Department Archives: Women's and Gender Studies

Scarleteen was founded in 1998 to provide teenagers and young adults with valuable sex education information. The website prides itself on being an extremely diverse and inclusive online community which welcomes everyone regardless of sexuality, identity, ethnicity, or religion. Scarleteen houses thousands of pages of information regarding nearly every aspect of sexual information including material […]

This week, WGST will feature resources related to Teen Pregnancy Awareness and Education in honor of Anna Eskamani Day of Service. We are hosting a weeklong virtual event so stay tuned for more! A nationwide organization providing important reproductive health care, sex education, and information to millions of people, as well as safe, reliable medical […]

WGST’s mentoring program for girls, Young Women Studies Program (YWLP) has been awarded a $7,000 Community Action Grant from the American Association of University Women (AAUW) to integrate a STEM sub-program titled SLAM (Science Leadership and Mentoring). SLAM will focus on STEM leadership, education, and careers. Big Sisters will expose, encourage and excite their Little […]

On Friday, April 29  Dr. Santana was inducted as an Honorary Member to the Hispanic National Society, Sigma Delta Pi. Together with other four students, Santana received the traditional red carnation and red candle symbolizing the passion for the Spanish Language, Culture and Literature. The event also included presentations from other Sigma Delta Pi members […]

We are happy to announce that two of our WGST students won online Service Learning Awards at the 2016 Service Learning Showcase. We are proud of their efforts helping others and learning the theory behind it. 1. Engaging Community Online Award (not a monetary award) The award recognizes a service-learning project that occurred in an […]

Dr. M. C. Santana, Director, is happy to announce that all WST courses starting summer 2016 will incorporate the Principles on How We Treat Each Other from the Peace and Justice Institute at Valencia College. Under the slogan “All People, All Voices, All Matter” the principles speak of listening deeply, speaking your truth, giving value […]

The purpose of the Just Knights Response Team (JKRT) is to act as a clearinghouse for any bias-related incidents that may occur on UCF campuses. In this role, the JKRT will receive, monitor, refer, and, as necessary, coordinate university resources to these incidents that impact the university community. The team, made up of UCF faculty, […]

Dr. Fernando Rivera, Sociology and Dr. M. C. Santana, WGST were recipients of UCF’s 2016 International Affairs and Global Strategies In-House Faculty Study Abroad Grant.  Their proposal “Global Family Trends & the Place of Women in the Family“explores the diversity of the world’s families by analyzing different family structures, processes, and historical, social and environmental […]

Joanna Mishtal, Ph.D., Women’s and Gender Studies Affiliate Faculty and Associate Professor of Anthropology was interviewed by writer Vince Darcangelo for Transgress Magazine’s ‘Ensuing Chapters’ blog and GoodReads about her new book, “The Politics of Morality: The Church, the State and Reproductive Rights in Postsocialist Poland” (Ohio University Press, 2015).

Amy Maitner is a 2016 Order of Pegasus Award winner. As a member of the College of Sciences, Maitner is majoring in advertising and public relations, with a minor in women’s and gender studies. As part of the LEAD Scholars program, Maitner created the Purple Ribbon Program, an eating-disorder certification course for faculty and students. […]