Upcoming Events
The Women's Center hosts a number of events during the semester. Registration for some events can be found on ENGAGE@KU, links will be included when available.
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Weekly Happenings at Boxwood All are welcome! Free and open to the KU community 😊 |
Movement Mondays - Mondays at 1pm It’s On Us Meetings – Select Mondays at 4:30pm FMLA General Board Meetings – Every Tuesday at 11am Body Doubling – Every Tuesday at 12pm Knitting & Crochet Club - Every Wednesday at 4pm Allies General Board Meetings – Every Thursday at 11am Spill the Tea at TeaTime - Every Thursday at 12 noon LGBTQ Book Club – “Juliet Takes a Breath” by Gabby Rivera - Every Other Friday : FEB 10, 24, MAR 10, 31, APR 14, 28 |
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Every other Friday Boxwood House |
Feminist Fridays February 17th – Random Acts of Kindness Day March 3rd – Groovy Games March 24th – Let’s Get Crafty April 7th – Adulting 101 April 21st – Upcycled Earth Day projects May 5th - Feminist Friday Send Off |
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Tuesday, February 21st 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm MSU 223 |
Speed Friending! Make some new connections with campus clubs: Black Student Union, Black Flame, AIMS, Zeta Phi Beta, Pen2Paper, Health & Wellness, and the Women’s Center |
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Wednesday, February 22nd 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Wellness Room -Beck Hall |
How Screenings Changed My Life: Know Your Body Series Enjoy sampling some tea from around the world & finger foods with Fran Cortez Funk and learn about cancer screenings. |
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Friday, February 24th 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm MSU 116 |
It’s On Us Movie Night “Hidden Figures” Join us for this fun movie social to meet the It’s On Us club members and enjoy this relaxing evening. Pizza & Popcorn! |
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Tuesday, February 28th and Friday, March 24th Brought to you by the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance |
FMLA Feminist Fun Nights Tuesday, 2/28 - Karaoke & Game Night, 5-7pm at Boxwood House. Fun times and good food with games and singing! Friday, 3/24, Painting & PJ’s, 5-7pm at the MCC Room 206. RSVP on Engage to reserve your spot for painting in your PJ’s! |
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Thursday, March 2nd 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm MSU 223 Co-sponsor: Catwalk Modeling Troupe |
Capture Your Confidence Know Your Body Series Collaborating with the Catwalk Modeling Troupe to help students find their confident poses. We will put them into practice and capture them with a photo for you to keep. |
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Wednesday, March 8th 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm MSU 223 International Women’s Day |
Just Dance! Know Your Body Series This class is about letting go of the toxic expectations surrounding dance and finding the joy in dancing for yourself. dance is for everybody, and this class will have choreography modifications for all abilities and no experience needed! |
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Thursday, March 9th 11:00 am – 1:00 pm MSU 218 Co-sponsor: Residence Life and Community Outreach Center |
Smash the Scale: Embrace Body & Health Equity Know Your Body Series Join us with Residence Life, FMLA, and the Community Outreach Center to “smash the scale” on harmful societal standards, norms, and body myths. Bring & take gently used clothing items that affirm your gender expression with the Clothing SWAP. |
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March 12th – 17th |
SPRING BREAK |
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Thursday, March 23rd 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Multicultural Center Unity Rm. Co-sponsor: Career Development |
Uplifting Women in the Workplace This program will touch on sexism and microaggressions in a workplace and will also include how women can move up in their jobs, be successful and feel a sense of empowerment. |
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Thursday, March 23rd 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm MSU Bears Den Co-sponsor: Pen2Paper |
Woman2Woman Raise your voice and share your own writing, spoken word, song, or favorite poem, during this Open Mic for Women’s Herstory month event. |
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Thursday, March 30th 6:00 pm Keynote MSU 218 Sponsored by the Dr. Constance P. Dent |
Women’s History Month Keynote: Gabby Rivera Gabby Rivera (she/her) is a Bronx-born, queer Latinx writer. Author of young adult novel, Juliet Takes a Breath, and creator of Marvel’s first Latina lesbian character, America Chavez. Gabby will speak on her experiences as a QTPOC writer, an LGBTQ youth advocate, and the importance of centering joy. Book Signing will follow. |
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Friday, March 31st 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Boxwood House |
Book Drive We are partnering with the Social Workers at Kutztown Club (SWAK) to host a book drive for local children’s charity. Donations welcome. |
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Friday, March 31st 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Boxwood House Also meets: 4/7, 4/14 & 4/21 |
KNOW MY NAME Book Club Register on Engage to join & receive a free book! Chanel Miller’s Know My Name, nominee for Best Memoir and Autobiography, “Know My Name will forever transform the way we think about sexual assault, challenging our beliefs about what is acceptable and speaking truth to the tumultuous reality of healing.” |
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Monday, April 10th Through Sunday, April 16th See @itsonuskutztown Instagram or Engage for full schedule and all our co-sponsors
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It’s On US Spring Week of Action Monday- Dinner & a Documentary “I Am Evidence” 5pm, MSU 218 Tuesday- Clothesline Project 11am-2pm, Alumni Plaza (if rain, MSU 218) Tuesday- Take Back the Night 6pm, MSU 218 Wednesday- Radical Self Love 6-8pm, Rec Center Thursday-Red Flag Project 11am-2pm MSU Lawn Friday- Consent FRIES 11am–2pm SDH |
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Friday, April 14th 2:00 – 3:00 pm Boxwood House |
Breaking Pressures Join us to let go of the pressures you experience as a college student! We will be writing the things we would like to let go on plates and breaking them after. Everyone is welcome. |
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Tuesday, April 18th 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Boxwood House |
Connecting with Your Inner Child Missing the joy of being a free-spirited kid? Come connect with your inner child through fun activities and snacks that will give you some free nostalgia. As well as, learning how to incorporate these practices into your daily life to throw you back in time at any point. |
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Monday, April 24th Through Friday, April 28th Co-sponsors: IDEA, MCC, FDI, Allies, ISO, AIMS, FMLA, and more |
BLM Week: More than a Hashtag, Black Lives Still Matter A week of education and action, led by the KU Black Student Union Tuesday 6-8pm Open Dialogue & Call to Action Discussion & Bias Reporting Wednesday-Take Up Space: Existing as a POC at a PWI Panel Discussion Friday 2-5pm on the DMZ- No Justice, No Peace: BLM March |
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Sunday, April 30th 12pm at the Kutztown Park |
Lavender Graduation A celebration for all graduating students who participate in LGBTQ+ and Women’s Center’s organizations |
Be sure to check out our other fun events!
Feminist Fridays
Every other Friday from 2pm - 3pm - Boxwood House
Every Friday of the semester, the women's center staff and FMLA team up to bring fun and engaging discussions and activities with a fun feminist twist.
Topics and activities are different each week. Join us for one, or as many as you can! You are always welcome!
Feb 3rd: Dear Future Me... I'm Ready
Feb 17th: Random Acts of Kindness
March 3rd: Groovy Games
March 24th: Let's Get Crafty
April 7th: Adulting 101
April 21st: Upcycled Earth Day Projects
May 5th: Send Off
Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance
Tuesdays @ 11am, Boxwood House
FMLA, the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, is an activist group that focuses on issues such as self-empowerment, gender equality, freedom of choice, domestic violence, and sexual abuse.