The distinguished women of American Association of University Women boldly stand together in unity, as they strive to increase confidence amongst one another. One of their primary goals is to prove that women across the globe hold a significant stance in society. While nationally founded in 1881, members examine the fundamental issues of the day, such as educational, social, economic, and political. Representing all races of every nation, they consistently work to break the barriers of discrimination. The AAUW Foundation places emphasis upon advancing educational and professional opportunities for women of the United States and around the globe. Each year, the foundation provides $4 million in fellowships, grants, and awards for excelling women and community projects. Currently, the Association has 1,000 branches and 500 college/university institution partners worldwide.
With one of these institutions being the University of Tennessee at Martin, our intentions are aimed towards the same goals locally. Initially, AAUW was founded on the campus of UTM in 2007, but as a group, we are constantly acquiring new members and wish to expound upon these number of members. In the previous semester of 2008, one of our primary objectives was raising money for women who were victims of domestic violence. However, this semester of 2009 we are preparing for the AAUW conference occurring in March, as well as fulfilling outside agendas dealing with women’s issues. In addition, we seek to expound our diversity, being adaptable to nationalities of all kinds.
AAUW meets every other Thursday at 7:00pm in the Media Services Area of the Library. For more information contact;
Sponsor: Earlene Moore: 731-881-7067
Email: ejmoore@utm.edu
President: Leslea Robertson
Email: leslrobe@utm.edu
Director of Recruitment: Desteni Leakes
Email: descleak@utm.edu
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