![]() ![]() And then we have an in-person event on Wednesday. ![]() So I look forward to catching up with all of you there. ![]() Following on Monday night, there is a “Raise a Glass” event hosted by the Women’s Resource Center at the Alumni House. And we’ve had a lot of feedback across campus from staff, faculty, and students that they’re really excited to get to hear Ericka. She’s our keynote speaker and she’s amazing. We’re kicking off the week on Monday at noon in the Union Saltair Room with Ericka Hart. We’re really excited about all of the events and speakers and programs we have going. Our committee came up with some great events this week. So Wendy, can you tell us a little bit about what is going on and everything people can get involved with? A lot of people all across campus, health sciences, everywhere have been planning events. Okay, so let’s jump into a little bit about the events going on for the week. And that was kind of the thinking behind the theme. But sometimes it’s even better than before. In a sense, how sometimes - not always, but sometimes - that we can go deeply and we can go into the human spirit that we all have and figure out a way to make something better in a situation. We really wanted to go beyond and show how we strive and thrive. There was a need for healing, so we wanted to have the recognition of that and how these different stressors affected women differently in different ways, how they manifested. So there was a lot of information that we were learning about. And of course, the pandemic, there was a lot of divisiveness and unrest, there was a lot of angst regarding these things with sickness, career choices, sometimes worries about child care, especially when kids were homeschooling. It was a wonderful opportunity to work with women leaders across campus and really learn from everyone and also with a great team…We all kind of brainstormed initially and we thought about things that were going on in the last year. ME Hartnett: Sure, and I think Kristin really laid out some good groundwork regarding that. So, ME, can you talk to us a little bit about the theme and kind of how and why the committee decided to come up with that one this year? Thrive.” And those are big words with a lot of meaning packed into that theme title. Yes, I love the theme the feeling of coming together and celebrating women, women’s accomplishments, and everything that women have been through. ![]() And so I’m really excited about what we have laid out, and I think this is a great way for us to come together and celebrate and learn from one another and get excited about the future. In light of where we have all been for the last two years, think about what we’ve learned over the last couple of years and centering women’s voices, and also giving voice to people who maybe are sometimes overlooked in their contributions, haven’t been spotlighted as much as other folks here. And I think it’s important that we always do this, not only to highlight the successes of women across campus and our community and across the country but also to raise awareness about issues of gender inequity. We were trying to determine how long it’s been going on and it has been at least over a decade here, which is really exciting. Kristin Maanum: Well, I am really excited that we are continuing this strong tradition of celebrating Women’s Week here at the University of Utah. I want to mention it is the week of March 14 through the 18th, and so we’ll start with just kind of an overview of why Women’s Week is something that we celebrate at the U every year, and we’ll start with Kristin. Thank you all for taking some time to do this video and tell everybody of all the amazing things we have going on this year for Women’s Week. I’m the deputy chief human resource officer on the campus side, and I’m also the co-chair of Women’s Week. I’m a surgeon-scientist in the Department of Ophthalmology, and I’m also the co-chair of the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women and on Women’s Week. ME Hartnett: Yes, hi, everyone, I’m ME Hartnett. I’m the director of the Women’s Resource Center, and I use she/her pronouns. This is an annual event that we do, and so I want to go ahead and have everybody introduce themselves. And today I’m joined by a few of my co-members of the planning committee for Women’s Week at the University of Utah. Morgan Aguilar: Hey, everyone, I’m Morgan Aguilar, a communication specialist with University Marketing and Communications, as well as a grad student here at the University of Utah. ![]()
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