National Women's Studies Association The following people have been elected to serve on the NWSA Governing Council and Committees. President Beverly Guy-Sheftall A big thank you to all who ran. We appreciate your willingness to serve. Special Elections Positions These are Governing Council positions and will be filled via a special ballot of the Governing Council, as required by the NWSA Bylaws. The deadline to nominate candidates is Friday, February 29, 2008. Nominations and self-nominations should be sent to NWSA Elections Chair Peggy Rivage-Seul at peggy_rivage-seul@berea.edu Women’s Centers Steering Committee Chair
Student Interest Steering Committee (Co-Chair Position)
Full position descriptions and duties can also be found in the NWSA bylaws at bylaws.php Elections Chair: Peggy Rivage-Seul |
VOTING PROCEDURE In order to vote in the election you must have your annual individual membership paid 30 days prior to the mailing of ballots, and our constitution and bylaws require that ballots are available to the membership for a minimum of 30 days. The following time line was therefore established for elections: March 3 - All nominations due
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Twice annual member publication Official journal of NWSA Syllabi Collections, Program Admin Handbook and more Graduate Guide to Women's and Gender Studies Free resource for students considering graduate work in Women's/Gender Studies Directory Includes: Click here to visit the PA&D webpages and resources The Program Administration and Development Committee (PA&D) is a standing committee in NWSA specifically designed to represent the interests and needs of administrators of women's studies programs and departments to the Governing Council of NWSA and to assist NWSA in meeting the needs of women's administrators and their departments and programs. The PA&D webpages offer a wealth of free downloadable resources for NWSA members. These include: Defining Women's Scholarship What Programs Need Shared Development Documents including course development, climate issues and surveys, service learning guides and evaluations and much more. Click here to visit the PA&D webpages and resources. Click here to visit the Women's Center pages and resources. Women's Centers have representation on the NWSA Governing Council as a standing committee. This is more than a symbolic recognition of the important role that women's centers play in feminist education. The Center webpages offer a wealth of free downloadable resources for NWSA members. Administration Resources And More... Click here to visit the Women's Center pages and resources. NWSA has many initiatives in development and ongoing. Current initiatives include: NWSA is partnering with the National Organization for Research (NORC) at the University of Chicago to collect data on the field of women’s studies nationally. The WoCLP is designed to increase the number of women of color students and faculty within the field of women’s studies and, consequently, to have an impact on the levels of participation and power by women of color in the PA&D, NWSA, and in the field of women’s studies as a whole. About the Field Professional Development Calls for Papers for Publications Program Administration & Development Pedagogical Resources The site contains several interactive areas for NWSA members. General Areas >>Update your contact information<< Add a Student to your Institutional Membership Submit your book to the database Submit your video to the database Sent tenure, promotion, awards, and retirement news Governance This section includes
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