Spring 2022 Newsletter

From the Director’s Desk

Wednesday June 1, 2022

This Spring, we close out another challenging year together. At the forefront of my mind is our work around labor and care. We have been having many conversations about negotiating self- and other- care in our institutional context, power relations, and labor responsibilities.

Experiential Learning Spotlight: Center Student and Faculty Member Win Emerging Scholar Faculty-Student Research Award

Wednesday June 1, 2022

Alumni Spotlight: Milan Savoury

Wednesday June 1, 2022

Milan Savoury graduated with a BS in Psychology and a BA in Women’s Studies in 2016. She went on to earn a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and is set to graduate in August 2022 with a PhD in Counseling Psychology, with all degrees from the University of Florida. After graduating she will be a Postdoctoral Fellow at Deep Eddy Psychotherapy in Austin, TX.

Celebrating Milestones and Accomplishments

Wednesday June 1, 2022

Terri Bailey graduated with the MA in Women’s Studies in Spring 2022. She hosted Warrior Women’s Wellness, a day-long, multigenerational workshop celebrating Self-Care for the Feminine Divine, and successfully defended her MA Project, Womanfesto of the Divine Feminine and the Laws of S.H.E. (self-care, healing, and empowerment).

Women’s Studies Major Chosen as Student Speaker

Wednesday June 1, 2022

Center Students Selected for Women’s Conference of Florida’s College Women on the Rise Program

Wednesday June 1, 2022

Center Awards and Grants

Wednesday June 1, 2022

The Center is proud to announce this year’s Charles T. Woods Endowment Grants. These grants are made possible by the generosity of Charles T. Woods to support research and service that benefits the LGBTQ+ community. Chuck, as friends and colleagues knew him, was a UF alum, faculty member, and leader.

Alumni Spotlight: Kathryn Turner

Wednesday June 1, 2022

Kathryn Turner (she/her) graduated in 2009 with an MA in women’s studies. She holds post-graduate certificates in communications and technology and web development from UNC Chapel Hill and East Carolina University respectively.

Center Events Bring Scholars, Collaborators, and Guests to UF

Wednesday June 1, 2022

With an Attitude of Gratitude

Wednesday June 1, 2022

Center Faculty News

Wednesday June 1, 2022

Congratulations to Center Students and Faculty

Wednesday June 1, 2022

Earn Your Master’s with Us

Wednesday June 1, 2022

The Center offers an interdisciplinary forum for the study of gender and sexualities and their intersections with race/ethnicity, class, and other sociocultural systems. Our vision is to use the tools of gender, sexualities, and women’s studies research to produce and support scholars, leaders, and social change agents who work collaboratively and build coalitions to advance knowledge, contribute to their communities, and promote equity and opportunity for all members of our global society.

Congratulations Graduates

Wednesday June 1, 2022