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AAUW Ohio Seeks Public Policy Chair
The AAUW Ohio board is seeking a public policy chair to manage state-wide public policy initiatives and to assist branch public policy chairs. The chair will serve as a member of the AAUW Ohio Boaard and will represent AAUW Ohio in coalitions. This is a volunteer position and offers an opportunity to make a difference. For more information, contact Janice McCloud, AAUW Ohio president, at president.aauwoh@gmail.com.
Middletown AAUW invites state of Ohio AAUW members to a meeting with author Dani McClain.
McClain will discuss her book on the power of black motherhood and her new work on the youth mental health crisis. The meeting will be held at Middletown High School, 601 N. Breiel Blvd., in Middletown, OH on Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. If you wish to participate, either in-person or on Zoom, you must sign up in advance. Send an email with your name, cell phone number, and how you plan to attend to csrsmith48@gmail.com by November 2.
Dani McClain is a Spencer Education Journalism Fellow currently reporting on the youth mental health crisis. She has written about play therapy and Black families’ experiences of the pandemic for The New York Times, the complicated legacy of Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger for Harper’s BAZAAR, and how to talk to kids about racism and policing for The Atlantic. McClain is a contributing writer at The Nation and was a staff reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. She received a James Aronson Award for her coverage of the maternal health crisis. McClain’s book We Live for the We: The Political Power of Black Motherhood was published in 2019 by Bold Type Books and was shortlisted in 2020 for a Hurston/Wright Legacy Award. She was the Cincinnati public library’s Writer-in-Residence in 2020 and 2021.
Fall Summit 2024: Sharing Resources To Communicate and Connect
The sharing of resources among AAUW members from throughout Ohio was on the agenda Saturday, Sept. 28, at AAUW Ohio’s Fall Summit, held at All Saints Lutheran Church, Worthington, Ohio.
Rush Rogers, AAUW Ohio Program Chair, enlisted members for a panel discussion on how we communicate and connect through all levels of AAUW. She also engaged attendees with a webinar from aauw.org, “It’s My Vote: AAUW Priorities in the 2024 Election.”
Over lunch, AAUW colleagues who held the same office exchanged ideas and best practices.
Erin Czerniak, former AAUW Ohio public chair and a public policy enthuasiast/campaign adviser talked about the current election season, public policy and the Ohio State Legislature. She noted that “how we talk about the election matters” and shared data-informed messaging guidance from Galvanize Action. In particular, she talked about what’s resonating with voters this cycle. Read more about Erin’s presentation here.
AAUW Ohio Monthly 2024-25 Discussions
Books to Initiate Conversation and Thought
Join AAUW members from throughout Ohio in discussing important books that offer a chance to reflect on the stories of women — from a look at women’s heroism in World war II to a fictional account of nurses in Vietnam.
And we will look at how our stories change the way we live — through a book on the political power of black motherhood and another on the way trauma reshapes the body and brain. Find the list of books for 2024 and 2025 on our Books to Initiate Conversation and Thought page.
Be Wise Camp June 15-20, 2025
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 15 to 20, 2025 at Muskingum University, New Concord, Ohio. Jessica Kuhner is Camp Director. Apply for residential camp for girls in Grades 7 & 8 by April 30, 2025.
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.
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.
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.
Looking for Previous AAUW Ohio Statewide Programs?
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.
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.
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.
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