There are openings on the Association of Women Faculty Steering Team. If you are interested in becoming involved in AWF, please contact Heidi Grappendorf.

Upcoming Events

Check out all of our upcoming events here.

Please come join us for some networking at no-host networking hours organized by AWF, the Council on the Status of Women and the NCSU Women's Center. Come have a cup of coffee, an appetizer, or a drink and meet other NCSU faculty, staff, and administrators.

LACTATION AND BABY CARE ROOMS

The Faculty Senate adopted a resolution for the provision of lactation space in NCSU facilities on April 21, 2009. The text of the resolution is online and can be accessed by clicking here.

Existing lactation spaces and baby care rooms:

• Talley Student Center - Baby Care Room 2122A
• SAS Hall - Room 5121 - Baby Care Room
• Administrative Services Bldg III - Room 355. Dual purpose telephone/lactation room
• Administrative Services Bldg II, room 100B. Dual purpose restroom/lactation room
• College of Veterinary Medicine Main Building - Room C115B.
• Randall B. Terry, Jr. Companion Animal Medical Center - Room 1517

Planned lactation rooms:

• Harrelson 333 - dual purpose lactation/child friendly room. To open in January 2012.
• New Talley Student Center. New baby care room
• Hunt Library. Nursing mother's room
• Student Health Addition. Dual purpose bicycle commuter shower room/lactation room.

The University Space Committee endorsed the following goals on June 16, 2010:

• Provide a minimum of one specified lactation room in each campus neighborhood:
  • Most locations will have dual-use rooms that can be scheduled
  • Major public use buildings (eg. libraries, student centers) will have dedicated, conveniently located baby care rooms for use by either parent
• Incorporate lactation room requirements into the NCSU Design and Construction Guidelines
• All new buildings shall have one baby care room, as appropriate
• Interim solutions: identify conference rooms of offices in each neighborhood, concentrating first on locations with a higher proportion of women
• Long term solutions: obtain University Space Committee approval for dedicating space in existing buildings as necessary

A very informative AIA paper outlining best practices for lactation room can be found here.