May 7, 2025, 2025, 6:00pm, Annual International Fellow’s Dinner
Plan to attend AAUW Baltimore’s Annual International Fellow’s Dinner at the Country Club of Maryland on Wednesday, May 7. It is always a wonderful night. AAUW International Fellowship recipient Abigia Negash, MD, is the guest speaker. She is from Ethiopia and is a MPH candidate at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will speak. Dr. Negash’s research focuses on the intersection of cancer care and health disparities, with the goal of improving cancer outcomes in underserved communities; both in Ethiopia and around the world. Dinner begins at 6:00 pm. Register by May 1.
January 22, 2025, 7:00 – 8:30pm Mental Health Trends & the Needs of Our Students in Public Schools
We are continuing this year’s program focus on public education in Maryland. In January, our general meeting will be on Mental Health Trends and the Needs of Our Students in public schools. The guest speaker, Courtney Brown, is a licensed clinical social worker. She is currently the Supervisor, Mental Health Services, Office of Student Support Services for Baltimore County Public Schools. She previously served as a school social worker and also worked as a crisis counselor.
We will meet via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88531862877 Meeting ID: 885 3186 2877 One tap mobile +13017158592, ,88531862877# US (Washington DC) +16469313860,,88531862877# US
Nov. 16, 2024, from 10:00 – 11:30 am – Maryland’s Blueprint for the Future.
Location: Grace Methodist Church, 5407 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21210. The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future (https://blueprint.marylandpublicschools.org/) was passed by the General Assembly in 2021 to advance public education in the state. It is a set of policies and dedicated funding to transform Maryland’s early childhood, elementary and secondary education system to levels of high-performing systems around the world. John Staley, the Blueprint Coordinator for Baltimore County Public Schools will be our guest speaker. He will focus on what are the five pillars, how it is funded and how we can support these efforts as individual citizens.