[WSminor-L] Women's Studies panels on GREAT Day

[Melanie N Blood]

We hope to see many students, faculty, and staff interested in Women's Studies at one or both GREAT Day panels: sessions 2T and 3T. 

Minors and Concentrators in Women's Studies are strongly urged to attend one or both panels of capstone projects in Women's Studies. Juniors, especially, will need to design their own capstone experiences for next year and should hear some great examples of capstone projects from this year's seniors.

Women's Studies Sessions are held in the 2nd and 3rd concurrent session slots in Welles 119 then 140, respectively. Details follow:

11:05  Session 2-T • Women's Studies Welles 119
Sexual Violence, Sex Education, and Gender and Disability
Faculty Sponsor: Melanie Blood, Women's Studies
Session Chair: Jennifer Katz
Providing a Safe Haven
Jessica Barbis
Barbis interned for 122.5 hours in a domestic violence shelter. My presentation will present the duties and responsibilities of a
worker in a shelter for battered women and children. Also, it will pros and cons of domestic violence shelters according to
research.
Women and Disability
Ashley Bob
As a future special educator Bob feels that it is crucial that she understand the lives of individuals with disabilities. Through her
women's studies internship she has been blessed enough to learn about the lives of these individuals after they leave our
educational system. She will be exploring who these women are what their lives are like, and how their disabilities have
affected them (for better and worse).
Engaging Men in Discusssions about Sexual Assault
Madeline Hope
Hope's research identifies the reasons men are reluctant to participate in discussions about sexual assault and where the
foundations lie for these attitudes. After identifying these blockages I will explore ways that men can be encouraged to join
discussions and serve as allies to women.
Sex Ed Beyond the Schools
Cassandra Lange
The sex education given in schools is rarely comprehensive and tends to focus only on the physical. This project focuses on
alternative methods of sex ed, including Rochester's recent "Safer Sex Party" and healthy relationships workshops for foster
teens and women in rehab.

2:55 Session 3-T • Women's Studies Welles 140
Multicultural and International Perspectives on Women and Gender
Faculty Sponsor and Session Chair: Melanie Blood, Women's Studies
Multiculturalism Literature in Grades 9-12: A Comparison of Multicultural Efficacy in Rural
and Urban Schools
Daniel Hart
Hart will be going into schools in rural and urban communities surrounding Geneseo and collecting data for the study. It is both
a quantitative study-in which he will be surveying high school teachers to determine what texts they are teaching in their ELA
classrooms- as well as a qualitative study- where he will be interviewing high school students, asking them what texts they
found meaningful and enjoyable.
The Poetry of Women in the Middle East
Sarah McGuire
McGuire is looking at how women use poetry as a form of political expression in Middle Eastern countries, and how their
interpretations and concerns compare with those of mainstream media representations, which brings up questions of culture,
power and imperialism.
Successful Performances of Indian Womanhood in the Professional Workplace
Brittney Walker
Throughout India, there are multiple expectations of womanhood as constructed by Hindi, Muslim and Indian nationalist
groups. These expectations result in the performance of gender by female Indian professionals in order to succeed in the
workplace.

Melanie Blood
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