The Women's Center: Meet the Women's Center: Travis, Becky, and Jill

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Meet the Women's Center: Travis, Becky, and Jill

Welcome to the final installment of Meet the Women's Center staff!

Name: Travis Nicol
Position: Men's Outreach Coordinator
Major: History with Teacher Certification
Year: Junior

Travis' favorite ice cream flavor is Cookie Dough.

The events he was most excited for most this semester were the Violence Awareness Week activities, because they were the first events he planned at the Women's Center. The last Violence Awareness Week Event, called Wife Beater: Let it Dye Out is taking place on Tuesday, November 9th at 9:30pm in J.Lees! At this event former Men's Outreach Coordinator, Jean Semelfort, will be coming back to Ramapo to speak about the connections between language and a culture of violence. Participants in the discussion will be invited to take a white tank top and dye it purple for Interpersonal Violence Awareness!

One fun fact about Travis is that he was born on Friday the 13th.

His favorite youtube videos are Chat Roulette Piano Improv. and Batman Pug!

Name: Becky Garrabrant
Position: Program Coordinator
Major: Marketing
Year: Senior

Becky's favorite ice cream flavor is Chocolate-Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough.

The event that she was most excited for this semester was Take Back the Night!

One fun fact about Becky is that she studied abroad in Barcelona and she adores the Spanish language and culture.

Her favorite Youtube video is this adorable sleeping puppy video:

Name: Jill Grimaldi
Position: Publicist
Major: Psychology and Communications with a Concentration in Writing
Year: Junior

Jill's favorite ice cream flavors are chocolate chip mint, peanut-butter, or anything with brownies!

She was very excited for Take Back the Night and Dan Choi's speech. The upcoming event that she looks forward to most is Latina Feminist Thought, a conversation with sex positive, woman of color educator and activist Bianca Laureano about her thoughts on Latino/a images in pop culture.

One fun face about Jill is that she is interning with the Margaret Sanger Papers Project this semester as their web outreach intern, bringing the grand total of blogs that she contributes to up to four!

Her favorite Youtube video is probably the Nina Cat video, or any video involving cats being adorable...

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Resource Collection

The Women's Center offers a library collection of extensive material concerning Women's Studies and multicultural literature, including books, reports, fact sheets, articles, videos and a variety of pamphlets. We can provide individualized assistance on research projects. Books are available for a two-week check out period.

Crisis Intervention Counseling

The Women's Center provides confidential counseling for anyone in need of assistance with a crisis, problem, or issue. The staff members are available to listen and discuss any concerns you may have. We are here to identify options and provide any information or referrals you may need.

Safer Sex Supplies

The Women's Center sells safer sex supplies to promote responsible intimacy. We sell assorted condoms for 10¢, lubricant packets for 10¢, and dental dams for 25¢ each! The condoms and dental dams are available in a variety of flavors including strawberry, banana, mint and vanilla.

Advocacy

The Women’s Center Coordinator serves as an advocate for all students, faculty, and staff in regard to discrimination, harassment, assault, or violence. The Coordinator provides confidential assistance and supports all individuals in filing a complaint or utilizing the college judicial/grievance system.

Educational Programs

The Women's Center organizes workshops and hosts speakers to enrich your college experience. We sponsor educational campaigns on a variety of issues such as body image, relationship violence, and more. We also offer assistance to RAs and all student clubs and organizations in designing programs, and sponsor special events for Women Studies minors. Let us know what programs you would like to see, or better yet, let us help you plan one!

Queer Peer Services Coordinator

The Queer Peer Services Coordinator is a staff member who provides peer counseling and advocacy for students who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transsexual as well as students who may be questioning and/or struggling with their sexual identity. Other services include a resource collection on LGBT issues and educational programs on sexual identity.

Men's Outreach Coordinator

The Men's Outreach Coordinator (MOC) works with men on campus about issues such as sexual assault and violence prevention, the meaning of masculinity, healthy relationships, gender stereotypes, and media images through group and individual settings.

Club Meeting Place

There are many clubs and organizations that meet in the Women’s Center, including Ramapo Pride (a Gay/Straight Alliance), Feminists United, Ramapo Students Against the War, Catholic Women at Ramapo, and the Body Image Support Group. Come in to find out this semester’s meeting days and times!