Come and join us in our celebration of Women's History! This year DCC faculty and staff who are also alumni will be recognized as part of the College's 50th anniversary. Refreshments will be served.

This pay equity workshop will be hosted by the Counseling and Careers Center as part of an initiative by the American Association of University Women (AAUW). The workshop will teach students how to benchmark the job she wants, negotiate her best salary, job promotion, and raises. In short, the workshop will focus on helping a female student figure out what she is worth and get paid her worth. Lunch will be provided.

Jamaica/USA - Spanish and Zopotec with English subtitles
CORAL PRIZE, HAVANA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, HAVANA, CUBA
Blossoms of Fire is a dazzling, whirling dance of a film that celebrates the extraordinary lives of the Isthmus Zapotecs of southern Oaxaca, Mexico. The Isthmus Zapotecs, whose culture is rooted in a strong work ethic and fierce independent streak, have resulted not only in powerful women, but also in the region's progressive politics and an unusual tolerance of alternative gender roles. Artists like Miguel Covarrubias and Frida Kahlo have often celebrated and rendered tribute in their paintings to the legendary beauty of the woman of Juchitan. Blossoms of Fire shows these women in all their brightly colored, opinionated glory as they run their own businesses, embroider their signature of fiery flowers on clothing and comment with angry humor on articles in the foreign press that flippantly and inaccurately depict them as a promiscuous matriarchy.

Anya Kamenetz grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana and graduated from Yale University in 2002. She is a journalist who covers the unique economic challenges facing Generation X and Y, such as higher education costs, the changing job market and the dangers of debt. Polls show that voters ages 18 to 31 are more engaged and empowered than they have been for a generation, and they will outnumber the baby boomers in 2008. Candidates are responding to this upswing in youth power. The presentation covers the most important political issues affecting young people, from jobs to education to global warming, and will get students excited while giving them the tools to get involved.

Faculty, staff and students can make donations at a table in the cafeteria earlier in the week. The donation "buys" the opportunity to dress down on this day to show support for the society and those dealing with the diseases.

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This year we will be celebrating female writers of the past 50 years. Come and share your favorite pieces from your favorite female authors. Refreshments will be served.

Get tips on how to dress for job interviews and your future career!

In honor of the 50th anniversary of DCC and Women's History Month, let's revisit the "good old days" when people used to gather together on the campus to enjoy lunch and conversation. Bring your lunch and catch up with your coworkers!

DCC will host its 12th annual "Math and Science Matter - Especially for Young Women" event on March 1. It provides hands-on workshops in science, technology, engineering and math developed by DCC faculty designed to engage young women and encourage them to explore career opportunities in those fields. Also, there will be workshops for parents as well as middle school math and science teachers. The program is open to students from the Hudson Valley in grades 5-9. There is a $5 registration fee. Visit www.sunydutchess.edu/msfair to complete mandatory registration. Contact Susan LaFosse at 845-431-8000, ext. 3787 for more information.