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University takes baby steps toward helping student mothers
Kimberly Tsao
Issue date: 5/13/09 Section: Features
Sugiyama said the center is open when she's there, but she goes "in and out of meetings all the time."
Wiggsy Sivertsen, the center's faculty adviser, said she hasn't checked in on Sugiyama.
"I'm not sure what they're offering now because Bonnie's just been with us for this year," she said.
The center is affiliated with two clubs, Sugiyama said. One club, also called the Women's Resource Center, was started and left by students who already graduated.
"It is ongoing just because we needed - because (the former club members) had money leftover in that bank account, and so we needed access to that bank account," she said. "We'll probably keep it for one more year until we figure out how to do all the transfer of money."
Sugiyama said the staff used it to fund the "Vagina Monologues." Student Involvement has a women's resource center club listed in its online student organization directory and Nam Nguyen, leadership development coordinator, confirmed that the center is a club until Sept. 18, when they have to file for renewal.
Sivertsen, though, denied that there is a women's resource center club. She said it has always been just the Women's Resource Center.
The other club, National Organization of Women, was chartered this semester but has no formal meetings and is "more like an e-mail list right now," Sugiyama said.
"My job is to build it up in the future so that we can start doing some of that stuff that women's resource centers traditionally do," she said. "And I like to do some untraditional events but right now, really, what we're really working in - just maintaining what we have and next year, really working on getting some more students."
Day Cares
Taylor, a senior biology major, enrolled her 3-year-old daughter, Natalie, in the day care in the Fall 2008 semester.
"She didn't seem to have any problems transitioning - not even the first day," she said. "It was, 'Bye Mommy! See you later!'"
Wiggsy Sivertsen, the center's faculty adviser, said she hasn't checked in on Sugiyama.
"I'm not sure what they're offering now because Bonnie's just been with us for this year," she said.
The center is affiliated with two clubs, Sugiyama said. One club, also called the Women's Resource Center, was started and left by students who already graduated.
"It is ongoing just because we needed - because (the former club members) had money leftover in that bank account, and so we needed access to that bank account," she said. "We'll probably keep it for one more year until we figure out how to do all the transfer of money."
Sugiyama said the staff used it to fund the "Vagina Monologues." Student Involvement has a women's resource center club listed in its online student organization directory and Nam Nguyen, leadership development coordinator, confirmed that the center is a club until Sept. 18, when they have to file for renewal.
Sivertsen, though, denied that there is a women's resource center club. She said it has always been just the Women's Resource Center.
The other club, National Organization of Women, was chartered this semester but has no formal meetings and is "more like an e-mail list right now," Sugiyama said.
"My job is to build it up in the future so that we can start doing some of that stuff that women's resource centers traditionally do," she said. "And I like to do some untraditional events but right now, really, what we're really working in - just maintaining what we have and next year, really working on getting some more students."
Day Cares
Taylor, a senior biology major, enrolled her 3-year-old daughter, Natalie, in the day care in the Fall 2008 semester.
"She didn't seem to have any problems transitioning - not even the first day," she said. "It was, 'Bye Mommy! See you later!'"
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Phyllis
posted 5/13/09 @ 11:34 AM PST
Kim, Single mothers are sometimes left out of college,
school functions and special programs. Just because a woman has a child, does not mean she wants to forgo her education. (Continued…)
San Diego Movers
posted 6/02/09 @ 8:10 AM PST
It's a really good thing that there's an effort to help student mothers. They are a group of students that should definitely not be ignored and should be helped. (Continued…)
Neil Signo
posted 6/19/09 @ 9:22 PM PST
At this point I can tell you, the reason why the part-time jobs with benefits dissappeared from the local mall?
A 'young buckaroo' at the age of 60 spoke up, the shareholder forms to remove part-time jobs filled by college students, divorced women, and senior citizens were axed. (Continued…)
that problemchild
posted 6/19/09 @ 11:26 PM PST
What to say?
The chances of another pregnancy is high.
The chances of the biological parents spliting up is high. Pre-martial sex chances are they are looking back at former mates that kissed. (Continued…)
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