Beaufort, SC Branch
Welcome to the AAUW Beaufort, SC, Branch Website!
AAUW Beaufort, comprising college students and graduates of regionally accredited colleges and universities, is part of a national organization promoting equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research. The branch has several local projects to improve the quality of South Carolina public education, which you can explore below.
College graduates can download a member application form here. College students can become "student affiliates" for a discount price of $17 and receive all member benefits, to include discounts on Princeton Review test preparatory courses, contact lenses, textbooks, travel, insurance, and more. Member benefits can be found at http://www.aauw.org/About/join/value/discounts.cfm. In addition, student affiliates will join a network of 100,000 like-minded individuals. To become a student affiliate, go to https://svc.aauw.org/join/joinform.cfml.
For more information about AAUW Beaufort's work or membership please contact Diana Steele email or (843)522-2796. Click here to download the Membership Application as a WORD or PDF file.
: :MS WORD Application
: :PDF Application
Branch Meetings & Events 2011-2012
Members meet at the Technical College of the Lowcountry in Room 23, at 6 p.m. on the following dates unless otherwise noted. Meetings usually include a guest speaker. An optional dinner costs $14.50 and must be reserved by the Friday prior to the meeting by contacting Diana Steele email at (843)522-2796. Visitors are welcome.
: :October 25
Amanda Brewer
Beaufort County Library
Topic: "Smithsonian Museum's Traveling Music Exhibit" (which will be coming to the Beaufort Library)
: :November 15
Jennifer Milbert
Nature Center Specialist, Hunting Island State Park
Topic: "What's New at Hunting Island"
: :December TBA
Beaufort Branch Holiday Party
: :January 24
Dr. James Glasson
University of South Carolina Beaufort
Topic: "Aging in Place" and "Play Partners"
: :February 28
Chris Taggert
Topic: "Born to Read"
: :March 27
Jamie Rivers, Director
AMI Kids (Associated Marine Institute)
Topic: "Information about AMI"
: :April 24
Dr. Eve Ashby, Gynecologist
Lowcountry Medical
Topic: What Women Need to Know as They Age
: :March 22
USCB plans for the Beaufort Campus - Dr. Lynn Mc Gee
: :April
No events scheduled at this time
: :May 22
Scholarship Award and Member Appreciation
Books for Birthdays
We are in our fifth year of Books for Birthdays. We are reading to preschool children and giving books to the pre-school children at Shanklin Elementary in Beaufort County.
The Non-Traditional Student Women's Scholarship
AAUW Beaufort provides a scholarship each year to a mature woman, age 21 or older, who is enrolled in a degree program at a college in Beaufort County. Funds for the scholarship are raised through the branch's annual attic sale, held in March.
Applications must be received by April 15, 2012.
Click here to download the application as a WORD or PDF file. For more information, call Dawn Beattie at (843) 525-1599.
: :MS WORD Application
: :PDF Application
Legal Advocacy Fund
AAUW Beaufort's annual Holiday Raffle raises money for the national AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund. LAF works to combat sex discrimination in higher education and the workplace through community and campus outreach programs, a resource library and online advocacy tools, and various research reports. In collaboration with the Public Policy and Government Relations department, LAF seeks amicus curiae opportunities in cases of discrimination that disadvantage women in the workplace. LAF is also transitioning toward supporting landmark sex discrimination cases that have the potential to make a difference for all women. For details, visit http://www.aauw.org/advocacy/laf/.
Education Foundation
Our annual Phantom Tea raises money for the AAUW Education Foundation, which provides funds to advance education,
research and self-development for women and to foster equity and positive societal changes. For information, contact Dawn
Beattie at (843) 525-1599.