Welcome to President's Commission on the Status of Women!
The Commission is Purpose Driven
The President’s Commission on the Status of Women serves the campus community through initiating, advocating and implementing action that addresses the concerns of CSULB women students, faculty, staff and administrators.
The PCSW mission is to ensure that the University responds to the needs of women by removing inequities and providing a supportive educational, working and social environment for all members of the campus community. The Commission represents all University women in order to ensure that their status continues to be strengthened and enhanced.
The 2008 Advancement of Women Awards
Honoring CSULB students, faculty members -- including lecturers,
staff members and administrators
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
The President’s Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW) is currently calling for nominations for the 2008 Advancement of Women Awards. Nominees should be individuals who have actively contributed to the advancement of women at CSULB. The Commission will honor a student, a tenured/tenure-track or lecturer faculty member, a staff member, and an administrator. All women and men (except for current PCSW commissioners) who are current members of the campus community are eligible for these awards.
Nomination packets must include a completed nomination form and a letter of nomination detailing the work that the nominee has done for women at CSULB, and why that work is significant. Please address the contributions made by the nominee in as many of the areas listed below as are relevant. Also required is a personal statement written by the nominee (maximum 3 pages) and a resume of relevant activities, achievements and awards. (Please note: incomplete nomination packets will be returned to the individual submitting the nomination.)
- Campus Service
- Community Service
- Academic Activities and Achievements
- Scholarly Activities and Achievements
- Advising and Mentoring
- Contributions made possible by grants/scholarships
- Additional Contributions
Award recipients will be honored at the PCSW Spring Women’s Research Colloquium on Wednesday, April 23, 2008. Each recipient will receive a recognition plaque, and the recipient’s name will be engraved on a perpetual plaque displayed in the Women’s Resource Center.
Nominations are due Monday, March 3, 2008
Unique Scholarship Opportunity for CSULB Students - Ruth R. Guthrie Scholarship Program.
History in the Making
In its continuing effort to influence and assist the advancement of all women at California State University, Long Beach, the President’s Commission on the Status of Women is proud to announce the Ruth R. Guthrie Scholarship Program. During the Spring 2008 semester the Commission will award at least one $500 scholarship for use in the Fall 2008-2009 year.
A Legacy Defined
At a time when women’s roles were tightly defined, Ruth R. Guthrie chose to live her life on her own terms. In the 1930’s, Ruth, a truly gifted athlete, played professional tennis and competed in the early industrial sport leagues associated with her places of employment in sports such as softball, basketball and bowling, helping to blaze the way for generations of women interested in sports. Committed to demonstrating the benefits of athletics to young women, she turned her career toward teaching physical education to middle and high school girls and to coaching tennis. A wife and mother, she focused her energies on her family, volunteerism and support of girls’ and women’s issues. Even after she contracted a major neurological disorder, she continued to coach from the confines of her wheelchair. She died of lymphoma at the age of 76. The President’s Commission on the Status of Women – Ruth R. Guthrie Scholarship recognizes women who have made a difference, and encourages others – women and men – to do just the same.
The Application Process
Award of the scholarship will be based on essays that point to a woman who has served as a role model in the applicant’s life. The essay must indicate how the role model helped influence the applicant and how she has helped to shape her or his future professional goals. Women from all walks of life, living or deceased, may serve as role models. Applicants for the scholarship must be current undergraduate or graduate students at CSULB carrying six or more units and maintaining a minimum 2.8 grade point average. Continuing students enrolled in any major who meet these requirements may apply for the scholarship.
>Application to apply for the Ruth R. Guthrie Scholarship Program (Word Document)
The deadline is Thursday, May 1, 2008, 5:00 p.m.
Funding Opportunities
Each academic year, beginning with the fall semester, funding support requests will be accepted and reviewed until funds are exhausted. Funding support awards typically range between $100 and $500 and are usually ancillary to other funding sources the requestor has secured. For examples of requests that have previously been funded, please go the the PCSW website at www.csulb.edu/org/women. Applications may be submitted to the PCSW Treasurer, Cindy Angiuli at cangiuli@csulb.edu (Office of the President BH-300). Your application will be reviewed by the Funding Support Committee. All applicants will be notified, within 2 weeks, by email as to whether or not funding will be granted.