| Join Our List |
 |
|
|
|
From the Director... | |
Hi Everyone,
On
this Labor Day, I am very proud to share with you the story of a 15
year and counting collaboration between the Nashville Local Section of
the American Chemical Society (ACS) and the MTSU Expanding Your
Horizons Conference. On August 24, in Boston, the Nashville
Section and the MTSU EYH were recognized by the ACS Joint
Subcommittee on Diversity with the 2009 ChemLuminary Award for
Diversity.
What in the world is a ChemLuminary Award you ask? Think Academy Awards for Chemistry!
Why is this winning collaboration so strong? Let me quote
from the ACS Diversity Statement found at www.asc.org (search for "diversity statement").
"To enable scientific
progress and maintain its global competitive edge, the American
Chemical Society remains committed to inspiring and educating the
present and future generations of diverse, innovative, and creative
chemical professionals. By promoting inclusion and equity to all, the
American Chemical Society will succeed in fostering a diverse community
of professionals in the chemical sciences who will be the catalyst for
transforming the world through participation and integration into the
chemical professions. "
The Nashville Section
realizes that we will not have scientific progress and a global
competitive edge without supporting the MTSU Expanding Your Horizons
Conference and Girls Raised in Tennessee Science! They provide
scholarships for middle and high school girls whose families find
it difficult to come up with the $15 registration fee. They also
provide mentors and role models and supplies for the EYH workshops
with a focus on chemistry. Some of these workshops are "Glitter
Girls" (cosmetics chemistry), "Let's Color The Wind" (pigments and
paints), "Pharm Phun" (medicinal chemistry) and "Ooze, Goo and Slime"
(polymer chemistry).
I
was truly honored to be part of the Nashville Local Section team to
accept this award and I am even more honored to be a member
of this strong and on-going collaboration between Tennessee
chemists and Girls Raised In Tennessee Science. Thank you for your
support of the MTSU EYH and of Girls Raised In Tennessee Science. This ChemLuminary Award for Diversity is for all of us!
Judith Iriarte-Gross
Director, GRITS Collaborative Project |
|
EYHs in Tennessee
|
September 25 will be an EYH EXCITING day in Murfreesboro and in Memphis!
Why? Middle Tennessee State University and the University of Memphis will
host an EYH conference on this date for middle and high school girls.Go
to the EYH Web sites (see below) for details.
For information about the University of Memphis EYH, visit
|
| 7th Annual
Economic Summit for Women | The
7th Annual Economic Summit for Women sponsored by the
Women's Economic Council Foundation will be October 17 and 18
at the Cool Springs Marriott. "There is a major focus on teens and
college age students this year" according to Yvonne Wood, Summit
Director. "To encourage their attendance, discounts are being
given, and a special Chair, Ms. Dena Wise, of the University of
Tennessee, has been appointed to reach out to as many of these young
emerging leaders as possible."
The Tennessee Economic
Council on Women was recently contacted by Hui Cheng, a student leader
at the Martin Luther King Magnet School in Nashville. Ms. Cheng
explained why she has organized a group of girls called
the "Women's Equality Club". In her own words Hui said, " A
few months ago, I harbored a complaint about the young men at our
school: I was tired of their constant misogynistic jokes about women's
places "in the kitchen". The Women's Equality Club was founded to
combat and bring awareness of the improper tolerance of inequality
towards women. "Young women like this group who show amazing maturity
regarding gender issues need the support and active participation of
seasoned women leaders like those who attend the Economic Summit for
Women" according to Wood.
You may register and learn more about the Summit at www.womenseconomicfoundation.org |
Thank you for supporting Girls Raised In Tennessee Science!
Judith Iriarte-Gross Ph.D.
GRITS Collaborative Project
WISTEM Center
615.494.7763 |
|
|
|
|
