Archived Spotlight Posts

Archived Spotlight Posts

MaryBBThe Mary Braunagel-Brown Excellence Fund for Young Women Leaders
AAUW Member Dr. Mary Braunagel-Brown has established an endowment supporting women undergraduates selected for INSPIRE Leadership, a three-year revolving program serving sophomores to seniors that helps women develop the skills they need to achieve the highest levels within their chosen academic fields.

 Under the direction of the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, the INSPIRE program has served as UT’s signature leadership program for women undergraduates since 2009.

To help more young women enter the INSPIRE program, make your gift online today.


Monica Benoit-Beatty received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Austin YWCA.

YWCA Award Celebration with (L to R) Marsha Endahl Kramer, Shiphrah Evelyn Meditz, Monica Benoit-Beatty, and Anita Knight celebrating Monica's Lifetime Achievement Award, June, 2014.

YWCA Award Celebration with (L to R) Marsha Endahl Kramer, Shiphrah Evelyn Meditz, Monica Benoit-Beatty, and Anita Knight celebrating Monica’s Lifetime Achievement Award, June, 2014.

Voter Registration Project

Voter Registration Project – Dr. Sylvia Garcia worked with “Austin Women Vote” coalition. Every eligible woman voter should VOTE – we worked hard for that right and privilege!


Community Grants

Donating tablets to Mainspring Schools

Lilac, Janani, Anita and Janie ( not picttured ) delivering tablets to Mainspring Schools.

 

Thanks to Janani Janakiraman, who donated hours of service to enhance our branch website, the Austin branch of AAUW received a community grant of $1000 from IBM. We could not use it to add to the national Ann Richards American Fellowship, so we decided to purchase technology products for 2 local non-profit education programs. Thanks to smart shopping by Anita Knight, we were able to stretch the money to buy 5 tablets for Latinitas and 4 tablets for Mainspring Schools.

 


Austin Students work with AAUW; Win TWO National History Day Competitions

Kavya Ramamoorthy, Smrithi Mahadevan, Maanasa Nathan and Priya Ramamoorthy

In 2012 four Austin, Texas middle school girls interviewed AAUW staff in D.C. for their entry in the National History Day Competition. Their website about the history of Title IX won first prize in the Junior Website Category.

Priya, Kavya, Maanasa and Smrithi meeting local AAUW members at Veronica Johnson's house

TX girls preparing for history competition, meeting branch members at VJ’s house

In 2013 they had another winning entry in the National History Day competition; their project won the “History of Congress” special award, and they also placed 6th out of the 95 entries in the Senior Division Website category. The spark for the girls’ project on the Voting Rights Act of 1965 began with their visit to the AAUW National Office the prior year where they were asked to do a short video on why voting is important. They were also able to interview many civil rights leaders as part of their research. CONGRATULATIONS!!! Smrithi Mahadevan, Maanasa Nathan, Priya Ramamoorthy, and Kavya Ramamoorthy !

Priya Ramamoorthy and Kavya Ramamoorthy presenting about Title IX at the GenAustin "We are Girls" Conference, November 2013.

Priya Ramamoorthy and Kavya Ramamoorthy at the GenAustin “We are Girls” Conference, November 2013.

Read AAUW blog about their Title IX Champions Award and watch the documentaries on Title IX created by Kavya Ramamoorthy (Title IX: Empowerment Through Education – 8:23 min) and Priya Ramamoorthy (Title IX: Tool to fight Sexual Discrimination in Schools -4:30 min) for their Girl Scout Gold Award Project.

NickNews with Linda Ellerbee

Priya, Kavya, Maanasa and Smrithi are featured on Nickelodeon in a special news episode on Title IX. It was filmed in Austin at the Austin Community College, Highland Mall campus thanks to the support of local AAUW members.

Title IX prohibits gender discrimination in schools that receive federal funds and addresses issues from sports to sexual harassment.

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