Ava Chuppe Staff Writer achuppe@murraystate.edu Alliance, the social organization for LGBTQ students at Murray State, has expanded into professional development with new groups known as oSTEM and Cultivating Change. oSTEM is the result of a collaboration between the Pride Center and students, faculty and staff in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology. It is Read More
Sarah Mead Staff Writer smead@murraystate.edu Murray State will host a “When to Say Yes and How to Say No” workshop on Friday, Feb. 28, for female faculty. The workshop will provide guidance for female professors on the appropriate responses when determining priorities between workplace responsibilities, tenure expectations, a myriad of service requests and personal home Read More
Iris Snapp Contributing Writer isnapp@murraystate.edu Cady Stribling Features Editor cstribling1@murraystate.edu Growing up as a girl who loves STEM might feel discouraging since the field has been male-dominated throughout history. Society ingrained the link between women and humanities, and only recently have educators focused on diversifying STEM. Stephanie Hendrith, assistant professor of elementary education, witnessed this Read More
Alexis Schindler Staff writer aschindler1@murraystate.edu Photo courtesy of Aleck Leedy A Murray State professor is taking action to improve local girls’ interest in STEM fields with the help of the Girl Scouts and a grant from NASA. Aleck Leedy, associate professor of engineering physics, searched for a way to increase the local interest in these Read More
Murray State will once again be separating the theatre and global language departments. In 2017, the department of modern languages and the department of theatre arts merged due to low enrollment. As the student population of language and theatre majors rose, more opportunities were being limited and taken from the students due to the combination Read More
Story by Haley Penrod Staff Writer hpenrod1@murraystate.edu The Murray State ADVANCE team conducted a workplace culture survey to assess the University’s recruitment and retention of women faculty. The survey questions were based on past ADVANCE climate surveys from other institutions and were implemented through the Cornell Survey Research Institute online. Their responses were analyzed and Read More
Story by Ciara Benham, Staff writer The Murray State ADVANCE program addressed gender inequality in STEM on Jan. 31. The seminar, titled “Women in Science: Dress Like a Lady, Act Like a Man, Work Like a Dog,” was led by Patricia Kelley, professor emeritus at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. She talked about the Read More
Female faculty at Murray State feel underappreciated and overworked, and it is the responsibility of the University administration to do something about it. Several professors in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and SBES (Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences) fields performed a study, funded by the ADVANCE Catalyst Grant, of the recruitment and retention Read More