AAUW La Mesa-El Cajon Branch

June 10, 2023 – Final General Meeting of 2022-2023
Speaker – Dr. Heather Haeger, University of Arizona STEM Researcher
Review of 2022-2023 Year
Installation of 2023-2024 Officers
Time: 11-2. Luncheon at 11:30
Location: Bay Club Hotel on Shelter Island

Mission: To provide support for adequate funding that gives women and other disadvantaged populations access to higher education, including two-year degree programs & vocational training

General meetings typically are held at Foothills United Methodist Church (King Hall), 4031 Avocado Blvd., La Mesa, CA 91941.

PAST PROGRAMS
September 10, 2022 – Speakers: Tech Trek participants, NCCWSL* representative. Membership drive
*National Conference for College Women Student Leaders
Mission: To close the STEM gap

October 8, 2022 – Social Equity – Speaker – League of Women Voters (LWV)
Public Policy – LWV speaker on League’s purpose and how it functions
Spotlight on Special Activities and board committees
Mission: To guarantee equality, individual rights, and social justice for a diverse and inclusive society

November 12, 2022 – Women in the Media; Scholarship Recipients
Panel dialog on pay equity, gender roles, employee support, & challenges in the workplace
Mission: Pay equity, fairness in compensation & benefits, & economic justice

December 10, 2022 –  Holiday Party; San Diego Food Bank Donations
Entertainment – Merry Ukes
Mission: To guarantee equality, individual rights, & social justice for a diverse & inclusive society

January 14, 2023 – Speaker – Fund Grant Recipient. Branch Named-Gift Honoree
Speaker: STEM researcher Estelle Reyes, Career Development Grant Recipient and Senior VP of Community Enhancement at Los Angeles Cleantech Incubators (LACI)
Mission: To strengthen programs that encourage career development & earning potential, including career & technical education, access to postsecondary education

January 28, 2023 – San Diego County InterBranch Council (SDC-IBC) Annual All-Branch Luncheon
Guest Speaker: Guadalupe Corona, Ed.D., Director of Office of Student
Equity Programs & Services, Southwestern Community College District
Location: The Old Spaghetti Factory, 111 N Twin Oaks Valley Rd, San Marcos, CA 92069

February 11, 2023 – Speakers – Precious Jackson-Hubbard & Mimi Test
Ms. Jackson-Hubbard is the 2022 Phenomenal Woman.
Ms. Test will speak on Title IX through the years in San Diego County.
Mission: To guarantee equality, individual rights, and social justice for a diverse and inclusive society

March 11, 2023 – Women in History & Speech Trek winner
Presentation by Women’s Museum of California – Click for slides
Mission: To strengthen programs that encourage career development and earning potential, including career and technical education

April 29, 2023 – Author’s Luncheon, our scholarship fundraising event

May 13, 2023 – Speaker: Rob Hicks of Anti-Defamation League on “Antisemitism Uncovered.” Video regarding Lemon Grove Incident
Mission: To guarantee equality, individual rights, and social justice for a diverse and inclusive society