Be a part of the national movement to end negative self-talk and celebrate the beauty in each of us! During EveryBody Is Beautiful Week, post positive messages around campus on sticky notes. Feel free to write inspiring, supportive, and motivating messages to encourage each other to accept yourself just the way you are. Our goal is to change our culture to focus on our strengths and inner beauty, and to eliminate “fat talk”, which focuses on appearance and conforming to unrealistic standards of beauty as a source of self-worth.
You can pick up sticky notes and instructions at the Women’s Center (Haag 105), MindBody Connection (Student Union 327), Multicultural Student Affairs (Student Union 319), and the following locations in the 4825 Troost Building: Counseling Center (Suite 206), Disability Services Office (Suite 104), or Student Health and Wellness (Suite 115).
Note: please do not post messages on glass surfaces. Thank you!
For more information, contact Rachel Pierce at (816) 235-5186 or visit www.operationbeautiful.com. Co-sponsored by the UMKC Counseling Center and Women’s Center.
Dining Services is conducting their annual survey, and encouraging all students to participate! There are great prizes available, from a $250 Best Buy gift card, to a pizza party for you and 3 friends, to lunch for two from select dining venues on campus. Be sure to complete it by March 11!
To fill out the survey, simply go to www.synovate.net/dining2012 and enter the log-in code 94214. The survey only takes a few minutes, and upon completion you will be entered into a drawing to win one of the three prizes!
The Sue Shear Institute for Women in Public Life announces the 21st Century Leadership Academy, May 20 – 25, 2012 in St. Louis, MO
Apply to Represent UMKC as a Shear Fellow. Application Deadline: March 14, 2012
Spend a week with outstanding student leaders and savvy women in public life: women judges, women office holders & women public policy experts.
What will you do as a Shear Fellow?
1. Develop leadership skills.
2. Build self confidence.
3. Make friends & contacts for your future.
To apply, download an application form. For more information on the Leadership Academy, visit their website. For questions, contact Dr. Brenda Bethman in the UMKC Women’s Center at bethmanb@umkc.edu.
It’s time once again to sign up for the 2012 Regnier Family Foundations Venture Creation Challenge. The Challenge encourages student venture creation through a forum in which students can present new venture plans to potential investors, other entrepreneurs, and established local business leaders.
- Get feedback on your venture ideas from expert judges
- Test your ideas in a competitive arena
- Network with a who’s who of KC area business leaders
The Intent to Participate form is due March 15. For more information and more detailed deadlines, please visit the Venture Creation Challenge website.
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