More than 25 years ago, the Womenâs Studies Program established its roots at East Tennessee State University. Since then, the program has sought to provide feminist education on the campus and throughout the region through scholarship, activism and community building.
To commemorate this noteworthy milestone, the Womenâs Studies Program will hold a celebration at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, April 26, via Zoom. The public is invited to attend this commemorative occasion as Womenâs Studies honors its past at ETSU and looks forward to an exciting future. The meeting ID is 912 6374 5117, and registration is required.
The foremothers of the Womenâs Studies Program, along with the Womenâs Studies Steering Committee, fought diligently to institute and grow the Womenâs Studies Program. One of the Womenâs Studies foremothers and current professor in ETSUâs Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Dr. Martha Copp, recalls many of the faculty who supported Wo
The Womenâs Studies Program at East Tennessee State University will host a two-day institute in January about infusing trauma-informed care principles into strategies for teaching and learning.
Phyllis Thompson, director of the Womenâs Studies Program and associate professor in the Department of Literature and Language, is co-organizing the institute with members of the Womenâs Studies Steering Committee. The project, âTrauma-Informed Strategies for Teaching and Learning: Creating a Culture of Belonging, Fostering Retention, and Increasing Degree Completion,â was one of seven projects funded by ETSUâs Instructional Development Committee.
The online institute will kick off on the evening of Sunday, Jan. 10, from 4-5:30 p.m. and will be followed by a full day of sessions on Monday, Jan. 11, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The events are free to attend. Registration can be found at www.etsu.edu/conf/trauma-informed-approaches-teaching-learning/.