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Message from the Director
(August 22, 2011)
Dear Friends:
The Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program is gearing up for an exciting 2011-2012 academic year. Our newly streamlined curriculum makes the process of majoring, double majoring, or minoring in WGS more possible than ever. And why would one want to major or minor in WGS, you may ask? Well, for starters, there is the flexible and innovative liberal arts education that we provide in a setting that values student self-development and critical engagement with others and the world. In fact, our newly redesigned WGS 201 course (Introduction to Women's Studies) was recently presented at the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AACU) "Shared Futures: General Education for a Global Century" Summer Institute as a model for integrating accountable global learning with meaningful intercultural focus on local communities and concerns. Intercultural competency and knowledge of one's situation in transnational and global networks of power are important in their own right; however, data from potential employers reinforce that claim for anyone who might need extra persuading:
A recent (2010) AACU survey of potential employers 
[PDF], "Raising the Bar: Employers' Views on College Learning in the Wake of the Economic Downturn," found that 65% of employers want colleges to place greater emphasis on the "ability to understand the global context of situations and decisions," and "global issues and developments and their implications for the future." At the same time, 57% of potential employers place a high value on their future employees' knowledge of "Cultural diversity in America and other countries." In the areas of civic responsibility and integrative learning, an authoritative 75% of employers would like to see more emphasis on "the ability to connect choices and actions to ethical decisions," 52% value "civic knowledge, civic participation, and community engagement" and, significantly, 79% want their future employees to possess "the ability to apply knowledge and skills to real-world settings through internships or other hands-on experiences." According to these data, the education provided by the WGS Program, with the strong emphasis we place on engaged learning, intercultural and civic awareness, and connecting theory with practice, is the wave of the future.
Browse our curriculum section on this website or stop into our Programs Office at 120 MacMillan Hall and pick up a brochure to learn more about how we are making these learning opportunities real for students at Miami. And while you are here, say hello or find contact information for some of our award winning faculty, including:
- Ann Fuehrer, Mary Fredrickson, Susan Paulson, Sheila Croucher, Phyllis Callahan, Susan Morgan, Katie Johnson, Kate Ronald
(College of Arts and Science Distinguished Educators) - Cindy Lewiecki-Wilson, Kate Ronald, Liz Wilson
(Distinguished Graduate Teaching and Mentoring Award) - Theresa Kulbaga, Diana Royer
(Miami Hamilton Award for Excellence in Teaching) - Moira Casey
(Miami University Middletown Award for Excellence in Teaching) - Sally Lloyd
(Richard Delp Award) - Gwen Etter-Lewis
(NAACP Uplifting Model Award) - Theresa Kulbaga
(Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities Celebration of Teaching Award) - Mary Frederickson
(Distinguished Teaching Award, Ohio Academy of History) - Madelyn Detloff
(Faculty Diversity Award) - Whitney Womack Smith
(MUH Outstanding Service Award) - Kathy McMahon-Klosterman
(Nahiteeheeyoni Faculty Service-Learning Award) - Gina Patterson
(English Department Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award)
Check back often for news and information about our courses, co-curricular programs, student and faculty achievements, and further developments on the cutting edge of 21st century education.
Madelyn Detloff
Director
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
For more information, please contact:
Programs Office
120 MacMillan Hall
Oxford, OH 45056
Phone: (513) 529-5333
Fax: (513) 529-1890
or
Director: Madelyn Detloff
126 MacMillan Hall
Oxford, OH 45056
Phone: (513) 529-4616
Email: detlofmm@muohio.edu
Fax: (513) 529-1890Assistant Director & Chief Program Advisor: Ann Fuehrer
116 Psychology Builiding
Oxford, OH 45056
Phone: (513) 529-6827
Email: fuehrea@muohio.edu
Miami University
College of Arts & Science
Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
Dr. Madelyn Detloff
detlofmm@muohio.edu
126 MacMillan Hall
Oxford, Ohio 45056
(513) 529-4616
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