Jan Deeds, the Student Involvement Assistant Director for Gender Programs, serves as the Women's Center Director. She is a professional counselor, and advises several student organizations on campus. The UNL Victim Advocate is from Voices of Hope, Lincoln’s victim services agency. She has drop-in hours on Tuesdays from 2-6 pm at the Women's Center to provide counseling, assist with protection orders and safety plans, and offer referrals to other resources. Call 472-0203 to make an appointment, or call Voices of Hope at 475-7273 for 24-hour emergency services and assistance.
The Counseling Coordinator, Tara, is a doctoral student in the Educational Psychology department. She provides short-term individual counseling to students on a variety of issues, and coordinates the support and discussion groups offered through the Women’s Center. She also assists with the relationship violence prevention peer education group, PREVENT. For questions about the support and discussion groups, or to schedule a counseling appointment, call 472-9428.
Marie is a Field Placement Student in the Children, Youth and Family Studies program. She’ll be coordinating some activities for non-traditional students and helping with our outreach programs.
There are five undergraduate student staff positions:
The Resource/Library Assistant, Crystal, maintains our video, book and periodical collections and assists students in using those resources. She is always looking for new ideas about books and materials to order for our library, so let us know your suggestions.
The Volunteer Coordinator, Bethani, recruits, trains and maintains communication with the many volunteers who help us provide gender related programs to the campus. With the assistance of our volunteers she keeps the bulletin boards on the third floor interesting and informative. Visit our volunteer opportunities page to find an application, or come to the Women’s Center.
The Programming Assistant takes a leading role in creating and publicizing educational and entertaining programs (such as speakers or concerts) related to gender issues. Lisa works with other campus departments and student organizations to develop programs which will reflect the interests and needs of a wide range of students. If you are interested in a book discussion or have ideas for other programs, contact Lisa at 472-2597.
The Men's Outreach and Education Coordinators, Lee and JC, recruit and train male volunteers who want to work to end violence against women and to challenge the gender stereotypes that are harmful to all of us. They collaborate with other organizations and departments to create programming that encourages men to explore society’s ideas about men’s roles and masculinity. Contact Lee and JC at 472-2597 to join this effort.
