The 2013 Women S Research Colloquium

The2018Women’sResearchColloquium(April26,2018)CallforPresentationAbstracts

SponsoredbythePresident’s CommissionontheStatusof Women

About theColloquium

TheWomen’sResearchColloquium,thesignatureeventofthePresident’sCommissionontheStatus ofWomen(PCSW),willbeheldApril26,2018,from5:00p.m.to7:30p.m.atthePointeinthe Walter Pyramid. Thedinner event will featuretwo selectedresearch presentations with discussions.

The Presentations

ThepurposeoftheWomen’sResearchColloquiumistolearnaboutresearchdonebywomenand/or researchrelatedtowomen’sissuesandconcerns.Presentationsshouldbedevelopedforageneral audienceofCSULBfaculty,students,staff,andcommunityguestswhorepresentavarietyof disciplines.Presentationsshouldbenolongerthan20minutesandshouldemphasizeresultsrather than methodology.

TheSubmission Process

AllCSULBfacultyandstaffmembersareinvitedtosubmitaproposalofapresentationforreview. Eachsubmissionshouldconsistoftwoseparatefiles:theCoverSheetandthePresentationAbstract.

(1)TheCoverSheetshouldincludethefollowinginformationasitwouldappearintheprogram, shouldthepresentationbeselected: (a)Thepresentationtitle;(b)thepresenter’sname,title, and department; and(c)ashort biography(approximately150 words).

(2)ThePresentationAbstractshouldinclude:(a)thepresentationtitle;(b)asummaryofthe researchandhowitwillbepresented(approximately250words);(c)aparagraphexplaining howthepresentationrelatestoorsupportsthemissionofthePCSWinadditiontohowit addressesthepurposeoftheWomen’sResearchColloquium;and(d)anindicationofthe college(s)with which theresearch is most closelyaligned.In ordertofacilitateblind reviewing, no identifyinginformation about theproposershould appearin theabstract.

Eachfilemustbesubmittedasane-mailattachmenttoLindsay San Miguel().Pleaseindicatetheterms“PCSWCover”orPCSWAbstract”inthe subject lineofthe e-mail. Attachments must bein MS Word (.docor.docx)orPDF(.pdf).

Evaluation ofSubmissions

TwopresenterswillbechosenbythePCSWColloquiumCommittee.Abstractswillbeevaluatedon thebasis of:

(1)Thequalityofthepresentation beingproposed;

(2)Howthepresentation relates to orsupports themission ofthePCSWand howit addresses the purposeoftheWomen’sResearch Colloquium;

(3)Whetherthepresentation is developed with theColloquium audiencein mind.

About PCSW

ThePresident’sCommissionontheStatusofWomenrepresentsallCSULBwomenandwomen- identified students, staff,faculty, and administrators.Themission ofthePCSWis to:

•Serve as aliaison between thePresident’s Officeand the Universitycommunity;

•AdvisethePresident’sOfficeandthecampuscommunityonpoliciesandpracticesofconcern to women and affecting women’s opportunity,full participation, and advancement at CSULB;

•Initiate,advocate, implement, and support actions that address the concerns ofCSULBwomen;

•PromoteidentificationoftheneedsofcampuswomenandencouragetheUniversitytorespond tothoseneedsbyremovinginequitiesandbyprovidingasupportiveeducational,workingand social environment for women;

•Advocatefortheenhancedstatusofcampuswomenandcontinuallyprovideandsupport opportunities forthe equal and fairtreatment of women.

For MoreInformation

WeencourageallinterestedapplicantstovisitthePCSWwebsiteforinformationaboutthePCSWand

theColloquium.Past presenters arelisted here: PCSW website

For additional information please contact Lindsay San Miguel() or Nina Flores ().