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1 The Keystoner February 2013 Volume 81, Number 1 Serving AAUW Branches Throughout Pennsylvania Advancing equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. Leader Log Margaret McGrath, AAUW-PA President aauwpa.president@gmail.com Hope to See YOU on April 13 in State College! In this Keystoner, you ll see lots of preparation for the state annual meeting. You will also note that the state board has approved a mail-in vote for new state officers for those state members unable to attend the annual meeting. So why come in April? Your state board has a vision that AAUW in Pennsylvania will be a vibrant, welcoming and inclusive community, and that the state organization will be a resource and advocate for the branches. We re hoping you want to be an active part of this community, whether you re passionate about equity, public policy, scholarships for students, or education. Are you ready to discuss Caleb s Crossing or Enrique s Journey, or do you just want to spend time with other like-minded women? While we know that you can be active online and elsewhere, there is an energy generated by congregating, brainstorming and discussing. The state board will also be listening to member ideas and passions. Do we need to make changes in our resolutions on Marcellus Shale or Human Trafficking? Should we join coalitions against gun violence? Will you vote to give the board flexibility to decide how long the annual meeting will be each year rather than designating that in even-numbered years it will be held during a State convention? Do you agree with our goals, and have any additional priority actions to suggest? What else is on your mind? It isn t work if it s fun, and if you re not sure the intellectual stimulation does that for you, we ll also have massage, yoga and a musical interlude, for a little variety. I hope to see you there. AAUW-PA Annual Meeting Saturday, April 13th Toftrees Resort, State College Empowering Women The theme of the 2013 annual meeting is empowerment, and the keynote speaker for the Saturday session will be Christianne Corbett, AAUW Senior Researcher and Co-author of the newly released report, Graduating to a Pay Gap. This report explores the earnings difference between female and male college graduates who are working full- time one year after graduation. (See pages 5-9 for complete Annual Meeting information.) A New Legislative Tracking Tool Keynote Speaker Christianne Corbett Are you tired of legislators in Harrisburg pushing bills that would limit a woman s right to health care, weaken our educational system, or reduce access to higher education? Do you wish you knew about these threats to AAUW priority issues sooner? AAUW- PA now has a state-of-the-art legislative tracking tool to help us take effective and timely action on policy issues in our state. Called CQ (Congressional Quarterly) StateTrack, the tool allows the AAUW staff in Washington, D.C. to work with AAUW-PA public policy co-chairs to track state legislation that affects AAUW's priority issues. We will use CQ StateTrack to create a profile for Pennsylvania, which includes a set of keywords, names of committees, and names of legislators. The tool will automatically search state bills, generating alerts when state legislation containing one of our keywords is introduced, is heard in committee, or is ready for a floor vote. The search engine can also generate web reports to give us a snapshot of what the state legislature is considering at any one time, based on our state s keywords and key issues. (see CQ STATE TRACK, page 2)

2 The Keystoner Page 2 AAUW-PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Margaret McGrath aauwpa.president@gmail.com Program Vice President Talat Azhar aauwpapvp@gmail.com Membership Vice President Linda Tozier aauwpamembership@gmail.com Secretary Susan Norris aauwpasec@gmail.com Finance Officer Leslie Wachob aauwpafinance@gmail.com Administrative Director Patricia Byerly aauwpaad@gmail.com District Coordinator (Central) Carol Heintzelman AAUWPACDCPA@gmail.com District Coordinator (East) Susan McNamara aauwpaeast@gmail.com District Coordinator (West) Barbara Zaborowski aauwpawest@gmail.com College/University Liaison Deb Roney aauwpacu@gmail.com AAUW Funds Chair Toni Hoffman aauwpaaauwfunds@gmail.com Statewide Book Group Coordinator Toni Hoffman aauwpaaauwfunds@gmail.com Bylaws Chair Fran Pierce aauwpabylaws@gmail.com Website Coordinator Cynthia Weber aauwpawebmaster@gmail.com Keystoner Editor Connie Schroeder aauwpakeystoner@gmail.com (See BOARD, page 3) AAUW Generosity Matters Thank-You from a 2012 NCCWSL AAUW-PA Scholarship Winner Thanks to AAUW-PA, I was able to attend the National Conference for Student Leaders - The Conference of a Lifetime! My hope was to bring back new leadership skills to Moravian College. Attendees were from various backgrounds with differing beliefs and values, but we all had a similar goal of creating a more equal world for women. Our plan: to inspire each other to become incredible female leaders. Arielle Brent, 2012 NCCWSL Recipient, Moravian College The most moving event was the Women of Distinction awards ceremony. Recipients achievements have been world changing. Each spoke about how we can make our own footprints and use our education and privilege to fix the world. I felt touched and motivated to start making a difference. I wanted a renewed sense of purpose and to evaluate how my values correlated with my career goals. I learned that other women my age share my struggles and we now had new tools to overcome them. Presenters spoke about the importance of young leaders to make connections and foster relationships with women we admire and how to foster relationships with those who look up to us. We can create a team of young women seeking the same goals. Networking was a major activity and hearing so many different perspectives made me reevaluate how I have always thought about discrimination, policy reform, and feminism. I realized that those in support of women s rights have a myriad of opinions regarding the actions women are taking currently to achieve those rights. By meeting women from other states and educational backgrounds, attendees were able to share opinions and reaffirm their own values and get others, like me, to understand I still have so much to learn. Arielle Brent (CQ STATE TRACK from page 1) With this new service, AAUW-PA will be one of the first advocacy organizations in our state to know about pending legislation. Our site will become a go-to place for up-to-date information on legislation affecting women and families in Pennsylvania. We will be able to make quick decisions about taking positions on new bills and taking a leadership role on particular legislation. Updated information will be available on the AAUW-PA website. To learn more about CQ StateTrack, or to put a link to CQ StateTrack in your branch newsletter, visit advocacy@aauw.org. Remembering Doris Cohen Doris Cohen, Finance Officer of the AAUW-PA from , passed away on January 13, Doris joined AAUW-York in She was active in numerous interest groups and served as branch treasurer from and as branch co-president from Doris will be remembered for her strong support of AAUW issues and for her dry sense of humor. She is survived by three daughters and one son.

3 Volume 81, Number 1 Page 3 April 9 is Equal Pay Day Betty Hooker, AAUW-PA Public Policy Co-Chair aauwpapp2@gmail.com Equal Pay Day is the date when women s earnings "catch up" to men's from the previous year. In other words, women must work fifteen months and nine days to earn what men in equivalent positions earn in one year. The AAUW Pay Equity Resource Kit, updated in November 2012, is available from the Association. It offers information on the history of pay discrimination and many ideas for action on this important issue. Learn more at: AAUWPayEquityResourceKit2013.pdf We will be very fortunate for the chance to hear more about Graduating to a Pay Gap from Christianne Corbett, author of the report, at our annual meeting in April. Released by AAUW in October 2012, the report uses current data to examine the gender wage gap between women and men one year after college graduation. Controlling for many variables, the study found that one year out of college, women were paid 82 cents, on average, for every dollar paid to men. A PowerPoint summary of Graduating to a Pay Gap is available at The PowerPoint, followed by a discussion, is perfect for a branch meeting. Closing the pay gap through the passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act is a top legislative priority for AAUW in the 113th Congress. The Paycheck Fairness Act will close loopholes in the Equal Pay Act and will bar retaliation against workers who reveal their wages to co-workers. Without this bill, employers can discipline and even terminate workers who divulge their salaries. Without knowledge of the "going wage," employees are prevented from learning about pay discrimination, and full enforcement of existing anti-discrimination laws is impossible. Women will not get the pay they deserve until they know what men doing the same job are paid. CONGRATULATIONS AAUW-PA Branches Celebrating Milestone Anniversaries Eastern Delaware County 80 years Fayette County 40 Years Johnstown 90 years Lansdale 50 years Levittown-Lower Bucks 60 Years Punxsutawny 40 years Scranton 75 Years Towanda 90 years Visibililty Matters! Sandy Rhodes, AAUW-PA Visibility Chair aauwpavisibilitychair@gmail.com If you want the public to get a picture of what your AAUW branch does, a photo speaks volumes. Many media outlets would prefer action photos rather than one that shows people just standing. Show how you raised money, not a check passing. This makes for a more interesting visual. Get the picture? (BOARD, from page 2) Public Policy Co-Chair Betty Hooker aauwpapp2@gmail.com Public Policy Co-Chair Peggy Schmiedecke aauwpapp1@gmail.com Visibility Chair Sandy Rhodes aauwpavisibilitychair@gmail.com BOARD SUPPORT TEAM Conference Coordinator Janice Barrington aauwpaconfcoord@gmail.com Conference Registrar Sherry Crassweller aauwpaconfregistrar@gmail.com Annual Meeting Yearbook Kathy Quinn aauwpadirectory@gmail.com Archives Chair Linda Robbins aauwpaarchives@gmail.com Social Media Coordinator Michele Buford Outstanding Woman Chair Suzanne Kerlin aauwpaow@gmail.com Leader on Loan Program Margaret McGrath aauwpa.president@gmail.com Patricia Byerly aauwpaad@gmail.com AAUW-PA Vision AAUW-PA will be a welcoming and inclusive organization that serves as a significant resource and powerful advocate for Pennsylvania branches and members in their work toward achieving the mission and vision of AAUW.

4 The Keystoner Page 4 Around the State AAUW-PA Branch Bits and Pieces CENTRAL DISTRICT Carol Heintzelman, District Coordinator AAUWPACDCPA@gmail.com Gettysburg On Tuesday, March 19, the Gettysburg Branch will host The Case Against Marcellus Shale, presented by Barbara Roney and Deb McFeely from the AAUW York Branch. It will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the Lutheran Theological Seminary. Join us and learn more about this critical issue! Ruthe Craley Huntingdon On March 27, the AAUW-Juniata College Student Group and Huntingdon Branch will co-sponsor their second joint Sister-to-Sister Summit. Sixty seventh- and eighth-grade girls from three school districts will choose and then discuss in small groups nonacademic challenges they face and how to address them. Past topics included friendship, bullying and peer pressure, relationships and dating, and self-image. C/U partner Juniata College is providing meeting space and staff to train the college-student moderators for the chat sessions. Motivational speakers will be former girls from the program who have successfully navigated the murky waters of middle school. The project won Standing Stone Coffee Company s Community Development Award. Deb Roney EASTERN DISTRICT Susan McNamara, District Coordinator aauwpaeast@gmail.com Makefield Area On November 17, the Makefield Area Branch hosted a very well attended meeting for eastern Pennsylvania AAUW branches, including sixty women from thirteen AAUW branches, and some League of Women Voters members. Lisa Maatz, national AAUW Director of Public Policy and Government Relations, spoke about women in the last election, non-partisanship, and regulatory reform during legislative gridlock. Amanda Holt shared an update on her PA redistricting challenge. It was an inspiring day. Susan McNamara West Chester-Chester County We created a card game for use at the first meeting of the year that helps us get to know more about each other and about branch activities. We made up cards that had the name and brief description of a branch activity, and the page number in the branch handbook where a description of that activity was located. After dealing the cards, members tell something about themselves and share the information from the card (s) they were dealt. The activity chair circulates a sign-up sheet for those interested in participating. This game familiarizes members with each other and with the handbook. Fran Pierce WESTERN DISTRICT Barb Zaborowski, District Coordinator aauwpawest@gmail.com Johnstown Celebrating our 90th anniversary this year, we ve planned special events throughout the year. We will show the movie The Invisible War during Women s History Month, birthday cake and a historical look at the past 90 years at our awards dinner this spring, and in the fall we plan to invite all of the women s groups in the county to our anniversary party. Barb Zaborowski Pittsburgh, Beaver Valley, Fox Chapel January was designated Human Trafficking Awareness Month by President Obama, and to promote awareness of this problem, three branches from the Western District (Pittsburgh, Fox Chapel, and Beaver Valley) attended a program given by Jamie Turek, M.I.D, who is currently the Assistant Director of the Project to End Human Trafficking (PEHT) in Pittsburgh. Jamie spoke about what human trafficking is, who is trafficked, reasons why victims might be trafficked, and shared stories about human trafficking at the global and local levels. It was a real eye opener. To learn more, visit about/our-pittsburgh-staff. Patricia Byerly

5 Volume 81 Number 1 Page 5 EMPOWERING WOMEN AAUW-PA 2013 Annual Meeting Program Saturday, April 13, 2013 AAUW Orientation Friday April 12 Toftrees, 1 Country Club Lane, State College, PA Friday, April 12 5:30-7:30 Registration 6:00-7:00 Welcome and pizza/salad dinner AAUW Orientation, board introductions Nominating and Elections Committee members start certification process 7:00-8:15 AAUW (national) update and Town Hall (PA) 8:30-10:00 Movie: Miss Representation Saturday April 13 8:00-11:30 Registration 8:30-10:00 Breakfast 9:00-10:00 Concurrent Sessions Part I Focus on AAUW: membership, student affiliates, national priorities; website Book discussions: Caleb s Crossing, Enrique s Journey, favorite books 9:00-11:00 Branch display tables and newsletter sharing table 9:00-11:00 Chair Massage 10:00-11:00 Chair Yoga 10:15-11:00 Concurrent Sessions Part II Leadership: leader coaching and mentoring Advocacy: public policy, pay equity, Marcellus shale, human trafficking, CQ Tracking, gun violence Learn & Share: icon identification, social media, visibility & publicity, website 11:15-11:30 Musical Interlude, Kim Cook 11:30-12:15 Keynote - Christianne Corbett, author of Graduating to a Pay Gap 12:15-1:00 Lunch 1:15-2:15 Annual meeting and elections 2:15-3:00 District meetings and election of members of Nominating and Elections Committee 3:00-4:00 Awards Ceremony and Desserts 4:00 Adjourn Statewide Book Group Toni Hoffman, AAUW-PA Statewide Book Group Chair aauwpaaauwfunds@gmail.com Two books were chosen for the book discussion hour at the April 13th AAUW-PA Annual Meeting. FICTION: Caleb s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks This book is about Bethia Mayfield, a restless and curious young woman growing up in Martha's Vineyard in the 1660s amid a small band of pioneering English Puritans. At age twelve, she meets Caleb, the young son of a chieftain, and the two forge a secret bond that draws each into the alien world of the other. NON-FICTION: Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario This astonishing story recounts the unforgettable odyssey of a Honduran boy who braves unimaginable hardship and peril to reach his mother in the United States. I will lead the discussion for the fiction selection, and will find some discussion questions for the non-fiction selection. There will be copies of Favorite Book Lists and Websites for Book Selection and Discussion Questions available for members who attend the book discussion groups.

6 The Keystoner Page 6 Meet AAUW-PA Officer Nominees The AAUW-PA Nominating Committee is pleased to present the names of the following candidates for election at the 84th Annual AAUW-PA Meeting, April 13, Respectfully Submitted, Susan McNamara, Nominating Chair. Susan Donahue Finance Officer, Susan Donahue joined the Lansdale Branch in 2006, and in that short time, she served two terms as Finance Officer, secured 501C3 status for the branch, was named an Outstanding Woman, and is the Co-Chair of Lansdale s Excellence in Writing Committee. After earning degrees from Millersville University (Accounting) and Temple University (Health Care Administration), Susan worked in hospital administration, clinical research, IT and software quality and testing, in addition to raising her children. She is now an adoption consultant and consignment sale owner. Susan commented, As finance officer, my primary role will be to continue to maintain fiscal responsibility and oversee management of state funds. Susan Norris Secretary (re-election term ) Following life s path, Valley Forge is the fifth AAUW branch in which Susan Norris has been active since She served as Valley Forge branch president from , co-chair of the branch book sale for six years, and is a member of their Let s Read Math team. She has attended several AAUW national conventions, and has been a regular participant at state conventions since the 1980s. Additionally, Susan is active with the League of Women Voters. Susan has a BA from Wheaton College, and an MLS from the University of Pittsburgh. Her professional experiences include appointments as Librarian, Library Director, and Informational Specialist. Though retired, Susan works as needed for her family-run manufacturing and self-storage business. Susan believes that a primary focus of AAUW-PA s job is to support and encourage struggling branches while awarding and emulating successful ones. Keeping accurate and timely minutes of board meetings is important to assisting branches. Susan says she would be honored to continue to serve the organization. Jackie Heaney Co-VP Membership, Jackie Heaney has been an active member of the Beaver Valley Branch since 1990, serving two terms each as Public Policy Chair and Branch President. She developed the branch website, was named Outstanding Woman twice, and Educational Named Gift Honoree. Jackie attended Edinboro University (B.S.ED) and Penn State (M.ED). Jackie s career has included work in career services, vocational counseling and case management. She volunteers with the Women s Center of Beaver County and the United Way. In her new position, Jackie wants to be sure branches are equipped with the tools to attract new members. The more active the branch, the better opportunity for membership growth, she added. Linda Tozier Co-VP Membership (re-election term ) Linda Tozier s experience with AAUW is long and broad. Currently, she is a member of the AAUW Leadership Corps and AAUW Nominating Committee, AAUW-PA membership Vice President, and North Hills McKnight branch president. Prior to this, Linda was national Director-at-Large , Middle Atlantic Regional Director, and AAUW-PA President, Linda has attended many national, state, and regional conventions, some which she has chaired. She has also served as a National AAUW Leader-on-Loan to several state conventions as well as for branches within Pennsylvania. Linda s education includes a BS in Elementary Education and MS in Education from Bucknell, which she applied to a career as mentor, teacher, and children s center director. Linda is running for a final term as Co-Membership Vice President because she wants to mentor others who share her passion for AAUW. She feels that it is imperative that the state Board continues to encourage members to stay active and recruit others to join AAUW. She adds, I will support each of you as we advance equity for women and girls in PA.

7 Volume 81, Number 1 Page 7 Implementation of All-Member Voting Fran Pierce, AAUW-PA Bylaws Chair aauwpabylaws@gmail.com Last April at the AAUW-PA Convention, members passed changes to our bylaws that will allow all members to vote for the officers to be elected this year. During the past year, the members of your Nominations and Elections Committee along with the Board of Directors worked with the Bylaws Chair to design a process that would fulfill that mandate. Facing this column on this page you will see the instructions for voting that will enable you and all members to participate in our officer elections this year, whether or not you can attend the Annual Meeting in State College in April. In addition to the ballot below, AAUW-PA Branch Presidents will soon be receiving a packet in the mail that will contain 2013 OFFICIAL AAUW-PA BALLOT (See page 6 for detailed information on nominees.) Please mark choices with an X. Finance Officer Nominees: Susan Donahue Other Secretary Nominees: Susan Norris (re-elect) Other Co-Vice President, Membership (Please vote for 2 candidates) Nominees: Jackie Heaney Linda Tozier (re-elect) (see VOTING, page 10) Other Please mail ballot, using instructions provided on this page, to Susan McNamara, Nominations Chair. Your ballot must be received no later than Friday, April 5, 2013, in order for it to be valid and counted. AAUW-PA Election of 2013 Voting Instructions for Members Susan McNamara, AAUW-PA Nominations Chair aauwpaeast@gmail.com Submission deadline: Bring the ballot to the annual meeting or return it to your branch president to bulk mail or hand carry to the Annual Meeting on April 13. Alternatively, you can mail it yourself. If mailed, your ballot must be received no later than Friday, April 5, 2013, by Dr. McNamara at the address below, in order for it to be valid and counted. All instructions for voting must be completed exactly as required in order for your ballot to be valid. Please ask for clarification from your branch officers or from AAUW-PA officers before voting if you have any questions or concerns about the appropriate way to file your ballot. Your official ballot is on this page, to be clipped out and returned to the Nominations Chair, listed below. Read the information about each nominee on page 2 and make your choice for each office. Mark an X in the blank provided on the ballot. Fold and insert the completed ballot into a small (4 x 6 or similar) envelope. Do not place any marks on this envelope. Insert the blank envelope, containing the ballot, into a larger (#10 or similar) envelope. Seal the envelope and, on the reverse or flap side of this envelope, do the following: PRINT legibly your name as it appears in AAUW membership records so that the Nominations and Elections Committee can locate it in our membership files. SIGN your name as you normally would, below your printed name. PRINT the name of your branch or if you are not a member of any particular branch, PRINT the letters MAL below your signature. FILE your ballot either by returning it to your branch president or by mailing it. If mailing your ballot, please send it to: Susan McNamara, Ph.D., AAUW-PA Nominations, th Street, Bethlehem, PA Your mailed ballot must reach Susan no later than April 5, 2013, in order to be counted.

8 The Keystoner Page 8 Branch Sharing Opportunity We all have something to learn from one another. Branches interested in having their own branch sharing table at the annual meeting are asked to notify Conference Coordinator Janice Barrington, aauwpaconfcoord@gmail.com by April 1 st. Branches who wish to contribute to the newsletter sharing table are asked to bring 20 copies of their most recent newsletter. Kim Cook was named the first arts and humanities laureate at Penn State. World Class Cellist to Perform at Meeting Cellist Kim Cook, the inaugural arts and humanities laureate at Penn State, will provide a musical interlude at the April 13 AAUW-PA Annual Meeting between 11:15 11:30 a.m. Attendees are in for a real treat. She has performed to critical acclaim as a soloist in 26 countries, and her cello studio at Penn State has attracted cellists from around the world. Enjoy Massage & Yoga at the Meeting! Learn more about Kim at: This year s annual meeting offers something new and different: yoga and massage, which will be offered throughout the morning. Cecilia Mills and Sue Lembeck-Edens have a company in State College called CalmingPoints. Cecilia specializes in relaxing and rejuvenating massages for pain relief, incorporating her interest in Chinese medicine and igong in her massages and bodywork practice. Sue s practice includes yoga, Pilates and StrongWomen strength training, and she offers a well-rounded and fun movement experience. Learn more at AAUW-PA Bylaws Amendment Proposed A change to the bylaws is endorsed by the state Board and will be presented by the Bylaws Chair for consideration by the membership present at the April 13 meeting. Specifically, the proposal is to delete the second sentence in Article XII, Meetings of the State, Section 1, Annual Meeting. This sentence now reads: In evennumbered years this [annual business meeting] will be held during the State convention. (See BYLAWS, page 10) Directions to State College/ Toftrees Resort for AAUW-PA Annual Meeting From I-99, take Exit 71 toward Woodycrest. Right on Waddle Road. Right on Toftrees Avenue. Left on County Club Road, Toftrees on right. Questions? Call Toftrees at After the AAUW-PA Meeting Visit the Arboretum at Penn State The botanical gardens in the Arboretum at Penn State were built in 2009 on a 35 acre tract, and include a wonderful array of 17,000 individual plants and 700 species. There is no cost to attend and it is a ten minute drive from Toftrees. Open until dark, the Arboretum is near the intersection of Park Avenue and Bigler Road. Directions: Turn left on Toftrees Avenue, right on Fox Hollow Road, Right on Park Avenue, and right on McKee Street. arboretum.psu.edu/ Check Out Downtown State College Downtown State College has dozens of restaurants to pick from, along with an amazing variety of shops and specialty stores.

9 Volume 81, Number 1 Page 9 AAUW-PA Annual Meeting Registration Form* April 12-13, 2013 AAUW-PA 84th Annual Meeting, Toftrees Golf Resort & Conference Center, One Country Club Lane, State College, PA *Online Registration also available. To complete: Name Branch First-time Attendee? Address Phone Special Needs: Dietary Physical FOR HOTEL RESERVATION Call Toftrees for room reservation: Mention AAUW-PA. Rate: $99 for double occupancy. AAUW block of rooms will be released on March 20, Need a roommate Friday? Yes Please indicate below if you are: Branch member Branch President State Past President State Board Guest State Board Member College/University Rep. Student Affiliate Outstanding Woman? Yes Teal Award Recipient? Yes Check sessions you plan to attend. (Meeting ends at 4:00 pm) FRIDAY, APRIL 12: Welcome (Pizza/Salad dinner), 6:00-7:00 pm National Update & Town Hall, 7:00-8:15 pm Movie (Miss Representation) 8:30-10:00 pm SATURDAY, APRIL 13: Breakfast, 8:30-10:00 am Chair Massage in lobby, 9:00-11:00 am Chair Yoga, 10:00-11:00 am Concurrent Sessions I (select one) 9:00-10:00 am Focus on AAUW: Membership Student Affiliates National Priorities Book Discussions: Caleb s Crossing Enrique s Journey Favorite Books Concurrent Sessions 2 (select one) 10:15-11:15 am Leadership: Leader Coaching and Mentoring Advocacy: Public Policy Pay Equity Marcellus Shale Human Trafficking CQ Tracking Gun Violence Learn and Share: Icon Identification Social Media Visibility & Publicity Website LUNCH CHOICES (select one) Curried veggie kabobs Chicken picatta Roast pork loin Registration: $40 Early Bird by March 20 $45 by April 4 $15 Student Early Bird by March 20 $20 Student by April 4 (with Student ID) Core Sessions will be from 11:15 am 4:00 pm. Reminder: You must make your own reservations. See bottom of form. DISCOUNT AND REFUND POLICIES Early Bird Registrations with full payment must be postmarked before March 20, Regular Registrations must be postmarked before April 4, Onsite registration will be available with a $15 late fee. Registration is cancellable with full refund if AAUW is notified by April 4, Include a stamped, self-addressed postcard or your address for registration confirmation. If you have any questions about registration, contact Sherry Crassweller at (814) or (814) , aps@psu.edu. Use Annual Meeting 2013 in the subject line. Send registration form/check made payable to AAUW-PA to: AAUW-PA c/o Sherry Crassweller, 2264 Charleston Drive, State College, PA 16801

10 (VOTING from page 7) copies of this ballot, biographies of the nominees, and the instructions for voting. Those ballots may also be mailed back to AAUW-PA as described in the instructions, or may be given to the branch president or other person designated by the branch. That branch designee may mail the ballots, in bulk, back to AAUW-PA, or may choose to handcarry the ballots, in bulk, to the April Annual Meeting in State College. The Board of Directors hopes that the procedure will work well this year, but if there are any issues that arise during the voting or counting process that were not anticipated, we are confident that the elected members of the Nominations and Elections Committee and the Bylaws Chair will be able to make the necessary corrections and improve the process as we go forward in future years. The following pieces of upcoming legislation, as identified by Erin Prangley, AAUW Associate Director of Government Relations, align with AAUW priorities: Upcoming Legislation Includes AAUW Priorities ESEA Elementary and Secondary Education Act - "No Child Left Behind." Most states have applied for waivers for NCLB so they can continue to receive funding. The administration is setting its own policy on such issues as Title IX enforcement, STEM education, teacher quality, and more. The Senate Health Committee may pass its own version of ESEA. Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act - (Federal Student Aid) and reauthorization of the Perkins Act, but the Perkins Act is it doesn't collect data students in non-traditional careers. Violence Against Women Act - provides grants to states to set up shelters, train police departments, etc. This legislation has never applied to Native American women living on reservations. Jurisdiction is the issue. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - formerly Food Stamps - The House cuts are draconian. AAUW is working with coalitions to oppose cuts to SNAP. Shaheen Amendment - would give victims of rape or incest in the military access to abortion services using their military health insurance coverage. (Rape is three times higher in the military.) It is not included in the National Defense Authorization Bill passed by the House. Reporting an Address Change for The Keystoner E-newsletter Subscribers: address changes should be sent to the person in your branch who manages electronic mailings. Paper Subscribers: Address changes for paper newsletter subscribers should be sent to Patricia Byerly at aauwpaad@gmail.com. If you ve misplaced a past copy of the Keystoner, they are posted on the AAUW-PA website, NEWSLETTER SUBMISSIONS Your branch news is vital to the success and impact of this quarterly newsletter. The exchange of ideas helps all of us. Items for the next Keystoner issue are due April 30th. Please send your AAUW news to Connie Schroeder, aauwpakeystoner@gmail.com. Reaching AAUW AUW Member HELPLINE: 800/ (AAUW) 202/ (TDD number) AAUW connect@aauw.org (BYLAWS from page 8) Rationale: At one time, AAUW- PA used to hold a convention every year. That changed to a format of a convention only in even-numbered years, and a one day meeting in odd-numbered years which is when National holds a convention. The state board has been exploring blended options, and would like the flexibility to determine the scheduling as they think appropriate, rather than meet the test of a convention in even-numbered years. Mark Your Calendar March 20 Deadline for Early-Bird registration for the AAUW-PA Annual Meeting; see page 9. April 4 Deadline for AAUW-PA Annual Meeting; see page 9. April 9 Pay Equity Day April AAUW-PA Annual Meeting, Toftrees, State College June 9 12, 2013 AAUW National Convention New Orleans July 13, 2013 AAUW-PA All-Member Retreat, Country Cupboard, Lewisburg. Details forthcoming. For updates, visit the AAUW-PA website: