Schedule 2022-2023
PROGRAMS shall promote equity, education, and the development of opportunities for women and girls that enable them to realize their full potential.
Please remember to read your Viewpoints for more details about each program and speaker, as well as any changes that might occur during the program year!
Wednesday, SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Location: La Roche University Ryan Room
Title: Our Local History, The McCandless/Northern Allegheny Heritage Center
Speaker – Abby Lucostic: Chair, McCandless/Northern Allegheny Heritage Center’s FDPC
Come here about the history of the North Hills. Many know the history of the Pittsburgh area’s titans of industry, cultural phenomenons and medical innovations. But do you know the history of how the neighborhoods you live in came to be? This program will explore the North Hills of Pittsburgh how it developed from farm land to thriving suburban communities
6:30 P.M. Social 7:00 P.M. Speaker 7:45 P.M. Meeting
Wednesday, OCTOBER 19, 2022
Location: La Roche University, Ryan Room
Title: Panel on Gun Violence
Speakers – Beth Foringer, Southwest PA Coordinator, Cease Fire PA
Hadley Haas, Pittsburgh Local Group Co-Lead, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
Rep from Coalition for Safe Community Spaces.
Description: This panel discussion will focus on advocating for an end to gun violence, provide information on gun violence, legislation, and other topics
6:30 P.M. Social 7:00 P.M. Speaker 7:45 P.M. Meeting
Wednesday, NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Location: La Roche University, Ryan Room
Title: Breaking Genre: Biography in Poetry and Prose
Speaker – Janine Molinaro Bayer, Ph.D. Professor and Chair, English at La Roche University
Description: In this presentation, Janine Bayer will discuss some of the challenges she encountered in writing a literary biography that departs from the standard expectations of the genre. She will also discuss the joys and difficulties associated with writing a biography of a living subject.
6:30 P.M. social 7:00 P.M. Speaker 7:45 P.M. Meeting
HOLIDAY PARTY AT WILDWOOD GOLF CLUB
Saturday, December 10, 2022 at 11:30
Saturday, JANUARY 21, 2023
Location: La Roche University, Ryan Room
Title: AAUW Grant recipients how this award impacted their careers
Speaker – TBA
Description: AAUW provides funding to more than 320 fellows and grantees in the 2022-23 award year. These exceptional recipients will pursue academic work and lead innovative community projects to empower women and girls. In this presentation, we will hear from a couple of these recipients.
10:00 A.M. Social Time 10:30 A.M. Speaker 11:15 A.M. Meeting
Saturday, MARCH 11, 20223
Location: La Roche University, Fisher Room
Title: Exploring Mindfulness
Speaker – Carol Lynn Hecht (she/her), LPC, Doctoral Candidate in Counselor Education and Supervision
Description: This presentation is designed to provide an overview of mindfulness, and its principles and techniques. During the presentation, we will explore the historical roots of mindfulness, common mindfulness practices, and research on its benefits. The lecture is meant to be both informative and interactive. During the presentation, you will be invited to ask questions along the way and participate in guided mindfulness-based exercises.
10:00 AM Social Time 10:30 A.M. Speaker 11:15 A.M. Meeting
Wednesday, APRIL 19, 2023
Location: La Roche University, Ryan Room
Title: North Park Demonstration Garden: herbs, trials and pollinator research maintained by the Penn State Master Gardeners of Allegheny County
Speaker – Margaret Una Trevanion (Peggy) Penn State Master Gardener
Description: Penn State Master Gardeners use trial gardens at North Park to test plants for hardiness Did you ever wonder who decides what plants to send to the local nurseries and plant stores? This program will discuss this topic and more
6:30 P.M Social Time 7:00 P.M. Speaker 7:45 P.M. Meeting
Wednesday, MAY 17, 2023
This is a tentative date
Annual Dinner and awards
Location: TBD
6:00 P.M.
Past Programs
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Location: Treesdale Golf & Country Club – “The Apple Blossom Room”
140th AAUW Anniversary Celebration & Meet, Greet, and Eat
New members did not have a chance to meet & greet last year for our September Kick-Off. We want to welcome them to this year’s kick-off along with guests exploring AAUW. We will enjoy hot and cold appetizer stations, a beverage station, and a cash bar. We know there will be interactive discussions, a new special interest group update, and we will conduct branch business. We will award the Sr. Matilda Grant and celebrate the 140th Anniversary of AAUW.
The $25 registration also enters your name into a drawing for a $200.00 Vera Bradly Gift Basket, compliments of the Vera Bradley Store, Ross Park Mall! Please make $25.00 check payable to: AAUW North Hills Pittsburgh, mail to Betty Kroniser, 920 Camelot Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15237. RSVP BY: Monday, September 13, 2021.
6:30 p.m. Social Time
7:00 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. Sister Matilda Kelly Grant Presentation
7:15 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Branch Meeting
8:00 p.m. – Vera Bradley Gift Basket Drawing
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
A PANEL DISCUSSION CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES AS WE EMERGE FROM COVID-19
Opening Conversations: Moving Beyond the Mainstream – Diversity and Inclusion in the Post COVID-19 Era
Speaker: Dr. Fatima Brunson, Post-doctoral fellow, University of Pittsburgh School of Education
Building Resilience: Practicing Compassionate Self-Care for Personal Wellness, Healthy Relationships and Life Balance
Speaker: Cora Dietrich Koller, Medical Advocate, Crisis Center North
The View from Harrisburg: How Public Policy and Laws Shape Individuals’ Educational, Occupational and Social Opportunities
Speaker: Pennsylvania State Senator, Lindsey Williams
All are invited; and welcome to participate LIVE OR VIRTUALLY in this FREE Event!
- La Roche University Students, Faculty and Staff
- American Association of University Women North Hills Branch Members
- Members of other Southwest Pennsylvania AAUW Branches
- Local residents and community members
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Agenda: 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm gathering, registration and social time
6:30 to 7:30 pm panel presentation
7:30 to 8:00 pm discussion and dialogue/program evaluation
Place: Palumbo Science Center PSC 101, La Roche University
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Location: Virtual – Zoom
Title: Race: How to Survive, Manage, and Even Encourage Race Talk
Speaker: Irene Murphy Lietz, Ph.D.
Irene stated her goal is to get people talking about their own racial awareness and to pay attention to the part we can each play in increasing racial equity. We all have power, and we need us all on this journey. Irene says we have the option to read her book, How to Survive, Manage and Even Encourage Race Talks. We can also get information from her blog on her website https://teachingandrace.com/ Lietz, Irene Murphy. Teaching and Race: How to Survive, Manage, and Even Encourage Race Talk. Peter Lang, 2020. Studies in Composition and Rhetoric, Alice S. Horning, vol. 12. https://teachingandrace.com/about-this-site
6:45 p.m. Log-in
7:00 p.m. Speaker
7:45 p.m. Meeting
Saturday, December 11, 2021
Monday, January 17, 2022
Location: College Center Square, La Roche University or Livestream
Title: Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity “Breakfast”
Registration information will be emailed, listed on our branch Facebook page: AAUW North Hills Pittsburgh branch and our website. This is another new idea that we are trying. Our branch is a co-sponsor, and our members attend the program. This will serve as our branch program. We will meet virtually for our business meeting.
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Location: Virtual – Zoom
Title: Branch Virtual Business Meeting
6:30 p.m. Log-in
6:45 p.m. Meeting
Join us for a Joint Program with Fox Chapel Branch on February 8, 2022 at 10 AM via Zoom
The National Opera House. Speaker: Jonnet Solomon, Executive Director of the National Opera House
Saturday, March 19, 2022
Location: Ryan Room, La Roche University
Shape the Future and Gateway to Equity
Gateway to Equity Recipient will receive the award and speak
Title: “August Wilson’s Two Trans Running: Pittsburgh’s Hill District in the 60s and Today”
Gateway to Equity Speaker: Sister Rita Yeasted
The sixth in Wilson’s 10-play cycle of the 20th Century, “Two Trains” tells the story of the Hill District in the early days of the Civil Rights Movement. Set in a restaurant on Wylie Avenue, the play’s characters discuss the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s plan to seize the property of Black residents as part of “urban renewal.” Written in the late 80s, the play captures the loss of a vital Black neighborhood two decades earlier. Sister Rita Yeasted will discuss that history and its aftermath at the March 19 meeting. The play will be performed at the Pittsburgh Public Theater in June. Schedule of events:
9:30 a.m. Refreshments
10:00 a.m. Gateway to Equity Award & recipient presentation
10:30 a.m. Shape the Future Speaker: Sr. Rita Yeasted
11:30 a.m. – Noon Wrap up/Announcements
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Location: Ryan Room, La Roche University
Title: City of Pittsburgh Gender Equity Committee & Local CEDAW Updates
Speaker: Marcia Bandes, CEDAW Pittsburgh & Allegheny County, Judy Hale, Pittsburgh Gender Equity Commissioner appointee representing the Pittsburgh for CEDAW Campaign
Updates on local CEDAW efforts. Pittsburgh became the 6th City for CEDAW in 2016. Our branch is a supporting organization for the grassroots community group Pittsburgh for CEDAW. The City of Pittsburgh signed an Ordinance that led to the first-ever Gender Equity Commission in the City of Pittsburgh. They partnered with AAUW to bring Work Smart to Pittsburgh. We will also get an update on the work of the Allegheny County for CEDAW Coalition.
6:30 p.m. Social Time
7:00 p.m. Speaker
7:45 p.m. Annual Meeting – Election of Officers
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
This evening we install our new officers and celebrate our branch awards.
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