Congratulations, Mattilou!
Mattilou Catchpole recently was one of 18 recipients of the prestigious President's Call to Service Award, which was presented by Health Volunteers Overseas. One of our emerita faculty in Women and Gender Studies, Catchpole has made 21 trips to 17 developing countries since 1990. She has taught anaesthesia to nurses in countries that are in need of vital health care training and educational support services.
McGregor Delivers Lecture on Ecology of Childbirth
October 2006: Dr. Deborah Kuhn McGregor, in conjunction with the UIS Women's Center, presents a lecture on her work, titled
The Ecology of Childbirth: Vitamin D Deficiency Rickets and Cesarean Section. In this work, McGregor explains the history of obstetric medicine in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when doctors first began developing cesarean section surgery.
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Fundraiser Supports Trip to Nicaragua
October 2006: The Women and Gender Studies Program holds a silent auction fundraiser to help defray the costs of students and faculty traveling to Nicaragua as part of the spring semester course Globalization and Gender: Research in Nicaragua.
“Love Makes a Family” Touring Exhibit at UIS
October 2006: In celebration of National Coming Out Day, UIS hosted The Family Diversity Project's touring exhibit titled "Love Makes a Family: Portraits of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People and their Families". The exhibit focused on the demonstration that all families, including those in the LGBT community, share the same principles of love and caring. The event was co-hosted by the Women and Gender Studies Program and other programs at UIS.
Award-Winning Women
April 2006: Two annual awards were given to women who have demonstrated outstanding efforts to create a positive campus 
environment for women at UIS.
Our own faculty member, Dr. Jan Droegkamp, received the Ninth Annual Naomi B. Lynn Award for Outstanding Contributions to Women at UIS. Leslie Rossman, a graduate student in the Political Science program, received the Second Annual Student Award in Recognition for Positive Contributions in Gendered Issues to the UIS Campus Community through Activism. Both awards were presented at a ceremony held April 25 on campus.
Plans for the Future
The UIS Women and Gender Studies Program is currently in the process of growing as the university expands to a broader spectrum of incoming students. Please check this site for updates as we announce upcoming changes and reasons to celebrate!
