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St. Mary's Celebrates

Women's History Month

Women's Education - Women's Empowerment

March 2012 Calendar of Events

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March 1–29
All Day Four Women For Women*
Works of Carol Koutnik, Jnil Jackson, Eva Bueno, and Laura Lopez
Louis J. Blume Library
*Opening Reception: Thursday, March 1, at 4 p.m.
Louis J. Blume Library Art Exhibit area
Sponsored by the St. Mary's University Art Department
Saturday, March 3
10 a.m.–Noon International Women's Day March
March will start at corner of Bowie and Market Street.
Monday, March 5
3:30–4:30 p.m. Women Leading the Road to Success*
*This event has been canceled.
7–9 p.m. Women's Ordination: Three Theological Perspectives
Panelists: Rabbi Barry Block of Temple Beth-El; Rev. Dr. Jane Patterson of the WorkShop and St. Mark's Episcopal Church; and Rev. Kelly Allen of University Presbyterian Church
Life Sciences, Room 102
Co-sponsored by the Theology Department, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the Marianist Forum
Refreshments provided
Tuesday, March 6
Noon–2 p.m. Sonia Kovalevsky Mathematics Day
University Center, Conference Room A
St. Mary's University will host 75 young women from the 7th grade class of the Young Women's Leadership Academy (YWLA), an all-girls public middle school located in San Antonio, Texas. The day is a celebration of Sonia Kovalevsky, first woman to be awarded Ph.D. in Mathematics, and her pioneering career as a mathematician. The participants will be led in various activities, including hands-on experiences and talks given by local women who incorporate mathematics into their careers.

This event is funded through a grant from the Association for Women in Mathematics and National Science Foundation. Coordinated by the Mathematics Department.
(By invitation only)
Wednesday, March 7
Noon–2 p.m. School of Science, Engineering and Technology Women's History Month Luncheon
University Center, Conference Room A
Sponsored by the School of Science, Engineering and Technology
(By invitation only)
12:20–1:35 p.m. Latin American Women Writers: How to Write an Encyclopedia about Them
Presented by Eva Bueno, Ph.D.
University Center, Conference Room B
Refreshments provided
3:30–5 p.m. Alma L. Lopez Woman in Law Student Leadership Award Reception
Law Library Alumni Room

Fourth Court of Appeals oral arguments will be held in the Law Classroom Building prior to the reception.
Sponsored by the School of Law
Tuesday, March 20
6–7:30 p.m. Perspectives: A Conversation with San Antonio City Manager Sheryl Sculley
University Center, Conference Room A
Sponsored by the St. Mary's Institute for Public Administration, Politics and Public Policy
Wednesday, March 21
12:20–1:45 p.m. Woman Leader to Woman Leader Luncheon with Sonia Rodriguez
Charles Francis 007
Sponsored by the Women's Studies Program
(By invitation only)
Thursday, March 22
11:10 a.m.–12:25 p.m. Title IX: The Path Toward Gender Equity in Education*
*This event has been canceled.
6:30–9 p.m. Film: Miss Representation
Life Science, Room 102
Sponsored by University Programming Council
Refreshments provided
Friday, March 23
9:15 a.m. Blessing of Women
The Quadrangle
Co-sponsored by University Ministry, Law Ministry, the Marianist Sisters, and the Marianist Vocations Office
Tuesday, March 27 Wednesday, March 28
3:30–4:30 p.m. St. Mary's University Book Club
Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart
Chaminade Tower Garden Room
Refreshments provided
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Apps for Mobile Women
Louis J. Blume Library First Floor
Sponsored by the Academic Media Center
7 p.m. Catholic Intellectual Tradition Series Lecture
To Be the Body of Christ
Presented by M. Shawn Copeland
University Center, Conference Room A
Sponsored by the Office of the Vice-President for Mission and Identity
Thursday, March 29
7–8 p.m. Maria Salutes Benito Juarez: Cinco de Mayo, Napoleon III, and Gendering War in the Borderlands
Presented by St. Mary's University Professor Teresa Van Hoy, Ph.D., O'Connor Chair for the History of the Hispanic Southwest
Reinbolt 101
Co-sponsored by the History Department and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences
8–8:30 p.m. Latinas! Loud and Proud in the Borderlands, 1830s–1930s
Mobile Mural by Amber Hoffman and Jennifer Jones
Chaminade Tower, West Wall
Music and refreshments provided

Visit the National Women's History Project at http://nwhp.org/whm/index.php.




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