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Mar

CAAS Dean's Spring Speaker

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As part of the Aviation Program’s contribution to USU’s Year of the Woman, we are hosting Wally Funk on March 19th as the CAAS Dean’s Spring Seminar.

In 1961, Wally Funk was among the Mercury 13, the first group of American pilots to pass the Woman in Space program. Wally sailed through a series of rigorous physical and mental tests, with one of her scores beating all the male Mercury 7 astronauts', including John Glenn's, the first American in orbit. But just one week before the final phase of training, the program was abruptly cancelled. A combination of politics and prejudice meant that none of the women ever flew into space. Undeterred, Wally went on to become America's first female aviation safety inspector, though her dream of being an astronaut never dimmed. She still flies as an instructor pilot in Texas.

Don't let her snow white hair fool you. She is energetic, passionate about aviation, space and the future of women in aviation.

Wally is living history.

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Eccles Science Learning Center Auditorium |
19
Mar

Tanner Symposium

Conference/Seminar | Year of the Woman

1:00 - 2:00 pm - Welcome and Introduction (Evelyn Funda), Keynote Presentation: Lisa Tetrault, Carnegie Mellon University
2:15 - 4:15 pm - Panel: Suffrage Histories and Challenges, Moderators: Tammy Proctor (USU), Kimberly Jensen (Western Oregon University), Kathryn Lee (Whitworth University), Mona Siegel (Sacramento State University)
4:15 - 5:30 pm - Refreshments, Book Signing, and conversation with panelists
7:00 - 8:00 pm - Welcome and Introduction (President Noelle Cockett), Featured Keynote: Carol Anderson, Emory University
8:00 pm - Reception and book signing to follow

1:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Eccles Conference Center Auditorium |
19
Mar

CAAS Dean's Spring Speaker - Wally Funk, American Aviator

Conference/Seminar

As part of the Aviation Program’s contribution to USU’s Year of the Woman, we are hosting Wally Funk on March 19th as the CAAS Dean’s Spring Seminar.

In 1961, Wally Funk was among the Mercury 13, the first group of American pilots to pass the Woman in Space program. Wally sailed through a series of rigorous physical and mental tests, with one of her scores beating all the male Mercury 7 astronauts', including John Glenn's, the first American in orbit. But just one week before the final phase of training, the program was abruptly cancelled. A combination of politics and prejudice meant that none of the women ever flew into space. Undeterred, Wally went on to become America's first female aviation safety inspector, though her dream of being an astronaut never dimmed. She still flies as an instructor pilot in Texas.

Don't let her snow white hair fool you. She is energetic, passionate about aviation, space and the future of women in aviation.

Wally is living history.

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Eccles Science Learning Center Auditorium |
20
Mar

Tanner Symposium (Morning)

Conference/Seminar | Year of the Woman

9:00 am - 12:30 pm - Sponsoring Organization tables ( ECC Atrium). Attending organizations include: American Association of University Women, Better Days 2020, Merrill-Cazier Library Special Collections, Real Women Run, Utah League of Women Voters, Utah Public Radio, Voterise, Women in Politics Club
9:30 - 11:30 am Roundtable: Utah in the National Debate (ECC Auditorium): Christy Glass (USU, Moderator), James Courage Singer (Salt Lake Community College), Katherine Kitterman (Better Days 2020), John Mejia (Legal Director of the ACLU of Utah), Jeanetta Williams (President of NAACP, Salt Lake Branch), Sheri Newton (Voting Access Director, Disability Law Center)
11:45 am - Introduction: Laura Gamboa-Gutierrez (USU), Keynote Presentation: Selina Gallo-Cruz, College of the Holy Cross (ECC Auditorium)

All Day | Eccles Conference Center |
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