The Boise State Women's Center empowers students to achieve their goals and promotes social change by providing educational outreach, support services, and a safe place.

Description:
The center acts as a point of entry where women's concerns can be handled directly or supportively referred to the appropriate university office or community agency.

The center provides resources and information on a variety of topics including, but not limited to, relationship violence, safety, women's health issues, and self-esteem. We work to promote academic success and provide supportive referrals and consultation on a variety of issues that face women.

Services include, but are not limited to, the following: resource and referral, advocacy, event planning and coordination, support/discussion groups, a center newsletter, community outreach, and a re-entry women's mentoring program.

History:
The Boise State Women's Center was founded in 1992 by a dedicated group of students, faculty and staff. Dr. Larry Selland, interim president at the time and tireless advocate for diversity, helped secure initial funding for the center's creation. On July 1, 1993, Dr. Selland signed the Women's Center into being as an official administrative unit at Boise State University.

Contact people:

Margaret Jackson, Volunteer Coordinator, (208) 426-5390, (email) Janet Summers, Administrative Assistant, (208) 426-4259, (email)

Office fax number: (208) 426-2407

Address:

1910 University Drive Boise, ID 83725 (See a map)

Web Site: http://womenscenter.boisestate.edu/index.cfm

Directions:

The Women's Center is located in the Student Union Annex on the corner of University Drive and Lincoln Avenue directly across from the main Student Union building.   Nearest Bus Stop: #19 BSU Bus stop, 5minutes minute walk