University of Utah
Women's Resource Center
http://www.saff.utah.edu/women

Contact Information:

200 South Campus Drive, Room 293
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Phone: 801-581-8030
Fax: 801-581-6402


CENTER DESCRIPTION

The Women's Resource Center at the University of Utah provides educational support services for women at the University of Utah. The center is involved with workshops, a power lunch lecture series, seminars, advocacy, and counseling. Programs at the center are designed to reflect the full complexity of women's identities, including race, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, national origin, ability, and age.

AREA(S) OF EXPERTISE

Affirmative action; child care; communication; community service; cultural, racial and ethnic diversity; curriculum development; economic and social status of women; education; elder care; employment issues; equity issues (employment, education, politics); feminist thought and scholarship; girls and adolescents; higher education; human rights; leadership and leadership development; mentoring; philanthropy; politics; poverty; religion and spirituality; rural women; science and technology; sexual harassment; sexuality; sports and fitness; urban women; violence against women; volunteerism; women with disabilities; women's studies; work and family.

Counseling and Support Groups. The Women's Resource Center offers individual counseling for students, staff, and faculty. In addition, the center coordinates support groups based around different issues. Recent groups include: Women's Divorce Support Group; Body Politics: Women, Food, and Body Image; Eating Disorders Therapy Group; International Women's Support Group; Adult Adoptee Support Group; and Lesbian Support Group.

Money Matters. The Money Matters - Portfolio Basics workshop is designed to provide an overview for women and men who want to understand basic investment components. Sessions cover such topics as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and annuities.

Women's Career Development and Women's Career Workshops. Recent and future workshops dealing with women's careers are for any stage of the career exploration process. Participants identify career interests, values, abilities, beliefs, and personal characteristics that can be applied to career exploration and choice. Workshops also address general women in the workplace issues as well as personal, interpersonal, and social pressures and expectations of working women.

Non-traditional Student Workshop. Aimed at non-traditional students, this workshop offers information on admissions, financial aid, academic advising, and student orientation.

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