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| Women's Resource Center At CSULB In Full Swing For Fall Semester | ||||||
| The Women's Resource Center of CSULB is ready for the fall semester and plans to inform and educate students about women's issues through services, workshops and programs sponsored by the center. | ||||||
| The Women's Resource Center, according to its website, "is committed to assisting women in accessing their educational, professional, and personal growth through a diverse and interactive program of services, advocacy, and education." The WRC also sponsors special events focusing on women's issues; offers self-defense programs for women; and even has a crisis intervention center. | ||||||
| Interestingly, the WRC does not focus solely on women.� "We provide services to both men and women regarding women's issues," notes Barbara Sinclair, the Office Manager of the WRC, "and we are also committed to facilitating women's full participation at the university and beyond."� The only women-exclusive program is the self-defense class the WRC offers, due to the fact that the center of strength is different in women and men. | ||||||
| "We work for advocating complete educational and professional equity for women," according to Lynne Coenen, Assistant Director of the WRC.� Coenen also noted that the WRC would like to "have women fully participate in all aspects of society, regardless of barriers like pregnancy, the raising of children, and workplace attitudes." | ||||||
| The WRC offers a wide assortment of services to students including walk-in peer counseling, referral services, a crisis intervention center with a trained and full-time staff, and a library featuring 1,500 to 2,000 volumes of periodicals, videos and books.� Furthermore, if a student is having an issue with a professor or instructor, the director of the WRC will offer to accompany the student to a meeting, something that can seem intimidating. | ||||||
| In addition to the services the WRC offers, it also holds affinity groups, where women of a certain nationality can meet and discuss issues of common interest.� Affinity groups of the WRC include the SisterFriends group for African-American women, the Asian/Pacific Islander women group, and Latinas Unidas.� These groups, Coenen notes, serve as an "opportunity to network with other women and meet other women on campus." | ||||||
| The Women In Careers Conference is perhaps one of the most popular programs the WRC holds, and is co-sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts.� The conference features many women speakers who tell stories of success and serve as inspiration to the many women who attend. | ||||||
| Other popular programs the WRC sponsors include Women's Equality Day, where the passage of the 19th amendment granting women the right to vote is celebrated, and Domestic Violence Awareness Month, observed in October.� Women's Coffee, an event that meets every Tuesday from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., gives women a chance to socialize and discuss issues in a casual and relaxing environment, and begins on the second week of school. | ||||||
| The Women's Resource Center is located in LA3-105 and is open on Monday, Thursday, and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.� If you have any questions or need general information, call the WRC at (562) 985-8576, or visit their website, http://www.csulb.edu/centers/wrc/. | ||||||
| Copyright Gerry Wachovsky, 2003, and Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. | ||||||
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