GENDER STUDIES PROGRAM Vol. 1 Fall 2012 necessaryto break through the ever- present glass ceiling. Another exciting curricular change is ournew, wholly online undergraduate certificate in Gender Studies. Funded by the Universityof Missouri System, the online certificate can be pursued inde- pendentlyor as part of the newonline Bachelor’s in Liberal Studies (BLS). So if you know anyone who wouldliketotake GenderStudies courses but doesn’t want to drive to campus, spread the word. Finally, as we reach the half-way mark of my third year as Director, I am proud to announce that we have begun to develop a more collaborative ethos, an approach which epitomizes the fields of Women’s and GenderStudies. Rather than annually re-create the wheel as we consider newprogrammatic initiatives, we are goingto focus more on support- ingeach other: already we co-sponsor the Women’s NetworkingSeries, Sum- mer Girls’Camp, Trailblazer Awards, Women’s UniversityMentoringPro- gram, andPRIZM. But this fall, we will begin a more formal partnership with Student Services to market and develop programming forBlack Historyand Women’s History months. And in December, for our first large-scaleser- vice project, we will collaborate with Women Lead to helpoutfit homeless women movinginto housing —a fine way to spreadtheholiday spirit. -- Sally Barr Ebest , Director Sally Barr Ebest ,PhD The GenderStudies program has gone through a number of changes in the past year. Perhaps the biggest, and most excit- ing, was our August move out of the base- ment of Clark Hall up to the fourth floor of Lucas. In exchange for givingthe old Clark offices tothenew Veterans’Center, we were moved into a suiteof offices replete with new paint, carpet, and furni- ture. Located right across from the English Department,our newdigs include a glass- front reception area where our TA, Jason Vasser, can greet and work with students, a central lounge/meetingarea, mini-kitchen andstorage rooms, andoffices —with doors! —for me and Kathleen. To cele- brate, we hosted an Open House, spon- soredbyCollege of Arts & Sciences Dean Ron Yasbin, on November 13. The Open House, a campus-wide event, was held in conjunction with our annual Book Fair. We always time this event to coincide withSpring registration. Faculty andstaff donate books, which we inturn give to current and prospective students, but this year, we added doorprizes — books, of course — to further entice and reward visitors. Actually, this has been a year of firsts. Last spring, GenderStudies faculty decided to change the format ofour meetings. Rather thanleap into announcements and com- mittee reports, each month two faculty members volunteer to give fifteen minute descriptions oftheir current research, teach- ing, or service-learning activities. This approach has takenthepressureoff already busy facultytodevelop or attend full- blown colloquia and instead allows us to learn more about each other’s work in a more relaxed (and food-filled) environ- ment. Thus far we’ve heard from Lynn Staley about service-learningin Business Writing courses; Virginia Navarro about teachingJapanese women; and Dayna Stock’s research on women’s leader- ship programs. In keepingwith our broader, gender- based focus, last spring we hired our first male TA. Jason Vasser —who further introduces himself in these pages —is pursuinganMFA in poetry. Sittingin the glass-front office,Jason puts a fresh andinviting face on the Gender Studies program. He greets and counsels cur- rent students, visits classes to recruit new students, assists in Kathleen’s Introduction to Gender Studies classes, and will teach a sectioninthe Spring. In between such tasks, he represents GS at various campus events and produces vital documents,such as this newsletter. We are thrilled to have him with us. Shortly after Jason came on board, GenderStudies received official word from the stateCoordinatingBoard of Higher Educationthat our new certifi- catein Women’s Leadership was ap- proved. This program, developed in conjunction with the SueShear Insti- tute’s Women Lead initiative, should give our students the leadershipskills From the Director’s Desk Editors: Sally Barr Ebest, PhD Kathleen Butterly Nigro, PhD Jason Vasser, TA The GS Newsletter is pub- lished each semester to report news to alumni and friends. Inquires should be directed to Jason Vasser UM- St Louis 494 Lucas Hall One University Blvd Saint Louis MO 63121- 4499 Tele: (314) 516-5265 E-mail: [email protected]INSIDE THIS ISSUE: From the Director’s Desk Women's Networking Series LEAD Program Faculty News and Notes American Mystics: Female Reformers and Transcenden- talists of the 19th Century Gender Studies Scholar Spotlight Feature Article: A thin line between sexy and trashy Faculty News and notes WCPE H Honors Women’s Equality Day
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GENDER STUDIES PROGRAM
Vol. 1 Fall 2012
necessary to break
through the ever-
present glass ceiling.
Another exciting
curricular change is
our new, wholly
online undergraduate certificate in Gender
Studies. Funded by
the University of
Missouri System, the
online certificate can
be pursued inde-
pendently or as part
of the new online
Bachelor’s in Liberal
Studies (BLS). So if
you know anyone
who would like to take Gender Studies
courses but doesn’t want to drive to
campus, spread the word.
Finally, as we reach the half-way mark
of my third year as Director, I am proud
to announce that we have begun to develop a more collaborative ethos, an
approach which epitomizes the fields of
Women’s and Gender Studies. Rather
than annually re-create the wheel as we
consider new programmatic initiatives,
we are going to focus more on support-
ing each other: already we co-sponsor
the Women’s Networking Series, Sum-
mer Girls’ Camp, Trailblazer Awards,
Women’s University Mentoring Pro-
gram, and PRIZM. But this fall, we will
begin a more formal partnership with
Student Services to market and develop
programming for Black History and
Women’s History months. And in
December, for our first large-scale ser-
vice project, we will collaborate with Women Lead to help outfit homeless
women moving into housing—a fine
way to spread the holiday spirit.
--Sally Barr Ebest, Director
Sally Barr Ebest ,PhD
The Gender Studies program has gone through a number of changes in the past
year. Perhaps the biggest, and most excit-
ing, was our August move out of the base-
ment of Clark Hall up to the fourth floor of
Lucas. In exchange for giving the old
Clark offices to the new Veterans’ Center,
we were moved into a suite of offices
replete with new paint, carpet, and furni-
ture. Located right across from the English
Department, our new digs include a glass-
front reception area where our TA, Jason
Vasser, can greet and work with students, a
central lounge/meeting area, mini-kitchen
and storage rooms, and offices—with
doors!—for me and Kathleen. To cele-
brate, we hosted an Open House, spon-
sored by College of Arts & Sciences Dean Ron Yasbin, on November 13.
The Open House, a campus-wide event,
was held in conjunction with our annual
Book Fair. We always time this event to
coincide with Spring registration. Faculty
and staff donate books, which we in turn
give to current and prospective students,
but this year, we added door prizes—
books, of course—to further entice and
reward visitors.
Actually, this has been a year of firsts. Last
spring, Gender Studies faculty decided to
change the format of our meetings. Rather
than leap into announcements and com-
mittee reports, each month two faculty
members volunteer to give fifteen minute
descriptions of their current research, teach-ing, or service-learning activities. This
approach has taken the pressure off already
busy faculty to develop or attend full-
blown colloquia and instead allows us to
learn more about each other’s work in a
more relaxed (and food-filled) environ-
ment. Thus far we’ve heard from Lynn
Staley about service-learning in Business
Writing courses; Virginia Navarro about
teaching Japanese women; and Dayna
Stock’s research on women’s leader-
ship programs.
In keeping with our broader, gender-
based focus, last spring we hired our first
male TA. Jason Vasser—who further introduces himself in these pages—is
pursuing an MFA in poetry. Sitting in
the glass-front office, Jason puts a fresh
and inviting face on the Gender Studies
program. He greets and counsels cur-
rent students, visits classes to recruit
new students, assists in Kathleen’s
Introduction to Gender Studies classes,
and will teach a section in the Spring. In
between such tasks, he represents GS at
various campus events and produces
vital documents, such as this newsletter.
We are thrilled to have him with us.
Shortly after Jason came on board,
Gender Studies received official word
from the state Coordinating Board of
Higher Education that our new certifi-cate in Women’s Leadership was ap-