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Speicher-Rubin Women's Center for Equity and Diversity
Center Update
While the Speicher-Rubin Women’s Center for Equity and Diversity is not offering walk-in or face-to-face meetings, our staff is happy to assist you virtually. You can connect with us between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at njcuwomenscenter@njcu.edu or call 201-588-5353. You can also follow us and like us – @njcuwomensctr where we are still creating opportunities for you to find EASE – education, advocacy, support and empowerment!
Student Resources During the COVID-19 Crisis
Join us for Community Hour: Centering Our Stories
Need a place of E.A.S.E and engagement outside the classroom?
@NJCUWOMENSCTR is still here for you - virtually! We’re educating, advocating, supporting, and empowering through gender-based violence prevention initiatives, anti-racism discussions, LGBTQIA+ inclusion training, and other programs highlighting stories and experiences to eradicate oppression.
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Email us with any and all accessibility concerns: njcuwomenscenter@njcu.edu
Community Hour Event: Eliminating Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Mortality With (image of Dr. Griffith) Dr. Michele Griffith
- (image of Dr. Morton) Dr. Christine Morton
- (image of First Lady Murphy) N.J. First Lady Tammy Murphy
- (image of Dr. Griffith) Dr. Michele Griffith
- (image of Priska) Priska Neely
- (image of Dr. Pitts) Dr. Shelby Pitts
Thursday, February 11, 2:00 – 3:30 PM
Register for the Free Event at https://bit.ly/3oe6pHs
(image of NJCU logo) hosted by (Image of Women’s Center logo) Speicher – Rubin Women’s Center for Equity and Diversity
Hair We are Are Again
To E.R.A.S.E Shame and Stigma
Tuesday, February 16, 2:00 – 3:30 PM
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E= Education
R= Resources
A= Affirmation
S= Support
E= Empowerment
RSVP Link: http://bit.ly/3taZa6y
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Reading of “Me and my Afro” by Aiden M. Taylor
Performance by In Full Color
Email us for any and all accessibility concerns: njcuwomenscenter@njcu.edu
Sponsors: Speicher-Rubin Women’s Center for Equity and Diversity and NJCU Gothic Curls
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The Afro Latinx Collective invited Prof. Will Guzman (twitter: @ebeyiye), Prairie View A&M University, to discuss his latest article “Oh Boya: If It’s Goya, It Has To Be No Good.” Performances by Sammy Davis (Instagram: @SammyDavisMusic) and Jackie Santos (Instagram: @jacxoxox).
Speicher- Rubin Women’s Center for Equity and Diversity invited Margret Abrams, WomenRising, to discuss her experience as a Domestic Violence Intervention Specialist during Covid – 19 as part of Community Hour Fall 2020.
Speicher-Rubin Women’s Center for Equity and Diversity invited Manisha Sinha, UConn, to discuss her recent NY Times Op-Ed Piece, “Why Kamala Harris Matters to Me" as part of Community Hour Fall 2020.
Speicher-Rubin Women’s Center for Equity and Diversity invited Prof. Kiku Jones, Quinnipiac University, to discuss racial and gender barriers within the computer science field as part of Community Hour Fall 2020.
About the Center
With a 40-year history at NJCU, the Speicher-Rubin Women's Center for Equity and Diversity remains committed to creating an inclusive community where everyone respects and values diverse cultures, experiences and perspectives.
GOALS
In this initial effort to develop a more institutionally integrated and more specific approach toward advancing the broad connect of equity and diversity, it will be important to identify goals and objectives that address these three areas:
- Support of institutional leadership
- The extent to which the issues of equity and diversity are incorporated into both the curricular programs, as well as co-curricular activities
- The degree to which the events, messages, symbols, values, etc. of the campus make it a welcoming and inclusive environment for all students, faculty, and staff members of the broader community
- To empower students to create a campus culture that values women and under-represented students and their diverse identities and experiences
- To provide, coordinate, and participate in comprehensive sexual violence rich reduction programs
- To assess the campus culture for women and under-represented students and advocate for a climate that eliminates barriers, prejudice, and bigotry, and creates a hospitable climate for all women and under-represented students
- To sponsor speakers, performers, events, and activities that address the interest and concerns of women and under-represented students
Contact Us
Venida Rodman Jenkins, Director (vrodman@njcu.edu)
Chrystal Mateo, Program Assistant (cmateo1@njcu.edu)
Location: Gilligan Student Union, Room 318
Phone: 201-200-3189
Fax: 201-200-2542
Fall/Winter/Spring Hours:
Monday to Friday: 8:30am to 4:30pm
Summer Hours:
Monday to Thursday: 8:00am to 5:15pm