AAUW Florida Regional Leadership Conference, April 2024
Drs. Julie Garcia Torruella and Randi Sims attended the AAUW Florida Regional Leadership Conference held April 20, 2024 in North Palm Beach. The day was filled with programming to help individual AAUW Branches to best promote the mission of AAUW. It was a great opportunity to network with leadership from across the region.
Julie and Randi presented all of our accomplishments for the AY 2023-2024.
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Torruellas Garcia, J., & Sims, R. L. (2024, April). Empowerment, Outreach, and Collaboration: NSU Sharing Branch Successes. Presented at the AAUW FL Regional Leadership Conference, North Palm Beach, FL.
April 3, 2024
Undergraduate Student Symposium
This year 8 student research posters were nominated for the NSU-AAUW Research Award. This recognition is awarded to the student research presentation which best supports our mission of promoting gender equity for women and girls through education, advocacy, and research.
The student research posters were truly wonderful and a testament to the hard work and dedication of the students. Each poster was a unique and creative representation of the research that the students had conducted, and it was clear that they had put a great deal of thought and effort into the design and presentation of their work. The posters were informative, visually appealing, and engaging, and it was clear that the students had a deep understanding of their research topics. Overall, the student research posters were an impressive display of the students’ knowledge, skills, and passion for their fields of study.
The 2024 award goes to:
Chana Vogel, Aditi Gorthy, Ariana Hernandez, and Natalia Noto
Faculty Sponsors: Dr. Lisa Robison and Dr. Mary (Allie) Holschbach
for their work entitled: Reproductive Experience Protects Against Cognitive Decline in a Mouse Model of Dementia
Our judges had a difficult task to select just one, when all the posters nominated were outstanding. Special thanks to our judges: Drs. Maria Ballester, Julie Randi Sims. To see the winning research poster, please click here
April 3, 2024
AAUW Empower Her
Seven Keys to Women’s Empowerment
A warm thank you to our presenter, Dr. Patricia Morris, President, Equilo Foundation. Around the world and here in the US, women have fewer opportunities than men and the global gender gap has decades to go before it is closed.
Yet studies show that when women are empowered, households, communities, and nations thrive; economies grow, health and educational outcomes improve, poverty is reduced, and peace and security are sustained.
March 6, 2024
AAUW Empower Her
The Art of Saying No: Prioritizing Self-Care for Women in Academia
Many thanks to Dr. Christi Navarro, Assistant Professor Of Public Health for her engaging presentation on The Art of Saying No: Prioritizing Self-Care for Women in Academia. In the dynamic realm of academia, women often navigate demanding roles, balancing the expectations of their academic pursuits, professional responsibilities, and personal lives. This workshop is designed to help us embrace self-care and enhanced well-being as we navigate our role with purpose and balance.
Link for slides: https://www.canva.com/design/DAF-sVP4ca0/WAtNWMdV_7n1l1mMipi4NQ/edit
We also thank NSU’s BEDI group for sponsoring lunch.
February 19, 2024
AAUW Empower Her
Financial Health – Financial Wealth
On February 19th, we had a workshop led by JoAnn Ackerman on practical tips for effective money management. She emphasized the importance of budgeting to take control of your finances. Also included was advice on investment strategies tailored to empower you on your finance journey. Thank you, JoAnn Ackerman, for coming out today. You can find the presentation from the workshop by clicking this picture.
January 22, 2024
Empower Her: Understanding Menstruation for Pre-Teen Girls
NSU’s PERIOD Club speakers offered a workshop for pre-teen girls. The workshop provided age-appropriate practical knowledge to increase understanding and confidence concerning menstruation from a ‘big sister’ perspective. Although the pre-teen girls expressed hesitation before the start of the workshop, our NSU students quickly established a rapport with their ‘little sisters’ who eagerly asked questions and took notes in their provided mini NSU portfolios. As the girls left the workshop, we could overhear them saying they wanted to come again for another workshop. It was a very successful event. At NSU AAUW, we believe that knowledge is empowering.
Our thanks to PERIOD Club E-board members Tulsi Desai, Sanjana Sivaiah, Shweta Shah, Gaby Andrews, Ishika Patel, and Yachi Patel for sharing their knowledge and big sister love.
Please click on the click here to see what was learned.
November 9, 2023
On Thursday November 9, the Department of Humanities and Politics hosted a showing of Hidden Figures as part of its The Reel film series. The event was co-sponsored by AAUW, the Math Club, and the NAACP club. Around twenty students watched the film together and stayed for a discussion led by Dr. Katy Doll, a history professor. Hidden Figures is a 2017 film based on the best-selling history book of the same name. It depicts the impact of three female African American mathematicians whose contributions made the Apollo mission possible and brought NASA into the computer age.
