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AAUW Ohio Monthly 2023-24 Discussions
Books To Initiate Work & Thought
Register for free to get the Zoom link.
May 18, 2024: The Light we Carry: Overcoming Uncertain 
Times by Michele Obama
Facilitator: Deborah Wooldridge & Rush Rodgers
The book list for the year is now posted on the Book Discussions Coffee & Convos page. You can also see the complete list of the 2022-23 books we discussed.
Ohio Members: Your Vote Needed
The vote to eliminate AAUW’s degree requirement is underway. We need your vote before voting closes May 15. Look how we did the last time this change was brought to a vote. Read more at Open Up AAUW.org Find the PowerPoint shown at Convention there.
Statewide Annual Meeting and Convention Concludes
Members from across Ohio met April 13, 2024 at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio and online, in Convention, to discuss and to learn from AAUW’s Nancy Shoemaker Open Membership https://openupaauw.org/, Ohio State Senator Paula Hicks Hudson The Carrot and the Stick for Pay Equity in Ohio SB 232, SB 231. Why is Pay Equity Important, How to Stay Engaged and up to date; and Public Education by Toledo Public School Board Member Sheena Barnes. The morning concluded with a journaling exercise Narrative Healing.
Newly elected officers were announced and installed during the afternoon Annual Meeting. The Bylaws change to allow every member to vote and change the Voting Body required were adopted. Meet the officers for 2024-2026; view the branches that received awards for Model Branch, Communications, and Diversity. Follow the links above for more information.
AAUW Ohio Bylaws Change–
It was announced April 13, 2024 at the Annual Meeting that AAUW Ohio delegates had adopted an important change to our State Bylaws. Each State member can vote. The change replaces our branch delegate voting system. New Bylaws are posted on the Branch Resources page.
AAUW Affiliate Bylaws Changes. Your branch must make changes to your bylaws and submit them to connect@aauw.org by June 30, 2026. This seems like a long time, but why not do it now? It’s easy, using the new version of Affiliate Model Bylaws.
Who Won Branch Awards?
Find a list of Branches that received awards on the Branch Awards page.
You branch has done good things this year. Let us know about them and we will share your story on this website.
Convention Book Discussion Open to All
From the moment we ask children what they 
want to “be” when they grow up, we exalt the dream job as if it were life’s ultimate objective. Many entangle their identities with their jobs, with predictable damage to happiness, wellbeing, and even professional success.
In The Good Enough Job, journalist Simone Stolzoff traces how work has come to dominate Americans’ lives—and why we find it so difficult to let go. Rather than treat work as a calling or a dream, he asks what it would take to reframe work as a part of life rather than the entirety of our lives. What does it mean for a job to be good enough?
This Friday night book discussion was open to all.
Watch for an Announcement for Current and Newly-Elected AAUW Ohio Boards To Meet
AAUW Ohio Board, both the outgoing and the incoming boards will meet by Zoom.
Important documents will be posted on the Board Resources page.
Innovation Strategy
- Use text banks for a cause.
- Use social media to stress AAUW’s position.
- Educate by storytelling about the times and means of Roe v. Wade.
- Use 5 Calls (https://5calls.org) and AAUW’s 2 Minute Activist to let your legislator know what’s important to you.
Branches: See News about Bylaws Update and 990N
Branches should go to the Branch Corner page of this website for news about updating branch bylaws and filing your 990N.
News about Dues Payments
Most of our members have dues expiring June 30. When you receive notice that it’s time to pay, your FY24 national dues will be $72 and Ohio’s dues will be $11, for a total of $83. Add branch dues to be a member of your local group.
Branch treasurers who collect dues and submit them for their members should note: You must send an email to the Ohio finance officer, notifying her of all of your active Life Members and Honorary Members. Also remember, you may see State Leaders listed on your roster, please leave them there.
Be Wise Camp June 9-14, 2024
Be WISE is a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Camp (STEM) designed to develop interest, excitement, and self-confidence in young women. Through the past 35 years approximately 3000 girls have attended this camp.
Be WISE Camp residential camp dates are June 9-14th, 2024 at Muskingum University, New Concord, Ohio. Jessica Kuhner is Camp Director. Apply for residential camp for girls in Grades 7 & 8 by April 30, 2024.
Day Camp for girls in Grades 5 & 6 will be in July at Philo Junior High in Philo, Ohio.
This year forms and flyers are completely online. Parents are able to fill out the application from the Be Wise website, or from the camp’s app. Any campers that are applying for a scholarship just need to include your contact information (name, phone number, and email). Once the application is complete the teacher of choice will receive the recommendation form through email.
As soon as the scholarship and teacher recommendation form are received, the Camp Director will forward them to you. Then you will be able to review and keep all of the information.
How to apply to camp – This document includes all of the steps for applying and all of our information.
Flyers – These flyers are in color or black and white for you to use to advertise. Anything in purple should be replaced with your branch information. If you would like, the Camp Director will happily fill in all of that information for you. Just let her know your information and she can make the edits within 24 hours. She can be reached at bewisecamp@gmail.com
Families that are paying the full amount themselves are able to make that payment on our website, www.bewisecamp.org. Any partial payments must be mailed in by check.
The camp offers many all-camp activities such as outdoor activities and coding. All sleeping, eating, and instructional facilities will be located on the campus of Muskingum University, New Concord, Ohio. Visit their website to learn more. Slots fill fast. Forms and Flyers are all online this year.
Recap–Branch Awards Given at 2023 April Conference
AAUW Ohio presented awards to branches for communications media, diversity, equity and inclusion, and the Model Branch criteria. Branches honored for their great work during the 2022-23 year include:
Communications: Circleville, Heights-Hillcrest-Lyndhurst (HHL), Medina, and Middletown.
Diversity, Equity and inclusion: Bowling Green, Circleville, HHL, Medina, Worthington, and Youngstown.
Model Branch Award Silver Class (basic plus fewer than 8 glitter points): Circleville, Medina.
Model Branch Award Gold Class (basic plus more than 8 glitter points): Bowling Green, HHL, Warren-Trumbull County
Thanks to all for advocating for AAUW’s work to advance equity for women and girls.
Recap: AAUW Ohio District Meeting Spring 2023
A Day to Get More Comfortable with Inclusion
We hope your branch had a representative at the Statewide Joint Conference of all AAUW Ohio Districts on Saturday, April 15, 2023 hybrid, online-in-person, at All Saints Lutheran Church, 6770 N. High Street, Worthington, Ohio or by Zoom. The Saturday Columbus area event ran to a timed agenda from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. It was preceded on Friday evening by an hour-long discussion from 7:00 pm. to 8:00 pm. of the book Inclusion on Purpose: An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture of Belonging at Work by Ruschinka Tulshuan.
The Saturday morning program featured Zac Boyer, director of programs and marketing at Stonewall Columbus, a group that has been successful at raising visibility and acceptance. Stonewall Columbus now states its vision is to “increase visibility, inclusion, and connection. Zac’s presentation gave us specific words and reasons to work for a partnership with the community that is represented at the table and not at the table. He created a space of comfort and understanding as he explained orientations and identities. You can view his presentation here.
The afternoon session began with a short presentation by Erin Czerniak explaining how sensory-sensitive autistic persons feel in a group setting. featured a panel discussion of “Inclusion in Action.” Inclusion doesn’t just happen; we have to work at it. How do we do it? Rush Rogers led the panel of Heather Mason, an athletic department strength and fitness trainer; Katie McBroom, manager at Starbucks; Debbie Stein, a school audiologist and special education teacher; and Nakisha Darby, an English and Womens’ Studies teacher at Wright State.
AAUW Ohio’s Fall Summit 2022 Termed a Success!
Did you miss it? Read about it on the Statewide & District Events page. Listen and watch the video posted on the Statewide and District Events recap page.
Find an AAUW Branch
Ohio Branches and their websites are listed on the Join page. Find one near you or Contact Us to join the Online Branch
News about Branch Events
Read what branches are doing on the Branch Events page. Fall book sales, book discussions, and programs for the year. Do you wonder how we found these? We looked on your website. Keep it up to date and your branch could be featured. We would like to hear more about your branch. Contact Us.
AAUW Trains Women To Negotiate
Moving on to train the next million . . .
Use the free tool AAUW’s Work Smart Online. Find out more… Register for Work Smart Online. Everyone benefits from knowing how and when to negotiate. Have you heard that the online course is free?
The Cumulative Impact of Sexual Harassment
AAUW’s research report finds that workplace sexual harassment can take a toll on women’s physical and mental health, limit their job choices, reduce prospects for career development and even force them out of the workforce. These negative effects compound over time, reducing women’s lifetime earnings, and contributing to both the gender and retirement wage gaps, the report concludes.
Join us to make an impact on women and girls. Download the report from our national site.
In principle and in practice, AAUW values and seeks an inclusive membership, workforce, leadership team, and board of directors. There shall be no barriers to full participation in this organization on the basis of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, geographical location, national origin, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status.