Title IX at 50: Distinguished Springfield Professor of Humanics-十大赌博信誉的平台Springfield College Logo

Letter from the Distinguished Springfield Professor of Humanics

Aug. 9, 2022

Dear Springfield College Community,

I hope this email finds you well, and that you are enjoying summer. This academic year, I will be humbly serving as the Distinguished Springfield Professor of Humanics (DSPH). I’m excited and honored to continue this proud tradition of preserving our guiding Humanics philosophy and examining its implications through a perspective of my choice, just as past Distinguished Professors have so powerfully done before me.

On June 23, 2022, the nation celebrated the 50th anniversary of the signing of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. My project, titled Title IX at 50: Educate & Advocate, will focus on educating our College and the greater community about this important civil rights law that provides access and equality in education to all. A second component of my project will be to encourage the community to advocate for the preservation and strengthening of this important law.

With the support of a group of campus and community members I recruited to serve on my DSPH Team, I plan to provide numerous educational events that will intertwine with the programming offered throughout the year by the Title IX Commemoration Steering Committee and the Office of Non-discrimination Initiatives at Springfield College. I also hope to encourage the campus community to get involved in my project's educate and advocate components!

To educate about Title IX, I will host a series of events and provide information, including:

  • Webcasts: Dropped on the 9th of every month from September to April will be interviews conducted with a diverse group of individuals (e.g., expert/historian, researcher, sexual assault victim, students, former coach, athletic directors, and a/our Title IX coordinator). Interviewees will provide educational information, tell a personal story about how Title IX impacted them, and share one piece of advice on how to advocate for Title IX. The first webcast, to be aired Sept. 9, will feature me sharing my personal Title IX story as former Springfield College Head Softball Coach.
  • Social Media and the College Website: Information can be found with regard to Title IX events, photos, archives, and resources. Please consider following us on Facebook (@SCTitleIX) and Instagram (@SCTitleIX) and regularly checking our website, Celebrating Opportunities at Springfield College Title IX at 50.
  • Articles and Stories: Page nine of every edition of The Springfield Student newspaper will feature stories, Title IX factoids, archival content, and historical timelines.
  • Reading Trail: Lawn signs placed throughout campus will highlight Title IX information.
  • Golf Cart Rides: Similar to "Cash Cab," I will give students a ride to class while asking questions about Title IX for the opportunity to earn prizes! More details to come.

Title IX impacts many, if not all, academic programs offered by Springfield College. Thus, another opportunity to educate involves the support of our faculty. I respectfully invite faculty to link Title IX to their curricula, if they don’t already do so, to help educate our students. My graduate-level course, PHED 670: Supervision and Mentoring, will include discussion on Title IX and its impact on athletics and physical education. I also will require the students to complete an opinion/reflective paper on how Title IX will or has impacted them professionally, including sharing what they plan to do to educate, comply, or advocate for Title IX in their future roles as supervisors or mentors. I have provided Title IX resource materials that you may find helpful. This resource will be continuously updated. I encourage faculty who add Title IX content to their course(s) to contact me via email (kmangano@springfield.edu) to provide a brief description (visual/written) of what you did, and I will send you a Title IX T-shirt while supplies last!

Regarding the advocate component of the project, I welcome members of the Springfield College community to create an advocacy project to help educate, secure, and/or strengthen Title IX. Please email me (kmangano@springfield.edu) for a link to the Title IX Advocacy Project Registration form to sign up and for details. The advocacy project can be completed individually, in small groups, as a class assignment, as an athletic team, or by organizations and clubs, etc. All who register to complete a project will receive a Title IX T-shirt while supplies last! In addition, students who have completed their 300-level Wellness & Physical Literacy course, will be able to earn a Wellness Passport stamp(s). The submission form will be sent to eligible students. The deadline for registration is Jan. 15, 2023. Lastly, I will be hosting a Title IX Advocacy in Action Event on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, from 7-9 p.m. in the Cleveland E. and Phyllis B. Dodge Room of the Campus Union for people to showcase their projects! All are welcome. Mark your calendars!

I look forward to continuing our year-long celebration of this important anniversary. I welcome you to join me in the celebration by engaging in actions that educate and advocate for Title IX, both within and beyond our campus community. And, beyond this year, engage in strengthening our campus culture of expressing appreciation for others, kindheartedly embracing an inclusive culture, inviting dissent, and helping to support and preserve the understanding of--and the sense of pride in—our distinctive Humanics philosophy.

Thank you in advance, especially to my DSPH Team for their counsel and assistance! Please reach out to me with questions or comments.

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Kathy Mangano

Yours in Humanics,
Kathy Mangano '86, G'88, EdD
Professor of Physical Education
Distinguished Springfield Professor of Humanics

 

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