NEIU Women Student Resources

06/14/2017

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One Stop Enrollment Express, June 20, Main Campus:
10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Alumni Hall, Student Union

Representatives from the following areas will be available:
Admissions
Advising
Financial Aid
Registration
Scholarships
Student Employment
Student Housing
Students Payment Services
University Technology Services

During the event, students will be able to:
- Register for Fall 2017 classes
- Obtain information about declaring a major
- Receive help with the FAFSA and ask questions about
financial aid
- Apply for a scholarship and/or a student employment position
- Speak with a general academic advisor
- Set up a payment plan to pay off an account balance
- Visit the model unit in our resident hall, The Nest

Although not required, please register at the following link: https://neiu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8kUlzF4qxy9rI4R

04/13/2017

VISIT THE CONSENT IS SEXY TABLE THIS AFTERNOON!
The Pedroso Center offices of Women Student Resources and LGBTQA Student Resources will be tabling in Village Square today -- Thursday, April 13th -- from 2:00-3:00 p.m, with information and a fun activity about the importance of consent as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Please note: The Pandora's Box workshop on this topic scheduled on Thursday, April 20th from 12:00-1:00pm has been cancelled.

04/06/2017

The normal Pandora's Box that was scheduled for Thursday, April 20th 12:00-1:00pm will be no longer be taking place. Instead, please join the Women Student Resources and the LGBTQA resources at Village Square as we will be tabling about the importance of consent and will be doing a fun activity Thursday April 13th from 2:00pm to 3:00pm!

03/16/2017

Pandora's box is TODAY!! Please remember to bring any pictures, images , stories, poems, ect of influential women in your life for the paper quilt project!

03/16/2017

Pandora's box is tomorrow!! Please remember to bring any pictures, images , stories, poems, ect of influential women in your life for the paper quilt project!

03/15/2017

PANDORAS BOX IS TOMORROW!!!!

Join us for this special 2 hour Pandora’s Box that focuses on celebrating HER story month by honoring the women that have inspired and helped us create our own story. We will be doing an activity that will allow you to self-reflect on the influential women in your life. In order to further quilt our stories together, we are asking you to please bring any photos, images, and stories of the women that have personally inspired you.

If you are not able to attend this workshop, but would still like to participate in this quilt-like project, please drop off any photos, images, and written poems or stories at the front desk of the Pedroso Center.
Please attach all images and documents with a cover sheet with your name, email, and write “ATTN: WSR HERSTORY QUILT”

03/10/2017

Here's your HERstory Month fact of the day:
In 1848, The first women's rights convention was held in Seneca Falls, New York. After 2 days of discussion and debate, 68 women and 32 men sign a Declaration of Sentiments, which outlines grievances and sets the agenda for the women's rights movement. A set of 12 resolutions is adopted calling for equal treatment of women and men under the law and voting rights for women.

03/09/2017

Here's your HERstory Month fact of the day:
In 1869, Arabella Mansfield was granted admission to practice law in Iowa, making her the first woman lawyer. A year later, Ada H. Kepley, of Illinois, graduates from the Union College of Law in Chicago. She is the first woman lawyer to graduate from a law school.

03/08/2017

TODAY IS.... International Women's Day! This year's theme is #BeBoldForChange. Every year, March 8th is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. This day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. International Women's Day (IWD) has been observed since in the early 1900's, when great unrest and critical debate was occurring amongst women. Women's oppression and inequality was spurring women to become more vocal and active in campaigning for change. Then in 1908, 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding shorter hours, better pay and voting rights.The first National Women's Day was observed across the U.S. in 1909. In 1911, International Women's Day was first celebrated in Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland.

03/08/2017

Here's your HERstory Month fact of the day:
International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity

03/07/2017

Here's your HERstory Month fact of the day:
In July 2012, Marissa Mayer was named president and CEO of Yahoo!, making her the youngest CEO of a Fortune 500 company at age 37. Also, in 2012, she was ranked 14 by Fortune magazine's for their list of American's Most Powerful Women in Business.

Mayer started at Google in 1999 where she became their 20th employee and first female engineer. She was at Google for 13 years and helped develop Google Search, including their no frills homepage, as well as Google Maps, Gmail and iGoogle.

03/07/2017

Here's your HERstory Month fact of the day:
By 1986, fourteen states had declared March as Women's History Month. In 1987, after being petitioned by the National Women's History Project, Congress passed Pub. L. 100-9 which designated the month of March 1987 as Women's History Month.

03/01/2017

TODAY IS THE START OF HERSTORY MONTH!

Here's your HERstory Month fact of the day:

Born Augusta Ada Byron on December 10, 1815, the only legitimate child of poet Lord Byron and Anne Isabella Byron, Ada Lovelace was a writer and mathematician. She worked on Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine, an early all-purpose computer. Her notes, written in 1842 and 1843, for the Analytical Engine became the first algorithm encoded to be processed by a machine. Therefore, Lovelace was the world's first computer programmer. Throughout her life, Lovelace referred to herself as an analyst and a "poetical scientist."

11/08/2016

REMINDER- THE LAST PANDORA'S BOX OF THIS SEMESTER IS THIS THURSDAY AT NOON-1PM AT THE PEDROSO CENTER!!! WE WILL BE DISCUSSING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS!

11/02/2016

This Short Film About a Little Girl Celebrating Dia de Muertos Might Make You Die From Cuteness

Happy Dia de Muertos!

You should stream 'Día de los Muertos,' a heartwarming ode to one of Latin America's greatest holidays.