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Women
honored for efforts to advance young women
By
Clarissa Segovia
Online Forty-Niner
On
April 27, four women were honored by the
President's Commission on the Status of
Women, (PCSW) at California State University,
Long Beach for their contribution to the
advancement of women.
During
the second annual PCSW's Spring Women's
Colloquium, Rosa Moreno-Alcaraz, Monique
Comminey, Lily Gossage and Jean Houck received
recognition for their contributions towards
the advancement of women on campus in addition
to receiving a plaque and $250 gift certificate
to the University Bookstore.
To
be eligible for this award all nominees
must have actively contributed to the advancement
of women at CSULB through their scholarship,
teaching, organization, work, campus, community
service or any other form of support for
CSULB women.
PCSW Chairwoman Elizabeth Novack said, "we
are delighted to continue this effort to
formally acknowledge individuals who contribute
to the advancement of women at CSULB".
"As
diverse as we are as a campus we are not
diverse in terms of gender," according
to the recipient of the Staff Advancement
of Women Award. Gossage, a CSULB alumnae,
is targeting future females that may one
day be a part of the CSULB community may
consider engineering as an option.
While
the female enrollment at CSULB has grown
to slightly over 60 percent, only 1.5 percent
of females are part of the engineering department.
In
order to increase the likelihood that a
young female will consider engineering,
Gossage has created an event called "Women
Engineers @ the Beach".
Comminey
received the Student Advancement of Women
Award. As an active member of La Raza Student
Association, Latino Student Union representative,
women's chair and committee vice president.
The
recipient of the Faculty Advancement of
Women Awards was Moreno-Alcaraz who has
actively participated in many CSULB campus
groups.
Houck,
the recipient of the Administration Advancement
of Women Award has contributed to CSULB
through her dedication as dean for the college
of education for nearly 10 years. Houck
also conducts research and has written many
articles and papers on women's advancement
in many fields.
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