Imagination: INSPIRING INNOVATION THROUGH

WOMEN IN STEM AND THE HUMANITIES

Sponsored by: The UTSA Women’s Studies Instituteutsa.edu/wsi 210.458.6277

WOMEN’S STUDIES INSTITUTE

2013 Women’s History Month Organizing CommitteeKelly Nash and Megan Sibbett, Co-Chairs

Sonia Saldívar-Hull, WSI Executive DirectorLarissa Mercado-Lopez, WS Faculty

Carolyn Motley, WSI Senior Administrative AssociateMeagan Longoria, WSI Student Activities Associate

Debbie Silliman Wolfe, COEHD Communications Specialist

Special Thanks to organizations and individuals for their support, assistance, and/or committee membership

Offi ce of the president, Offi ce of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Pamela Bacon, Offi ce of the Associate Vice for Administration, Lisa Firmin, Dean Betty Merchant, The College of Education and Human Development, Michael Jennings, Consortium for Social Transformation, Ann Eisenberg, The Honors College, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Department of Bilingual Bicultural Studies, Academy for Teacher Excellence, Department of Communication, Department of Languages and Literatures, Michael Gardin, Graduate English Organization, GLBTQ of UTSA, UTSA’s SACNAS, Ann Margaret Trujillo, Corey Benson, Inclusion and Engagement Center, University Center Events Management staff, Academic Technology 1604 and Downtown, UTSA Parking and Transportation, Alegra Lozano, Iliana Sanchez, Dorothy Cheatham, Downtown Events, Malgorzata Oleszkiewlez-Peralba, Larissa Mercado-Lopez, Anne Hardgrove, Anne-Marie Nunez, Offi ce of Travel Management, Disbursements, Facilities Service, 1604 and Downtown, Sonja Lanehart, Martinez Street Women’s Center, Kim Kline, Sara Oswalt, Sarah Shah, Jill Fleuriet, UTSA Young Democrats, Erin Ranft.

Dear students, colleagues, staff, and friends,

Welcome to Women’s History Month 2013! As each year’s Women’s History Month attends to the ways in which women and other marginalized groups strive to overcome inequalities, this year’s theme refl ects the ongoing work of imagination and innovation that propels empowerment. Our theme, “Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination: Women in STEM and Humanities,” refl ects the tenacity of women who contribute to the fi elds of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and the humanities.

We invite you to our exciting Opening Reception on March 5th, at 3 p.m., in the University Room (BB 2.06.04), where we are thrilled to present Dr. Kristine Garza as this year’s keynote speaker. Dr. Garza, the executive director for The Society for Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), will address avenues of mentoring and consciousness-raising for women in academics. At the reception, we will also honor our Advocate of the Year: San Antonio’s Girls Inc. We will recognize the extraordinary work of Rhonda Wilson Williamson, the Girls Inc. staff, and the girls of Girls Inc. who have been involved in science-focused programs such as Operation SMART and a girl’s engineering Lego League.

This year’s WHM calendar includes many inspiring events. To highlight a few: the girls from The Martinez Street Women’s Center Girl Zone join us again this year to showcase their artwork inspired by female scientists. Also, Dr. Andrea Tyler, Director for Graduate STEM Research at Tennessee State University will conduct an interactive lecture focused on increasing underrepresented populations in STEM fi elds, and later in the month, Dr. Elizabeth Travis, the Mattie Allen Fair Professor of Cancer Research at M.D. Anderson, will discuss the success of women in the fi elds of math and science. We will also honor the work and poetry of Carmen Tafolla during a tribute later in the month. Our month culminates with the English Graduate Symposium on March 30th where Dr. Julia Serano, transgendered writer, musician, and spoken word artist, will deliver a keynote address.

This year we celebrate the 10th anniversary of UTSA’s Women’s Studies Institute! During the past decade, many people and organizations have contributed to WHM celebrations that have culminated in hundreds of events! We thank those at UTSA and in San Antonio who have generously supported us. As we look forward to WHM 2013, we thank those who are hosting the many speakers and performers. This year’s calendar attests to the collective efforts of faculty, staff, students, and organizations. Thank you for your on-going energy and commitment!

Cheers!

Megan Sibbett, Women’s History Month Co-chairDr. Kelly Nash, Women’s History Month Co-chair

.

March 5, Tuesday

WHM Opening Reception Keynote speaker:

Dr. Kristine M. GarzaThe 2013 Advocate of the Year: Girls Inc.

3 p.m. • BB 2.06.04Dr. Garza, executive director of

SACNAS, discusses the avenues of mentoring and consciousness-raising

among women and minorities in academics.

March 18, Monday A Tongue in the Mouth of the Dying: Laurie Ann Guerrero Poetry Reading

1 p.m. • UC 2.01.24San Antonio native Laurie Ann

Guerrero reads from her new book of poetry, A Tongue in the Mouth of the Dying, winner of the 2012 Andrés

Montoya Poetry Prize from Notre Dame Press.

March 19, Tuesday

Women in Business: A Panel Discussion9:30 a.m. • UC 1.102

Andree Ranft leads a panel of businesswomen, employed with a nationally recognized company, as they

offer comments on women’s experiences in male-dominated business environments.

Gender Equity within the STEM Fields: Empowering Women to Dream and Achieve

3:30 p.m. • MB 2.316Dr. Andrea L. Tyler, Tennessee State University Director for

Graduate STEM Research, discusses diversity, equity, and empowerment within STEM.

Can We Talk… About Women Having It All? 5:30 p.m. • Bright Shawl Restaurant, 819 Augusta St.

Hosted by the Center for Women in Church & Society at OLLU. For ticket info, contact

can_we_talk-sa@yahoo.com

March 23, Saturday

Girls Eye View, Martinez Street Women’s Center Girl Zone

2 p.m.BV 1.338, UTSA Downtown

Girl Zone artists from the Martinez Street Women’s Center display their art inspired by female scientists. Local artist and sci-

entist Lauren Browning, who leads the project, will also speak.

March 7, Thursday

Film: Killing Us Softly 4, Advertising’s Image of Women

9:30 a.m. • MB 0.222Jean Kilbourne uncovers a steady stream of sexist

and misogynistic images and messages in the media.

GLBTQ Identities and Representation: A Roundtable Discussion of Students

2 p.m. • MH 2.02.22UTSA students speak about their GLBTQ

identities how such identities are represented in popular culture.

Interactive discussion to follow.

March 21, Thursday

Film: “STRONG!”9:30 a.m. • UC 1.102

Cheryl Haworth, America’s top Olympic weightlifter, struggles to defend her champion

status in a fi lm that explores the contradiction of a body that simultaneously celebrated and shunned.

Having it All? Female Professors at UTSA2 p.m. • UC 2.01.24

UTSA faculty and administrators discuss being women with PhDs and working in

higher education as they focus on hiring, tenure, and work/life

balance.

March 28, Thursday

Film: American Experience: Miss America

3 p.m. • UC 2.01.24Tracking the country’s oldest beauty contest, Miss America paints a vivid picture of an institution that has

come to reveal much about a changing nation.

March 8, Friday

“But it’s a joke – I’m not sexist:” A Panel on Gender Equality

5 p.m. • UC 1.102A panel of students, faculty, and staff address the presence of popular sexist

language, slogans, jokes, images, and sentiments in our current world. Interactive discussion

to follow.

March 22, Friday Traffi cked

2 p.m. • UC 2.212Dottie Laster, CEO of Laster Global

Inc. and UTSA Alumni, discusses human traffi cking and the industries reliant on modern day slavery. Laster

answers questions regarding intersectionality, gender

inequality, and youth exploitation.

March 29, FridayInformal Mentors and The Promotion of Gender,

Racial, and Ethnic Identity 1 p.m. • UC 2.02.02

Dr. Noelle Hurd discusses the power of mentors for women and individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds.

Religious Concepts in Health Beliefs among African American Women:

Implications for Health Care, Policy, and Promotion2 p.m. • MB 0.326

University of Georgia’s Dr. Tina Harris identifi es health care issues that have historically affected African American women as race and ethnic disparities remain a pervasive problem

in healthcare provisions. Co-sponsored with the Department of Communication

A Tribute to Carmen Tafolla5 p.m. • Buena Vista Theater, UTSA Downtown

A tribute to Carmen Tafolla, San Antonio’s First Poet Laureate. Join us as we celebrate Tafolla’s work through poetry readings, a student presentation, music, and dance.

March 30, Saturday English Graduate Symposium: Technologies and Locales of Knowledge: An Interdisciplinary Symposium

Exploring Discourse, Meaning, and Power9 a.m. – 4 p.m. • Harris Room, UC 2.212

Keynote speaker Dr. Julia Serano, trangendered writer, musician and spoken word artist. Conference panels will follow Keynote.

On-site registration fee is $10.

March 6, Wednesday

Perceptions of Social Support Networks and Climate in the Persistence of Latinas Pursuing an

Undergraduate Engineering Degree1 p.m. • MH 3.04.08

Dr. Rosa Banda discusses her research on support strategies that Latinas and underrepresented females utilized in persisting within engineering programs.

Women’s History JeopardyHosted by The Inclusion and

Community Engagement Center2 p.m. • University Center Ski Lodge

Cheryl Haworth, America’s top Olympic weightlifter, struggles to defend her champion

status in a fi lm that explores the contradiction of a body that simultaneously celebrated and shunned.

UTSA faculty and administrators discuss

March 20, Wednesday

Feminism and Globalization Informational Event10 a.m. • Sombrilla

UTSA’s Feminism and Globalization class distributes information to raise awareness about global women’s issues, such as domestic violence, reproductive justice, globalized

labor, and domestic work.

Exploring Latino Ideologies and identities: A Critical Gaze5:30 p.m. • MB 0.106

New York FULANA members Andrea Thome, Marléne Ramírez-Cancio, and Lisandra Ramos discuss their mock

commercials and music videos confronting the marketing of Latina/o identities.

Hosted by the WSI, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Bilin-gual Bicultural Studies, Consortium for Social Transformation, and

Academy for Teacher Excellence

UTSA.EDU/WSI

March 26, Tuesday

Women in Science and Medicine: What Are the Challenges and Opportunities?

2 p.m. • BB 2.06.04Dr. Elizabeth Travis, Mattie Allen Fair Professor of

Cancer Research at M.D. Anderson, discusses female professionals in science and medicine who confront

male-centered cultures.

Film: “Further off the Straight and Narrow: New Gay Visibility on Television, 1986-2006”

2 p.m. • MH 2.02.22A fi lm surveying GLBT characters in

television while highlighting the tension that marks such identities

being women with PhDs and working in higher education as they focus on

hiring, tenure, and work/life balance.

being women with PhDs and working in

March 27, Wednesday

Greyed Expectations9 a.m. • MH 2.01.32

Kelly Stone focuses on teaching healthy sexual communi-cation in various settings including sexting and other commu-

nication using technology while discussing Fifty Shades of Grey and challenging issues of consent.

Networks of Empire: Women and Men in Forced Migration

10 a.m. • MH 2.01.32 and 6 p.m., FS 2.508 UTSA DowntownDr. Kerry Ward, a specialist on coerced labor of men and women, shares her research on the Dutch East India Company and networks of laborers, politics,

and economies in Europe, Southern Africa, and Southeast Asia.

The Oracles of Delphi and Dodona: The Ancient Sites of Women’s Wisdom and Prophecy

6 p.m. • UC 1.106 Author Dr. Marguerite Rigoglioso, reveals the operations of the

oracles at Delphi and Dodona in ancient Greece, exploring how women functioned as the most famous prophets in

the ancient Mediterranean world. Co-sponsored by the Department of Modern

Languages and Literatures