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Women's Resource Center
Women's Resource Center
Student Affairs
Main Cafeteria West, Room 125
(209) 278-4435
Francine OpLlta, Coordinator
Nancy Oba, Department Administrative Assistant
The Center
The Women's Resource Center
provides services co enhance the
learning and working experiences of
women in the university community.
The center provides a supportive
environment for interaction and selfdiscovery
through a wide range of
campus activities.
The center is inclusive of the full
spectrum of university women students,
staff, faculty and administrators.
Men are encouraged co
participate in the center's activities,
to support organizational goals. and
to promote among their peers
recognition ofsexism, racism, and
other forms of discrimination against
women.
The center is inclusive of aU women
on campus regardless of age,
ethnicity, sexual preference, and/or
disability. The center's staff members
seek to provide a haven against the
intolerance and negative steremyping
that arc abundant in society and also
[0 offer a place for a diverse interchange
of ideas and experiences,
which is the basis for a positive
academic setting.
Semc:es
The center provides a place where
women can share with one another,
learn in a collaborative rather than
competitive fashion, and seck
growth-promoting experiences.
Internships and volunteer opportunities
are available for interested
students. Course credits are possible.
Support and discussion groups are
offered on a variety of issues including,
but not limited to, current
women's issues, single parems, body
image, sexual abuse, lesbian support,
and support for women of color.
Peer counseling and referral services
are available to women who are
coping with personal transitions,
crises, or any other life experiences
for which they need non-judgmental
guidance and support.
Training
Training is offered for individuals
who are interested in leading support
groups or providing peer counseling
to other students. The center also
offers joint training with the local
rape crisis center for those interested
in becoming advocates for victims of
sexual assault.
Special projects that fit the mission
of the center arc available. Input
from the university community on
special programs is welcomed. The
center provides a variety of intellectual,
cultural, social, artistic. recreational
and personal growth activities
for women. The activities celebrate
the multicultural composition of our
community and promote healthy
lifestyles and nonviolent relationships.
In collaboration wirh other
campus women's groups, the
Women's Resource Center works
each year on Women's Herstory
Month and End Violence Against
Women Week.
If you would like more informarion
about the many opportunities for
women, visit rhe Women's Resource
Ceneer or caB (209) 278-4435. -ti-
48
The Women's
Resource Center
offers counseling
sessIons.
Object Description
| Title | 1998-99 General Catalog |
| Creator | California State University, Fresno |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 1998-05 |
| Subjects | California State University, Fresno. Curricula. Catalogs |
| Object type | Document |
| Location | Fresno, California |
| Language | eng |
Description
| Title | Page 048 |
| Full Text Search | Women's Resource Center Women's Resource Center Student Affairs Main Cafeteria West, Room 125 (209) 278-4435 Francine OpLlta, Coordinator Nancy Oba, Department Administrative Assistant The Center The Women's Resource Center provides services co enhance the learning and working experiences of women in the university community. The center provides a supportive environment for interaction and selfdiscovery through a wide range of campus activities. The center is inclusive of the full spectrum of university women students, staff, faculty and administrators. Men are encouraged co participate in the center's activities, to support organizational goals. and to promote among their peers recognition ofsexism, racism, and other forms of discrimination against women. The center is inclusive of aU women on campus regardless of age, ethnicity, sexual preference, and/or disability. The center's staff members seek to provide a haven against the intolerance and negative steremyping that arc abundant in society and also [0 offer a place for a diverse interchange of ideas and experiences, which is the basis for a positive academic setting. Semc:es The center provides a place where women can share with one another, learn in a collaborative rather than competitive fashion, and seck growth-promoting experiences. Internships and volunteer opportunities are available for interested students. Course credits are possible. Support and discussion groups are offered on a variety of issues including, but not limited to, current women's issues, single parems, body image, sexual abuse, lesbian support, and support for women of color. Peer counseling and referral services are available to women who are coping with personal transitions, crises, or any other life experiences for which they need non-judgmental guidance and support. Training Training is offered for individuals who are interested in leading support groups or providing peer counseling to other students. The center also offers joint training with the local rape crisis center for those interested in becoming advocates for victims of sexual assault. Special projects that fit the mission of the center arc available. Input from the university community on special programs is welcomed. The center provides a variety of intellectual, cultural, social, artistic. recreational and personal growth activities for women. The activities celebrate the multicultural composition of our community and promote healthy lifestyles and nonviolent relationships. In collaboration wirh other campus women's groups, the Women's Resource Center works each year on Women's Herstory Month and End Violence Against Women Week. If you would like more informarion about the many opportunities for women, visit rhe Women's Resource Ceneer or caB (209) 278-4435. -ti- 48 The Women's Resource Center offers counseling sessIons. |
