The resource directory is here to serve as an overview of women's, gender, and sexuality programs, departments, and organizations on Minnesota campuses to facilitate communication between campuses. Browse through the list to see what types of servces other campuses provide, as well as your own.
Don't see your resource center or organization here? Write to the College Feminists Connect Coordinator with the name of your group and a brief description of its purpose and services and we'll add it to the list.
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Augsburg College
Anne Pederson Women’s Resource Center
2211 Riverside Avenue South
Sverdrup Hall 207
Minneapolis, MN 55454
612-330-1528
The Anne Pederson Women's Resource Center offers women a quiet retreat on campus. The Center is located on the second floor of Sverdrup Hall in room 207. During their busy days, women can mingle with others or simply get away. The Center hosts teas for women to share their experiences and engage in lively and interesting conversation. There are also opportunities for massages, meditation, and relaxation. The Anne Pederson Women's Resource Center hopes women will find fun, meditation, and relaxation among other women, and also respite from the stresses of daily life.
Women’s Studies
Interim Director: Janelle Bussert
612-330-1528
Augburg's Women's Studies Program offers courses in Women's Studies as well as cross-listed courses in other disciplines. We combine theoretical, practical, and research components that focus not only on gender, but also on race, class, sexual identity, and other categories that are crucial aspects of women's experiences. We have both a major and a minor.
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Carleton College
Women's and Gender Studies
Chair: Barbara Allen
1 North College Street
Northfield, MN 55057
507-646-5240
The women's and gender studies program provides an interdisciplinary meeting ground for exploring questions about women and gender that are transforming knowledge across disciplinary lines in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. Its goal is to include gender, along with class, sexual orientation, and race, as a central category of social and cultural analysis.
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College of Saint Benedict
Sister Nancy Hynes Institute for Women’s Leadership
Director: Carrie Vandelac
37 South College Avenue
Saint Joseph, MN 56321
320-363-5881
iwl@csbsju.edu
The Institute's mission is to empower women to become local and global leaders by engagingin inclusive dialogue, reflective thinking, and values-based leadership that celebrates and recognizes women as shapers of our world. The Sister Nancy Hynes Institute for Women’s Leadership seeks to provide a forum where women in this community of learners can explore and articulate their personal and professional aspirations to lead and transform communities in ways that allow all to reach their fullest potential.
Gender and Women's Studies
Program Director: Patrica Bolaños
The Gender and Women’s Studies Program offers an interdisciplinary course of study that examines gender and sexuality from social, cultural, and biological perspectives. The program is founded on close collaboration between academic departments, enabling students and faculty to utilize the perspectives and methodologies of gender and women’s studies across traditional disciplines.
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Concordia College, Moorhead
Women's Studies Minor
Co-chairs: Dr. Aileen Buslig and Dr. Elna Solvang
901 8th Street East
Moorhead, MN 56562
218-299-2436
Concordia's Women's Studies program is an interdisciplinary minor that places the lives and experiences of women at the center of inquiry. In our courses, students analyze the roles and perspectives of women, as well as their contributions to the scholarly, artistic, political, social, and religious worlds. Women's studies courses incorporate theory and research from different disciplines that examine the degree to which gender is a social construct.
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Dunwoody College of Technology
Women’s Resource Center
Coordinator: Pepe Wonosikou
818 Dunwoody Boulevard
Minneapolis, MN 55403
612-381-3326
The Women’s Resource Center (WRC) is a place and environment for students, staff and faculty to learn, grow and be empowered. The WRC is a vehicle for women to gain access to resources and gain support. The WRC is equipped to provide referrals to community resources, concerns around health and social issues and beyond. Through weekly meetings, periodic workshops and other fun events, women are able to network with one another and gain knowledge. In addition to these activities, the WRC provides a space to study, relax, have group discussions and more. While focused on women, both women and men can benefit from the center.
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Hamline University
Women's Resource Center
Faculty Advisor: Kristen Mapel Bloomberg
1536 Hewitt Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55014-1284
651-523-2042
The Women's Resource Center provides educational resources and programming for the Hamline campus concerning women's issues. We stand as an advocate group for the women of Hamline, along with promoting understanding and communication between the sexes.
Women’s Studies Program
Director: Kristen Mapel Bloomberg
1536 Hewitt Avenue, Box 0158
Saint Paul, MN 55014
651-523-2091
The purpose of the women’s studies program at Hamline University is to provide students with tools and experience to guide them in understanding the situation of women nationally and globally. The program encourages development of cultural and political awareness, as well as confidence and ability to identify and challenge systems of oppression that limit the freedom and potential of all people.
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Macalester College
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Department Chairs: Kendrick Brown and Jane Rhodes
Department Coordinator: Jeanette Hughes
1600 Grand Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105
651-696-6318
In the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department (WGSS) at Macalester College, students investigate key questions raised within feminist and queer theories and the fields of women’s, transgender, bisexual, lesbian, and gay studies. We examine our core topics in contexts of interlocking systems of cultural and political difference based on race, nation, class, ethnicity, and ability, including comparative national and transnational perspectives.
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Metropolitan State University
Women's Services
700 East Seventh Street
Saint Paul, MN 55106
Women's Services exists to provide programming, advocacy, support, outreach, information, and referrals that serve to educate and empower the women of Metropolitan State. Our services are available to women and men regardless of age, race, ethnicity, religion, disability status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status. We value all women and their varied identities and experiences, and we seek to create a university-wide climate that supports and advocates for the diverse needs of women.
Gender Studies
Aureliano Maria DeSoto
Laura NcCartan
651-793-1492
This interdisciplinary program examines the role of gender across the spectrum of human experience. Students investigate the intersections of gender with other social categories such as race, class, ethnicity, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, ability and disability, and age. Students study GLBT identities and communities; they also examine the struggles and celebrate the achievements of women across cultures and time. Finally, students explore opportunities for community-based learning and action.
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Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Women's Studies
Director: Sharon Fodness
1501 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403
612-659-6000
MCTC's Women's Studies Program will help you examine the world from the perspectives of ethnically diverse women and become an agent of positive change for women and their communities. The mission of Women’s Studies is to prepare students to think critically about the world from the point of view of women from the various ethnicities, sexualities, classes and cultures.
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Minnesota State University Moorhead
Women's Center
1104 7th Avenue South
Moorhead, MN 56563
218-477-4973
The Women's Center seeks to empower women and fulfill its vision by promoting feminist activism and women's self-determination. The Women's Center educates the campus community and creates a space for students, faculty, and staff to socialize and share ideas in a respectful manner. The Women's Center advocates an understanding of the intersection of multiple forms of oppression and how they affect women's lives. The Women's Center envisions a University environment that works collaboratively to eliminate barriers, prejudice, and bigotry, and engender a supportive and empowering climate to all women.
Women's Studies Program
Program Director: Linda Fuselier
1104 7th Avenue South
Moorhead, MN 56563
218-477-4072
The Women's Studies program strives to foster interdisciplinary academic inquiry and activist work related to women and gender from historical, social, artistic, and scientific perspectives. The core values of the program include tolerance, diversity, empowerment, gender equity, inclusiveness, and dedication to feminist ideals. Our goals are to understand gender, race, class, and sexual orientation, break down stereotypes and barriers, create a forum for women's issues, provide a community for feminist scholars and students, and to provide analysis, interpretation, reflection, and exploration into women's and gender issues.
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Public Leadership Education Network (PLEN)
Program manager: Courtney Holt
1001 Connecticut Avenue NW # 900
Washington, DC 20036
202-872-1585
The Public Leadership Education Network (PLEN) is the place to be if you’re a college woman interested in a career in public policy. PLEN is unique: nowhere else in Washington, DC can students learn how Washington really works from a faculty comprised exclusively of women leaders who make and influence public policy every day. These women are members of Congress, major judicial figures, presidential advisors, senior government leaders, veteran nonprofit advocates and corporate lobbyists.
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Saint Catherine University
Abigail Quigley McCarthy Center for Women
Program Coordinator: Sia Vang
2004 Randolph Avenue #4150
Saint Paul, MN 55105
651-690-6783
The Abigail Quigley McCarthy Center for Women’s Research, Resources, and Scholarship at St. Catherine University works to build a community of faculty and student scholars and activists working on issues of race, class, gender, and other differences; gather and share resources relating to these issues; and highlight the leadership and work of women at the University and in various communities for women’s justice and equality. Throughout its history, the Center has been a catalyst and supporter of many projects and programs that address women’s issues, from the building of a strong Women’s Studies program to a student-directed campaign to address the concerns of student parents. The Center’s commitment to open, honest dialogue about tough issues and a belief in the necessity of work for justice form the backbone of the work we do.
Women’s Studies
Department Chair: Sharon Doherty
651-690-6736
Devoted to the study of women, feminism, gender and politics, women’s studies is truly an interdisciplinary field at St. Kate’s. This major includes feminist theory, women’s history and social history, women’s fiction, women’s health, and the feminist and gender studies-influenced practice of humanities and social sciences.
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Women’s Center
Director: Jane Olsen
720 Fourth Avenue South
Saint Cloud, MN 56301-4498
womenscenter@stcloudstate.edu
320-308-4958
With passion and purpose to end sexist oppression, the Women's Center promotes a safe, inclusive and engaged community through advocacy, education, alliance-building and women's leadership. Our services are free and open to students, staff, faculty, and community members.
Women's Studies
Director: Beth Berila
365 Stewart Hall, 720 Fourth Avenue South
Saint Cloud, MN 56301-4498
320-308-3947
The Women's studies program helps both students and faculty to forge new and productive relations across the university and within the broader community. Our rigorous program teaches students to analyze gender, race, class, sexuality, ability, ethnicity, and nation as complex intersections of identity. The wide range of women's studies courses in departments throughout the university offer diverse feminist methodologies and modes of inquiry into the complex constructions of gender while maintaining the common thread of critical, intersectional analysis. Our core curriculum develops students' critical thinking and writing abilities and provides a solid foundation for their studies throughout the university. Women's studies students are exposed to hands-on learning and one-on-one mentoring and advising that helps them make proactive decisions about their education. The multidisciplinary nature of the courses prepares students to communicate across disciplines and to connect global issues with local ones--connections which are vital in this increasingly globalized world.
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Saint Olaf College
Gender and Sexuality Center
Holland Hall 606B
1520 Saint Olaf Avenue
Northfield, MN 55057
The Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC) at St. Olaf College seeks to affirm the visibility of and advocates for women, queer, ally, and transgender individuals. Additionally the GSC provides an unconditionally safe and accepting place for individuals of all genders. The GSC educates the St. Olaf community on issues of gender and sexuality including feminism, queer, ally, and transgender political matters. Futhermore, the GSC increases dialogue on campus regarding gender and sexual orientation equality and diversity. The GSC also serves as a meeting space and resource center for all gender and sexuality student organizations.
Women's Studies
Chair: Judy Kutulas
Rolvaag Library 403
1520 Saint Olaf Avenue
Northfield, MN 55057
507-786-3440
Women's studies, an interdisciplinary program, focuses on the significance of gender in the formation of knowledge and human experience. Students explore the new scholarship about gender and gain an understanding of a variety of women's experiences across cultures and throughout history. Women's studies seeks to enrich our understanding of women's lives and to consider the conditions necessary to create a more equitable world.
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University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Women’s Center
Director: Peg Lonnquist
64 Appleby Hall
128 Pleasant Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-625-9837
The Women’s Center serves as a catalyst for the University to achieve equity for women.Toward that end, the Women’s Center connects individuals and organizations with resources, offers leadership development and educational programs, and advocates for systemic policy, structure and climate change. A unit of the Office for Equity and Diversity, the Women’s Center primarily supports University students, staff, faculty, but also alumni and community members. Listed below is a sampling of our programs and services.
Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies
Chair: Susan Craddock
612-625-5535
The Department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Minnesota promotes scholarship that pushes established boundaries while providing a rich and rigorous undergraduate and graduate education that asks students to view the worlds around them with a curious, yet, critical lens.
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University of Saint Thomas
Luann Dummer Center for Women
Chair: Corrine Carvalho
2115 Summit Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105
651-962-5309
Director: Corrine Carvalho
651-962-5309
The Luann Dummer Center for Women addresses the needs and aspirations of women. The center’s educational programs, activities, and resources are available to students, faculty and staff of the university. These services foster the intellectual, spiritual and personal development of women, and promote an open and diverse environment at St. Thomas. By enhancing academic experiences and providing developmental opportunities, the center assists women in achieving their highest potential. As the center fulfills this purpose, it contributes to the entire campus community.
Women's Studies
Director: Dr. Angela High-Pippert
2115 Summit Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105
651-962-5725
Students in women's studies learn how to analyze social forces and assumptions that have shaped women's lives on individual, naitonal, and global levels. They study women's contributions to history, politics, literature, psychology, biology, theology, family, and social welfare. They examine the ways that gender organizes experience for both women and men in our culture and around the world. Students also study the scientific, cultural, intellectual, and practical significance of that organization. A flexible program of study, women's studies combines theoretical, practical, and research components and provides preparation for both advanced study and professional work.
