"Vagt approves Gender Resource Center." The Davidsonian, October 20, 1998.

Title: "Vagt approves Gender Resource Center." The Davidsonian, October 20, 1998.
Description: This article describes the perspectives of Davidson three students who were involved in the founding of the Gender Resource Center in 1998, as part of the Gender Resource Center Committee.
Creator: Carrie Arthur.
Date: October 20, 1998.
Relation: The Davidsonian. October 20, 1998.
Text: In response to criticism of the center being unnecessary, a feminist haven, or exclusive, Culp said that it "is open to everyone." Malphurs wants the center to expand beyond the boundaries of the college community: "we eventually see the center being opened up to the whole community." She continued, "the Bridges program holds great promise in including people from diverse backgrounds of the college community." Culp feels the center is important because "it demonstrates that we value our community; we value various needs of our community." The center is "a challenge to the community to look at things like gender and to use it (and) to think about voices in the classroom, Patterson Court, day-to-day life at Davidson." Culp summarized, "the College has that issues of gender are important enough to create a space."
Malphurs feels that the change in the original name of Women's Resources Center to Gender Resource Center signifies the inclusiveness of the Center. She said, "issues that should be called gender issues are called women's issues," and Malphurs wants to center to address "issues of femininity and masculinity."
Looking to the future, the committee is currently forming a ten year vision statement that Ross said "will provide for the future, not year by year." This mission will hopefully guarantee the center's success, unlike the failed previous [Women’s Center]. about which Malphurs said "no one knows because it wasn't documented." Malphurs and Ross want the center to be "a campus institution," instead of an organization. They intend to use the current center as a "proving ground" to "demonstrate the need" and then to move to a bigger space. The center will officially open on Saturday, October 24, and Culp, Malphurs, and Ross invite everyone to use the new resources.
Publisher: Davidson College.
Language: English.
Source: The Davidsonian.
Subject: Gender Resource Center.

Item sets: Student Life; Gender Resource Center

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Media: Vagt Approves Gender Resource Center, 1998.

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