At the July board meeting, Karla Atkinson, Lois Ward, and Millie Hoffler-Foushee agreed to serve as the committee to review the AAUW NC Policy Statement and bring it into compliance with the bylaws changes of 2005. Board members are asked to review these changes which will be submitted for approval at the October 21 meeting.…
DetailsThe Wilmington Branch will hold its annual Luncheon with Carolina Authors on Saturday, November 18 at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington Warwick Center Ballroom. Tickets are $25 and tables of eight are available. Book sales and signing begin at 11:00 am, lunch at 12:00 noon, and the program at 12:45 pm. Our featured authors will…
DetailsJust announced: AAUW Statesville September 2006 Newsletter Items of note: Discussion of a branch meeting centered on the AAUW research reports (page 1) Information on the AAUW NC Fall meeting. Members in neighboring branches who can help with this – see page 2.
DetailsRaleigh News & Observer http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/483913.html “NAACP leader urges diversity in schools” By Todd Silberman, Staff Writer The leader of the North Carolina NAACP urged state education officials Thursday to take steps to discourage local school districts from allowing schools to resegregate. The Rev. William Barber, president of the state conference of the National Association for…
DetailsPresidents’ Message: We are looking forward to our first regular branch meeting on September 25 and getting the ball rolling on continuing/new projects. The board meeting in August was highly productive. Your board has come up with some exciting activities that will appeal to you, our members, and to potential members. On that note, please…
DetailsHow are we able to “afford” the mini-grants? Through the generous support of donors who contribute to AAUW NC over and above their dues. These contributions help us support the branches and our coalition partners, including NC Women United the coalition that makes the Women’s Agenda Assembly process work. [You’ll hear more about the Agenda…
DetailsAt the July board meeting, the board approved continuing the mini-grants for 2006-2007. These are funded from AAUW NC 100 Club contributions and the reserves. There are a couple of changes from last year Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. The grants will be administered by the executive committee with advice from appropriate…
DetailsHere’s the new AAUW NC form for branch recognition. This program is an opportunity to let the AAUW NC board know about your branch, and to highlight your accomplishments for the rest of the state to acknowledge. [See also Lessons Learned from AAUW Recognition Programs.]
AAUW NC has converted part of its web site to WordPress. This allows us to offer branch web sites with a reasonable amount of effort.
DetailsThe logo on this site has changed to use Marty Folsom’s design for the Open the Gates theme. The theme and logo were launched at the meeting in July.