June 15 – July 15

Important Dates:

Friday-Saturday, July 25-26 – Board meeting and leadership meeting in Salisbury – the advance registration deadline has passed, but if you find you can join us, do come! Check with Harriet Murphy, wmurphy5@carolina.rr.com, to see about availability of lunches. Post to this list (aauwnc-list@rtpnet.org) if you want to find a roommate for Friday night.

AAUW NC News

  • Highlights for the July 25-26 meeting (07/07/08) – Millie’s plan for the Salisbury meeting. Come one, come all!
  • Information on 2008-2009 officers (07/03/08) – how to contact elected and the first of the appointed officers for AAUW NC. Also a link to a password-protected list of contact information for branch officers.
  • Thoughts on AAUW NC Conventions (07/08/08) – summaries of our earlier discussions; may be of interest as we change further
  • Spring 2008 e-Communications Survey (07/08/08) – what folks said about these e-newsletters, the web site and more
  • Welcome to AAUW NC History (07/07/08) – key information from the 2002 “History of AAUW” has been updated and posted to the website. We hope for more to come.
  • Errata: Summer 2008 Tar Heel News (07/07/08) – do update your copy and any that you pass along to others
  • Corrected minutes (07/12/08) – corrected spellings of names for Fall 2007 and Convention 2006
  • Watch for call for candidates for Association positions (07/07/08) – call is not yet on www.aauw.org but is expected soon. Carolyn Garfein (candidate for AAUW president 2009-2011) will undoubtedly have more information at the Salisbury meeting.
  • Info for NC Women’s Advocacy Day (06/18/08) – the packet of information we made available to Advocacy Day attendees. See also the list of other presentations for samples of talks and displays for other audienc

Public Policy

  • AAUW Celebrates 36th Anniversary of Title IX (06/21/08)
  • Contact your NC Legislator regarding EITC (06/20/08)
  • Info for NC Women’s Advocacy Day (06/18/08) – the packet of information we made available to Advocacy Day attendees. Check here for ideas if you’ll have a booth at a voter ed event, a Women’s Agenda Assembly, or a candidates forum this fall.  See also the list of other presentations for samples of talks and displays for other audiences.

Branch News

  • Raleigh/Wake County, 2007-2008 (07/05/08) – one of a few branch reports for the year. E-mail Nancy if you’d like to get one from your branch posted.

STEM

  • AAAS Women in Science booklet released (07/10/08) – stories about Women in Science
  • Six Key Requirements for Effective Collaboration (07/03/08) – notes from the recent Science House Girls Collaborative Forum; applicable in many contexts, not just STEM
  • Pass-It-On Grants (06/24/08) – grants designed to create a network of technical women helping each other. Deadline Oct. 26.

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