Fall 2012 Semester
President's Reception for New Women Faculty
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 - 1:00 - 3:00pm
UCF Student Union - Key West Room 218AB
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Successful Women Seminar Series
"What else do you do? The life of a woman professor: Discovering the community around you"
M.C. Santana, Associate Professor, Digital Media School of Visual Arts & Design, Director of Women Studies
As a college Professor and mother, Dr. M.C. Santana finds time to volunteer and participate in community outreach programs all around Central Florida. "I think women can have it all, but perhaps not in the same week" Santana is jovial about her demanding schedule. She uses many techniques on how to stretch the day without stress. Come and share some time discussing these and other topics with a woman who makes success look like an easy task.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Time: 3:00-4:00pm
Location: Student Union, Cape Florida Room 316CD
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WRC De-Stress for Success
To promote a sense of community for women faculty across all disciplines at UCF (especially new faculty), and to encourage women faculty at UCF to participate in some of the opportunities and events on campus.
To participate, you will select from a diverse list of events that will be listed on our website (list will be posted early August). Those who participate in a minimum of 5 different events over the course of the semester will receive a WRC tote bag full of goodies.
Please see click on link below for more information!!
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Celebrate National Estuary Day September 29 at Brevard Zoo
WRC/FCTL Women’s Book Club
The Women’s Research Center and FCTL are pleased to announce that the Fall 2012 book club selection will be, “Women Don’t Ask: Negotiation and the Gender Divide” by L. Babcock and S. Laschever (Princeton University Press; ISBN 0-691-08940-X). This is an important study of how women can become their own best advocates by knowing how to ask for exactly what they want in their public and private lives.
We will be meeting three times during the fall semester to discuss the book while eating our brown-bag lunches. We have purchased 4 copies of the book. If you would like to borrow one, please let contact Fran Ragsdale via email
Dates are all Thursdays,
September 13 - Chapers 1-3
October 25 - Chapers 4-6
November 15 - Chapters 7-8
Times are Noon - 1:00pm
FCTL CL1 - Room 207F
WRC Ice Cream Social
To celebrate completing the first month of the semester, UCF Women's Research Center invites you to our 1st Ice Cream Social, Thursday Sept 20, 2012 from 2:00-4:00pm, CL1 Room 207 (FCTL)
Come by and get the scoop about what's going on at the Women's Research Center.
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From the Women's Studies Program
UCF Women's Studies Department Panel Discussion
"Race, Gender and Identity" a panel for the Hispanic Heritage month in collaboration with SGA, HASA, Women's Studies and the English Department.
October 3, 2012, 10:30 - 11:30 PM, CL1 Room 109
UCF Global Perspectives Office co-sponsored with the Women's Research Center
Main Theme: The Changing Face of Freedom in Today's Turbulent Times
Secondary Theme: Environment and Global Climate Change
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Topic: India: Old Words, New World
October 9, 2012 - 3:00PM - 4:30PM
UCF Student Union, Cape Florida Ballroom
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UCF Faculty Parents Workshop
"From the trenches: faculty parents share experiences of parenting in academia"
In this first WRC - sponsored workshop on work/family life and the demands of an academic career. The faculty panelists will answer questions suggested by the UCF Faculty Parents Network Facebook Group pertaining to experiences such as negotiating maternity leave, maintaining an active research agenda while parenting small, preteen, and teenaged children, time management, and sharing resources for "making it work." The discussion is open to the public and attendees are encouraged to participate in the discussion as the goal of this workshop is to foster an open conversation on the vicissitudes of parenting in academia.
October 18, 2012, 3:00PM- 4:30PM, ENGR 327
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From the Women's Studies Department
Legislative Lunch with Gloria Steinem
The impact of the upcoming elections for women
11:30am - Free
October 19, 2012 - Pegasus Ballroom
What are the major election issues that impact your life?
Bring a brown-bag lunch and join us for a candid coversation about gender, politics, and the impact of the upcoming elections for women. Bring your own questions and be read to engage with others in your community as we countdown to the 2012 elections.
For more information, please contact Women's Studies Dept, 407-823-1120
Successful Women Seminar Series
The UCF Women's Research Center invites you to our 4th presentation in our "Successful Women Seminar Series".
"Using Virtual Reality to Treat Real Fears and Anxiety" - Deborah C. Beidel, Ph.D., ABPP, Professor of Clinical Psychology, Director Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology and UCF Anxiety Disorders Clinic
Twenty-five years of research has demonstrated that exposure therapy is the most effective treatment for anxiety disorders, including social phobia and post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD). The core of this treatment entails coming into contact with the feared object, even or situation. The challenge for therapists is to be able to "engineer" that exposure so that the proper elements of the fear are presented. How does one arrange exposure to an airplance in bad weather? An auditorium full of disapproving listeners?A HUMV explosion in Iraq? Virtual reality has become a valuable tool to allow exposure to occur in optimal fashion. In this presentation, Dr. Beidel will discuss how the UCF Anxiety Disorders Clinic is using virtual reality, in clinical research activities to develop more effective interventions for the treatment of anxiety disorders in adults and children.
Date: November 7, 2012
Time: 2:30PM - 4:00PM
Location: HPA1 Room 106
UCF Global Perspectives Office co-sponsored with the Women's Research Center
Main Theme: The Changing Face of Freedom in Today's Turbulent Times
Secondary Theme: Environment and Global Climate Change
Women and Leadership: A Global Perspective
Topic: Reaching out to Touch the World
Featuring: Alison Thompson
October 30, 2012, - 3:00Pm - 5:00PM
UCF Student Union, Cape Florida Ballroom
UCF Marriage & Family Research Institute
Have you ever found yourself in the middle of an argument that spiraled out of control and you with you could make it stop? We all have? You are invited to participate in communication workshops.
If you have any questions regarding this program please contact Naomi J. Wheeler, MA, Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern, Director, Project TOGETHER, UCF Marriage & Family Research Institute 407-823-4652 or visit their website