The OSU Women's Network (OWN) is a newly formed organization for non-student, female personnel at OSU. It is designed to gather & serve women from all areas of the University, including classified staff, professional faculty, teaching faculty & research and extension faculty/staff.
OWN'S MISSSION STATEMENT
By offering a safe space for authentic dialogues, community building, informal networking and personal & professional development opportunities, OWN serves all women who are employed at OSU.
OWN'S GOALS
To mentor & take care of each other, in order to forge professional & personal connections among all women at OSU.To coordinate and collaborate on professional & personal development opportunities for all women at OSU.
To actively advocate for gender equity in compensation, advancement opportunities, and professional development; and to improve the campus climate for all women at OSU.
To help recruit, hire & retain women at OSU.OWN'S MEMBERSHIP
OWN is a dues-paying organization. Tax-deductible contributions are encouraged. All women who are employed by OSU are encouraged to join the listserv in order to receive postings about events and opportunities, and to participate in a dialogue with other women at OSU. In order to support all members of OWN, the formation of special interest subgroups, based on personal or professional interests is encouraged. Please contact the WAGE office in this regard.
To get on the OWN listserv, please go to http://lists.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/own
OWN's Steering Committee
Andrea Bisson, Provost's Office
Donna Champeau (ex-officio), Office For Women's Advancement & Gender Equity
Beth Ray, President's Office
Beth Rietveld, Women's Center
Candace Pierson-Charlton, English Language Institute
Carol Caughey, Design/Human Environment
Carol Mallory-Smith, Crop and Soil Science
Chrissa Kioussi, College of Pharmacy
Eda Davis-Lowe, The SMILE Program
Elizabeth Thomas, Academic Success Center
Ellen Momsen, College of Engineering
Indira Rajagopal, Biology
Janet Lee, Women's Studies
Jennifer Almquist, Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity & President's Commission on the Status of Women (PCOSW)
Jill Parker, Veterinary Medicine
Kami Hammerschmith, Memorial Union/ Educational Activities
Karen Guthreau, Mathematics
Michelle Inderbitzen, Sociology
Pat Cordova, College of Forestry
Penny Wright, College of Forestry
OWN Co-ordinator (non-voting member):
Mirabelle Fernandes-Paul, Office of Women's Advancement and Gender Equity
