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2009-10 Women’s Giving Circle Grants
Sigma Delta Omega science sorority, $7,100
Sigma Delta Omega is the only sorority at OSU with the direct aim of supporting young women pursuing careers in the sciences. Women's Giving Circle funds will support young female scientists from the sorority in the performance of their service and outreach activities, while also benefiting the students whom the sorority assists. Participants include young women at all critical stages of scientific career development, from the early years before college when they are most vulnerable to abandoning science through undergraduate years and to the precipice post-graduate work. (Student proposal)
DHE Textile and Apparel Collection, $5,000
The DHE Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection currently serves approximately 400 undergraduate students in the Department of Design and Human Environment. Through displays, class assignments utilizing the collection, and hands-on research of historic and cultural textiles and apparel artifacts in the collection, students analyze the social roles of men and women and how textile products reflect their roles. With help from the Women's Giving Circle, a textile conservator will be hired to assess the current storage conditions of the collection and suggest short, medium, and long term care and storage plans. (College of Health & Human Sciences)
OSU Pre-Veterinary Medical Association, $3,830
The goal of the OSU Pre-Veterinary Medical Association (OSU PVMA) is to promote and facilitate the education of undergraduate students and community members regarding the veterinary profession and animal-related topics. The grant will be used to fund field trips for OSU pre-vet students to various veterinary and animal facilities throughout Oregon and assist with the fair booths at Pet Day and Ag Day. (College of Agricultural Sciences)
It Starts Now!, $3,161
"It Starts Now!" is an educational peer theater production about sexual violence awareness, prevention, and response. In a series of eight student written and performed vignettes, first-year OSU students learn about sexual violence on college campuses. Between the vignettes staff members highlight important information. The program aims to increase student awareness and motivation to work together to effectively identify and refer peers to resources for stalking, interpersonal violence, and sexual assault. In order to best serve all first-year students, this presentation is being held in the LaSells Stewart Center during CONNECT week. (Student Health Services)
KidSpirit—Chefs in Motion, $14,000
Chefs in Motion is a wellness program delivered by 300+ OSU undergraduate students combining running/walking and cooking. This KidSpirit program offers youth grades 3-5 and 6-8 the opportunity to participate in non-competitive physical activity with a nutritional cooking component to help decrease childhood obesity and related health issues. Chefs in Motion uniquely integrates physical activity with an educational and interactive family-oriented nutritional cooking component designed to provide the foundations for a healthy lifestyle in youth and their families. Chefs in Motion anticipates serving 170 youth, 389 undergraduate students, and 400 community members in the next year. The Women's Giving Circle grant will help with expenses including curriculum updates, groceries for cooking, participant incentives, race fees, marketing and communication, community 5K event management supplies, and scholarships for families in need. (College of Health & Human Sciences)
Saturday Academy Student Leadership Team, $8,500
Saturday Academy provides enrichment opportunities for 5th-12th grade youth in the mid-Willamette Valley, offering classes, workshops, and apprenticeships. Its purpose is to engage youth in hands-on real world experiences in order to generate excitement and interest in science, engineering, and technology. In 2007-08, Saturday Academy served approximately 450 students from thirty different communities. The Women's Giving Circle grant will help this nonprofit program develop a team of prepared, trained undergraduates to take a lead role in program operations, developing critical workplace and leadership skills while making an impact on the science and technology workforce of tomorrow. (Precollege Programs, hosted by College of Engineering)
Symposium for Women on Graduate School, $6,000
The Northwest Symposium on Graduate School, a two-day event, encourages female engineering and science students to pursue advanced degrees by providing them with information related to graduate study in various disciplines and bringing them in close contact with women engineers/scientists. Topics covered in the event include: choosing a graduate school, financial aid, life as a graduate student, preparation for graduate study, career opportunities in industry/academia, and special concerns of female students, including children, child care and successfully managing graduate studies with family responsibilities. (College of Engineering)
Taking Care of Life, Taking Care of Each Other, $10,000
The goal of this leadership mentoring program is to build positive student-student and faculty-student relationships that foster student success and promote student retention. Faculty advisors of student clubs and upper-class student leaders from the College of Health and Human Sciences will be linked with up to 250 first-year students, providing leadership training opportunities and applied activities that integrate health information with real life experiences. (College of Health & Human Sciences)
Undergraduate Mathematics Reading Room, $4,250
The Women's Giving Circle grant will provide an informal environment for undergraduate mathematics students to study and socialize. This reading room will provide a "home" to the Math Club and the Association for Women in Mathematics as well as a standard meeting place for preparation for competitions including the prestigious Putnam Exam and the interdisciplinary team COMAP math modeling contest. (College of Science)
