MAYS LANDING — Atlantic Cape Community College proudly celebrates Women’s History Month this March with an opening public speaker event featuring the dynamic activist Carmen Perez-Jordan on Tuesday, March 3, 12:30 p.m. at the Mays Landing campus Student Center.
As part of this year’s theme titled “Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future,” the College will host a series of events throughout the month of March for students, staff and faculty at its Mays Landing, Atlantic City and Cape May County campuses.
The initial Women’s History Month event on the 3rd will bring Perez-Jordan to the G-Building where she will engage students, faculty and staff in an inspiring discussion that focuses on the issues impacting women today. The talk will also delve into how women may use their voice for change and how women’s engagement is important today more than ever. This event is open to the public, students, staff and faculty. Lights refreshments will be available.
Also, this month at the Mays Landing campus for students, staff and faculty:
- Thursday, March 5, 12:30 p.m. Student Center lobby, G-Building: The Student Government Association will host an Open Forum Discussion for students to come out and share their Atlantic Cape experiences, ideas, suggestions and concerns. Light refreshments will be available.
- Thursday, March 26, 12:30 p.m. Student Center lobby, G-Building: The Student Government Association will host a Caribbean Party with native music from the islands by DJ Ashley Rose, as well as line dancing. Tasty island flavors will be available on a first come, first served basis.
- Throughout the month of March, a Women’s History Month table will be on display in the first-floor lobby with pertinent information about Women’s History Month along with giveaway items for students.
This month at the Charles D. Worthington Atlantic City campus for students, staff and faculty:
- The month-long celebration begins on Wednesday, March 4, 10 a.m. with Women’s Appreciation Day on the first-floor lobby. Students and staff are invited to take part in this event. Those in attendance will receive a chocolate rose paired with an inspiring message on a first come, first served basis.
- Self-Care and Wellness Day will be held on Wednesday, March 11 with a mental health focus for women event, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the cafeteria. Wellness stations on stress management, meditation, nutrition tips and self-defense basics will be available. Small giveaway items from tea and journals to affirmation cards will be provided. From 12 – 1 p.m., a Zumba physical health activity session, led by Arlin, will help promote movement, wellness and self-care.
- A student panel titled Real Women, Real Stories will be held on Tuesday, March 31, 12 – 1:30 p.m. in Room 204. A panel featuring female staff and faculty members, and community leaders will discuss career journeys, balancing life and college, overcoming barriers and leadership development. Students in attendance will have the opportunity to submit anonymous questions in advance for panel discussion.
- Throughout the month of March, a Women’s History Month information table featuring facts on women who have impacted history, leadership, education and social change will be available in the first-floor lobby.
This month at the Cape May County campus for students, staff and faculty:
- During the opening week of Women’s History Month, students may make their own friendship bracelets throughout the day on the first-floor lobby. Materials to create the bracelets will be provided.
- On Tuesday, March 10, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Caroline Rankovic, owner of Townbank Tranquility Spa, and an Atlantic Cape alumna, will offer free relaxing chair massages to all students in the First Harvest Credit Union Student Life Center.
- Student Appreciation Day will be held on Monday, March 23, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. in the cafeteria. Smokeology will provide snacks to all students in attendance on a first come, first served basis.
- Cape May Court House’s own Bad Cat Farm will host a bouquet bar for students on Wednesday, March 25, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. on the second-floor lobby. Students in attendance may choose their own flowers and have them wrapped neatly in a decorative bouquet on a first come, first served basis.
- Throughout the month of March, a Women’s History Month local business showcase will highlight female-owned local businesses with an information display on the first-floor lobby. These displays will showcase each business’ various skills and talents. Businesses that will be highlighted include Chair Massages by Townbank Tranquility Spa, Kat’s Graphic Design, Donna and Tori’s Creations, and Smokeology.
Women’s History Month began as a local celebration in Santa Rosa, California. The Education Task Force of the Sonoma County (California) Commission on the Status of Women planned and executed a “Women’s History Week” celebration in 1978. The organizers selected the week of March 8 to correspond with International Women’s Day. The movement spread across the country as other communities initiated their own Women’s History Week celebrations the following year.
In 1980, a consortium of women’s groups and historians—led by the National Women’s History Project (now the National Women's History Alliance)—successfully lobbied for national recognition. In February 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued the first Presidential Proclamation declaring the Week of March 8th 1980 as National Women’s History Week.
Subsequent presidents continued to proclaim a National Women’s History Week in March until 1987 when Congress passed Public Law 100-9, designating March as “Women’s History Month.” Between 1988 and 1994, Congress passed additional resolutions requesting and authorizing the President to proclaim March of each year as Women’s History Month. Since 1995, each president has issued an annual proclamation designating the month of March as “Women’s History Month.”
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About Atlantic Cape Community College
Established in 1964, Atlantic Cape Community College is a Middle States accredited, 2022 Achieving the Dream Leader College and Hispanic Serving Institution proudly serving the residents of Atlantic and Cape May counties. As a comprehensive, two-year community college, Atlantic Cape offers 47 undergraduate degree programs, and 34 certificate and workforce development professional series programs at its Mays Landing, Atlantic City and Cape May campuses. Atlantic Cape is home to the renowned Academy of Culinary Arts, rated the top culinary school in New Jersey, and for more than 50 years, our highly-acclaimed Nursing program. Atlantic Cape also partners with several four-year universities to offer students the opportunity to earn a bachelor’s degree without having to leave home.
