Academic and Professional Women of UCI records (University of California, Irvine), 2020-2021

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Summary

Title:
Academic and Professional Women of UCI records
Dates:
2020-2021
Creators:
Academic and Professional Women of UCI
Abstract:
The Academic and Professional Women of UCI is a long-standing group dedicated to supporting staff, faculty, and students with an emphasis on supporting the women of UCI. Their stated goals are: to develop an awareness amongst faculty, staff, and other campus entities about the contributions of women to the mission of UCI, to provide activities and support other campus groups in contributing to the advancement of women at UCI, to create networking and communication spaces for women, as well as serve as a space for the women to collectively contribute to the decision making process on campus and in the community especially in issues directly affecting women. Amplify Womxn of UCI: Hearing Our Stories, an initiative within the Academic and Professional Women of UCI, was video series described by its creators as a way to aid in the eradication of anti-Black and anti-inclusive mindsets through 5-minute mini interviews in which guests (UCI staff, faculty, and retirees) share their personal experiences with discrimination and/or profiling based on race, gender, disability, and/or other pieces of their identity. The Amplify series took inspiration from the Black Lives Matter Movement and sought to create a space for the women at UC Irvine to be heard. These videos were shared on the UCI Media youtube page as well as the Amplify Womxn of UCI website. This collection contains the unedited footage from the nine interviews conducted by the Amplify Womxn of UCI: Hearing Our Stories program.
Extent:
13.90 Gigabytes 13.90 GB (9 digital files)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Academic and Professional Women of UCI records. AS-223. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. [Date accessed].

Background

Scope and content:

The Academic and Professional Women of UCI is a long-standing group dedicated to supporting staff, faculty, and students with an emphasis on supporting the women of UCI. Their stated goals are: to develop an awareness amongst faculty, staff, and other campus entities about the contributions of women to the mission of UCI, to provide activities and supporting other campus groups in contributing to the advancement of women at UCI, to create networking and communications spaces for women, as well as serve as a space for the women to collectively contribute to the decision making process on campus and in the community especially in issues directly affecting women.

Amplify Womxn of UCI: Hearing Our Stories, an initiative within the Academic and Professional Women of UCI, was video series described by its creators as a way to aid in the eradication of anti-Black and anti-inclusive mindsets through 5-minute mini interviews in which guests (UCI staff, faculty, and retirees) share their personal experiences with discrimination and/or profiling based on race, gender, disability, and/or other pieces of their identity. The Amplify series took inspiration from the Black Lives Matter Movement and sought to create a space for the women at UC Irvine to be heard. These videos were shared on the UCI Media youtube page as well as the Amplify Womxn of UCI website. This collection contains the unedited footage from the nine interviews conducted by the Amplify Womxn of UCI: Hearing Our Stories program.

Acquisition information:
Transferred by Jenny Fan and Erica Turley-De Villa, 2021.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Gabrielle Wood, 2023.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-09-15 16:56:24 UTC .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection contains digital materials. It is minimally processed, but is open for research. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with the University of California. Copyrights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact the University Archivist.

Preferred citation:

Academic and Professional Women of UCI records. AS-223. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. [Date accessed].

Location of this collection:
Special Collections and Archives
The UCI Libraries, P.O. Box 19557
Irvine, CA 92623-9557, US
Contact:
(949) 824-3947
spcoll@uci.libanswers.com
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