Past Events

Below is a historical listing of past events hosted by the Center.

LDCW Grant Recipient and Women’s Studies Reception

Friday, May 3, 2013

The Luann Dummer Center for Women is hosting a reception for our 2012-2013 grant recipients, along with graduating Women’s Studies majors and minors and the 2013-2014 grant recipients. Come celebrate the accomplishments of our students on Friday, May 3 from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. in the Center.

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UAWE Spring Reception

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

The St. Thomas community is invited to celebrate the annual spring reception of the University Advocates for Women and Equity on Tuesday, April 23.

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Feminist Friday Speaker | Dr. Renee Buhr

Friday, April 19, 2013

"Boys Like Guns and Girls Care About People": Gender stereotypes versus individual interest in international relations subfields

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Michelle Alexander, "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness" | Lecture and Book Signing

Monday, April 8, 2013

Michelle Alexander, who is a highly acclaimed civil rights lawyer, advocate, legal scholar and New York Times Best-Selling Author of “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” will be on campus for a lecture and book signing.

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20th Anniversary Gala

Friday, April 5, 2013

In honor of the 20th anniversary of the Luann Dummer Center for Women, there will be a celebratory gala on Friday, April 5, 2013, from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. in the Woulfe Alumni Hall of the Anderson Student Center (3rd floor).

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Women's History Month Speaker | Dr. Sara Paretsky

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Paretsky’s deep-rooted concern for social justice—the hallmark of her novels—has carried her voice beyond the world of crime fiction. As a frequent contributor to the New York Times’ op-ed page and a speaker at the Library of Congress, Oxford University, and the University of Chicago, she is an impassioned advocate for those on society’s margins.

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Chocolate Reception | Minneapolis Campus

Friday, February 22, 2013

The Luann Dummer Center for Women is located on the St. Paul campus and hosts an annual Open House and Chocolate Reception each Fall at the Center's space in O'Shaughnessy Education Center. The staff will be hosting a Chocolate Reception on the Minneapolis campus to inform the campus of upcoming events, highlight our services at UST, and have an opportunity to mingle with the students, faculty, and staff of the Minneapolis campus.

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Feminist Friday Speaker | Dr. Buffy Smith

Friday, February 15, 2013

"Creating a Multi-Identity Community for Social Justice"

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Panel Discussion for Women Faculty | "The Trajectory from Associate to Full Professor"

Thursday, January 17, 2013

A panel composed of recently-promoted full professors from several UST schools/colleges will discuss their experiences and give advice on how to negotiate successfully the path from associate to full professor. The discussion will be held at the St. Paul campus and simulcast on the Minneapolis campus.

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Winter Clothing Drive to benefit Sarah's...An Oasis for Women | NOW through Dec. 21

Friday, December 21, 2012

TIS THE SEASON TO GIVE BACK! With the help of the Luann Dummer Center for Women, senior Emilee Sirek will be collecting donations to give to the women of Sarah’s… an Oasis for Women, a local home for women in transition.

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2nd Annual Hot Chocolate Chill-Out

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Come join us for holiday cookie decorating and warm up with some hot chocolate or hot apple cider. You can enjoy your tasty work with a warm drink and great conversation!

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Women's Circle | "Half the Sky" documentary viewing and informal discussion

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Women's Circle will host an abbreviated viewing of the documentary with an informal discussion to follow. "Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide" is a four-hour PBS primetime documentary film and national broadcast event inspired by the widely acclaimed book of the same name by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. WuDunn was the LDCW Women's History Month speaker in 2012.

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Remembering Adrienne Rich

Friday, November 30, 2012

The Luann Dummer Center for Women will host a gathering of interested UST students, faculty, and staff to commemorate Adrienne Rich's legacy in poetry, literature and culture, and feminism.

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Workgroup for Faculty and Staff of Asian Affinity | Preparing for the UST Campus Climate Survey

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Members of the University of St. Thomas community are invited to participate in Facilitator Workgroups or complete an online Campus Climate Survey feedback form in preparation for the upcoming Campus Climate Survey.

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Facilitator Workgroups for UST Campus Climate Survey

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Members of the University of St. Thomas community are invited to participate in Facilitator Workgroups or complete an online Campus Climate Survey feedback form in preparation for the upcoming Campus Climate Survey.

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Women's Circle | Women and the Military

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Sponsored by the Luann Dummer Center for Women, the Women's Circle will be hosting an informal discussion on "Women and the Military." It will feature a panel of women with personal experience relating to the military, ranging from an ROTC student, a female veteran student, to a female veteran public advocate.

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Facilitator Workgroups for UST Campus Climate Survey

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Members of the University of St. Thomas community are invited to participate in Facilitator Workgroups or complete an online Campus Climate Survey feedback form in preparation for the upcoming Campus Climate Survey.

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Feminist Friday Speaker | Anne Meyer

Friday, November 2, 2012

"Finding My Own Way"

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Take Back the Night 2012

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Take Back the Night is an internationally held march and rally to protest and take direct action against rape and other forms of sexual violence.

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"Mindfulness Practice for Stress Management" | Dr. Vanessa Cornett-Murtada

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Join the University Advocates for Women and Equity for a session on "Mindfulness Practice for Stress Management" led by Dr. Vanessa Cornett-Murtada.

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Feminist Friday Speaker | Dr. Corrine Carvalho

Friday, October 12, 2012

"Sex and the Single Prophet: Marital Status in Ezekiel and Jeremiah"

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Women Faculty Leadership Council Reception

Thursday, September 27, 2012

All UST women faculty are invited to a reception to celebrate the recent (2011-2012) promotion of 14 women faculty to the ranks of Associate and Full Professor.

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UAWE Welcome Reception

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

The St. Thomas community is invited to celebrate with the University Advocates for Women and Equity as it welcomes new female employees hired since March 2012.

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Feminist Friday Speaker | Dr. Jill Manske

Friday, September 21, 2012

"Born a Girl: Issues in Global Women’s Health"

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Open House & Chocolate Reception

Friday, September 14, 2012

Come and learn about our upcoming events, enjoy our beautiful space, and mingle with the UST community.

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UAWE Spring Reception

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Alexandra Campion, Lisa Johnson, Dr. Susan Marsnik and Dr. Tori Svoboda are honored with awards from UAWE

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Dr. Miri Rubin to speak on 'Mary: From Jewish Mother to Global Mother'

Monday, March 26, 2012

Professor of medieval and early modern history at Queen Mary University of London, Rubin’s talk is based on her book, Mother of God: a History of the Virgin Mary.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and business executive to speak March 7 for Women's History Month

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Sheryl WuDunn will speak as part of the University of St. Thomas’ Luann Dummer Lecture Series, which features a distinguished woman speaker each March.

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Feminist Friday: Panel of students to discuss 'Love and Dating Across Cultures'

Friday, February 24, 2012

This free brown bag on Friday, Feb. 24, will focus on what dating and romantic relationships are like in different cultures. Everyone is welcome.

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