Speicher-Rubin Women's Center for Equity and Diversity
Speicher-Rubin Women's Center for Equity and Diversity
Our Mission
The Speicher-Rubin Women’s Center for Equity and Diversity is a place where all students can find EASE – education, advocacy, support and empowerment – through gender-based violence prevention initiatives, anti-racism discussions, LGBTQIA+ inclusion training and other programs bringing all stories and experiences to the forefront. Our Center offers a safe, brave and inclusive space where historically under-served and traditionally excluded students are represented, affirmed and celebrated.
Programs & Initiatives
Our equity-based work spans over 50 years of unique programming and initiatives. Here, every student, regardless of identity, finds a home where they belong. Whether it is sponsoring events for Hispanic Heritage Month, Find Your Belonging, Domestic and Sexual Violence Awareness Months, Black History Month, Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Women’s Herstory Month, Lavender Graduation or facilitating the Gothic Knight Ally Safe Zone Training, Bystander Intervention Training, or Cultural Humility Training, we find joy ensuring that students are supported as they explore and develop their personal and professional identities. Our programming has also included campus-wide book discussions, a conversation on Eliminating Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Mortality with New Jersey’s First Lady Tammy Murphy, as well as access and resources that have taken students to the bell podium of the New York Stock Exchange, culturally based films and shows in New York City, and transformational leadership opportunities in Ghana, West Africa.
Legacy & Future
Building on our rich legacy, we continue to innovate and expand our efforts. We hope to honor our founders Dr. Barbara Rubin and the late Dr. Kathryn Speicher in all that we do.
Stay Connected
Want to get involved? Visit us at GSUB 318. Like us and follow us, @njcuwomensctr or come to our events and trainings! that address the interest and concerns of women and under-represented students.
Contact Us
Venida Rodman Jenkins, Director (vrodman@njcu.edu)
Yolanda Garzona, Center Coordinator (ygarzona@njcu.edu)
njcuwomenscenter@njcu.edu
njcusafezone@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
Check Out Our YouTube Channel!
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.