Boulder AAUW Branch News

PRESIDENTS' LETTER

From Astrid Maute and Melissa Teel

Hello, AAUW Members:

November was an exciting month. It started with the election, and we hope that you exercised your voting privileges. The Boulder Branch had an great speaker in November; Melinda Foster, a life coach, talked about "How does work fit into life?". The meeting was well attended and everybody had fun doing a Myers-Briggs personality analysis. Hopefully everybody took an idea or two home - great New Year's Resolutions!!!

We included several articles in this bulletin about the activities of the National AAUW. They are quite busy with an update of the strategic process for the future of AAUW, and have opened a Member Services Database. We also included some information about the LAF's 2006 Progress in Equity Award.

Now that the holidays are fast approaching and will soon be over, AAUW Boulder Branch will be presenting a wonderful series of panel discussions with various authors in winter and spring. See the article in this issue of the EBulletin. Also, Public Policy Day will be held on February 3, 2007 at the Holiday Inn at 7390 W. Hampden Avenue in Lakewood. Check the attachments with this EBulletin for further information. Also check the State Bulletin which should be arriving shortly in members' mailboxes. It also includes a registration form for Public Policy Day.

Enjoy the holidays and begin the New Year by participating in AAUW events and interest groups this winter and spring!

Melissa Teel
Astrid Maute
Co Presidents

UPCOMING EVENTS (Nov/Dec 2006)

January 9, 2007 - "Expanding Your Horizons" general meeting will be held Tuesday, January 9, at 7:00 pm at Doris' house. All committee chairs and anyone else interested in being involved in the event are welcome.

January 21, 2007 - "Women's Voices Series" - panel discussions by women authors. The first, "Taking the Challenge", will take place on Sunday, January 21, 2007, from 2:30-5 p.m., at the Meadows Branch of the Boulder Library, 4800 Baseline, Boulder, CO. (Behind Safeway). Click here for Panelist Bios.

February 18, 2007 - "Women's Voices Series" panel discussion series by women authors. The second, "Oh, That Lovin' Feeling: Love of Place, Men and Other Passions", will take place on Sunday afternoon, February 18, 2007, from 2:30-5pm at the Meadows Branch of the Boulder library. Click here for Panelist Bios.

February 24, 2007 - "Expanding Your Horizons" will be held on Saturday, February 24, 2007 from 10:00 to 2:30 at the Engineering Center at CU Boulder. For more information, please see the website at: http://www.coaauw.org/boulder-eyh/

"EXPANDING YOUR HORIZONS" (EYH)

From Lora Lehman, EYH Committee Chair:

The Expanding Your Horizons committee has been working hard to get things going for the scheduled event on Saturday Feb 24, 2007. “Expanding Your Horizons” (EYH) is a conference designed to encourage middle school girls to pursue careers in math and science.

Our first wave of publicity is now complete and we are pleased to let you know that the first registrations have already come in! There are already 7 girls and 3 adults registered!

How can I Help? – We are so glad you asked! We could really use help in simply getting the word out to the girls:

Do you know any middle school math/science teachers?
Do you know of any groups that middle school girls belong to – like Girl Scouts or sporting clubs?
Would you be willing to help post flyers?

Contact: Melissa: MTeel62568@aol.com

Calling all Presenters- do you know any women in math or science careers that would be interested in presenting a hands-on workshop? Contact: Astrid Maute: maute@hao.ucar.edu.

Quick Facts

Goal: 200 registered girls!
We are offering $100 gift certificates for teaching supplies to teachers who schedule 10 or more girls. Thanks Seagate!
Scholarships are available for girls and parents in need

INTEREST GROUP NEWS

INTEREST GROUPS
Please contact Jordon Hanie (Interest Group Chairperson) at303-424-9454 or j.m.colby@comcast.net, if you would like information on any particular interest group.

Great Decisions
The Great Decisions group meets first and third Tuesdays, beginning January 16, at George Reynolds Library at 10 am. For further information, contact Bonnie Darnell at bhdarnell@msn.com or 303-494-0510.

La Cuisine
La Cuisine is AAUW's dinner club. We meet on the third Saturday of the month, October - June, with a September planning meeting for the year. The host and co-host for each meeting provide attendees with a set of recipes for the meal and an assignment to make one to bring to the party. This year's theme is Fresh Seasonal Fare and Sensational Desserts. For further information, contact Kathy Minter at minfam@comcast.net or 303-449-0386.

Partner Bridge
Partner bridge meets on the first Friday of each month at 7PM; For further information, contact Joan Schroeder at srjoan@comcast.net or 303-499-4181.

Playgoers
Playgoers are AAUW members who attend plays in the local area once a month, usually on Sunday afternoons. There is no January play. February's play is "Wait Until Dark" at the Longmont Theatre on Sunday, February 4th at 2PM. March's play is "Westside Story" at CU Macky Auditorium on Sunday, March 18th at 2PM. for further information, contact Jennie Grisham at jennig43@msn.com or 303-443-6194 or contact Elaine Bush at ElaineGBush@concast.net or 303-494-5913.

Sunday Night Non-Fiction Book Group
Sunday Night Non-Fiction Book Group meets on the second Sunday of the month at 7PM. January's meeting is January 14, 2007 at 7PM and the book is "Making a Real Killing: Rocky Flats and the Nuclear West"; February's meeting is February 11, 2007 at 7PM and the book is "American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century". For further information, contact Eleanor McGinn at jegin@earthlink.net.

Wednesday Night Book Group aka the Bookies
The Bookies meet at 7PM at members' homes. January's meeting is at 7PM on January 17, 2007; the book is "The Elegant Gathering of White Snows" by Kris Radish. February's meeting is at 7PM on February 21, 2007 and the book is "The Known World" by Edward P. Jones. For further information, please contact Melanie Bohren at 303-776-5559 or mel_coward@yahoo.com.

Young Professionals - Young Professionals is a group of AAUW professional women who meet at various times during the year for various activities. The YPs are planning happy hour for Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 5 pm at Trilogy Wine Bar near Pearl St in Boulder. Also, for Feb we're planning on attending Faculty Tuesdays on Feb 6 at CU-Boulder College of Music faculty performances (at 7:30 p.m. in Grusin Music Hall in the Imig Music Building on campus). Patrick Mason was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Classical Vocal Performance category for his album "Songs of Amy Beach." We'll likely try to meet for dinner beforehand. For further information, contact Danielle Benoit at danielleswbenoit@gmail.com or 303-527-2851 or Kelly Harr at kelly.harr@gmail.com or 303-247-0063.

Colorado & National AAUW NEWS

AAUW-From National:

AAUW Keys to the Future: A Member-Get-A-Member Campaign
We are starting to hear from different parts of the country-the AAUW Keys to the Future: A Member-Get-A-Member Campaign is taking off! We've heard of several branches who have recruited over 15 members each, and more than one individual who has recruited six members each, receiving our special "Key Award". Be sure to check the list of successful recruiters populating the Keys to the Future Hall of Fame. Send an e-postcard asking a deserving individual to join. The momentum has begun; we need all of our states and branches to keep us growing!

Strategic Process 2006
AAUW Association and Educational Foundation boards of directors are building on last month's historic Joint Boards Report, dated Oct. 31, 2006, on the future of AAUW. This report will be posted on the website (see below link) by Friday, Dec. 1. In the coming months, boards will be engaging task forces and other working groups composed of members, staff, and experts to accomplish two important goals:

1.To drill down deeper in defining the three strategic initiatives agreed to in the report-being driven by a single mission and vision, building a more diverse membership, and streamlining the organizational structure.

2.To share our work with members and engage them in achieving the potential this strategic realignment offers AAUW.

You can continue to keep updated on the strategic work for AAUW's future on the website in the Members Center at:
http://www.aauw.org/member_center/leader_corner/strategic_pp2006.cfm.

Member Services
On Wednesday, November 29, the Member Services option will be available in the Member Center of the AAUW web site. This new online database system will provide: secure access control for members and member leaders; individual profile maintenance; branch/state officer listings; branch member contact maintenance; branch/state officer list maintenance/maintenance rights; Branch Dues Report forms (BDRs); Additional Dues Report forms (ADRs);
individual contribution forms; and Contribution Report Forms (CRFs). Member leaders received the summary memo describing the functions and operations of this new online application via their respective listservs on Wednesday, Nov. 22. If you would like to view the memo, click on http://svc.aauw.org/RECore/docu/MemberServicesDatabaseIntroMemo.pdf.

Dept. of Education's New Single-Sex Education Regulations
On Oct. 24, the Department of Education announced new regulations to ease limits on single-sex education in public schools. The new regulations would allow the exclusion of students from classes based on gender. Those
regulations, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance, have now been published on the Dept. of Education website. To learn more about AAUW's response to the controversial new regulations, read AAUW's press release and the press coverage that AAUW has received on this issue.

LAF's 2006 Progress in Equity Award
The University of Michigan, Dearborn College Level Courses at Scott Correctional Facility for Women will be officially awarded the AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund 2006 Progress in Equity Award on Nov. 16. LAF is proud to recognize the important work this innovative program does to advance women's educational opportunity in a critically underserved
population. Honorable Mention was given to the Bridge of Hope program at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu for its work to advance women's educational opportunities. Read more about the PIE award and the winner of this year's award on AAUW's website at www.aauw.org/laf/pie/index.cfm.

Public Policy
Marilyn Leist, Chair

I just received my Bulletin from AAUW Colorado and was reminded of Public Policy Day. I'm going to attend and I have room for 4 more people in my car. Please call 720-771-2292 if you'd like a ride. First come, first served. I hope my phone will be ringing off the hook.

Why am I going? Well, I want to learn more about the major issues facing Colorado's women. Experts will be discussing economic self-sufficiency, the provision of access to quality and affordable health care, and how immigration policies impact women.

There will also be a discussion on the issues coming up in the 2007 Legislative Session. Listening to that will arm me with facts on which I can base my decisions for action during the session. You, too, will be able to advocate your representatives on issues that are important to you if you go along with me.

Sounds like an interesting day, an excellent way to spend time with amazing AAUW women. Join me!

Jan/Feb 2007 E-Bulletin

PRESIDENTS' LETTER

UPCOMING EVENTS (Nov/Dec 2006)

"EXPANDING YOUR HORIZONS" (EYH)

UPDATES & CORRECTIONS

INTEREST GROUP NEWS

NEW MEMBER BIOS

GENERAL BOULDER BRANCH NEWS

Colorado & National AAUW NEWS