The December meeting of the Manhattan AAUW branch began with a tour of the McCain Auditorium facility, led by K-State staff member Kyle McGuffin. McGuffin recounted the history of McCain and revealed the many architectural, acoustic, and stage design features of the auditorium. Following the tour of McCain Auditorium’s facilities, branch president Barbara Gatewood called the business meeting to order. Gatewood noted the branch plans to bring the Elect Her program to K-State; member Usha Reddi gave an update on city commission activities and noted that electing women is only the first step to ensure fair representation for women; even elected women officials must fight to have a voice on important boards and committees. The meeting concluded with a chamber music performance by Dr. Anna Marie Wytko’s saxophone quartet, composed of student musicians.
The next Manhattan AAUW branch meeting will be held at the Sunflower Room in the K-State Campus Union on January 12th at 6pm. The evening’s program will be “Women in Higher Education: A Place at the Table,” by guest speaker April Mason, Provost of Kansas State University. Persons interested in learning more about AAUW in Manhattan may go to manhattan-ks.aauw.net or email manhattanksaauw@gmail.com.