GRU Women's Studies Program

Women’s Studies Symposium In Spring 2009, the Women’s Studies Program hosted a symposium to celebrate 10 years on the Women’s Studies minor on campus. Now a biennial tradition, the symposium invites students, faculty, and community members to engage in dialogue about women’s and gender studies issues that influence our every day lives. Each symposium is organized around a different theme. The March 2013, entitled “Our Bodies, Ourselves, Our Voices: Health and Human Rights in the Twenty First Century” will focus on women’s holistic health—mind, body, and spirit.

Triota Honor Society Georgia Regents University is home to the Beta Theta chapter of Iota Iota Iota, an academic honor society dedicated to highlighting student success and academic achievement in Women's and Gender Studies and feminist scholarship. Iota Iota Iota, or Triota, is named for the ancient goddesses Ianna, Ishtar, and Isis, and the honorary society seeks to encourage and support students to engage and cultivate excellent in Women's Studies. Initiation into Triota takes place each spring. Students who have received a 3.0 GPA in at least 6 hours of WMST courses are eligible to join.

Women’s Studies Student Association The Women’s Studies Student Association is an official student-run organization which was formed in 1997 to address women’s issues both on and off campus. It provides a forum for all students at GRU — men who support WSSA’s mission are welcome and invited to join. Awarded with the Moutaineering Award for Outstanding Student Organization in 2012, the WSSA is eager to continue to grow its membership and make a difference on campus.

Past Activities Include: Love Your Body Week, Take Back the Night, Clothesline Project, International Women’s Week, Vagina Monologues, Seminars and Lectures, Women’s Studies Symposium.

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Women’s Studies Program Allgood Hall | Room E 227 (706) 737-1500 | wmst@gru.edu http://www.gru.edu/colleges/pamplin/wmst Program Director: Dr. Marie Drews

Did you know GRU offers a minor in Women’s Studies?

The Women’s Studies minor at GRU gives students the opportunity to learn about the contributions and histories of women. Through a broad range of interdisciplinary courses, Women’s Studies raises questions about gender in relation to race, class, sexuality, and nation. To complete the minor, students must take WMST 1101 plus 12 additional hours of course work, with at least 9 hours of upper-division credit. A grade of ‘C’ is required in all courses.

Following are the WMST courses included in the GRU catalog; while these courses are in rotation, some of our most popular classes are offered in the WMST 4950 Special Topics cross list, which varies from semester to semester. Check the Women’s Studies website for upcoming courses!

Course Offerings History & Anthropology ANTH 3870/WMST 3870 Identity: Ethnicity, Gender & Class HIST 4011/WMST 4011 History of Women HIST 4021/WMST 4021 Gender and Family History English and Foreign Languages ENGL 3310/WMST 3310 Women’s Literature ENGL 4310/WMST 4310 Studies in Feminism

Students graduating with a minor in Women's Studies should demonstrate knowledge of the following concepts: 1.

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The socio-cultural and historical construction of gender as a category of experience that intersects with race, ethnicity, class, and sexuality, at both local and global levels.

The contexts in which gender influences agency and disempowerment and how these contexts pertain to individuals’ lives, both historically and in contemporary society.

The varieties of feminism and feminist activism and how they connect to feminist theory and practice.

Before graduation, a student minoring in Women’s Studies will submit a portfolio for review by the Women’s Studies Program Committee. The portfolio must contain work from three different disciplines; it may also contain a project undertaken outside of a Women’s Studies course. The student will also participate in an exit interview.

Communications & Professional Writing COMS 4120/WMST 4120 Gender & Communication Psychology PSYC 3155/WMST 3155 Psychology of Gender Sociology CRJU 3336/SOCI 3336/WMST 3336 Women, Crime, and the Criminal Justice System CRJU 4336/SOCI 4336/WMST 4336 Gender and Victimization SOCI 4442/WMST 4442 Gender and Society Women’s Studies WMST 1101 Introduction to Women’s Studies WMST 2950/4950 Selected Topics WMST 4960/4990 Undergraduate Research

Why Minor in WMST? Developing awareness of how gender, race, class, sexual identity, and nation actively influence our interactions and our communities helps individuals to become more responsible citizens and respectful employees. A minor in Women’s Studies shows future employers that you have cultural competency education and are aware of how diversity actively shapes a work environment.

If you are interested in pursuing a Women’s Studies Minor, contact the program director, Dr. Marie Drews (mdrews@gru.edu)!

Affiliated Faculty and Staff Heather Abdelnur, Rhonda Armstrong, Liana Babayan, Angela Bratton, Kim Davies, Marie Drews, Allison Foley, Georgina Hammock, Cheryl Hopson, Edgar Johnson, Karen Klacsmann, Ruth McClelland-Nugent, Shannon Nix, Gaye Ortiz, Melissa Powell-Williams, Sudha Ratan, Wendy Turner, Seretha Williams.