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Program Participates in Seneca Falls Conference

The Women and Gender Studies program will be part of The Second Biennial Seneca Falls Dialogues: A forum on local and global gender issues, which celebrates the 162^nd Anniversary of the First Women’s Rights Convention & Declaration of Sentiments, October 8-10 in Seneca Falls. Read more program details here.

Triota Inducts New Members

The College at Brockport chapter of Iota,Iota, Iota (aka Triota), WMS honor society,
was founded in spring 2009 and inducted its first members at the WMS April ’09
End of Year Award Ceremonies. Iota, Iota, Iota, named after three goddesses, Inanna,
Ishtar, and Isis, strives to maintain feminist values central to women and gender studies:
egalitarianism, inclusiveness, and diversity.

Membership is open to WMS majors and minors who have achieved third semester
standing with at least three hours of WMS courses and with a minimum GPA of 3.0
2009 Triota inductees: Lindsay Cain, Hilarie Dahl, Catherine Dean, Sarah Evans,
Benjamin Kruger, Rosa Luciano, Caitlin Simonese, Carol Smith, Jennifer Thomas
Moore, Tina Carson, Jamie Mule, Lindsay Hansen, Devon Davidson, Shante Brown,
Charnay Paris, Jordynn Bree, Amanda Sovern, Anne Robinson, Jamie Bergeron
’08, Rebekah Orr ’08

Student Presents at National Conference

Chelsey Franz (WMS ’10) presented a poster session at NWSA in
November ’09 entitled, Access Denied US Restrictions on Transnational Family Planning,
which mapped political and economic structures that have obscured reproductive
freedoms among women in a national and transnational context. McNair scholars, Angela
Buchiere (WMS ’10) and Felecia Cordero (WMS ’10) also attended the NWSA
conference.

Last Updated 9/1/10