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WRC Summer Reading List

A Natural WomanBy Carole King

Carole King takes us from her early beginnings inBrooklyn, to her remarkable success as one of theworld's most acclaimed songwriting andperforming talents of all time. A NATURALWOMAN chronicles King's extraordinary life,drawing readers into her musical world, includingher phenomenally successful #1 album Tapestry,and into her journey as a performer, mother, wife and present-daactivist. Deeply personal, King's long-awaited memoir offers readersfront-row seat to the woman behind the legend.

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In This Issue . . .

Ahhhh . . . Summertime . . .

2012 Summer Reading List

Resources for Women in Education

Annual Women Matter program reflects back on 20 years

And much more . . .

SPECIAL EDITION

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Ahhh . . . Summertime . . .Arielle LaBrecque

With the month of April coming to a close, the end of an academic yearholds promises of summermore free time, less stress, and warmerweather. After four months of balancing teaching loads, administrativeduties, school, work, families and other activities, plus trying to find alittle 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 staffto their limit. With so much to look forward to in the summer months, itseasy to put the present on hold and dream about your upcomingvacation or exciting new internship. The culmination of pressure keeps

people from performing at their best, and lack of productivity is the lastthing you need. Here are some tips to keep you from overstressing andassist you with staying focused:

Plan Time For Yourself. Time may seem like something you have verylittle of during the last week of the academic year. Have you wanted toread a good book, but feel like you have not had the time? Wake upthirty 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 forthirty minutes and then take a fifteen minute break. While it seems likeyou may be wasting time, studies have shown your brain will absorb

more in shorter periods than studying for five hours. During these fifteenminute breaks, perform activities that will clear your mind. Walking ormeditating are great ways to release stress, and you will return to yourwork 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 offlavors and textures of the meal you made will make your work timemore effective. Being mindful includes being aware of your presencewithin your surroundings and paying attention to things with greaterdetail. If you apply this attention to detail towards menial tasks (likedoing dishes or cleaning a room in your house), you will find that you willbe more focused when it comes to studying or completing your project.

Keep Your Work Space Clean. Set aside a small amount of time clean your workspace. Your mind will feel less cluttered, and fewdistractions mean more effective work time.

Eat Brain Food AND Comfort Food. Eat whole grains and fruit fbreakfast to jumpstart your energy. Try to keep some type of fruit wyou throughout the day to keep you going. After an exam or perhapshard days work, your favorite comfort food can help to calm yonerves, helping you feel more at ease after a long day.

Source: CNN.com

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Summer Reading List Continued...

Swagger: 10 Urgent Rules for RaisingBoys in an Era of Failing Schools, Mass

J oblessness, and Thug CultureBy Lisa Bloom

"There is a great deal we as parents can do atlittle or no cost to give our boys the advantagesthey need right now to jack up their odds of

finishing high school, going to college, andleading a decent, free life in which they can notonly support a family but also contribute to theircommunities. Because parenting can't wait. Our boys are growing upnow, in conditions they did not create, and they deserve more than anadulthood defined by illiteracy, poverty, and reporting to a parole officer.Swaggerwill show you how." In her fresh and frank New York Timesbest-seller, Think, Lisa Bloom issued a wake-up call to women all acrossthe country, challenging the very notion of their place in today's ever-changing society. Now, in her thought-provoking follow-up, Swagger,she turns the tables on her male counterparts, with a startling look atteenage boys and the culture in which they are growing up.

Lets Pretend This Never Happened(A mostly True Memoir)By Jenny Lawson

For fans of Tina Fey and David SedarisInternetstar Jenny Lawson, aka The Bloggess, makes herliterary debut. Jenny Lawson realized that themost mortifying moments of our livesthe oneswed like to pretend never happenedare in factthe ones that define us. In Lets Pretend ThisNever Happened, Lawson takes readers on a

hilarious journey recalling her bizarre upbringing in rural Texas, herdevastatingly 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; MyVagina Is Fine. Thanks for Asking; And Then I Snuck a Dead Cuban

Alligator on an Airplane. Pictures with captions (no one would believethese things without proof) accompany the text.

Paris in LoveBy Eloisa James

In 2009, New York Times bestselling author EloisaJames took a leap that many people dream about:she sold her house, took a sabbatical from her jobas a Shakespeare professor, and moved her familyto Paris. Paris in Love: A Memoir chronicles her

joyful year in one of the most beautiful cities in theworld. With no classes to teach, no committeemeetings to attend, no lawn to mow or cars topark, Eloisa revels in the ordinary pleasures of lifediscovering cornermuseums that tourists overlook, chronicling Frenchwomens sartorialtriumphs, walking from one end of Paris to another. She copes with herItalian husbands notions of quality time; her two hilarious children, ageseleven and fifteen, as they navigate schoolsnot to mention pubertyina foreign language; and her mother-in-law Marinas raised eyebrow inthe kitchen (even as Marina overfeeds Milo, the family dog). Paris inLove invites the reader into the life of a most enchanting family, framedby la ville de lamour.

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Resources for Women in Education

ACE Off ice of Women in Higher Educationwww.acenet.edu/programs/owhe.home.cfm

Committed to strengthening womens leadership in highereducation.

American Association of Universi ty Womenwww.aauw.org

Nationwide network working to advance equity for women andgirls - includes searchable information on fellowships and grants

Center for the Education of Women,University of Michigan

www.cew.umich.eduDedicated to the advancement of personal, educational, career

professional, and leadership potential of women.

National Center for CurriculumTransformation Resources on Women

http://pages.towson.edu/ncctrw

Grassroots network committed to improving campus climates fowomen through curricular change and the dissemination of

women and diversity-centered scholarship.

National Council for Research on Womenwww.ncrw.org

A network of more than 100 leading U.S. research, advocacy, anpolicy centers with a growing global reach dedicated to improvin

the lives of women and girls.

Program on the Status and Education of Womenfrom the AAC&U

http://www.aacu.org/psew/index.cfmAAC&U is the leading national association concerned with the

quality, vitality, and public standing of undergraduate liberaleducation.

Women in Higher Educationwww.wihe.com

Monthly news journal, designed to help women on campusbecome better educated about how gender affects their succes

in higher education.

Engaging ALL in ProvidingAccess to Resources for

the Advancement ofWomen

GENDER MATTERS!

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Award Worthy WomanJoyce Brennan!Arielle LaBrecque

For Joyce Brennan, the Gliozzo ClericTechnical Recognition Award is more thaa form of recognition. [Receiving thaward] shows that what I do appreciated, Brennan said. Thrilled aunsuspecting upon her nomination for taward, Brennan said the whole proce

has been a very humbling experiencBrennan has also received other awarfor her volunteer work within tcommunity and is especially proud of hfamily for being a Friendship Family fMSU international students for the past

years, hosting students from Romania, China, Taiwan, and Poland.

Brennan has worked at MSU for 27 years, starting in the Department Management for 18 months before leaving to take a position Educational and Support Services where she is currently a Secretary This year, the unit received the MSU Be Spartan Green Award thanto Brennans environmental efforts.

Brennan attributes her strong sense of work ethic to her materngrandparents. I grew up seeing hard work and giving, Brennan saidher award recognition speech. It is apparent that Brennans fammade a large and positive impact on her life. We lived the Poliscustoms, and God, family, hard work, and giving were the way of lifBrennan said.

Brennan is an active participant in the community and in her churcShe is a volunteer of CampusCERT and the Ingham County/Lansi

Area Community Emergency Response Team. Brennan volunteewith Nest 652, Polish Falcons of America, where she serves aRecording Secretary and as an alternate on the Federated PolisHomes Board of Directors. Brennan also rescues dogs and hopes

work at a horse rescue farm after retiring from MSU. She recencompleted the Technical Large Animal Rescue Training.

Brennans words of wisdom: You can do anything you want dont

it, do it!

2012 Young Women Strong Leaders

Conference Another Success!

First hosted in 2006 by the Michigan State University Wome

Resource Center, with support from the Michigan WomeCommission, the Young Women Strong Leaders conference brougtogether over 100 students with women leaders from across the stafor a day of networking, learning, and celebration. Recognizing powerful experience and success of the conference, the MichigWomens Commission, Michigan A.C.E. Network and the MSWomens Resource Center partnered to grow the conference for 200hosting the conference in three different locations across the state.

This year, approximately 120 students attended the 2012 YouWomen Strong Leaders Conference. The host site this year wDavenport University, Grand Rapids, MI.

Source: http://www.miacenetwork.org/

2012 Michigan State University

Award Worthy Women

Dr. Diane Ebert-MayDr. Amy F. Iezzoni

Dr. Bonnie J. KnutsonDr. Nancy F. Marino

Dr. Susan E.M. SelkeDistinguished Faculty Award

Dr. Kendra Cheruveli lDr. Gwendolyn Burgett Thrasher

Teacher-Scholar Award

Dr. Constance C.T. Hunt

MSU Alumni Club of Mid-MichiganQuality in Undergraduate Teaching Award

Leslie J. CurrenBetsy Ferrer

Heather Shouldice

Excellence-In-Teaching Citation

Hanni NicholsLela Vandenburg

Distinguished Academic Staff Award

Katherine Ellis

Donna HofmeisterKelly Zarka

Jack Breslin Distinguished Staff Award

Tanja Brady

Ruth Jameyson Above and Beyond Award

Rebecca Farnum

Excellence In Diversity AwardEmerging Progress

Anna Melcher

Excellence In Diversity AwardStudents Making ADifference Through Artistic Expression

Dr. Angela M. Calabrese BartonCarmen Turner

Outreach ScholarshipCommunity Partnership Award

Joyce Brennan

Clerical-Technical Recognition Award

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

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

WRC Staff: Patricia M. Lowrie, Director; Jayne Schuiteman, AssociateProfessor, Assistant Director and Personal Safety Coordinator; JodiRoberto Hancock, Educational Program Coordinator; Audrey C. Smith,Office Manager; Evette Chavez Lockhart, Editorial/Administrative

Assistant;WRC Professional Aides:Arielle LaBrecque, Emily Nichols.

Saturday, May 5, 2012: Cinco de Mayo!

Tuesday, May 15, 2012: Buy ing a Home in a Changed Market.12:00N1:00PM, MSU Federal Credit Union Headquarters, 3777 WestRoad, East Lansing, MI. This seminar will discuss what to look for andconsider when searching for a home. Presenter: Bill McLeod, MSUFCUMortgage 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 theMSU Womens Resource Center.

Monday, May 21 - Tuesday, May 22, 2012: Michigan ACE Networkfor Women Leaders in Higher Education 2012 Conference. BuildInclusion: Bold Ideas. Creative Solutions. Michigan State University,9:00AM4:00PM & 5:00PM9:00PM (MondayPreconferenceSessions) and 8:00AM - 4:00PM (Tuesday), Kellogg Hotel andConference Center, East Lansing, MI.

Friday, June 15, 2012: Fifth Annual Girls-2-Women Conferencefor girls entering seventh to twelfth grade. FREE! To register and/or formore information, please visit: www.womenscenterofgreaterlansing.org.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012: First day of Summer!! !!!!

Saturday, October (Date TBD), 2012: Annual Making Stri desAgains t Breast Cancer Walk. Downtown Lansing, MI, kick-off at11:00AM from the Capitol Building. Visit: www.cancer.org for moredetails. Email: wrc@msu.edu if you are interested in joining the MSUWomens Resource Center team!

Sunday, November 18, 2012: The Tenth Annual WomensLeadership Conference 1:30-7:30PM, MSU Union. For upcomingdetails, please visit: www.wrc.msu.edu beginning in September.

Women MatterThe 19th Annual Celebration of Womens

Achievements at Michigan State University

On April 30th, the MSU Womens Resource Center hosted the 1annual Women Matter luncheon program celebrating the achievemenof women at Michigan State University. This year the WRC is acelebrating its 20th anniversary making Women Matter especiamemorable. The program included a brief talk by Dr. Jayne Schuitem

entitled A Twenty Year Reflection in which she shared with participansome of the highlights of the Centers history. The highlights includthe hiring of new staff, the retirement of Judy McQueen, the clusorganization for the Center in the early years, programs, aconferences hosted by the MSU Womens Resource Center.

The program also included a panel discussion involving several womwho were influential in both the founding of the Center and its continuoperation throughout its twenty year history. The panelists includ

Angela Brown, Marylee Davis, Wanda Lipscomb, D. Venice Smith, aAurles Wiggins. They were asked to consider three questions frowhich to frame their comments and those included:

What was the climate for women on campus in the early 1992 (aearlier)?

What are the most notable changes for women employees astudents 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 yeaas well as challenges that lay ahead. They talked about why in 199the creation of a Womens Resource Center was so important; thshared ways the Center offered support to them as individuals and the campus community as a whole; and they admonished the audiencparticularly younger women, not to take the gains made by women granted; nor the necessity of the MSU Womens Resource Center.

2011-2012 MSU award recipients were recognized for thachievements and tributes written by members of the campcommunity about individual women were also included in tcelebration. The Women Matter celebration is truly a reflection of textraordinary women who work and learn at MSU and we salute all their efforts to make the campus community one of equity for Gender Matters at the WRC!

To review Dr. Schuitemans 20 year synopsis of the MSU WRC readthis years event, and the written tributes, please visit us online http://wrc.msu.edu and click on the Announcements tab.

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Build Inclusion: Bold Ideas. Creative Solutions.Michigan ACE Network for Women Leaders in Higher Education

Annual Conference

May 2122, 2012 - Michigan State University

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

Michigan as we seek to create a better future for all

women through empowerment, solidarity and

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) and Howard Johnson's on

Trowbridge Rd. (517.351.5500). Hotel rooms are

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/

home.aspx) , a nonprofit organization that helps women

entering the workforce. We'll have envelopes and

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.

Conference Schedule at a Glance

Monday, May 21 - Pre-Conference Session

9 a.m.4 p.m. Women of Color Collaborative Pr

Conference Workshop and Luncheon.

5p.m.9 p.m. Annual Legislative Reception, Dinn

and Panel

Tuesday, May 22 - MI-ACE Conference

8 a.m. Conference check-in and continent

breakfast

9 a.m. Keynote address by Dr. Shirley Colla

Dean and Chief Diversity Officer, Middlebury College.

"Reimagining Leadership and I nclusion in High

Education through Collaboration and I nnovation

10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Breakout and networking sessions f

all levels of professional development; Choose fro

more than 20Breakout sessions including:

"Building Trust through Courageous Conversations"

"Mentoring Faculty and Professionals of Color in Pr

dominantly White Academic Settings"

"Addressing a Hostile Climate: Mobilizing a

Coalition-Building for Campus Change"

"Do Something Google-Worthy; Build an Onli

Portfolio"

"Building a Winning and High-Performing Team

What Great Women Leaders Know and D

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

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Award/Grant & Contact Persons DISTRIBUTION DEADLINE DATE

Distinguished Faculty Awardshttp://www.msu.edu/unit/provost/awards.htmlBetsy White, Provost Office, 353-9900 (whitebe@msu.edu)

March 2013 Thursday, October 11, 2012

Teacher-Scholar Awardswww.msu.edu/unit/provost/awards.htmlBetsy White, Provost Office, 353-9900 (whitebe@msu.edu)

March 2013 Thursday, October 11, 2012

MSU Alumni Club of Mid-Michigan Quality in Undergraduate Teaching Awardswww.msu.edu/unit/provost/awards.htmlBetsy White, Provost Office, 355-9900 (whitebe@msu.edu)

March 2013 Thursday, October 11, 2012

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)

March 2013 Thursday, October 11, 2012

Excellence-In-Teaching Citations (Graduate Teaching Assistants)www.msu.edu/unit/provost/awards.htmlBetsy White, Provost Office, 353-9900 (whitebe@msu.edu)

March 2013 Thursday, October 11, 2012

Robert F. Banks Award fo r Instituti onal Leadershipwww.msu.edu/unit/provost/awards.htmlBetsy White, Provost Office, 353-9900 (whitebe@msu.edu)

March 2012 Thursday, October 11, 2012

Outreach Scholarship Community Partnership Awardwww.msu.edu/provost/awards.htmlCarla Hills, University Outreach & Engagement, 353-8977, (hillsc@msu.edu)

March 2013 Thursday, October 1, 2012

Jack Breslin Distinguished Staff AwardHuman Resource Services, 353-3720 Early September TBA

Excellence in Diversity Awardswww.inclusion.msu.edu/eidaPaulette Granberry Russell, Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives, 353-3924

Audrey Bentley, 353-3922 (bentley@msu.edu)

Early September Friday, October 26, 2012

M I C H I G A N S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y

2012 - 2013 Distribution and Due Dates for Awards and Grants

Zonta Club Michigan Capital Area

*Scholarship Announcement*

Applications for the 2012 Zonta International Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarships are now availablefrom 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 towomen enrolled in at least the second year of an undergraduate program through the final year of a Masters pro-gram in business, leading to a business management career. The program is designed to encourage women to entercareers 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.

Appl ications are due to: Jane Rhodes, P.O. Box 11148, Lansing, MI 48901

Appl ication Deadl ine: By Friday, June 1, 2012