Programming
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The Center for PAGE has a number of events and activities planned during the fall term to educate and empower students about gender in/equity, healthy relationships consent and culture change, and LGBTQ experience. Below is the Fall calendar with detail and brief summaries of our activities.
PAGE Center Spring 2026
February
Self-Love Soirée Open Mic
Thursday, February 12, 7-8:30p
Stewart Hall
A spoken word open mic and vocal performance to celebrate self-love, friendship, and romance. Everyone is invited to come read, sing, speak, or listen and support performances of original or existing pieces. Co-sponsored by The Reflector.
March: Women’s History Month “Women’s Health”
Women’s Health: Women’s History Month Exhibit
March 1-31
Ezra Lehman Library gallery
This gallery installation examines medical research, its inclusion and exclusion of women, and its impact on women’s health, including mortality rates during pregnancy and childbirth and access to reproductive healthcare. This exhibit will be displayed for the full month.
Cross-promoted with Sociology’s Spring talk by Tasleem Padamsee: Culturally- and person-directed research and interventions to reduce cancer risk for women in higher-risk groups, on Wednesday, April 1 at 6:30 PM.
International Women’s Day and Gero Awards: Give to Gain
Wednesday, March 4, 3:30-5:30p
CUB MPR
This global recognition celebrates women’s achievements and makes a call for women’s access and equality. The theme for 2026 is “Give to Gain.” Campus and community partners provide information and resources at booths and tables in a fair-like environment for interactive learning.
The Gero Awards are announced at this event, honoring those at SU who have made a remarkable contribution to the status and climate of women on campus. Please nominate people who have made outstanding contributions to improving the status and climate for women on campus using this link or the QR code below: https://forms.gle/cQN3yKbZwhaJbww56. The deadline for Gero Award nominations is Friday, February 13.
Who’s Afraid of Vagina Woolf: Trivia Night, with Dr. Claire Roden
Monday, March 9, 6-7:30p
CUB MPR
Frank talk for all of us to help reduce shame and re-connect to our bodies. Come find out what you don’t know you don’t know about the ordinary activities, capacity, whereabouts, and hygiene of about half of the world’s bodies. Learn stuff about your own stuff; surprise your friends and friends-with-benefits; know new things! Everyone is welcome. Prizes for high score, best team name, best Q&A questions of our favorite OB/GYN, and more.
Stitch and Bitch with Fashion Archives & Crochet with Zoe!
Thursday, March 12, 4-5:30p
CUB Airport Lounge
A practical introduction to basic sewing and crochet skills and to the legacy of needlework groups for community organizing. Learn to mend or hem with a simple stitch and hear about classic resistance and feminist trends. All are welcome.
Feminist Self-Defense for Everyone
Tuesday, March 24, 4-6p
CUB MPR
An empowering and fun workshop to learn self-defense skills, identify boundaries, and learn verbal and physical techniques for conflict de-escalation and protection. Learn with Defend Yourself, the DC-based team that has trained 35k+ students to defend and assert themselves! Everyone with a body is welcome and encouraged to come.
April: Sexual Assault Awareness Month
What’s Up With Trans Circle: Transgender Day of Awareness
Wednesday, April 8, 5-7p
CUB 119
All are invited to hear from and listen to trans folks directly about trans experiences. The Trans Circle centers and prioritizes speaking time for trans students and invites non-trans campus community members to listen to and witness transgender experience. Some time may be available for Q&A; all are welcome.
Day of (No) Silence
Friday, April 10
The PAGE Center invites students to participate in a day of silence and breaking the silence to bring attention to the stifling and erasure of queer and genderqueer students.
4:30 Join silent group activities in the PAGE Center.
5:30 Gather in the CUB amphitheater to break the silence!
Materials and activities to use throughout the day can be found at this QR code:
Consent, Expectations, and the Influence of Internet Pornography
Monday, April 13, 6-7:30p
CUB 119
Dr. Joe Behun of Millersville University will present research about the consumption of internet pornography and its influence on real-life expectations of teens and young adults about what bodies look like, what people are interested in trying, and consent practice. More young people are engaging in these activities, often in isolation and without good context or information. A facilitated, frank discussion with Q&A, designed to educate and inform. Everyone is welcome.
Take Back the Night
Thursday, April 23, 6-8p
CUB 119
A speak-out and rally for community to gather with and hear survivors name their experiences of sexual violence, to empower and be empowered, and to interrupt cycles of shame and blame. Everyone is invited to participate and create a better-informed and more-engaged community of care and prevention.
It’s on Us, Ship! Changing Culture Workshop
Thursday, April 30, 6-7:30p
CUB 119
An engaging and interactive learning opportunity to develop skills for interrupting sexual abuse and supporting targets. Learn to recognize – and respond! – in real time, in real social settings. All levels of knowledge are welcome. Become part of a Shippensburg University campus that promotes consent and respect, and that rejects disrespect and violence.
May
Lavender Celebration
Thursday, May 7, 4-6p
CUB MPR, Airport Lounge
Lavender Celebration congratulates and highlights LGBTQ, Women’s and Gender Studies, and supportive ally graduates. Walk, be acknowledged and triumphed, and support each other! All graduating Shippensburg University students, undergraduate and graduate, are welcome to participate.