2016 Juvenile Literature Award to Sheila Turnage
Sheila Turnage’s book, Anybody Shining was honored as the winner of the 2016 AAUW (NC) Juvenile Literature Award.
AAUW NC awards for Young People’s Literature, 1953 – present
Since 1953, AAUW of North Carolina has partnered with the NC Literary and Historical Association to present an award in recognition of the most significant work of original juvenile literature published over the course of the last year by a North Carolina author. The judges include a representative from Lit & Hist, one from AAUW…
2015 Juvenile Literature Award to Frances O’Roark Dowell
Frances O’Roark Dowell’s book, Anybody Shining was honored as the winner of the 2015 AAUW Juvenile Literature Award.
Update on NGCP in North Carolina, 2014
Many of the branches support STEM (Science, Technology, Education, and Math) activities to encourage girls to get and stay interested in these fields. This is seen as a way to fight the gender pay gap (since many of these fields have higher average pay than most occupations) as well as simple fairness in the classroom…
2013 Juvenile Literature Award to Kelly Starling Lyons
Kelly Starling Lyons’ book Tea Cakes for Tosh was honored as the winner of the 2013 AAUW Juvenile Literature Award and will be part of our 2014 annual meeting.
Two quick $tart $mart videos, 2010
Two short clips of $tart $mart workshop participants sharing their “ah-ha” moments.
Greensboro’s Community Action Grant Proposal
AAUW Greensboro Branch January 13, 2010 Community Action Grant Organizational Summary/Commitment AAUW Greensboro branch, with 70-90 members, has been interested in helping girls step into scientific and other non-traditional careers by supporting the Eleanor Roosevelt fund for twenty years, sponsoring and leading a variety of projects for girls in that time. AAUW Greensboro frequently partners…
FAQ on $tart $mart workshops, 2009
We’ve posted a Frequently Asked Questions document that may be helpful to campuses who are evaluating the $tart $mart workshop that trains college juniors and seniors to get the best possible first salary. You can find here: FAQ on $tart $mart.
More about $tart $mart, 2009
Explanatory material on the new collaboration between AAUW and the WAGE Project.
$tart $mart Kickoff in North Carolina. 2009
On May 19, Annie Houle from the WAGE Project trained seven North Carolina women to be $tart $mart trainers/facilitators.