Statewide Program Offices

The Office of the Gender and Women’s Studies Librarian

Created in 1977, the UW System Office of the Gender and Women’s Studies Librarian (GWSL) is one of the premier resources for support of gender, women’s studies, and LGBTQ+ scholarship and librarianship. The GWSL provides bibliographic and curriculum support, inter-institutional cooperation, information sharing, and advocacy related to the fields of women’s, gender, and LGBTQ+ studies and to gender-focused scholarship in the traditional disciplines. Located in Memorial Library on UW—Madison’s campus, the Office of the GWSL has been a part of the Consortium since its founding in 1989.

The Office carries out its mission through:

• Online open access resources, including:
  • Feminist Periodicals
  • Sylvia: Scholarly Books on Gender and Feminism
  • Dorothy: Global Films About Gender and Women
  • Bibliographies
  • Wisconsin Women Making History
  • and more
• Individual research consultations
• Classroom instruction and group presentations

Karla Strand, DPhil, MLIS
Gender and Women’s Studies Librarian

Kelsey Foster
Administrative Assistant

Becky Standard
Senior Editor

Contact the Office

UW System IDEAS Alliance

Initiated by a grant from the Division of Undergraduate Education of the National Science Foundation, the UW System IDEAS Alliance became a permanent part of the UW System in the fall of 1996. The program is based on the UW-Oshkosh campus and serves all UW System institutions.

The mission of the IDEAS Alliance is to create a space for belonging in STEM education within the Universities of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin community. We promote the application of evidence-based practices in STEM education to catalyze systemic change and advance STEM fields and practitioners.

In particular, the program seeks to:

• Increase faculty expertise in high-impact practice and student-centered pedagogy
• Attract, retain, support, and advance all STEM students, staff, and faculty
• Promote STEM education that includes analysis of the social context in which science is practiced
• Cultivate awareness and belonging in STEM environments
• Promote policies & nurture climates that attract and retain students and educators in STEM disciplines
• Foster collaborative communities for Universities of Wisconsin STEM administrators, educators, and students.

Dr. Jennifer Schuttlefield Christus
UW System Alliance for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Advancement in STEM, Director
Associate Professor of Chemistry
800 Algoma Boulevard
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Telephone: (920) 424-7417
schuttlj@uwosh.edu

Amy Hardy, UW IDEAS Alliance Program Assistant
Telephone: 920/424-7414
hardya@uwosh.edu