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I am pleased to serve this year as president of the Faculty Women's Association (FWA) and announce upcoming events for the spring semester of 2008.
Please check the upcoming events section of this site
for details. The nominations deadline (FWA Awards Guidelines) for our Annual Awards program is Monday, March 17, 2008.
Each year, FWA
sponsors faculty development workshops and networking programs designed to advance the
efforts of women in the academy. I am pleased to announce that this year, FWA will begin offering workshops and networking receptions at each of our campuses. Electronic announcements will be sent out prior to each event.
The ongoing discussions on the
under representation of women in tenured faculty ranks and administrative positions in higher education
continues to reminds us of the need for a strong faculty women's
organization to work for institutional change in the academe.
The
ASU Faculty Women's Association has been an active advocate for
increasing the status and participation of women on campus since 1954. In this time of growth and transition at our university, your
participation is needed to ensure FWA is an effective force on behalf
of gender and diversity concerns. Through our membership we can continue
to offer workshops for all faculty ranks, provide support for all our colleagues, and work to provide a
congenial atmosphere for incoming faculty at all levels.
In
addition to working for changes in policies, practices, and attitudes
on campus, FWA provides career development information, networking opportunities,
recognition, and celebration of achievements of women faculty and graduate students. None of this would be possible without
the membership of ASU faculty.
If
you are a member FWA, the time to continue your support and renew your
membership is now. If you are not already a member, now
is the time to join. Your $25 membership fee supports
the FWA Annual Graduate
Student Awards and stipends that recognize and celebrate women's achievements.
Our association is independent, without financial support from the university for the
numerous offerings provided. Your membership contributions, and donations, cover the costs
associated with holding events such as faculty development and promotion and tenure workshops,
networking receptions (including those to welcome and orient new faculty).
Please
join us in our efforts to ensure that ASU's model for the new American
university is characterized by excellence and inclusiveness. Complete the FWA
Membership Form (MS Word) [PDF] and return it, with your
check, to FWA at Mail Code
4902.
With
regards and best wishes,
Mary Margaret Fonow ,
Ph.D.
FWA
President, 2007-08
Professor and Director
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