Fall 2007
The women’s spirituality discussion circle meets monthly and is open to all staff and faculty. During the fall semester, the group read and discussed Enduring Lives: Portraits of Women and Faith in Action by Carol Lee Flinders.
In the past our group has read the following:
Enduring Grace: Portraits of Seven Women Mystics
By Carol Lee Flinders
Called to Question: A Spiritual Memoir
By Joan Chittister
The Cosmic Dance: An Invitation to Experience Our Oneness
By Joyce Rupp
The Feminine Face of God: The Unfolding of the Sacred in Women
By Sherry Ruth Anderson and Patricia Hopkins
Selections from Women's Spirituality: Resources for Christian Development
Edited by Joann Wolski Conn
2006
March
Julia Alvarez read from her novel, Saving the World, followed by a conversation with the audience and a book signing. Alvarez is a well known author, poet and professor who currently is a writer-in-residence at Middlebury College.
2005
November - Women, Leadership, and Work
"How You Can Make a Difference: Women, Politics and Public Life"
A conversation with Vermont Secretary of State, Deb Markowitz
"From May Day to Pay Day: Ethical and Equitable Workplace Policies"
Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, Director of Vermont Liveable Wage Campaign, Peace and Justice Center
Wendy Love, Executive Director of the Vermont Commission on Women
Mary Claire Carroll, Vermont Commission on Women Commissioner and member of the Burlington Business & Professional Women
"Women Helping Women"
The opening of Mary Claire Carroll's photography exhibit of Vermont women working to make a difference for women in the state.
"Women Leading Change in Their Communities"
Roddy O'Neil Cleary. Associate Minister at the Burlington Unitarian Univeralist Society
Charlene Wallace, Interm Director of the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf
Christine Zachai, Executive Director of the Vermont Women's Fund
April
Louise Diamond, “Full Moon Rising: A New Time for Women in the 21st Century.” Keynote speaker, annual state convention for the American Association of University Women. Co-sponsored by the Burlington Branch of the AAUW, the Women’s Center and the Lintilhac Foundation.
March - Women's History Month & Saint Michael's College Centennial Celebration
"Silent Voices: The Women Religious in Saint Michael's History:" Dr. Aline Paris, R.S.M.
Although St. Michael's began as a college for men with a male faculty there were women who were part of the infrastructure of running the College. The session explored the role of women religious in the College's history up until 1962.
Celebrating International Women’s Day: Reflections on the Global Status of Women
A panel of students, faculty, and staff explored the current status of women in various regions of the world.
"Women in the Light": Reflections on the ways in which the advent of women students changed the intellectual, spiritual, and social aspects of Saint Michael’s College
The panelists included Louise Stafford ’72; Dr. Carey Kaplan, Professor of English/Coordinator of the Gender/Women’s Studies Program; Dr. Jennie Cernosia, Director of Student Activities and Malika Barker ’05. The panel was moderated by Joan Wry ’79, Coordinator of Academic Programs/English Department who wrote the chapter "Women in the Light: 100 Years at Saint Michael’s College" for President Emeritus Paul Reiss’s forthcoming book on Saint Michael’s. A reception in the lobby of Hoehl followed.
2004
April
Dr. Peggy Williams Lecture, “Reflections on Women’s Work” co-sponsored with the Office of the President and the Women’s Caucus. Dr. Williams is President of Ithaca College.
2003
Women and Leadership Series
November
Panel discussion moderated by the Honorable Madeleine Kunin, “Women Leaders Across Generations.” Co-sponsored with the UVM Women’s Center.
October
Elayne Clift on “The Status of Women in a Global Context: Progress and Remaining Challenges”. Elayne Clift is an award-winning author and journalist who previously served as Deputy Director of the USAID-funded HEALTHCOM and Program Director for the National Women’s Health Network. Co-sponsored by the Vermont Council on World Affairs and the Women’s Center.
September
The Honorable Madeleine M. Kunin Lecture, “Gender and Leadership,” former Governor of Vermont and Distinguished Visiting Professor. Co-sponsored by the Political Science Department and the Women’s Center.