With Covid-19 still in full swing, events have been few and far between. However, we are still doing some fun things! Check out our scheduled events for 2022!

January 2022

January 22, 2022
Dubois Fly-In Fundraiser: A Guided Tour of Bosque del Apache with Sandra Noll

More information coming soon!

This fundraiser, in memory of Barbara Dubois, collects donations for scholarships for women in Socorro County. Click here for more information on AAUW Socorro Branch Scholarships.

March 2022

March 25, 2022
Voices of Women: Climate Change

Voices of Women – Our Climate, Our Community

Join us at 1 PM on March 25, 2022 for the Voices of Women – Our Climate, Our Community as part of the NMT Performing Arts WomenFest weekend event! This event will be held both in-person and on Zoom. If you want to join us on ZOOM, you must register for the event in advance in order to receive the zoom link information: https://tinyurl.com/VOWClimate.

For more information and to learn more about the event and the panelists, check out our page within the Activities section.

We hope you can join us!

PAS WomenFest Flyer

VOW Climate Change Panelist Information

June 2022

June 3-5, 2022:

AAUW-NM STATE CONVENTION

hosted by AAUW Socorro Branch

at New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM

June 3 – 5, 2022

Register online to reserve your space!

Final Agenda and Additional Information

Check out these documents for the Final

AAUW NM Convention Lodging Options:

There are several lodging options for the weekend. Check this out to learn more on the options provided.

Lodging Updates:

Dorm reservations have now closed.
Discounted rates for either Best Western Hotel or Holiday Inn Express expire Friday, May 27, 2022.

Conference Schedule for June 3 – 5, 2022

Friday, June 3rd – NMT Macey Center

3:00 – 6:00 LMT including voting for officers, branch reports, financial updates, public policy review, and affirmation of goals and strategies for 2022-2023. See full LMT agenda: AAUW 2022 Convention Information.
6:00 – 8:30 Reception and Potluck hosted by AAUW Socorro Branch. Awards ceremony for the NM GRADS program – Jeanne Johnston, Executive Director.

Saturday, June 4th – NMT Fidel Center and NMT Macey Center

7:30 – 8:45 Registration & Continental Breakfast at the Center (NMT Fidel Center)
8:30 Unveiling of 1972 AAUW Socorro Branch Photo in support of ERA (NMT Fidel Center)
8:45 – 9:15 Walk from NMT Fidel Center to NMT Macey Center
9:20 Convention Called to Order -Governance Chair Phyllis Ludi
9:25 Welcome by AAUW NM President Lynn Heffron and AAUW Socorro Branch President Rebecca Reiss. Introduction of AAUW NM Board Members and Socorro Branch Officers and AAUW Socorro Graduate Students
9:40 Establish Quorum -Governance Chair Phyllis Ludi
9:45 Convention Rules Vote -President Lynn Heffron
9:50 -10:00 AAUW NM Officers Currently Nominated -Call for Further Nominations by AAUW NM Nominations Chair Kathie Davis -Slate Closed
10:00 -10:15 VOTE -AAUW NM Budget Fiscal Year 2023 -AAUW NM Treasurer Shelley Rossbach -LTM Board Recommends Approval
10:15 -10:45 “What is a Woman -Gender, Genetics, and the ERA” presentation by Dr. Rebecca Reiss, NMT Professor Emeritus of Biology & Owner & Founder, LifeScience Testing and Analysis, LL
10:45 -11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – Introduction of Keynote Speaker Julia Brown -Lynn Heffron
11:05 -12:00 AAUW Board Chair & Keynote Speaker Julia Brown
including Q & A
12:00 -1:00 Lunch at Macey Center
1:00 -1:05 Introduction of International Student by Louise Yakey
1:05 -1:20 “Culture Clash” by Sandrina Mislitchi, 2022 St. John’s graduate from Moldova
1:20 -1:25 Introduction of NMT Graduate Student in Geology by Rebecca Reiss
1:25 -1:40 “What Can We Learn from Bacteria from Extremely Acidic Environments?” by Mackenzie Best, NMT Graduate Student.
1:45 -2:15 “Scenes from Behind the Fires” -Shelley Rossbach, AAUW NM Treasurer
2:15 -3:15 “What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?”, Dr. Penelope Boston, Ph.D. University of Colorado, currently Associate Director of Science Business Development, NASA Ames Research Center.
3:15 -3:30 Coffee Break
3:30 -4:30 A woman’s place is in… Antarctica: My research and exploration on the world’s southernmost continent over 35 years. Dr. Nelia Dunbar, Ph.D., NM Tech, Geochemistry, currently Director of the NM Bureau of
Geology & Mineral Resources.
4:30 -4:50 VOTE on Election of AAUW NM Officers
5:00 Cocktails -Hors d’oeuvres & Cash Bar
6:00 -8:30 Awards Banquet -Awards to Legacy Leader Winners -Helena Whyte & Installation of Officers by Phyllis Ludi

Sunday, June 5 – NMT Fidel Center

8:00 -10:00 Continental Breakfast & Conclusion of Convention Discussion by all members on AAUW & Roe vs. Wade; possible collaborations with other organizations. Adjournment of Convention -Lynn Heffron

We hope you can join us for this wonderful weekend of knowledge sharing, engaging discussion, and socializing with other AAUW branch members from around the state!

If you have any questions regarding this event, please email us at “aauwsocorronm@gmail.com”.

Socorro (NM) Branch

2022 Events