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~ Summer events for 2019~  

Amanda Leuthardt presenting women’s health series seminar in July.

“Balancing Hormones Naturally.”

Balancing Hormones Naturally

Are you tired of taking drugs to get pregnant?
Does your life seem to revolve around the agony of your period?
Have hormonal weight gain and hot flashes made you feel like you’re in someone else’s body? Hormonal imbalances can rock your world in ways you never thought possible. But I am here to tell you it doesn’t have to be that way!

In this workshop you will get:
● An easy and accessible understanding of what our hormones do
● Tips and tools on getting back to balance (Naturally!)
● Mindfulness exercise on body acceptance at any stage of life!

Join Amanda Leuthardt (pictured above) on Tuesday, July 9th and learn how to NATURALLY rebalance your hormones and start re-loving the body you are in! Location is the Global Understanding Video Conference Room, Campus Center Building, room 233. Start time is noon.

As a licensed acupuncturist, Amanda is an expert in the field of mind and body health. She brings people back to harmony with their inner nature using Chinese medicine and her extensive studies in Tibetan meditation and specialized aromatherapy training. Her joy is helping people discover their innate healing wisdom to regain health and balance and live their best life!

Reservations are required.  To reserve a space for Amanda's Women’s Health Series seminar, contact the Women’s Resource Center at 423-439-5772 or email wrcetsu@etsu.edu.  This seminar is free and open to the public.
 

Love to Read? So do we!

Join us for the next WRC Book Review Group!

For more information, contact the Women's Resource Center at (423) 439-5772 or email wrcetsu@etsu.edu.  (If you're joining us from off-campus and would like a visitor parking pass, please contact us.  We will be happy to email you a pass that you can print and place in your vehicle to avoid a parking ticket.)

Book Review Group Selects New Titles

The Women's Resource Center's Book Review Group has selected the new titles for discussion for June 2019 through August 2019.

The Book Review Group meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month at noon in the Women's Resource Center's conference room, Campus Center Building, Room 220.  We provide drinks and snacks - bring your lunch and join us! New readers always welcome!

For more information, contact us at (423) 439-5772 or email wrcetsu@etsu.edu.

Programs & Services

The Women's Resource Center facilitates programming dealing with an extensive variety of issues and concerns affecting women.  Our goal is to enrich and enlighten women on the issues confronting them.  The Center is dedicated to providing seminar and lectures series that explore a wide spectrum of concerns.

Although programs are designed to enrich and enlighten women, they are not limited to this group.  Many seminars and lectures will interest the entire campus, community, and regional populations.

Core Programs

• Women's Health Series
• Women's Personal Enrichment Series
• Women's Personal Finance Series
• Women's Professional Enrichment Series
• Women's Resource Center Book Review Group
• Programs dedicated to addressing "domestic and sexual violence against women"
• Programs dedicated to "enhancing the campus climate with respect to opportunities for women"
   

Signature Programs

• Women's History Month -Nationally designated as Women's History Month, the month of March is dedicated to keynote lectures and programs highlighting the accomplishments of women, both regionally and nationally.

   Margaret Winslow

Presented a lecture entitled "Lecture by Delaware Museum of Art Curator Margaret Winslow” on Thursday, March 29, 2018, during ETSU's celebration of Women's History Month 2018.  

    Christine Hale

Author and Southern Appalachian native Christine Hale, presented a lecture entitled "Restlessness and Resilience," during ETSU's celebration of Women's History Month 2017.

• Women Making History Lecture Series
  This lecture series, held annually in March, is designed to highlight regional women who have made significant contributions to the region through their respective careers, along with personal and community accomplishments.
  
  Past guest speakers include:
  
  Penny White - ETSU alumna and associate professor of law at the University of Tennessee - Knoxville
  The Honorable Jean Stanley - First Judicial District Circuit Court judge 
  Anne Darden - local author and editor
  Dr. Susan Gentry Williams - ETSU alumna and Belmont University professor of management
  Dr. Wilsie S. Bishop - ETSU vice president for Health Affairs and university chief operating officer
  Karen J. Kemp - former Lady Buccaneers head basketball coach at East Tennessee State University

• Take Back the Night
  Take Back the Night Candlelight Vigil - Honoring Survivors of Sexual Violence and Walk a Mile in Her Shoes® are nationally recognized programs the Women's Resource Center co-sponsors with the Counseling Center at ETSU. Both programs highlight and provide insight on the domestic and sexual violence issues surrounding women today. These programs are scheduled for the March/April time frame of each year.