The following is a list of our Fall 2024 Sack Lunch Seminars 

 Contact danforth@montana.edu for more information on these events

"For what is done or learned by one class of women becomes, by virtue of their common womanhood, the property of all women." -Elizabeth Blackwell (first U.S. female physician)

September 18: Latinx Workers in the Gallatin Valley

SUB Alumni Legacy Lounge,  Noon - 1 p.m.

Mayra A del Carmen is a professor in the MSU Department of Psychology. Her research is concerned with how experiences of mistreatment at work relate to physical and mental health – specifically among Latinx populations in the U.S. In this presentation she will share some insights she has gleaned about the Latinx population in Gallatin Valley, and some plans for future research and interventions based on those insights.

 

October 16: Interpersonal Violence and Human Trafficking: Highlighting Student Activism

SUB Alumni Legacy Lounge,  Noon - 1 p.m.

Join students from the HEART Initiative, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Student Association (MMIPSA) and Students Against Sexual Assault (SASA) for this discussion around interpersonal violence, human trafficking and the epidemic of Murdered and Missing Indigenous People. The students will also discuss their work, future projects and planned events.

 

October 30: A.S.I.A.: Fostering a Welcoming Environment for AAAPI Students at MSU and Celebrating Asian Cultures

SUB Alumni Legacy Lounge,  Noon - 1 p.m.

In keeping with the inclusion values of Montana State University and ideals of a diverse American society, the Asian Student Interracial Association (A.S.I.A.) at MSU strives to provide a comprehensive understanding of Asians, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders’ unique experiences, languages, cultures, and people among heritage and non-heritage students to enrich MSU. In this talk, we will highlight the work we have undertaken over the past three and a half years and our goals for the future.

 

November 13: Travels with Will Shakespeare

SUB Alumni Legacy Lounge,  Noon - 1 p.m.

In this seminar, Dr. Gretchen Minton, MSU Professor of English, will speak about how Shakespeare has become her constant traveling companion. Whether in England, Australia, or Montana, and whether in classrooms, national forests, or prisons, Shakespeare’s words and works find a home just about everywhere. Dr. Minton will give an overview of some of these journeys, explaining how Shakespeare can be a challenging but vital companion as we negotiate the challenges of the twenty-first century, especially when it comes to environmental crises, injustice, and our deep need for connection across divides.

 

December 4: Lunch with the Women We Love

SUB Alumni Legacy Lounge,  Noon - 1 p.m.

This seminar, presented by Alycia Elfreich, Assistant Professor of Multicultural Education at MSU, introduces a new storyworlding methodology useful for both research and other types of projects to amplify and integrate those stories often not told. Storyworlding is a feminist, participatory methodology that utilized ArcGIS technology to narrate and disseminate culturally informed and ethnographically rich stories. We use our WomenWeLove project to illustrate how we have transformed the life stories of women through digital landscaping using ArcGIS. Those that attend the seminar are welcome to contribute their stories the WomenWeLove project.

 

 Contact danforth@montana.edu for more information on these events

 "What I am proud of, what seems so simply clear, is that feminism is a way to fight for justice, always in short supply." -Barbara Strickland

Sack Lunch Seminars are free, fun, informal, and open to everyone!
Sponsored by the Women's Center, a department in the division of Student Success 
SUB 372, 406-994-3836
Bring your lunch and join us!