2013/2014 Past Events

Dec 17 2014

Wednesday, December 17, 2014, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Yarn Tamers will be collecting tangible donations throughout the month of December to deliver to the Alexandra House whose mission is working to end domestic and sexual violence. Read More

Dec 05 2014

					December Feminist Friday | Jane Wunrow

Friday, December 5, 2014, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Please join us on Friday, December 5 to hear from Jane Wunrow speak on "We: an afternoon with Jane Wunrow, artist and mother" Read More

Nov 26 2014

					November Book Club Discussion | <em>Parable of the Sower</em>

Wednesday, November 26, 2014, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Written by Octavia E. Butler (1993) Read More

Nov 25 2014

					Still we Rise

Tuesday, November 25, 2014, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Please join us in celebration of our "National Native American Heritage Month" for our special series "Still we Rise" taking place at the Luann Dummer Center for Women. Read More

Nov 21 2014

					November Feminist Friday | Dr. Maria Dahmus

Friday, November 21, 2014, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

“Women’s Leadership and Activism in the U.S. Environmental Movement" Read More

Nov 11 2014

					Fired Up: Survivor Stories

Tuesday, November 11, 2014, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

The University of St. Thomas will be hosting a performance of Fired Up: Survivor stories of trauma, HOPE and change on November 11 at 7:00PM at OEC Auditorium. Read More

Nov 08 2014

					Green Dot Bystander Training

Saturday, November 8, 2014, 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Please join us on Saturday, November 8 for Green Dot Violence Prevention Training. Read More

Oct 29 2014

					October | Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Wednesday, October 29, 2014, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

October is Domestic Violence awareness month! Come to ASC to hear Abby Sterner from the Saint Paul Domestic Abuse Intervention Project talk about dating violence. Read More

Oct 29 2014

					October Book Club | <em>Harvest for Hope</em>

Wednesday, October 29, 2014, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Written by Jane Goodall (2005) Read More

Oct 21 2014

					ACTC Take Back the Campus Rally

Tuesday, October 21, 2014, 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Take Back the Campus event is a rally against all forms of gender-based violence and power-based personal violence. Read More

Oct 10 2014

					International Day of the Girl

Friday, October 10, 2014, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Come join the Foreign Affairs Club in readings, movies, and pizza to help celebrate International Day of the Girl! Read More

Oct 09 2014

					Hispanic Heritage Month | 'And Still We Rise' Cafecito

Thursday, October 9, 2014, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, please join us for "And Still We Rise", women having conversations about diversity. Read More

Oct 03 2014

					Tea Please!

Friday, October 3, 2014, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Tea Please! will bring together Tommies and their parents from across campus to talk about their experiences. Read More

Sep 30 2014

					2nd Annual 'TOMMIE TALKS'

Tuesday, September 30, 2014, 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

"Tommie Talks", a speed networking event hosted by the Luann Dummer Center for Women. Read More

Sep 24 2014

					Nuns on a Bus

Wednesday, September 24, 2014, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

NETWORK’s Nuns on the Bus is headed on the road again! This year, we are driving so “We the People” can stand up against big money in the 2014 midterm elections. Read More

Sep 24 2014

					September Book Club | Silent Spring

Wednesday, September 24, 2014, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Written by Rachel Carson (1962) Read More

Sep 23 2014

					UAWE Fall Welcome Reception

Tuesday, September 23, 2014, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

The St. Thomas community is invited to celebrate with the University Advocates for Women and Equity as it welcomes new female employees hired in the last year. Read More

Sep 22 2014

					History Lecture | Until The Rulers Obey: Voices from Latin American Social Movements

Monday, September 22, 2014, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Clifton Ross and Marcy Rein will talk about the social movements in 21st century Latin America. Read More

Sep 19 2014

					Chocolate Reception

Friday, September 19, 2014, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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. Read More

Jul 30 2014

					July Book Club | Are You My Mother?

Wednesday, July 30, 2014, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Written by Alison Bechdel (2012) Read More

Jun 16 2014

Monday, June 16, 2014, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Green Dot is informed by lessons learned from interdisciplinary research and theory on violence against women. Read More

May 09 2014

					Mother's Day Reception

Friday, May 9, 2014, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

FemCom would like to invite each of you to join us for our first annual Mother's Day Reception! Co-sponsors include the LDCW, ACTC WMST, and Family Studies. Read More

May 09 2014

Friday, May 9, 2014, 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

The Luann Dummer Center for Women will hold a celebratory forum in which the research fellows of the 2013-14 will give presentations. Read More

May 01 2014

					Women's Studies Speaker | Michele Berger

Thursday, May 1, 2014, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Michele Berger will talk on "Sparking and Sustaining Feminist Change: Lessons learned from Writing Transforming Scholarship." Read More

Apr 30 2014

					April Book Club | <em>A Tale for the Time Being</em>

Wednesday, April 30, 2014, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Written by Ruth Ozeki (2013) Read More

Apr 25 2014

					Honoring Brenda Powell

Friday, April 25, 2014, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Luann Dummer Center for Women is happy to recognize Brenda’s years of leadership at St. Thomas! Read More

Apr 25 2014

					Emily Dickinson Poetry Marathon

Friday, April 25, 2014, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Celebrate National Poetry Month with a Emily Dickinson Marathon! Sponsored by the O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library, the Department of English, The Luann Dummer Center for Women, and Common Good Book Read More

Apr 24 2014

					Clothesline Project and Take Back The Night

Thursday, April 24, 2014, 11:30 AM - 9:30 PM

The annual Clothesline Project is an international advocacy movement that allows participants to creatively express their feelings about power-based violence. Read More

Apr 10 2014

					Empower Hour

Thursday, April 10, 2014, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Empower Hour encourages women and LGBTQ members of the UST community to utilize the AARC facilities every week 10-11am. Read More

Apr 10 2014

					Day of Silence | Night of Noise

Thursday, April 10, 2014, 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

This year the University of St. Thomas is celebrating the Day of Silence/Night of Noise in support of LGBTQA members of the community on April 10, 2014. Read More

Mar 19 2014

					Culture Stew - Women Around the World - Facilitated by Jessica Lane

Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Sponsored by: Student Diversity and Inclusion Services Read More

Mar 19 2014

					March Book Club | <em>Cairo: My City, Our Revolution</em>

Wednesday, March 19, 2014, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Written by Ahdaf Soueif (2011) Read More

Mar 08 2014

					Recognizing National Catholic Sisters Week

Saturday, March 8, 2014, 9:59 AM - 9:59 AM

Sisters in the United States will be honored during the first annual National Catholic Sisters Week March 8-14, 2014. This event is held in conjunction with Women's History Month. Read More

Mar 06 2014

					Women's History Month Speaker | Dr. Haleh Esfandiari

Thursday, March 6, 2014, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

As a longtime expert on Iranian politics and a prominent scholar and public intellectual, Dr. Esfandiari is an outspoken advocate for human rights and women's rights. Read More

Feb 25 2014

					February Book Club | <em>My Prison, My Home</em>

Tuesday, February 25, 2014, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Written by Haleh Esfandiari (2009) Read More

Feb 14 2014

					Chocolate Reception | Minneapolis Campus

Friday, February 14, 2014, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

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. Read More

Nov 27 2013

					The Butterfly Project

Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

In recognition of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the LDCW has come up with an event to support the Alexandra House for Battered Women in Blaine, MN. Read More

Nov 27 2013

					November Book Club | <em>In the Time of Butterflies</em>

Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Written by Julia Alvarez (1994) Read More