Announcements
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The Anderson Center would like to thank Bean Callen for all of the hard work she has put in at the Center over the past semester. She volunteered many hours to catalogue our entire library. Now if you were to come into the Center looking for a specific book, it would be a lot easier to access because of all of her hard work.
However Bean did not just stop with organizing our books. She took the time to develop an online interactive catalogue with descriptions of every book that you can access as well. For a complete interactive catalogue of our library Click Here
___________________________________________________ Lunchtime Talk 2012 World AIDS Day In recognition of World AIDS Day, this month's lunch talk is about the attitudes, misconceptions and politics surrounding HIV/AIDS. Looking at some of the inconsistencies in the system which may prevent our tax dollars from effectively fighting HIV, Dr. Rick Pongratz from Counseling and Testing will facilitate a discussion centered on a more political aspect of the virus. WHEN: Wednesday, December 5, 12:15-1pm WHERE: The Diversity Resource Center Located in the Rendezvous These discussions are free and open to the public. Lunch will be provided for the first thirty people. Feel free to contact us for more information at (208)282-2805 ___________________________________________________ World AIDS Day Come help the Gender Center recognize World AIDS Day by participating in some of the activities that our wonderful partners organized.
History
A Brief History of the Anderson Center
In 1996, members of the Idaho State University Professional Women asked President 
Richard Bowen about establishing a women’s center. Dr. Bowen appointed Dr. Janet Anderson, Dean of Student Affairs, to head a committee that would look into the possibility. The committee completed its work and submitted a proposal to Dr. Bowen, but the Center was not funded at that time.
As Dr. Anderson prepared for her retirement in 1998, the Associated Students of ISU (ASISU) sought a fitting means through which to honor her. ASISU, led by 1997-98 President Shane Ostermeier, chose to fund a Center through student fees. The Janet C. Anderson Resource Center opened in its permanent space in Graveley Hall in October 1998. Graveley Hall is named in honor of Lottie M. Graveley,
Since that time, the Anderson Center has experienced much growth. In December 1999, the Center established the Project Hope Advocacy Program through a grant from the Department of Justice, Office on Violence against Women. Following a grant renewal, the State Board of Education approved funding for a permanent, full-time time advocacy position in 2004. In spring 2003, the Anderson Center received grant funding from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to establish the W.I.S.E Project, an HIV prevention program for women also funded through the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, joined the Anderson Center. The Anderson Center has also received funding on an on-going basis from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare’s Rape Prevention and Education fund since spring 2003. This funding supports our Project Hope graduate assistant planning programming specifically for men, including our 1 in 4 Group.
The Center has also undergone a couple of name changes since its establishment. While originally named the Janet C. Anderson Resource Center, the name was later changed to the Janet C. Anderson Women’s and Men’s Center sometime during the 1999-2000 academic year. On December 9, 2002, President Bowen accepted a proposal by the newly-appointed Director, Rebecca Morrow, to amend the Anderson Center’s official name to the Janet C. Anderson Gender Resource Center. This was an important change as the inclusion of the word "gender" more accurately defines the specific focus of the Anderson Center. It also underscores the central importance of the Center’s recognition that both men and women should be involved in any dialogue concerning the construction of gender. We at the Anderson Center have worked hard to make it known as a place that is open to anyone who shares in our curiosity about women’s and men’s lives in our society today.
LOTTIE M. GRAVELEY
Lottie
Marva Graveley (née Johnston) was a native of Posey County, Indiana.
She was 
educated in Indiana and Kansas. On August 13, 1895, she married
John G. H. Graveley. The couple resided in Kansas until a 1902 move to
Mountain Home, Idaho which was then followed by a move to Boise in 1903.
Throughout
her lifetime, Mrs. Graveley was a strong supporter of education. She
taught for several years in Kansas and served as Treasurer for the
Boise School Board. In 1919, Mrs. Graveley was appointed to the Idaho
State Board of Education where she served two terms, extending her
tenure through 1929. She was the first woman to serve on the Board.
Mrs.
Graveley died in 1939. During that same year, the Lovering Construction
Company of Pocatello and St. Paul, Minnesota, completed Graveley Hall
on the Idaho State University campus. The hall was dedicated in honor
of Mrs. Graveley on February 21, The total cost of construction for the
building was $251,000.
According to the 1940 Wickiup,
“November 11 marked the opening of this new girls’ dormitory. Open
house and an informal dance was (sic) held just before Christmas. A
serenade of all the men’s dorms and the Sweetheart Formal were the big
events of the year.”
What we do
Each year, Anderson Center takes part in commemorating nationally-designated months and events designed to drawn attention to particular gender-related issues. The Center organizes special activities to mark theme-related months throughout the year, including Heart Health and Dating Violence Awareness Month (both February), Women’s History Month (March), Sexual Assault Awareness Month (April), Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Breast Cancer Awareness Month (both October) and special days such as Positive Body Image (late February) National Coming Out Day (October 11) and World AIDS Day (December 1). The Center also hosts discussion groups and sponsors entertainment-oriented events. Staff members are available to give presentations on such topics as domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, healthy relationships, HIV/AIDS (including prevention) and diversity, as well as others. For a calendar of what’s coming up, check out our calendar page.
SUPPORT OF GENDER-RELATED RESEARCH:
CONFERENCES/POSTER SESSIONS:
The Anderson Center will host The Art of Gender in Everyday Life IX, a Multidisciplinary Conference on March7-9, 2012. For the Call for Papers and a complete schedule of events, check out our home page or calendar of events page.
LECTURES:
The Anderson Center sponsors lectures by nationally-known figures on an irregular basis. On December 11, 2002, Brett Sokolow presented an interactive talk entitled, “He Said/She Said.” On April 24, 2003, Katie Koestner gave the address at our annual Take Back the Night event. The Anderson Center co-hosted a March 6, 2004, visit by the Guerrilla Girls and a March 4, 2005, screening and lecture by filmmaker Lourdes Portillo. On March 30, 2006, the Center co-sponsored Barbara Ehrenreich’s visit to ISU. In April 2007, the Anderson Center co-sponsored workshops by Dr. Bernice Sandler. Dr. Tania Modleski in March 2008 and Dr. Emily Toth, “Ms. Mentor” of The Chronicle of Higher Education in March 2009.
RESOURCES:
LIBRARY:
The Anderson Center Library holds books, magazines and pamphlets on a variety of gender-related topics. These materials can be borrowed through the main office in Graveley Hall, Room 114, for a period of up to one month. For a complete interactive catalogue of our Library Click Here
The Anderson Center is open to all, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, ethnic or cultural background, religion, abilities or age – everyone is welcome! The opportunities at the Center are limited only by the imaginations of those who choose to participate. We have a dedicated corps of student, staff and faculty volunteers who help to develop and facilitate new activities and events. We also have interns and practicum students who receive credit for their work at the Center, as well as work-study student employees.
Contact
CONTACT THE ANDERSON CENTER
We want to hear your comments, questions and suggestions.
Visit us at: Graveley Hall North, 1st floor
Call us at: 208-282-2805
Send us mail at: Janet C. Anderson Gender Resource Center
Stop 8141
Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID 83209-8141
U.S.A.
Meet The Staff
Åsa Burlin
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Angel Sidell |
Anderson Center: AmeriCorps Navigator I am an Idaho native, so naturally I like to snowboard, rock climb, and camp. My main joy is music; I will listen to anything and everything, except country music. I like to believe that I’m an outgoing person. I will try anything at least once, if I don’t like it the first time I’ll probably try it twice just to make sure. I recently received my Masters in Public Administration at Idaho State University. Now, I’m going to try to commit my life towards making a difference one person at a time. |
Anderson Center: Student Assistant I am originally from Minnesota, the land of 10,000 lakes, so naturally I love everything related to water: swimming. ice hockey, boating, water skiing, fishing - you name it! I am a graduate student in Microbiology and infectious disease transmission. I am also a volunteer at the Bannock Humane Society as a foster parent and animal advocate. I enjoy traveling and exploring the culinary arts. I have studied abroad in Spain and taught English in China, which in a round about way brought me to Idaho. My passion is global health and my career goal is to work as a traveling public health advisor and emergency epidemiologist in natural disaster management. |
