e-newsletter #17, August 9, 2008
Recent AAUW NC news. Information from the Summer meeting and more.
DetailsAAUW NC 2008 state/branch officer directory
Check members.aauwnc.org for the directory of state and branch officers.
DetailsWhat is the state 2008 STEM project?
A key initiative of AAUW is to encourage girls to pursue classes and prepare for careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Learn about a new AAUW NC project that advances this goal, a pilot project of the Triad branches in collaboration with the Tarheel Triad Council of the Girl Scouts and the Black Data Processing Associates of Charlotte to provide a training program open to girls in the Piedmont-Triad.
DetailsKey decisions from the summer Board Meeting, 2008
Notes from the Friday evening, July 25 board meeting in Salisbury.
DetailsCommunications Message to Branch Presidents, 2008
Connie Gamble Ochse, Communications Team Chair, plans to use the branch communication contacts to keep your branch up to date on important messages that come from AAUW and AAUW NC. Please be sure you’ve reported your branch officers, including the communications folks.
DetailsUSDA APHIS Sponsors Ag-DISCOVERY Camp, 2008
Sixteen high school students – nine girls and seven boys – from across North Carolina, from Florida, and from New York, participated in the third year of this camp sponsored by USDA APHIS and coordinated by NCSU’s The Science House.
DetailsTips on writing AAUW news items, 2008
A “Cliff’s Notes” version of the AAUW Style Guide. Review this to catch the most common style errors found by the former editor of the AAUW NC newsletter.
DetailsIt’s Celebration Time in 2008
Success in the US Congress on the Paycheck Fairness Act and the Higher Educatoin Opportunity Act.
DetailsBranch without borders recruiting charter members, 2008
The AAUW NC Branch Without Borders is moving forward. Consider joining as a charter member.
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