Fall 2007
WSTU Grad Student Orientation*
Thursday,
August 30, 3:30-7:00pm
• 3:30-4:30
pm - Campus Tour with other new WSTU grad students, meet at
the Women's Studies building (the *real* White House) at 837 22nd Street,
NW
• 4:30-5:00
pm - Getting
your G-World Card at the Marvin Center, 800 21st
Street, NW, Room 501 (you can also do this on your own
at another time)
• 5:30-7:00
pm - Meet,
greet and orientation with new and current students,
program chair and WSTU faculty at the Marvin Center
room TBA
(light refreshments will be served). The program will begin around
6pm so feel free to come, even if you'll be late.
Friday, September
7, 7:00pm
Welcome
Potluck & Party for students and faculty at
22nd & K St, NW. Look
for an email the week of the party with the exact address.
Date
TBA
Library
Research Training with WSTU Librarian Cathy Eisenhower
at the Gelman Library, 2130 H Street NW
*The orientation
schedule and location of events is subject to change. Keep checking
back to this page and/or look for a reminder email the week before
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Upcoming
Grad Student Association Meetings
8/20/07 • 6:15-7:30
pm • WSTU bldg basement
(likely to be followed by dinner and/or drinks)
On the
agenda: Finalizing
plans for fall orientation
This group
is open (beyond those who came to the first meetings) so feel free
to attend, even if you are a brand new student to GW! |
CONGRATULATIONS
WOMEN’S STUDIES PROGRAM
2007 MASTER’S DEGREE GRADUATES!
ELIZABETH BOLTON
Elizabeth Bolton will graduate in August 2007 with an M.A. in Public Policy
and Women's Studies. She will be using the summer to finish her thesis
on the development of the original Title IX regulations. Elizabeth
also regularly volunteers with Calvary Women's Services as an overnight
volunteer
and works as an editor with Thompson Publishing Group.
ELIZABETH CURTIS
Elizabeth M. Curtis will be graduating in May with a M.A. in Women's
Studies with a liberal arts concentration. Elizabeth's concentration
focused on
multi-ethnic American literatures and global feminisms. She wrote
her thesis about blogging and the formation of feminist networks online.
During
her time in the program, Elizabeth served as a graduate teaching assistant
for the Women's Studies Program and interned at the National Women's
Studies Association. Elizabeth has officially completed her course
work and M.A.
thesis and will walk with her peers at commencement on May 20, 2007.
KATE GEYER
Kate Geyer graduated from American University with a BA in public
communications and women's studies and a graduate certificate from
the Women and Politics
Institute. She will complete her MA in public policy and women's studies
in May of 2007. In 2001, Kate enlisted in the Special Operations Forces
of the U.S. Army Reserve, serving for four years and reaching the
rank of Specialist (E-4) in the 82nd Airborne, 450th Civil Affairs
Battalion.
After graduating from American, Kate served for two years as Legislative
Director for Delegate Anne R. Kaiser (D-Burtonsville) in the Maryland
General Assembly, later taking time off to manage Del. Kaiser's 2006
successful re-election campaign. In the fall of 2006, Kate won the
Women's Research
and Education Institute's National Congressional Fellowship. Currently,
Kate serves in the office of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton as a Legislative
Fellow, where she works on health policy issues, including women's
health, children's and infant health, and health workforce issues.
KATHRYN HOHMAN
Kathryn Hohman graduated with a double major in International Affairs
and Political Science from Mary Washington College in May 2004. She
joined the Women's Studies program in the fall of 2005 and will graduate
with
her Master's in May 2007. During her time in the graduate program
Kate traveled to Cape Town, South Africa with the International Institute
for
Mediation and Conflict Resolution; Kathmandu, Nepal for independent
research on political songmaking in a Hindu women's festival; and
conducted an
ethnographic study of kinship structures and social relations at the
Cambodian Buddhist Temple in Silver Spring, Maryland. Her research
in Nepal was
supported by the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences Research Award,
the Lewis B. Cotlow Award, and the Nicole Paul Award. She has presented
papers at several conferences including the Mid-Atlantic Region Association
for Asian Studies and the American Anthropological Association Annual
Conference. Kate has worked, since July 2005, as the Executive Assistant
to the COO at Women for Women International where she monitors and
promotes fair trade handicraft income generation projects and supports,
more broadly,
the growth of Chapter office and Headquarters income generation strategies.
Kate plans to continue her thesis research on Nepal's female Maoist
combatants in the Development Studies program at SOAS next fall.
LAYLA YOUSEFI MOUGHARI
Layla Yousefi Moughari will be receiving a M.A. in Public Policy with
a Concentration in Women's Studies this May. Since beginning the program
in Fall 2005, Layla has interned with the National Council of Women's
Organizations and the Institute for Women's Policy Research. Layla
also volunteered with the American Association of University Women's
Lobby
Corps program, where she lobbied members of Congress for legislation
advancing women's opportunities in education. For her Independent
Research Project,
Layla worked under labor economist Dr. Vicky Lovell to further paid
sick leave research. By using Current Population Survey data, she
was able
to obtain demographic make-up of paid sick leave recipients.
STACEY SAUNDERS
Stacey Saunders is a Master's candidate in Women's Studies with a
concentration in Sociology. She pursued her B.A. at Plattsburgh State
University of
New York where she double majored in English Literature and Women's
Studies, with a minor in History. In the interim between undergrad
and graduate
school she served as Franklin County Community Educator and Rape Crisis
Counselor. She also participated in several programs for underprivileged
youth. While in DC, she interned at the DC Rape Crisis Center in the
Community Education Department assisting with Sexual Assault Awareness
Month activities
and the peer education program. Stacey graduates this May.
WARISHA YUNUS
Warisha Yunus is an international student from India. She is in the
United States on a Ford Foundation Fellowship. She worked in rural
development
sector in India for four years before coming to George Washington
University. Her final research paper focused on “Gender and Post-Disaster Reconstruction” She
successfully completed her Master’s degree from GWU in Public Policy
and Women’s Studies and will graduate on May 20, 2007.
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