March 1 TRE Campus will host Excellence, Care and Compassion: A Discussion on Nursing with Dr. Jackline Opollo noon-1 p.m. in TRHA 1050. Opollo has been a nurse for 15 years and currently serves as the professional practice and nursing research director at Parkland Health and Hospital System. For more information, contact TR student activities coordinator Edward Brassart at 817-515-1192.
March 1-31 South Campus’ Women’s History Month committee is sponsoring a photo exhibit honoring women in history in the Student Center. For more information, contact committee chairwoman Lindsey Light at 817-515-4307 or lindsey.light@tccd.edu.
March 4 South Campus’ Women’s History Month committee will host the Triesha Light Annual Women’s Symposium 8:30 a.m.-noon in SSTU 2105. Students can attend a workshop and learn the past and present achievements of women. It will feature Texas Health’s Lillie Biggins as a keynote speaker. For more information, contact committee chairwoman Lindsey Light at 817-515-4307 or lindsey.light@tccd.edu.
March 8 SE student activities will host a discussion of Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines presented by SE government instructors Ruthann Geer and Marilyn Murphy. Students can view clips from a film and join in the discussion about how women are portrayed in the comics, books and film 9:35-10:30 a.m. in the library classroom. For more information, contact student activities at 817-515-3595 or the library reference desk at 817-515-3081.
March 8 A panel discussion featuring local march organizers and participants from the Women’s March on Washington will occur noon-1 p.m. in the TR Campus Idea Store. Students can learn the reasons they marched, their experiences from that day and the future of this movement by participating in the discussion Where Do We Go from Here? The National Women’s March. For more information, contact TR student activities coordinator Edward Brassart at 817-515-1192.
March 21 The Women’s History Gallery will be open 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the TR Campus Idea Store. The exhibit will recognize the historical, social, political and economic achievements of women around the world. A limited amount of light refreshments will be served during an opening reception 9-10:30 a.m. on the 21st. For more information, contact TR student activities coordinator Edward Brassart at 817-515-1192.
March 21, 29, 30 SE student activities will show the Painted Nails documentary 10-11:20 a.m. on the 21st and 2:20-3:40 p.m. on the 29th in the ESCT HUB. The documentary is about Van Hoang, the owner of a nail salon who testified before Congress about the need for safer cosmetics. The discussion of this film will take place at 10 a.m. March 30 in the Judith J. Carrier Library. For more information, contact student activities at 817-515-3595 or the library reference desk at 817-515-3084.
March 23 SE student activities will host The Hero Within, a panel discussion with Mary German 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the ballroom. For more information, contact student activities at 817-515-3595.
March 28 Violence Against Native Women will be noon-1 p.m. in TREF 2105 on TR Campus. NE government professor Lisa Uhlir will discuss the higher assault rates against American Indian women who reside on reservations. For more information, contact TR student activities coordinator Edward Brassart at 817-515-1192.
March 29 Jenna Quinn, a sexual abuse survivor, activist and author, will speak 9:45-10:30 a.m. in the TR Idea Store. Quinn is the person behind Jenna’s Law, the most comprehensive child abuse prevention in U.S. law to date. For more information, contact TR student activities coordinator Edward Brassart at 817-515-1192.
March 30 Heather Reynolds, the CEO of Catholic Charities Fort Worth, will speak noon-1 p.m. in the TR Idea Store. One of the youngest CEOs in the country, Reynolds oversees strategic direction for her nonprofit organization. She will share her leadership philosophy and her group’s efforts to eradicate poverty. For more information, contact TR student activities coordinator Edward Brassart at 817-515-1192.
