The 1990s - Part 4
The Minnesota Women's Center was rededicated on March 30, 1993, by Marvalene Hughes, the Vice President for Student Affairs. At the dedication ceremony, titled "A Celebration of Renewal,'' a new charter was unveiled: The Center would provide leadership on issues and activities affecting all women, including women of color, disabled women, single parents, lesbians and re-entry women.
Between 1998 and 1999, the Office for University Women was established with Jane Whiteside as the interim director. A transitional Steering Committee was formed. Women faculty, staff, and students participated in focus groups to determine priorities for the office. The Office for University Women continued the Minnesota Women's Center, the Civil Service/Bargaining Unit Initiative, the Women in Science and Engineering Initiative, and the Special Grants Program.
In July 1998, the Commission on Women was renamed the Office for University Women. The new office reported to the Associate Vice President for Multicultural and Academic Affairs (formerly the Office of the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs with Special Responsibility for Minority Affairs and Diversity) and provided a single identifiable focal point for the University to improve and enhance the campus climate for women faculty, staff and students.
The MuIIen/Spector/Truax Women's Leadership Award was established in 1997 to honor Patricia Mullen, Janet Spector, and Anne Truax for their contributions to women at the University of Minnesota. The award is given annually to a faculty or staff woman at the University who has made an outstanding contribution to women's leadership development.
"The specialization that the women movement gained during the 1980s is critical for students to understand. We learned how to establish women's shelters, how to change laws, how to rewrite the legal code. We learned civics from the ground up and changed the structure of society. I know that 20 years ago is ancient history to a 20 year old, but students must not lose track of what was done, because we need them to join us in continuing the efforts" revealed Anne Truax. --From Three Generations in the life of the Minnesota Women's Center: A History: 1960- 2000, Don Opitz.
Between 1998 and 1999, the Office for University Women was established with Jane Whiteside as the interim director. A transitional Steering Committee was formed. Women faculty, staff, and students participated in focus groups to determine priorities for the office. The Office for University Women continued the Minnesota Women's Center, the Civil Service/Bargaining Unit Initiative, the Women in Science and Engineering Initiative, and the Special Grants Program.
In July 1998, the Commission on Women was renamed the Office for University Women. The new office reported to the Associate Vice President for Multicultural and Academic Affairs (formerly the Office of the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs with Special Responsibility for Minority Affairs and Diversity) and provided a single identifiable focal point for the University to improve and enhance the campus climate for women faculty, staff and students.
The MuIIen/Spector/Truax Women's Leadership Award was established in 1997 to honor Patricia Mullen, Janet Spector, and Anne Truax for their contributions to women at the University of Minnesota. The award is given annually to a faculty or staff woman at the University who has made an outstanding contribution to women's leadership development.
"The specialization that the women movement gained during the 1980s is critical for students to understand. We learned how to establish women's shelters, how to change laws, how to rewrite the legal code. We learned civics from the ground up and changed the structure of society. I know that 20 years ago is ancient history to a 20 year old, but students must not lose track of what was done, because we need them to join us in continuing the efforts" revealed Anne Truax. --From Three Generations in the life of the Minnesota Women's Center: A History: 1960- 2000, Don Opitz.