PCOSW President's Commission on the Status of Women

The Commission

The President's Commission on the Status of Women (PCOSW) was established at Oregon State University in 1972.

As an independent commission responsible to the President, the PCOSW advises the President and other administrators regarding the status of women within the University. The PCOSW is composed of a cross-section of the University community, both men and women, including faculty, staff, and students.

Mission Statement

The Commission is appointed by the President to actively advocate and promote a positive climate for all university women students, staff, faculty, and administrators.

As a direct link with the President, The President's Commission on the Status of Women actively helps women on campus to succeed professionally and personally, creates community awareness of women's issues, and investigates and advocates change by acting as a unifying voice against sexism and institutional sexism.

The President's Commission on the Status of Women invites you to participate directly to work toward positive change for the status of women. Feel free to contact one of us at any time to discuss your concerns or ideas.

Leadership Team 2011-2012

Chair and Treasurer- Michelle Kutzler - Michelle.Kutzler@oregonstate.edu

Co-chair and Webmaster -Kimberly Japhet - kimberly@oregonstate.edu

Secretary - Susan Rodgers - Susan.Rodgers@oregonstate.edu

Marketing - Jana Zvibleman -jana.zvibleman@oregonstate.edu

Membership - Jan Spitsbergen - spitsbej@onid.orst.edu

What's New?

MONTHLY MEETING DATES -Monthly meetings will be the 2nd Monday of each month at 1 pm.

The next meeting will be January 9th at 1 pm.  This meeting will be held in the lounge of the Women's Center.

Oregon Women in Higher Education

The following were awarded registration funds to attend this year's annual Oregon Women in Higher Education (OWHE) Conference at Portland State on January 27th, 2012.  This year's topic is Leading Change: Personal Perspetives and Collective Growth.  Our sponsored attendees will be bringing back to PCOSW information and resources shared at the conference.  We are able to sponsor other women interested in attending.

MIrabelle Fernandes-Paul

Leah Houtman

Sarah Al-Sheikhly

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The webinar planned for WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2011 has been rescheduled for February 2012.  We will try to repost when the specific date is set.

"The Office of Work Life in Academia: How to Survive and Thrive in Challenging Times"
This panel presentation from Work Life professionals in a variety of educational settings will cover the many challenges facing university work life programs, how those programs have adapted or changed to meet these challenges and how work life can be positioned as an asset to University leadership as they strive to reduce costs, attract talent and remain viable in the face of serious economic challenges.

Presented by:
Randy Daron, PsyD                                                                Cathy Jacobs, Part Time Early Childhood Educator, Community Volunteer
UCSF Ombuds/Director                                                         and Coordinator of a new Work Life Entity
Office of the Ombuds                                                             Virginia Tech
University of California San Francisco

Marilyn Kraut, Human Resources Director                           Wendy Nishikawa, Work Life Program Manager
Quality of Work Life Programs                                             University of California - Berkeley
Division of Human Resources
University of Pennsylvania
  

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NEW RESOURCE - The PCOSW's Civility and Bullying committee created a wonderful list of campus resources for those concerned with bullying.  The list of resources is now available.

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Larry Roper's Powerpoint presentation on Creating Safe and Inclusive Work and Learning Environments is available to all who wish to share its wisdom with their coworkers.  Please contact Kimberly at kimberly@oregonstate.edu

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We will be making applications for the PCOSW Professional Development Award available earlier this year. Please be thinking about whom you would like nominate.  We would like the applications completed by the end of January.