WFO - Women's Faculty Organization: Office of the Provost

Upcoming Meetings / Events Network on the Nineteenth Lunches
Preston's at Noon
11:30 am to 1:00 pm.

January 19, 2010: Getting the Most from Research Assistants and Support Staff.
February 19, 2010: Balancing Work, Family and Social Life.
March 19, 2010: Knowing When to Say "No".
April 19, 2010: Navigating Tenure and Review Procedures.

Have lunch and join in an informal discuss of topics of interest. Cost of lunch is $9.30 per person.

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Networking Tea and Discussion of
SOUTH CAROLINA WOMEN: THEIR LIVES AND TIMES
Presentation by Dr. Marjorie Spruill and Dr. Val Littlefield, Dept of History
Gambrell 428
Thursday, February 4, 2010, from 3:30 to 5:00 pm

USC History professors Marjorie Spruilll and Valinda Littlefield, co-editors (with Joan M Johnson) of SOUTH CAROLINA WOMEN: THEIR LIVES AND TIMES will discuss their new anthology.

The three volume work includes illuminating stories about women in the history of South Carolina and the role of gender in shaping women's lives and the history of the state from the 1500s to the present. Volume I was published in June 2009: Vol Two will appear in January 2010. Vol 3 will be published in 2011.

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Negotiating Skills Workshop
Professor Teresa Smith and Professor Sheryl Wiskur, workshop leaders
Russell House Room 302
Tuesday, March 16, 2010, from 3:30 to 5:00 pm

A panel of administrators will share their strategies for successful negotiation.

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"How to Discuss Issues of Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexual Orientation in the Classroom"
Professor Michelle Jay and Professor Danielle Holley-Walker, seminar leaders
Russell House Room 305
Thursday, April 8, 2010, from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm

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Tenure and Promotion Workshops
Gambrell 153
Thursday, April 27, 2010 at 10:00 am for tenure and promotion chairs; 11:15 am for tenure and promotion candidates