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A
Quarterly Newsletter
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March 2000- Volume 2:3
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 AN
EVENING
WITH
JUDITH SLOAN
Critically acclaimed
actress, comedienne, writer, and oral historian, Judith Sloan, will
present a one-woman show entitled "An Evening with Judith Sloan: The
Sloan Ranger," Thursday, March 2, at the B. Carroll Reece Museum,
Main Gallery D, 7 p.m. This event will launch the month-long celebration
of National Women's History Month.
Sloan "wickedly skewers
stereotypes" (The Village Voice) with a myriad of character-driven
monologues and rapid-fire delivery that rips through the hypocrisy
in our information-glutted lives. Working in the comedic tradition
of Lily Tomlin and Whoopi Goldberg, her characters challenge common
assumptions about war and peace, the generational struggles of women,
gay and heterosexual relationships, and the ties that bind friends
and family. Her monologues in this show are peppered with up-to-the-minute
commentary on world affairs.
"Of the many performers
who look to the political arena for material, Sloan stands above the
rest," reports National Public Radio. Ms. Sloan eavesdrops on the
lives and conversations of those voices often ignored by the mass
media, making them visible in a theatrical setting. Her theater work
combines humor, pathos, and a love of the absurd. Sloan's work has
been produced in theaters, festivals, and on radio throughout the
U.S. and abroad including: The Theatre Workshop (Scotland), The Public
Theater, La MaMa experimental theatre, The Smithsonian Institution,
and National Public Radio, to mention a few. She has more than six
full-length solo works which have been supported by fellowships and
grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, The Paul Robeson
Fund, The Puffin Foundation, Money for Women Fund, the Connecticut
Commission on the Arts, and the Cowan Foundation.
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Ms. Sloan is a frequent
guest lecturer and performer in universities, theaters, and schools.
As a professor of Oral History, Cultural Identity and the Arts, Character
Creation and Performance at New York University's Gallatin division,
she conveys her skills through courses in oral history and performance.
Also, she is currently
teaching Writing from the Inside Out and Theatre Improvisation in the
New York City schools as an artist-in-residence. She has taught at the
International High School in Queens, Forest Hills High School, Educational
Center for the Arts, worked for Young Audiences, and toured with performances
and workshops throughout the U.S. since 1983.
A native of New Haven, Connecticut, Sloan
has been collaborating with writer and artist Warren Lehrer since moving
to New York City in 1990. Her comedy and characters have appeared on Comedy
Central and PBS. A passionate artist, Sloan is often seen with the newspaper
on stage at the opening of her shows. "I don't want people to think the
way I do, I just want them to think," says Sloan.
"An Evening with Judith
Sloan: The Sloan Ranger," which is free and open to the public, is co-sponsored
by the Women's Resource Center and the Women's Studies Steering Committee
at ETSU in conjunction with the Good Goddess Arts Exhibition. A reception
will follow the performance.
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 ANNE
DARDEN
to present
WOMEN of
HISTORY
in
the REGION
LECTURE
Anne Spurrell Darden, co-author and
editor of Crossing Boundaries: An International Anthology of Women's
Experiences in Sport, will be the guest speaker for the Women of History
in the Region Lecture Series, an annual event sponsored by the Women's
Resource Center. Ms. Darden will address "The Necessity of Sport and
Play in the Lives of Women." The lecture will be held Tuesday, April
11, in the Appalachian Ballroom of the Centre at Millennium Park,
7:30 p.m.
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Ms. Darden received a 1985 bachelor
of arts degree from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. In 1990 she
completed a master of arts degree in English at ETSU. She has also served
as an adjunct faculty member for the ETSU Department of English. Ms.
Darden, along with co- author and editor, Dr. Susan J. Bandy, were the
first adjunct faculty members at ETSU to be awarded a research and development
grant for their work by the ETSU Research and Development Committee.
ETSU President Paul E. Stanton, Jr.,
will introduce the guest speaker for the evening. A reception will follow
the lecture.
The lecture is free and open to the
public. Please join us on April 11 as Anne Spurrell Darden presents
the Women of History in the Region Lecture for 2000.
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 Shaping
a
National
Agenda for
Women in
Higher
Education
The Women's Resource Center is pleased
to bring to campus the national teleconference, "Women's Lives, Women's
Voices, Women's Solutions: Shaping a National Agenda for Women in
Higher Education," on March 27 and 29. The conference will be telecast
from the University of Minnesota, the host site. This conference is
designed to be transformative, having a significant, long-lasting
impact on women in higher education and the institutions where they
work and learn. It will provide a forum for faculty, staff, and student
women and men, in higher education, across the nation to:
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Explore ways to
access women's talents by building upon the strengths of our diversity,
breaking down barriers, and creating campus environments that allow
all people to work up to their full potential.
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Develop new ways
of working together in a multicultural world.
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Share best practices
and form. collaborations and supportive networks.
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Discuss how colleges
and universities can better support women as teachers, workers,
learners, and creators of
knowledge.
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Johnnetta B. Cole, Presidential Distinguished
Professor of Anthropology, Women's Studies, and African American Studies
at Emory University in Atlanta,
will present the opening, keynote speech "Women's Voices: Imagining
Ourselves into the 21st Century," on Monday, March 27, at 1:05 p.m.
The keynote speech will be followed by a moderated panel session that
includes a broad spectrum of faculty and staff women in higher education
from across the U.S. For Wednesday, March 29, the teleconference will
conclude with a moderated panel session "Women's Solutions: Setting
a National Agenda for the 21st Century."
Both days of the teleconference will
be presented in Meeting Room 6 of the D. P. Culp University Center.
On Monday, March 27, the day will begin with registration at 11:45
a.m., followed by a light lunch, with the live teleconference starting
at 1 p.m. For Wednesday, March 29, join us for the closing day of
the teleconference at 11 a.m.
The Office of Multicultural Affairs
will serve as co-sponsor of the teleconference. Please contact the
WRC at 423.439.7847 for additional information.
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The eighth annual TAKE OUR DAUGHTERS TO WORK® DAY will take place Thursday,
April 27, 2000! This is a national event in which millions of girls,
parents, guardians, family members, and teachers will be devoting an
entire day to the ideas, spirit, and dreams of young women ages 9-15.
The theme for 2000 is "Free To Be You
and Me." This focus was developed through a team effort of the Ms. Foundation
and the Free To Be Foundation to encourage girls to think about diversity
and gender equity.
The annual observance of the campus-wide
event will include afternoon greetings from ETSU President Paul E. Stanton,
Jr., along with other activities. Registration will begin the day at
8 a.m. at the Women's Resource Center, Panhellenic Hall.
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A light continental breakfast will
be available. Following registration, the young women will proceed to
the day-to-day workplace of their respective campus host. More information
will be forthcoming through a separate announcement, outlining the daylong
schedule of events.
Remember, you will be among the millions
of Americans demonstrating their support and concern for girls and making
their respective dreams mean business on the fourth Thursday of April.
These young women are the next generation of women who will work in
and change the world. As parents, family members, and friends we can
all invest in the future by taking our daughters to work on April 27.
Take Our Daughters To Work® is a registered trademark of the Ms. Foundation
for Women.
Take our Daughters to Work is a registered trademark
of the Ms. Foundation for Women.
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"WOMEN AND THE WAR:
1861-1865"
"Women and the War:
1861-1865," adapted to the stage by ETSU's Director of Theater Bobby
Funk, will be performed at Ball Hall Auditorium Thursday, March 23,
7:30 p.m. The play will be directed by Darcy J. Martin. Ms. Martin
is completing her graduate project requirement in the Master of Arts
in Liberal Studies program at ETSU.
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She is also a five-year ETSU employee
and currently serves as medical education coordinator in the Office
of Academic Affairs, College of Medicine.Written as an educational play,
"Women and the War: 1861-1865" deals with the role of women during the
War Between the States. It passionately solidifies the memory of the
brave and undaunted women of this troubled time.
"Women and the War: 1861-1865," which
is free and open to the public, is co-sponsored by the Women's Resource
Center and the Women's Studies Steering Committee. A reception will
follow the play. Please join us on March 23 and enjoy a theatrical evening
that celebrates the accomplishments and the sacrifices of the women
during the War Between the States.
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 TAKE
BACK THE NIGHT
Rally & March
The national purpose
of Take Back the Night is to promote zero tolerance of violence
by increasing community awareness, acting as a collective voice demanding
change, and empowering women and men to take action. This year, on
Monday, March 27, Amphitheater, 7 p.m., the campus community will
observe Take Back the Night.
Through the co-sponsorship
of ETSU's Campus Advocates Against Sexual Violence (CAASV), Counseling
Center, Women's Resource Center, Women's Studies Steering Committee,
Office of Student Affairs, Housing Office, and Public Safety, along
with various student organizations, we are focusing on violence against
women, how it impacts women, children, and men, and how we as a community
can work together to stop it.
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Agenda for the motivational rally and
empowerment march includes a keynote speaker, student presentations,
both personal and inspirational, culminating with the campus march.
A reception will follow. For additional information, contact Dr. Amber
Kinser, chair of the Take Back The Night Planning Committee for
CAASV, at 423.439.7571 or e-mail kinsera@etsu.edu.
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 RHONDA
HEDDERICH
TO PRESENT
ONE-WOMAN SHOW
Rhonda Hedderich, an ETSU senior
majoring in theater arts, will present her one-woman show, "THE BLEEDING
ARIZONA: An Army Nurse Remembers Pearl Harbor," Tuesday, March 28,
D. P. Culp University Center, Forum, 7 p.m. Ms. Hedderich chose 2nd
Lt. Hazel James as the inspiration for the personal insights portrayed
throughout her script.
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In "THE BLEEDING ARIZONA: An Army
Nurse Remembers Pearl Harbor," the shocking events of one of history's
most infamous days, December 7, 1941, sets the stage for the recollections
of 2nd Lt. James. With painful war memories harbored within, she revisits
her own battle scars and those of her comrades-in-arms.
This National Women's History Month
event is co-sponsored by the Women's Resource Center and the Women's
Studies Steering Committee. Join us on March 28 for this event commemorating
one of history's courageous women of the military.
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MARCH-MAY
2000
EVENTS-Main Campus
MARCH
"National
Women's History Month Special Event."
Thursday, March 2, B. Carroll Reece Museum, Main Gallery D, 7 p.m.
"An Evening with Judith Sloan: The Sloan Ranger," will launch the month-long,
celebration of National Women's History Month. Actress Judith Sloan, will
present a one-woman show of monologues. A reception will follow the performance.
Co-sponsored by the Women's Resource Center and the Women's Studies Steering
Committee.
"International
Women's Day Reception"
Wednesday, March 8, Women's Resource Center, Panhellenic Hall, Basement
Suite 2, 2-4 p.m.
This open house reception for all faculty, staff and student women at ETSU
celebrates International Women's History Day, which is a time for women
on all continents to reflect on the traditions that represent at least nine
decades of struggle for equality, justice, peace and development.
"Book
Review Group"
Wednesday, March 15, Women's Resource Center, Panhellenic Hall,
Basement Suite 2, noon.
Participants will meet to discuss "A Map of the World" by Jane
Hamilton. Facilitated by Ms. Judi Taylor, secretary in the Department of
Technology. New readers always welcome.
"National
Women's History Month Special Event."
Thursday, March 23, Ball Hall Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
"Women
and the War: 1861-1865," adapted to the stage by Bobby Funk, director of
theater at ETSU, will be presented. The play will be directed by Darcy J.
Martin, liberal studies graduate student and medical education coordinator
in the Office of Academic Affairs, College of Medicine. A reception will
follow the performance. Co-sponsored by the Women's Resource Center and
the Women's Studies Steering Committee.
"National
Teleconference Special Event."
Monday, March 27, D. P. Culp University Center, Meeting Room 6, 3rd Floor,
11:45 a.m.
"Women's Lives, Women's Voices, Women's Solutions: Shaping a National Agenda
for Women in Higher Education," a national teleconference designed to be
transformative, having a significant, long-lasting impact on women in higher
education and the institutions where they work and learn. A light lunch
will be provided. Co-sponsored by the Women's Resource Center and the Office
of Multicultural Affairs.
"Take Back
the Night Rally and March."
Monday, March 27, Amphitheater (Rain location: Martha Street Culp Auditorium),
7 p.m.
Motivational rally and empowerment march to promote zero tolerance of violence.
A reception will follow the rally and march. Co-sponsored by the Campus Advocates
Against Sexual Violence (CAASV), Counseling Center, Women's Resource Center,
Women's Studies Steering Committee, Office of Student Affairs, Housing Office,
Public Safety, and various student organizations.
"National
Women's History Month Special Event. "
Tuesday, March 28, D. P. Culp University Center, Forum, 3rd Floor,
7 p.m.
ETSU senior, Rhonda Hedderich, will present a one-woman show "THE BLEEDING
ARIZONA: An Army Nurse Remembers Pearl Harbor." Ms. Hedderich chose the life
of 2nd Lt. Hazel James, USANC, as the inspirational persona for her script.
A reception will follow the performance. Co-sponsored by the Women's Resource
Center and the Women's Studies Steering Committee.
National
Teleconference Special Event."
Wednesday, March 29, Culp University Center, Meeting Room 6, 3rd Floor,
11 a.m.
The national teleconference, "Women's Lives, Women's Voices, Women's Solutions:
Shaping a National Agenda for Women in Higher Education," concludes.
APRIL
"Women
of History in the Region Lecture Series."
Tuesday, April 11, Centre at Millennium Park, Appalachian Ballroom, 7:30
p.m.
Anne Spurrell Darden, co-author and editor of Crossing Boundaries: An
International Anthology of Women's Experiences in Sport, will be the
guest speaker for the Women's Resource Center's annual Women of History
in the Region Lecture Series. Ms. Darden will address "The Necessity of
Sport and Play in the Lives of Women." A reception will follow the lecture.
"Book
Review Group"
Wednesday, April 19, Women's Resource Center, Panhellenic Hall, Basement
Suite 2, noon
Participants will meet to discuss "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's
Stone" (Book 1) by J. K. Rowling, Mary Grandpre (Illustrator). New
readers always welcome.
"TAKE
OUR DAUGHTERS TO WORK® DAY. "
Thursday, April 27, REGISTRATION: Women's Resource Center, Panhellenic
Hall, Basement Suite 2, 8 a.m.
The ETSU campus will observe the 8th annual career shadowing day dedicated
to the ideas, spirit, and dreams of young women ages 9-15. The theme for
2000 is "Free To Be You and Me."
"Take
our Daughters to Work" is a registered trademark of the Ms. Foundation
for Women."
MAY
"Book
Review Group."
Wednesday, May 17,Women's Resource Center, Panhellenic Hall, Basement
Suite 2, noon.
Participants will meet to discuss City of Light by Lauren Belfer. Facilitated
by Dr. Jan Henley, psychologist in the Counseling Center. New readers always
welcome.
ALL
OF THE ABOVE EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
