On March 6th Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu spoke to members of the Suffolk Community about her rise to Councilor and her priorities for her first term in office.  Michelle is the first Asian American to serve on the Council, and currently the youngest member.

Thanks Michelle!!!

Using public health approaches to prevent violence

 

 

Researchers who study violence in communities know that it can spread much like an outbreak of flu or measles. In innovative programs around the United States and overseas, law enforcement is teaming up with public health experts and researchers to understand how violence occurs and how it can be prevented.

Learn more about these partnerships — and the need for research and evaluation of these innovative strategies — in a new NIJ Journal article.

Healthy Communities May Make Safe Communities: Public Health Approaches to Violence Prevention.

Who Wears the Pants? Women Workers in Male- Dominated Fields

Please RSVP for UMass Lowell’s Center for Women & Work’s 16^th Annual Gathering at the Well Forum (it’s free but we need to know numbers so we can order dinner!)

 

Who Wears the Pants?  Women Workers in Male- Dominated Fields

 

What do engineering, the clergy, the military, construction, computer science, management, and policing all have in common?  They are all historically male- dominated occupations.  Join the Center for Women & Work as we explore the experiences of women workers and students who have entered these fields.  We will examine the issue through various lenses: through academic research that provides statistics and examines the influence of long-held societal values; through women's stories of what it’s like to work in these fields; and through the narratives of those who advocate for gender equity in these fields.

 

CWW faculty Associates Kim Merriman (Management), Melissa Morabito (Criminology and Justice Studies), and Michelle Haynes (Psychology) will present findings from their research.

 

New Time and Location!

Thursday, April 3, 2014

4:00PM to 7:00 PM, followed by dinner

O’Leary Library Mezzanine

UMass Lowell South Campus

 

Everyone welcome!!

Admission: Free

(Suggested donation: $25)

 

To register and for more information:

Center for Women &Work at 978-934-4380 or Darcie_Boyer@uml.edu

www.uml.edu/research/centers/cww/

 

RSVP by March 27th to join us for dinner

 

Thank you to our sponsors!  Center for Women & Work; the Work, Labor and Society Program; the Gender Studies Program;

Protestant Campus Ministry at Lowell; the Center for Community Engagement and Research; the Labor Education Program;

the School of Criminology and Justice Studies; Dept. of Management; Dept. of Economics; and the Dept. of Work Environment.

Massachusetts Association of Crime Analysts' Annual Training Conference - Don't Miss Out!

MACA’s 17^th Annual Training Conference is just around the corner (May 12-16).   

MACA’s tuition is $350 for a week-long jam packed schedule of policing models, Arc GIS, Access, Excel and other topics within crime analysis.  Most notably, MACA offers a full-time student discount of only $175 per person.  We believe that exposing students to the field, helping them network and assist them with potentially finding a job is important and often overlooked in many fields.  Several students who have attended our conference are current analysts or working within the field of criminal justice.

 

See link below for registration and more information

 

http://macrimeanalysts.org/

The Greater Boston Federal Executive Board - and Interesting Organization

On April 15, 2014, at 7:00pm (Suffolk's 1st floor Amenities Room in 73 Tremont) we will host Kim Ainsworth. Ms. Ainsworth is the Executive Director of Greater Boston Federal Executive Board, where she has worked for 17 years. She speaks frequently on public sector and government careers. She began her federal career as a Presidential Management Intern (PMI) with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

For more information or to sign up, contact Michelle Rapp, Suffolk Career Services, mrapp@suffolk.edu

About the Federal Executive Board (FEB)

History
President Kennedy established Federal Executive Boards (FEBs) in 1961 by Presidential Memorandum. Since then, all subsequent administrations have supported FEBs and additional boards have been authorized. Today, there are twenty-eight FEBs serving major metropolitan areas across the nation. The Greater Boston Federal Executive Board was established in 1961 and serves as the Federal presence in the Greater Boston area representing approximately 150 Federal agencies.

Objectives

• Improve internal management practices and communications of the Federal government
• Strengthen coordination of Federal activities by supporting and promoting initiatives of the President and the Administration
• provide a central focus for Federal Participation in community affairs

These objectives are met through five mission themes:

• Communication
• Reduction of costs and improvement of efficiency
• Facilitation of service delivery
• Partnering with community groups
• Coordination of emergency services

 

• http://www.boston.feb.gov/index.asp

Collaborating to innovate

Here is the link to a letter I recently wrote encouraging Boston Mayor Walsh to think anew about how we tackle community challenges

http://www.suffolk.edu/news/29904.php#.UxpZ_c6kfbo

Join us for "Women Making History in Public Service" event

Tomorrow from 3pm - 4:30 the Women in Public Service group will host their first event, in honor of Women's History Month.

Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu will be our guest speaker!

Please join us if you can at Suffolk University, 73 Tremont Street, Boston, MA