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• Dr. Toxqui Spring Wedding
  May 9, 2013
  Dr. Aurea Toxqui and Greg Newcomb will be wed this May 25th.
• Women's Studies Celebrates the WMS Senior Minors
  May 8, 2013
  May 7th was the night for celebration in Women's Studies.
• Dr. Toxqui Speaks at Events
  May 8, 2013
  Dr. Aurea Toxqui recently gave a talk at the Peoria Friendship House of Christian Service on April 5th.
• Promotions in the History Department
  April 29, 2013
  Dr. John Williams and Dr. Amy Scott both received promotions in the History Department.
• Samantha Peterburs Hall of Fame Recipient
  April 22, 2013
  Samantha Peterburs was chosen as one of the 2013 Hall of Fame recipients for Phi Kappa Phi.
• An enlightening exploration with Celine Cousteau
  April 2, 2013
  Filmmaker and conservationist Celine Cousteau shares her work and adventures with students.
• Henrietta Lacks, and her ‘immortal’ life, spark an ethical discussion
  March 25, 2013
  Women in Science series hosts a panel talk on the HeLa cells, the first immortal human cells ever grown in culture, taken from a cervical cancer patient without her consent.
• Alumna on overcoming barriers and collecting credibility
  March 24, 2013
  Dr. Dawn Jourdan ’96 returns to campus to talk about being a woman in law and urban planning.
• Projects for Women's Studies Minors
  February 25, 2013
  Dr. Amy Scott, assistant history professor and the Interim Director of Women’s Studies, organized a new project for her students in WMS 200 this semester.
• Learning through service
  February 18, 2013
  Thirteen students take on a service learning project in Women Studies 200 and use their knowledge to give back to the community.
• Women's Studies: "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks"
  February 18, 2013
  Women's Studies is partnering up with Peoria Reads on "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks".
• Women's Studies Events Planned for Spring 2013
  January 15, 2013
  Women's Studies Continues their "Women in Science" series this spring.
• Women's Studies Welcomes Dr. Kate Clancy, October 16, 7:00 pm--GCC
  September 27, 2012
  Lecture by: Dr. Kate Clancy, “The Importance of Public Anthropology to the Battle for Women's Health.”
• Women's Studies Welcomes Laura Grego, Sept. 19. 7:00pm--Marty Theatre
  September 27, 2012
  Lecture by: Dr. Laura Grego, “Security in Space: What Is It and How do We Move Forward?”.
• Women's Studies Welcomes Katherine Kaufka Walts 04/12/2012 7:00 pm GCC 126
  April 9, 2012
  Our speaker, Katherine Kaufka Walts, JD, is the Director of the Center for the Human Rights of Children at Loyola University Chicago and an expert in the area of child trafficking and exploitation cases.
• Norma Ramos on human trafficking 03/27/2012
  April 9, 2012
  Ramos discusses human trafficking with an emphasis on how and why girls and women are central to modern-day slavery.
• Women's Studies Program welcomes Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer
  August 9, 2011
  Social activist Margarethe Cammermeyer spoke before a large and enthusiastic audience of students, faculty, staff, and community members this spring.