women's Advocacy Council (WAC).

WOMEN'S CENTER OPEN HOUSE / LOVE YOUR BODY DAY

Wednesday, October 21st -- 4:30 to 7:00PM

The Women's Center and Women's Advocacy Council (WAC) invite you to stop by to meet our staff and check-our our newly reorganizes space! FREE professional chair massages, Fox Cityz Foxz RollerDerby team bout demonstration, art activities and Women's Care of Wisconsin breast cancer awareness activities. Refreshments will be served. We hope to see you on the 21st!

WOMEN'S STUDIES BROWN BAG SERIES -- Lunch series featuring the latest research or publication by faculty of the Women's Studies Department. In partnership with UW Oshkosh Women's Studies. Times may vary, please check the listings below. EVERYONE is welcome. Bring your lunch and listen, question, learn!

October 15th @ Noon - "Smoking, Flirting, Mixing . . . " Azra Hromadzic (Anthrpology) will speak on youth negotiating democratization in post-conflict Boznia and Herzegovina.

November 3rd @ Noon - "Framing the Debate: Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Marriage & Civil Unions" Speaker: James Krueger (Political Science) Co-Sponsor: LGBTQ

November 16th @ 11:30AM - "Don't Hate Me Because I'm Virtual" Speakers Holly Hassel (UW Marathon County) and Nancy Chick (UW Barron County) will speak about feminist pedagogy in the online classroom. Co-Sponsor: Center for New Learning (CNL)

STUDY LOUNGES

Sunday Evening Study Lounge with FREE Starbuck's coffee from 7PM to Midnight. Come to the Women's center for a quiet, home-like atmosphere to study in. We have a computer lab with free printing, Wi-Fi, comfy sofas and chairs as well as table space.

"Brewed Awakenings" (Non-Traditional Student Study Lounge) - Monday mornings from 8AM to 10:30AM (September 14th thru November 23rd) with FREE Starbuck's coffee. Non-traditional students are invited to come to the Women's center for a quiet, home-like atmosphere to study in. We have a computer lab with free printing, Wi-Fi, comfy sofas and chairs as well as table space.

FALL FINALS Study Lounge - December 13 - 16 from 7PM to Midnight. Student Organizations hosting these nights are: Panhellenic Council, Non-Traditional Student Organization (NTSO), Women's Advocacy Council (WAC) and Student Organization of Latinos (SOL)

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