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| AQ Difference |
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| Women's Studies Center Services |
- Jane Hibbard Idema Women's Studies Center Lecture Series
- Literature and books on women's issues
- Clearinghouse for information on local agency services in the
Grand Rapids area
- Cultural and educational events
- Workshops on women's issues and gender issues
- Discussion groups on gender related issues
- Serves as a liaison to other women's organizations
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| The Jane Hibbard Idema Women's
Studies Center was established in 1983 and is supported through
the Mary Caroline "Twink" Frey and James E. McKay
Endowment Fund at Aquinas College. Gifts
to the Center are welcome and will be used to support the Jane
Hibbard Idema Women's Studies Center Lecture Series as well
as other programmatic efforts at the Center. |
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| Outstanding Senior Awards 2009 |
| Graduating senior Rachel Johansen was honored as the Women's Studies Outstanding Senior for the 2008-2009 academic year. |
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| Young Women Strong Leaders 2009 |
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At left: Aquinas College students Amy
Waldherr, Rachel Johansen, Isabel Nelson
and Heather Miller meeting with Dr. Leslie Wolfe (center) at the GVSU Young Women Strong Leaders Conference in March 2009. |
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| Leslie R. Wolfe, Ph.D. is President of the Center for Women Policy Studies, a national non profit, multiethnic, and multicultural feminist policy research and advocacy organization founded in 1972. Wolfe became the Center’s President in 1987, launching its second generation of groundbreaking research and advocacy and making central to its work an examination of the intersection of gender, race, class, disability, and sexual orientation. She has served on many boards and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Women’s Policy, Inc. and of the US Committee for UNIFEM. |
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| Where are our Women's Studies students now? |
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Katie Jensen,
Women's Studies Intern, 2004 Aquinas Graduate |
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I
have been teaching English in Yangsan, South Korea, since
August of 2005. I teach basic conversation skills to
elementary school students aged 7-11, and soon I will be teaching
some high school classes as well. I'm really grateful
for the many experiences that I'm gaining from living and
working in a foreign country. I'm getting valuable teaching
experience, slowly attempting to learn a new language, and
dealing with the difficulties that you encounter when you
need to communicate in a language that you don't understand. And in the meantime, I'm trying lots of new (spicy!) foods
and visiting cities, temples, and mountains. |
| Living in Korea is a great experience, but it was not an easy move to make. There are no clothes dryers here and no shower curtains, and not speaking the language can feel very isolating at first. My four years spent at Aquinas and my involvement in the Women's Studies program helped me gain the confidence that I needed to take advantage of this opportunity. I hope that current students will get involved with the Women's Studies program during their time at AQ. |
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