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SPECIAL EDITION
Ahhh . . . Summertime . . .
Arielle LaBrecque With the month of April coming to a close, the end of an academic year holds promises of summermore free time, less stress, and warmer weather. After four months of balancing teaching loads, administrative duties, school, work, families and other activities, plus trying to find a little me time, we are all ready for a more relaxing three month break. Its the last week of school that truly pushes students, faculty, and staff to their limit. With so much to look forward to in the summer months, its easy to put the present on hold and dream about your upcoming vacation or exciting new internship. The culmination of pressure keeps people from performing at their best, and lack of productivity is the last thing you need. Here are some tips to keep you from overstressing and assist you with staying focused: Plan Time For Yourself. Time may seem like something you have very little of during the last week of the academic year. Have you wanted to read a good book, but feel like you have not had the time? Wake up thirty minutes earlier, and drink your cup of coffee or tea while you read. Your mind and body will thank you for it. Take Breaks. You will remember more when you study intensely for thirty minutes and then take a fifteen minute break. While it seems like you may be wasting time, studies have shown your brain will absorb more in shorter periods than studying for five hours. During these fifteen minute breaks, perform activities that will clear your mind. Walking or meditating are great ways to release stress, and you will return to your work space or studies feeling refreshed. Be Mindful. Complete a task you know you can complete successfully. If you like to cook, make a good dinner before sitting down to study, write a paper or compete a teaching assignment. Your enjoyment of flavors and textures of the meal you made will make your work time more effective. Being mindful includes being aware of your presence within your surroundings and paying attention to things with greater detail. If you apply this attention to detail towards menial tasks (like doing dishes or cleaning a room in your house), you will find that you will be more focused when it comes to studying or completing your project. Keep Your Work Space Clean. Set aside a small amount of time to clean your workspace. Your mind will feel less cluttered, and fewer distractions mean more effective work time. Eat Brain Food AND Comfort Food. Eat whole grains and fruit for breakfast to jumpstart your energy. Try to keep some type of fruit with you throughout the day to keep you going. After an exam or perhaps a hard days work, your favorite comfort food can help to calm your nerves, helping you feel more at ease after a long day. Source: CNN.com

WRC Summer Reading List

A Natural Woman
By Carole King Carole King takes us from her early beginnings in Brooklyn, to her remarkable success as one of the world's most acclaimed songwriting and performing talents of all time. A NATURAL WOMAN chronicles King's extraordinary life, drawing readers into her musical world, including her phenomenally successful #1 album Tapestry, and into her journey as a performer, mother, wife and present-day activist. Deeply personal, King's long-awaited memoir offers readers a front-row seat to the woman behind the legend. (Continued on page 2)

Summer Reading List Continued...

Swagger: 10 Urgent Rules for Raising Boys in an Era of Failing Schools, Mass Joblessness, and Thug Culture
By Lisa Bloom "There is a great deal we as parents can do at little or no cost to give our boys the advantages they need right now to jack up their odds of finishing high school, going to college, and leading a decent, free life in which they can not only support a family but also contribute to their communities. Because parenting can't wait. Our boys are growing up now, in conditions they did not create, and they deserve more than an adulthood defined by illiteracy, poverty, and reporting to a parole officer. Swagger will show you how." In her fresh and frank New York Times best-seller, Think, Lisa Bloom issued a wake-up call to women all across the country, challenging the very notion of their place in today's everchanging society. Now, in her thought-provoking follow-up, Swagger, she turns the tables on her male counterparts, with a startling look at teenage boys and the culture in which they are growing up.

Resources for Women in Education

ACE Office of Women in Higher Education www.acenet.edu/programs/owhe.home.cfm Committed to strengthening womens leadership in higher education. American Association of University Women www.aauw.org Nationwide network working to advance equity for women and girls - includes searchable information on fellowships and grants. Center for the Education of Women, University of Michigan www.cew.umich.edu Dedicated to the advancement of personal, educational, career, professional, and leadership potential of women. National Center for Curriculum Transformation Resources on Women http://pages.towson.edu/ncctrw Grassroots network committed to improving campus climates for women through curricular change and the dissemination of women and diversity-centered scholarship. National Council for Research on Women www.ncrw.org A network of more than 100 leading U.S. research, advocacy, and policy centers with a growing global reach dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls. Program on the Status and Education of Women, from the AAC&U http://www.aacu.org/psew/index.cfm AAC&U is the leading national association concerned with the quality, vitality, and public standing of undergraduate liberal education. Women in Higher Education www.wihe.com Monthly news journal, designed to help women on campus become better educated about how gender affects their success in higher education.

Lets Pretend This Never Happened

(A mostly True Memoir)
By Jenny Lawson For fans of Tina Fey and David SedarisInternet star Jenny Lawson, aka The Bloggess, makes her literary debut. Jenny Lawson realized that the most mortifying moments of our livesthe ones wed like to pretend never happenedare in fact the ones that define us. In Lets Pretend This Never Happened, Lawson takes readers on a hilarious journey recalling her bizarre upbringing in rural Texas, her devastatingly awkward high school years, and her relationship with her long-suffering husband, Victor. Chapters include: Stanley the Magical, Talking Squirrel; A Series of Angry Post-It Notes to My Husband; My Vagina Is Fine. Thanks for Asking; And Then I Snuck a Dead Cuban Alligator on an Airplane. Pictures with captions (no one would believe these things without proof) accompany the text.

Paris in Love
By Eloisa James In 2009, New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James took a leap that many people dream about: she sold her house, took a sabbatical from her job as a Shakespeare professor, and moved her family to Paris. Paris in Love: A Memoir chronicles her joyful year in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. With no classes to teach, no committee meetings to attend, no lawn to mow or cars to park, Eloisa revels in the ordinary pleasures of lifediscovering corner museums that tourists overlook, chronicling Frenchwomens sartorial triumphs, walking from one end of Paris to another. She copes with her Italian husbands notions of quality time; her two hilarious children, ages eleven and fifteen, as they navigate schoolsnot to mention pubertyin a foreign language; and her mother-in-law Marinas raised eyebrow in the kitchen (even as Marina overfeeds Milo, the family dog). Paris in Love invites the reader into the life of a most enchanting family, framed by la ville de lamour. Source: barnesandnoble.com

Engaging ALL in Providing Access to Resources for the Advancement of Women

GENDER MATTERS!
May 2012

2012 Michigan State University Award Worthy Women

Dr. Diane Ebert-May Dr. Amy F. Iezzoni Dr. Bonnie J. Knutson Dr. Nancy F. Marino Dr. Susan E.M. Selke

Award Worthy WomanJoyce Brennan!

Arielle LaBrecque For Joyce Brennan, the Gliozzo ClericalTechnical Recognition Award is more than a form of recognition. [Receiving this award] shows that what I do is appreciated, Brennan said. Thrilled and unsuspecting upon her nomination for the award, Brennan said the whole process has been a very humbling experience. Brennan has also received other awards for her volunteer work within the community and is especially proud of her family for being a Friendship Family for MSU international students for the past 10 years, hosting students from Romania, China, Taiwan, and Poland. Brennan has worked at MSU for 27 years, starting in the Department of Management for 18 months before leaving to take a position in Educational and Support Services where she is currently a Secretary III. This year, the unit received the MSU Be Spartan Green Award thanks to Brennans environmental efforts. Brennan attributes her strong sense of work ethic to her maternal grandparents. I grew up seeing hard work and giving, Brennan said in her award recognition speech. It is apparent that Brennans family made a large and positive impact on her life. We lived the Polish customs, and God, family, hard work, and giving were the way of life, Brennan said. Brennan is an active participant in the community and in her church. She is a volunteer of CampusCERT and the Ingham County/Lansing Area Community Emergency Response Team. Brennan volunteers with Nest 652, Polish Falcons of America, where she serves as Recording Secretary and as an alternate on the Federated Polish Homes Board of Directors. Brennan also rescues dogs and hopes to work at a horse rescue farm after retiring from MSU. She recently completed the Technical Large Animal Rescue Training. Brennans words of wisdom: You can do anything you want dont try it, do it! For a complete list of 2012-2013 All-University awards, nomination materials, and submission deadline dates, please visit: http://www.ahr.msu.edu/all-university-awards

Distinguished Faculty Award

Dr. Kendra Cheruvelil Dr. Gwendolyn Burgett Thrasher

Teacher-Scholar Award
Dr. Constance C.T. Hunt

MSU Alumni Club of Mid-Michigan Quality in Undergraduate Teaching Award

Leslie J. Curren Betsy Ferrer Heather Shouldice

Excellence-In-Teaching Citation
Hanni Nichols Lela Vandenburg

Distinguished Academic Staff Award

Katherine Ellis Donna Hofmeister Kelly Zarka

Jack Breslin Distinguished Staff Award

Tanja Brady

Ruth Jameyson Above and Beyond Award

Rebecca Farnum

Excellence In Diversity AwardEmerging Progress

Anna Melcher

2012 Young Women Strong Leaders Conference Another Success!

First hosted in 2006 by the Michigan State University Womens Resource Center, with support from the Michigan Womens Commission, the Young Women Strong Leaders conference brought together over 100 students with women leaders from across the state for a day of networking, learning, and celebration. Recognizing the powerful experience and success of the conference, the Michigan Womens Commission, Michigan A.C.E. Network and the MSU Womens Resource Center partnered to grow the conference for 2009, hosting the conference in three different locations across the state. This year, approximately 120 students attended the 2012 Young Women Strong Leaders Conference. The host site this year was Davenport University, Grand Rapids, MI.
Source: http://www.miacenetwork.org/

Excellence In Diversity AwardStudents Making A Difference Through Artistic Expression

Dr. Angela M. Calabrese Barton Carmen Turner

Outreach Scholarship Community Partnership Award

Joyce Brennan

Clerical-Technical Recognition Award

May 2012

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Saturday, May 5, 2012: Cinco de Mayo! Tuesday, May 15, 2012: Buying a Home in a Changed Market. 12:00N1:00PM, MSU Federal Credit Union Headquarters, 3777 West Road, East Lansing, MI. This seminar will discuss what to look for and consider when searching for a home. Presenter: Bill McLeod, MSUFCU Mortgage Manger. FREE and open to ALL. Light snacks will be served. To RSVP, sign up at: MSUFCU.org, e-mail: pday@msufcu.org, or call (517) 664-7725. This seminar is cosponsored by the MSUFCU and the MSU Womens Resource Center. Monday, May 21 - Tuesday, May 22, 2012: Michigan ACE Network for Women Leaders in Higher Education 2012 Conference. Build Inclusion: Bold Ideas. Creative Solutions. Michigan State University, 9:00AM4:00PM & 5:00PM9:00PM (MondayPreconference Sessions) and 8:00AM - 4:00PM (Tuesday), Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, East Lansing, MI. Friday, June 15, 2012: Fifth Annual Girls-2-Women Conference for girls entering seventh to twelfth grade. FREE! To register and/or for more information, please visit: www.womenscenterofgreaterlansing.org. Wednesday, June 20, 2012: First day of Summer!!!!!! Saturday, October (Date TBD), 2012: Annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. Downtown Lansing, MI, kick-off at 11:00AM from the Capitol Building. Visit: www.cancer.org for more details. Email: wrc@msu.edu if you are interested in joining the MSU Womens Resource Center team! Sunday, November 18, 2012: The Tenth Annual Womens Leadership Conference 1:30-7:30PM, MSU Union. For upcoming details, please visit: www.wrc.msu.edu beginning in September.

The 19 Annual Celebration of Womens Achievements at Michigan State University

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Women Matter

On April 30th, the MSU Womens Resource Center hosted the 19th annual Women Matter luncheon program celebrating the achievements of women at Michigan State University. This year the WRC is also celebrating its 20th anniversary making Women Matter especially memorable. The program included a brief talk by Dr. Jayne Schuiteman entitled A Twenty Year Reflection in which she shared with participants some of the highlights of the Centers history. The highlights included the hiring of new staff, the retirement of Judy McQueen, the cluster organization for the Center in the early years, programs, and conferences hosted by the MSU Womens Resource Center. The program also included a panel discussion involving several women who were influential in both the founding of the Center and its continued operation throughout its twenty year history. The panelists included Angela Brown, Marylee Davis, Wanda Lipscomb, D. Venice Smith, and Aurles Wiggins. They were asked to consider three questions from which to frame their comments and those included: What was the climate for women on campus in the early 1992 (and earlier)? What are the most notable changes for women employees and students on campus during this twenty year span? What issues are still challenges for women on campus?

Each of the panelists offered their own reflections on the twenty years as well as challenges that lay ahead. They talked about why in 1992, the creation of a Womens Resource Center was so important; they shared ways the Center offered support to them as individuals and to the campus community as a whole; and they admonished the audience, particularly younger women, not to take the gains made by women for granted; nor the necessity of the MSU Womens Resource Center. 2011-2012 MSU award recipients were recognized for their achievements and tributes written by members of the campus community about individual women were also included in the celebration. The Women Matter celebration is truly a reflection of the extraordinary women who work and learn at MSU and we salute all for their efforts to make the campus community one of equity for all. Gender Matters at the WRC! To review Dr. Schuitemans 20 year synopsis of the MSU WRC read at this years event, and the written tributes, please visit us online at: http://wrc.msu.edu and click on the Announcements tab.

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WRC Staff: Patricia M. Lowrie, Director; Jayne Schuiteman, Associate Professor, Assistant Director and Personal Safety Coordinator; Jodi Roberto Hancock, Educational Program Coordinator; Audrey C. Smith, Office Manager; Evette Chavez Lockhart, Editorial/Administrative Assistant; WRC Professional Aides: Arielle LaBrecque, Emily Nichols.

There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart

Celia Thaxter
May 2012

Michigan ACE Network for Women Leaders in Higher Education Annual Conference May 2122, 2012 - Michigan State University

Build Inclusion: Bold Ideas. Creative Solutions.

Its NOT too late to register for the conference!!

Build Inclusion: Bold Ideas. Creative Solutions.
2012 State Conference for the Michigan ACE Women's Network. Registration is Open! Join faculty, staff and administrators from around and

Conference Schedule at a Glance

Monday, May 21 Pre-Conference Sessions

9 a.m.4 p.m.

Women of Color Collaborative Pre-

Conference Workshop and Luncheon.

Michigan as we seek to create a better future for all women through empowerment, solidarity networking. The conference is May 21-22 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center in East Lansing, Mich. To register, visit: https://secure.ce.emich.edu/MI-ACE/ Registration Fees: * ConferenceProfessional rate: $169 * ConferenceGraduate Student rate: $120 * Women of Color Collaborative Pre-Conference: $35 * Legislative Dinner: $40 Hotel rooms are available at the Red Roof Inn on Dunckel Rd. (517.332.2575) Rd. and Howard Johnson's rooms on are Trowbridge (517.351.5500). Hotel

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Annual Legislative Reception, Dinner

Tuesday, May 22 - MI-ACE Conference 8 a.m. breakfast 9 a.m. Keynote address by Dr. Shirley Collado Conference check-in and continental

Dean and Chief Diversity Officer, Middlebury College. "Reimagining Leadership and Inclusion in Higher Education through Collaboration and Innovation" 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Breakout and networking sessions for all levels of professional development; Choose from more than 20 Breakout sessions including:

available at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center for Sunday, May 20, but sold out for Monday, May 21. If you are interested in reserving a room for Sunday night, call 800.875.5090 and refer to group code MAW052012. Special Opportunity: We'll be collecting donations for Dress for Success (http://www.dressforsuccess.org/ We'll have envelopes and home.aspx) , a nonprofit organization that helps women entering the workforce. collection boxes for contributions and also welcome the following item donations: pantyhose (new; plus size especially needed), purses, briefcases, planners, makeup (new), shoes (appropriate for the workplace), jewelry and scarves. Look for the Dress for Success display at the conference.

"Building Trust through Courageous Conversations" "Mentoring Faculty and Professionals of Color in Predominantly White Academic Settings" "Addressing "Do a Hostile Climate: Mobilizing Build an and Coalition-Building for Campus Change" Something Google-Worthy; Online Portfolio" "Building a Winning and High-Performing Team -What Great Women Leaders Know and Do"

...and much more! 4 p.m. Conference adjourns

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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 2012 - 2013 Distribution and Due Dates for Awards and Grants
Award/Grant & Contact Persons Distinguished Faculty Awards http://www.msu.edu/unit/provost/awards.html Betsy White, Provost Office, 353-9900 (whitebe@msu.edu) Teacher-Scholar Awards www.msu.edu/unit/provost/awards.html Betsy White, Provost Office, 353-9900 (whitebe@msu.edu) MSU Alumni Club of Mid-Michigan Quality in Undergraduate Teaching Awards www.msu.edu/unit/provost/awards.html Betsy White, Provost Office, 355-9900 (whitebe@msu.edu) Distinguished Academic Staff Awards (Academic Specialists and MSU Extension Academic Staff) www.msu.edu/unit/provost/awards.html Betsy White, Provost Office, 353-9900 (whitebe@msu.edu) Excellence-In-Teaching Citations (Graduate Teaching Assistants) www.msu.edu/unit/provost/awards.html Betsy White, Provost Office, 353-9900 (whitebe@msu.edu) Robert F. Banks Award for Institutional Leadership www.msu.edu/unit/provost/awards.html Betsy White, Provost Office, 353-9900 (whitebe@msu.edu) Outreach Scholarship Community Partnership Award www.msu.edu/provost/awards.html Carla Hills, University Outreach & Engagement, 353-8977, (hillsc@msu.edu) Jack Breslin Distinguished Staff Award Human Resource Services, 353-3720 Excellence in Diversity Awards www.inclusion.msu.edu/eida Paulette Granberry Russell, Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives, 353-3924 Audrey Bentley, 353-3922 (bentley@msu.edu) DISTRIBUTION March 2013 DEADLINE DATE Thursday, October 11, 2012

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Zonta Club Michigan Capital Area *Scholarship Announcement*

Applications for the 2012 Zonta International Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarships are now available from the Zonta Club Michigan Capital Area by contacting: Jane Rhodes at: jane.rhodes@comcast.net or at (517) 374-6262. The Zonta International Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarships, first awarded in 1998, are open to women enrolled in at least the second year of an undergraduate program through the final year of a Masters program in business, leading to a business management career. The program is designed to encourage women to enter careers and to seek leadership positions in business-related fields in their communities and throughout the world. The Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarships look to the women of today to be the leaders of tomorrow.

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