Can You Tell What’s Real?
Join Us for a Special Event on Media Literacy!

Date: Thursday, October 23
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: San Ramon Library, 100 Montgomery Street, San Ramon

Join us for an eye-opening session presented by the League of Women Voters, where you’ll learn how to spot the difference between real and “fake” news.

In this free and informative event, you’ll gain valuable tools to help you:

• Critically evaluate news sources
• Spot misinformation and disinformation
• Recognize AI-generated images vs. real ones

No registration required — just show up!
Bring your friends and family — everyone is welcome!

 

You’re invited to reconnect with your AAUW San Ramon friends and guests at our Annual Welcome Back Event!

This is a wonderful opportunity to:

• Hear directly from our Renaissance Scholars and Tech Trek Campers
• Learn about upcoming programs and initiatives for the year
• Explore our branch’s special interest groups
• Vote on the proposed 2025–2026 budget
• Enjoy a delicious catered lunch while socializing with fellow members

RSVP Information

Evites were sent to members in early August.
If you haven’t already signed up, please be sure to do so before the RSVP deadline: September 2.

Your $32 ticket includes lunch, and the Evite contains instructions for submitting your reservation and selecting your lunch choice.

Can’t find your Evite?
Please reach out to Margo, Membership Co-VP, by email for assistance.

Interested in joining us?
Prospective members are welcome!
If you’re not yet a member but would like to attend, we’d love to have you. Please email us at aauwsr@gmail.com for more details.

We look forward to seeing you there and kicking off another meaningful year together!

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In a joint meeting with the Danville-Alamo-Walnut Creek and Livermore-Pleasanton-Dublin branches, we present this exciting program featuring AAUW Fund Community Action Grant recipient, Adamaka Ajaelo.

Please RSVP here for this program. Free and open to all.

Happy Women’s History Month

Jenyth Gearhart-Utchen is our San Ramon Poet Laureate, a published book author and playwright, public speaker, and a tenured adjunct writing studies professor at St. Mary’s College!

Jenyth will share her experience as the first Stanford University female athletic scholarship recipient. As a Stanford student, Jenyth pursued a dream to play on the Womens’ Olympic Volleyball team while working toward a medical degree.

Now fondly called “Professor G,” she will share her experience as a Stanford athlete and how Title IX impacted her as a young woman.

With this firsthand experience, Jenyth will talk about what Title IX was originally intended to do and what it does now. She will go into the changes we are seeing with the current administration and what we should do to protect our rights and those of future generations.

Professor G is a multi-genre author. She has advanced creative writing degrees in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. During her 30-year teaching career, she has focused on teaching advanced composition to high school seniors and first-year college students. The evening should prove to be a spirited presentation of Title IX, a program that has served us for 53 years.

 

Dine for a Cause
at
Virtue + Vice Restaurant
267 Hartz Ave, Danville

Encourage your friends, neighbors, and family to join you while you all enjoy a delicious meal. Proceeds from the evening will help fund the cost of 7th-grade girls selected to attend Tech Trek camp at Sonoma State.

Virtue+Vice supports local non-profits by generously donating 10% of the evening’s proceeds and 100% of the tips to AAUW San Ramon Tech Trek.

Please mention AAUW San Ramon when you call (925) 406-4867 or go online to make your reservation.

We look forward to seeing you there!

 

Save the Date:
All About the Quest Science Center
Thursday, January 16; 6:30 PM
San Ramon Community Center
Terrace Room
12501 Alcosta Blvd., San Ramon

Join us for an exciting and informative program about the Quest Science Center. Monya Lane, CEO and Board Chairperson for the Science Center, will talk to us about the Science Center’s mission and purpose, which focuses on educating the public about scientific advances. Quest has a distinguished history of leadership, education outreach, community building, volunteerism, and fundraising.

This organization was founded in 2017 by a group of Lawrence Livermore Lab retirees and community leaders who decided to share their love of science and technology. They paid it forward by leading an effort to create a science center in downtown Livermore where everyone—at any age—would have engaging experiences and understand the impact science has on society.

The idea behind the center is to encourage innovation and creativity with hands-on activities that inspire students, businesses, and lifelong learners. Join us in the Terrace Room for an innovative and fun presentation—and it’s open to the public, so bring a friend!