Women's Center
Fall 2023 Events
All WMC events are open to all & everyone is welcome!
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August Events
Affirmation Bracelet Making with the WMC
August 24, 11:00-12:00pm, RUC Back Patio
Join us! Wear, share, and take these bracelets with you for positive affirmations and encouragement throughout your semester.
Gallery Opening
August 31, 4 pm, Women's Center (RUC 339)
Celebrate the work of Charity Armao, this semester's winner of the WMC Exhibition Award, at the opening of her exhibition.
Refreshments provided!
September Events
Book Club, Session 1:
September 5 , 11:00-12:00pm, WMC (RUC 339)
Read Red, White & Royal Blue with us and Lambda GSA.
"What happens when America's First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales?" - We'll find out when we read this delightful romance!
Sexual Wellness with the Women's Center
September 6, 4:00-5:30pm, RUC Multipurpose Room
Join us for the first session of our new sexual wellness series! Safe sex starts with picking a partner, but it doesn't end there. We'll talk about communication strategies, consent, coercion, and how to tell when when it's time to walk away.
October Events
Book Club: Session 2
October 3, 11:00-12:00pm, WMC (RUC 339)
Read Red, White & Royal Blue with us and Lambda GSA.
"What happens when America's First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales?" - We'll find out when we read this delightful romance!
Chapters to have read: 1-9
Sexual Wellness with the Women's Center Session 2: Staying Safe from STIs
October 6, 4:00-5:30pm, RUC Tech Pride Room
Featuring guest speaker Rachel Hall PH.D., MSN, RN, WHNP-BC, and Associate Professor of Nursing. Learn how to manage the risk of sexual contact with Tech's own nursing faculty!
Witch Pictures: Female Magic and Transgression in Western Art with Pam Grossman
October 23, 5:00pm, Stonecipher 113 Lecture Hall
Pam is a writer, curator, and teacher of magical practice and history. She is the host of The Witch Wave podcast (“the Terry Gross of Witches” - Vulture) and the author of Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power (Gallery Books / Simon & Schuster) and What Is A Witch (Tin Can Forest Press). She is also co-editor and co-author of the WITCHCRAFT volume of Taschen’s Library of Esoterica series.
Join us for a magical evening as we experience her compelling visual storytelling.
Taking the Creative Turn: Q&A with Pam Grossman
October 24, 11:00-12:00pm, RUC Tech Pride Room
Join our director Helen Hunt for a conversation with Pam Grossman, freelance writer, curator, and teacher, discussing how to build a freelance career. We will discuss leaving corporate to venture out on your own.
WMC Halloween Social
October 31, 3:00-4:30pm, WMC (RUC 339)
Join us in a "spooky" Halloween social! Enjoy, music, games and candy with the WMC Staff! Be sure to wear your best costume.
November Events
Sexual Wellness with the Women's Center Session 3: Preventing Pregnancy for All
November 1, 12:00-1:30 pm, RUC Multi-Purpose Room
Featuring A Step Ahead, covering birth control and family planning strategies, including how to access free long-term birth control.
Advancing Women's Leadership in Higher Education- Title Discussion:
Women in Leadership Conversation Series
November 8, 12:00-1:30 pm, RUC Multi-Purpose Room
Join us in the next edition of our series:
A round table discussion with Dr. Helen Hunt, Director of the Women's Center, of the
title The Chronicle of Higher Education: Advancing Women's Leadership in Higher Education.
Complimentary lunch!
RSVP required by October 30th- HERE
Art Gallery Feild Trip- With Dr. Hunt
November 10, departing TNTECH at 8:30am & to return mid afternoon
Join Dr. Hunt on a trip to Fisk University Galleries new exhibition called “Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500–1800”. Travel Provided!
Sign up using the link below. More details and information to come!
Period Poverty Drive & Holiday Social
November 30 ,11:00-12:00pm, RUC Tech Pride Room
Join us in packaging period poverty packs with our donated period products for them to be donated, while enjoying holiday treats and music!
Period poverty is prevalent all around us. Many people who menstruate struggle to afford period products during their monthly cycle. Here at the Women's Center, we recognize period poverty for what it is—a public health crisis.
