Week of
March 20–24, 2023
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SOCIAL EQUITY & TITLE IX DIGEST
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| WEEKLY WORDS TO PONDER
“If any female feels she need anything beyond herself to legitimate and validate her existence, she is already giving away her power to be self-defining, her agency.”
—bell hooks, also known as Gloria Jean Watkins, American scholar and activist, from her work Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics (Learn more)
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March is National Nutrition Month: The IUP Student Association of Nutrition and Dietetics (SAND) invites you to participate in its seventh annual National Nutrition Month Crock-Pot Cook-off on Wednesday, March 22, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the HUB Susquehanna Room. This year’s event will feature soup! To enter or to get further information, please contact Olivia Gambill, tywcc@iup.edu, or Anna Marie Bostaph, rxtbc@iup.edu. If cooking is not your forte, please attend, sample the soups, and vote for your favorite. All proceeds from this event will go to the IUP Food Pantry and Help Center.
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IUP Values Me
Gabriella is a biology education major with a chemistry minor and will graduate in December 2023. Her career goal is to become a high school teacher. A member of the Cook Honors College, she serves as treasurer of Phi Eta Sigma and as a diversity peer mentor. Gabriella is one of the founding members and is the current president of Students Against Racism (IUP-SAR), an organization that empowers students to take a stand against racism, bigotry, and other forms of hatred in our world. Through her leadership, SAR holds regular meetings and hosts special events (find information below on this week’s Charity Ball). Gabriella and SAR are members of the DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) Student Organization Alliance, a cohort that meets regularly and assists in the collaboration of DEI-minded groups. Please read about Gabriella in the 2021 President’s Report. We thank you, Gabriella!
Staff Spotlight: Ann Sesti
Ann has been employed by IUP for 32 years and has more than 35 years of experience in drug and alcohol prevention and treatment. She is a licensed counselor in Pennsylvania and the director of IUP’s Office of Student Wellness and Engagement, which includes the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs (ATOD) Program. She is considered a strong ATOD regional consultant and is a certified Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS) facilitator, conducting trainings nationwide. She recently became a certified health and well-being coach. Ann serves as a Title IX deputy through the Office of Social Equity and Title IX and provides necessary student support. In all of her roles, she believes in providing compassionate, trauma-informed care, and she strives to meet students where they are and to provide a comfortable, nonjudgmental environment. Ann is the advisor to two student organizations, Collegiate Women in Progress and BACCHUS. She has facilitated the Empowering Women Series this semester (see the description below for this week’s session) and was recently appointed an interim cochair of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women at IUP (Women’s Commission). We thank you, Ann!
A note about IUP Values Me: Each week, we will highlight one student and one staff member to “shine a spotlight” on their leadership and involvement in campus programs and their great work assisting our campus community with diversity, equity, and inclusion and/or civil rights awareness. If you have a suggestion for an IUP community member to feature in this section, please email social-equity@iup.edu.
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| Lavender Graduation will be held Friday, April 21.
LGBTQIA Support and the Center for Multicultural Student Leadership and Engagement will host Lavender Graduation in the Elkin Hall Great Room on April 21. A reception will begin at 2:00 p.m., and the ceremony will follow at 2:30 p.m. Please contact lgbtqia-support@iup.edu to register or for further information.
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EVENTS OF NOTE THIS WEEK
PLEASE PARTICIPATE, SHARE AS APPROPRIATE, OR INCLUDE IN YOUR CLASSES.
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Overview
- Monday, March 20, through Sunday, March 26: Green Dot Week of Action. Follow @iup_greendot for campus activities this week!
- Monday, March 20: Six O’Clock Series Presentation: Behind the Post
- Monday, March 20: IUP Association of Korean Cultural Interests Presentation: “Folklore Night”
- Tuesday, March 21: Queer Art Showcase
- Tuesday, March 21: Green Dot Training
- Tuesday, March 21: Pan-African Studies Presentation: Ambassador of Mali Speaks on Global Security Issues
- Tuesday, March 21, through Saturday, March 25: Mystical Arts of Tibet
- Wednesday, March 22: MCSLE Lunch and Learn: “Happily Ever After? The Representation of Female Characters in Fairy Tales”
- Wednesday, March 22: Empowering Women Series: “Embracing the ‘F’ Word: Feminist”
- Thursday, March 23: Green Dot Training (Virtual)
- Thursday, March 23: Mr. and Miss NAACP
- Thursday, March 23: MCSLE ’90s Theme Party
- Friday, March 24: Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia: American Music Recital
- Saturday, March 25: Spring Fling, hosted by ATOD and BACCHUS
- Saturday, March 25: Charity Ball, hosted by Students Against Racism (IUP-SAR)
Coming Up Next Week:
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| Details
- Monday, March 20: Six O’Clock Series Presentation—Behind the Post
6:00–7:30 p.m.—Elkin Hall Great Room
Join the Haven Project to view One Love’s Behind the Post and examine unhealthy relationship behaviors and the role social media can play. Further information: MCSLE, 724-357-2598, tturn@iup.edu
- Monday, March 20: IUP Korean Cultural Interests Presentation—“Folklore Night”
7:00 p.m.—Wallwork G-98 or third floor lounge
The IUP Association of Korean Cultural Interests will hold an evening dedicated to Korean folklore during its weekly meeting. Further information: @iup_aki
- Tuesday, March 21: Queer Art Showcase
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.—Elkin Hall Great Room
Join LGBTQIA Support for its annual showcase of student artistic works. Refreshments will be provided. Awards will be presented at 5:00 p.m. Further information: lgbtqia-support@iup.edu
- Tuesday, March 21, through Saturday, March 25: Mystical Arts of Tibet
For the past 30 years, the Mystical Arts of Tibet tours by the monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery have crossed the globe to offer these authentic, sacred Tibetan arts to enchanted audiences in major cities and smaller communities alike. Endorsed by the Dalai Lama, these events are part of a tradition that dates back 2,500 years. Further information: lively-arts@iup.edu
Events this week:
- Wednesday, March 22: MCSLE Lunch and Learn: “Happily Ever After? The Representation of Female Characters in Fairy Tales”
11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.—Elkin Hall Great Room
Heide Witthoeft, associate professor of German in the Department of Foreign Languages, will discuss how girls and women are represented in well-known fairy tales and how these tales shape children’s visions of female gender roles. Dr. Witthoeft will challenge your opinions of Cinderella, Snow White, and Little Red Riding Hood and will compare versions of characters in different cultures. Further information: MCSLE, 724-357-2598, tturn@iup.edu
- Wednesday, March 22: Empowering Women Series: “Embracing the ‘F’ Word: Feminist”
4:30–6:00 p.m.—Jane Leonard Hall, Room 225, or Zoom (ID 97869071565)
The word feminist can evoke strong feelings in either a negative or positive way. This panel presentation will explore that concept. The Empowering Women Series is sponsored by the following: Office of the Provost, Center for Health and Well-Being, Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, Office of Social Equity and Title IX, Women’s and Gender Studies Program, President’s Commission on the Status of Women (Women’s Commission), University College, Multicultural Affairs and Student Success, Panhellenic Association, and Collegiate Women in Progress. Further information: Ann Sesti, 724-357-1265, annsesti@iup.edu
- Saturday, March 25: Charity Ball
4:00–7:00 p.m.—Elkin Hall Great Room
Students Against Racism will host this semi-formal ball. All are welcome. Tickets are $7.50 and include dinner. Charitable donations will go to Colours, a Philadelphia-based, nonprofit organization. Enjoy food, dancing, and raffles. Further information: Gabriella Giese, hsxbc@iup.edu
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Hosting an event you’d like us to mention in an upcoming issue?
Digest issues are emailed every Monday morning. Send all information concerning your event to social-equity@iup.edu, and we will include it in the appropriate weekly issue. Also, please be sure to enter your event in the CMS on the DIVERSITY, STUDENT, and CENTRAL CALENDARS so that it will receive wider marketing, appear in IUP Now, and achieve greater attendance.
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