Women's and Gender Studies at SUNY Oneonta

03/20/2023

Join the Women’s and Gender Studies department for “Why WGS?” Wednesday March 29th from 5:30-6:30pm in the Butternut Valley Room in Hunt Union.

Interested in Women’s and Gender Studies?

Thinking about the WGS major or minor?

Hear from faculty and students in the department about opportunities in the area and why they pursued this field.

We will play a game of feminist Kahoot! with chances to win Starbucks gift cards and other prizes.

Faculty panelists:
Dr. Chloe Diamond-Lenow (WGS)
Dr. Shahin Kachwala (WGS)
Dr. Greg Hummel (Communication Studies)

Student panelists:
Douglas Bartholomew
Maya Bissainthe
Ambar Ramos Disla
Elizabeth Thompson

02/23/2023

Check out all the events we have planned for Spring 2023!

02/23/2023

Flash Feminism with Dr. Michael Branch (Sociology & Criminology at Hartwick College)

“Chainsaws, Cannibals, & Cousins? Oh My!" On gender and identity in rural horror video games” 🎮🧟‍♂️

Wednesday March 1st, 5:30-6:00pm virtual on Teams

Join the Women’s and Gender Studies department for our Spring 2023 Flash Feminism with Dr. Michael Branch. Dr. Branch will discuss the politics of race, gender, rurality and horror in video games. View Dr. Branch’s pre-recorded video presentation (12 minutes) before the event. Then, join us for a lively discussion on Teams with Dr. Branch about his research and presentation.

Access Dr. Branch’s presentation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tug-hw_vMzs

Campus Connection link: https://connect.oneonta.edu/event/8915989

12/05/2022

Check out this feature on WGS student Adrianna Newall!

Adrianna Newell, a Digital and Studio Art major at SUNY Oneonta, has completed nine freelance photography assignments for The New York Times this year.

10/31/2022

**Meditation Room Open House**
Wednesday November 9th, 9am-5pm

Join the Oneonta Mindfulness Initiative for an all-day Open House in the Meditation Room. There will be 30-minute workshops hourly on the hour from 9am-5pm with time to enjoy the space afterward.

Schedule:

9am Napping
With Rebecca Harrington, Health Educator

10am Embodied Breath
With Dr. Diane Georgeson, Interim Director for the Health Center

11am Self-Massage
With Madeline Murphy, Meditation Room Student Coordinator

12pm Restorative Yoga with Sound Healing
With Dr. Chloe Diamond-Lenow, Assistant Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies and Madeline Murphy

1pm Yin Yoga
With Dr. Chloe Diamond-Lenow, Assistant Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies

2pm Introduction to Zen
With Dr. Brian Lowe, Professor of Sociology

3pm Introduction to Zen
With Dr. Brian Lowe, Professor of Sociology

4pm Yoga Nidra
With Kelsie Rockefeller, Owner of Yoga People

Hosted by the Oneonta Mindfulness Initiative

Campus Connection Event: https://connect.oneonta.edu/event/8516264

Information about OMI: https://suny.oneonta.edu/office-health-education/oneonta-mindfulness-initiative

10/13/2022

WGS Community, join us in the Fine Arts building today at 2:00 pm!

Please join the campus for our Celebration of Teaching and Learning in honor of President Cardelle’s Inauguration!

Thursday, October 13 from
2 - 4 p.m.
in the Academic Quad
(Rain Locations are in the academic buildings such as Netzer, Schumacher, Fine Arts, IRC & Fitzelle for the SLAB majors).

Meet & talk with professors in a casual setting. Enjoy free
food, games, art, cool science stuff, & prizes as well!

10/12/2022

Join the Women’s and Gender Studies department for “Why WGS?” Wednesday, October 12, 6:00-7:00 pm in the Butternut Valley Room, Hunt Union.

Interested in the WGS major or minor? Come hear from faculty and current students in the department about opportunities in the area and why they pursued this field.

We will play a feminist Kahoot game with chances to win Starbucks gift cards and other prizes.

Faculty panelists:
Dr. Summer Cunningham (Comm)
Dr. Chloe Diamond-Lenow (WGS)
Dr. Shahin Kachwala (WGS)

Student panelists:
Mya Baksh-Bert
Kevin Meyenhofer
Olivia Schuler

RSVP on Campus Connection: https://connect.oneonta.edu/event/8390725

09/12/2022

Dear WGS Community,

Please join the Women’s and Gender Studies Department for a special workshop designed to help students interested in applying to the SUNY Oneonta PRISM Conference next week. Details are below.

WGS Workshop:
Support for Planning and Applying to Present at the SUNY Oneonta PRISM Conference 2022

Monday September 19, 2:00-3:00pm
Schumacher 200

Do you want to share your research, ideas, and/or activism around LGBTQIA2S+ issues, identities, politics, or communities?

The SUNY Oneonta PRISM Conference is October 21st & 22nd at SUNY Oneonta and is open to undergraduate presenters.

Join Dr. Chloe Diamond-Lenow and Dr. Shahin Kachwala from the Women’s and Gender Studies Department for a workshop for those interested in applying to present at the conference. During the workshop, receive mentorship around planning a session, finding co-presenters, and writing your proposal.

The deadline for submissions to the conference is Sunday September 25th at 11:59pm. This year’s conference focuses on mental health and wellness, though proposals addressing other LGBTQIA2S+ issues are welcome. For more information, please see the conference call (https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=qLHJsq3Rn0yRcnKKjAjrZVOYNqwzAwJDtAd9V86Ms5pUNFpST0JMUEJHNFJKVDJINjVQUjkzSlIxOS4u&wdLOR=cB9232E9E-1ED7-6F4E-B724-E794167843F1)

For questions about this workshop, email [email protected]

09/06/2022

Welcome Back: Feminist Coloring

Friday September 9th, 3-4pm

In the Butternut Valley Room (Hunt Union)

The Women's and Gender Studies department is excited to host our second annual "Feminist Coloring Books" event to welcome members of our community back to Oneonta. Join us next
week on Friday September 9th at 3pm in the Butternut Valley Room (Hunt Union) for feminist community building, music, and snacks. We will provide coloring pages with feminist messages, along with markers, crayons, and colored pencils. This fun informal event is open to all. Bring a friend!

05/23/2022

Congratulations once again to our graduates of Spring 2022!

While we are done with the academic year, we still have a couple more student spotlight features from Dr. Kachwala's WGS Capstone course.

Today we take a look at Alia Sharaan's final project. Alia created a blog titled "Confessions of an Arab woman," where she posted original artwork and poetry! Here's the link to the blog: https://asharaan412.wixsite.com/theconfessionsofan-1

Alia writes, "I am a Women's and Gender studies major! I enjoyed my time with SUNY Oneonta in this major and have met so many amazing people between students and faculty. I hope to continue working on helping to make this world a better place for everyone. I plan on becoming a mental health counselor in the future. I also plan on continuing to make poetry and artwork about aspects within our society to create a change."

05/19/2022

Today we feature Liana Millan's project for Dr. Kachwala's WGS Capstone class.

Liana Millan is a graduating senior from SUNY Oneonta. She is a dual major in Women's and Gender Studies and Africana and Latinx Studies. Liana created a blog titled "Say No to Book Bans." Here's the link: https://saynotobookbans.blogspot.com/

She says that she "hopes to educate people about educational institutions banning diverse and intersectional books in K-12 classrooms through this blog. Her desire to create this project came from her own love for books and how influential they were for her in exploring her identity."

05/18/2022

Continuing with our student spotlight, today, we share Cesia Arias Hernandez's project. Cesia created this website as part of the final project for Dr. Shahin Kachwala's WGS Capstone course. The website aims to raise awareness about reproductive rights in El Salvador specifically and Latin America more generally.

Cesia Arias Hernandez is a graduating senior majoring in Women's & Gender Studies & Political Science. She writes, "One of my major areas of interest is reproductive rights. Therefore, I based my capstone project on this topic. This project allowed me to learn more about activists and organizations that fight for people's reproductive rights. I hope to become an activist in this area, having an intersectional and transnational approach. I hope one day to make a difference in how people experience reproductive rights in Latin America."