AAUW Upcoming Events

2024-2025 AAUW Jamestown Event Schedule

July 17, 2024
AAUW ANNUAL GARDEN TOUR – 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Join us to tour spectacular gardens around the Jamestown Community.  More information coming soon. Tickets available from any AAUW Member.

August 26, 2024
Arin Oster shares about the National Conference For Student Women

Join us to hear Arin Oster talk about her trip to the University of Maryland to attend the National Conference for Women Student Leaders on August 26, 2024 at Centerpoint Community Room beginning with a potluck supper at 6:00 PM.

August 28, 2024
AAUW Welcomes Incoming Freshman at UJ Annual Community Block Party

Join us as we welcome incoming UJ Freshman at the City Wide Block Party on Main Street in Jamestown on August 28 starting at 5:00 P.M. Our theme will be “Get Out the Vote.”

October 30, 2024
AAUW Gives Out Books for Halloween at Frontier Village Depot

AAUW members will be giving out free books for treats at the Frontier Village Depot for Halloween on October 31, 2024 from 5 – 7 p.m.  Help is always needed.

November 30, 2024
Second Chapter AAUW Bookstore Grand Opening

Join members and visitors for refreshments and door prizes at the Open House celebrating our new Second Chapter Bookstore grand opening at 810 18 St. SW, Jamestown from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

March 3,2025
Tech Savvy/Stemtastic

Monday, March 3rd is the annual Tech Savvy/STEMtastic Day on the campus of the University of Jamestown.

We need your help as we welcome over 270 middle school students from 8 schools in the county/region.

Check out the fun sessions and event information at:  https://www.techsavvynd.org/   Click on STEM DAY box at the top.

There are a wide range of volunteer opportunities.   Some are for a couple hours to others that are for the day (8:30 am – 2:30 pm)

Our volunteer needs are as follows:

  1. Presenter check in  8:30 – 10:00 am   (3 needed)
  2. Information desk/check in desk – 8:30 – 2 pm   (2 needed)
  3. Workshop Helper –  9 am – 2:30 pm    (Assist STEM professional during hands-on workshop.  Check-in students, oversee students during hands-on activity, clean-up prepare for next group)  Each workshop is 50 minutes long and is repeated three times.   Lunch is provided for volunteers)  (9 needed)
  4. Building Monitors –  Assigned to a building where you  help presenters find their rooms during set-up, help students find rooms between sessions.   8:30 – 10 set-up and then 15 minutes every hour.  (so best to bring an activity to do during the times students are in session.   8:30 – 2:30 pm    (3 needed)
  5. Help students during noon activity.  10:30 – 1 pm.    4 sessions lasting 25 minutes each where groups of students do a team challenge.   (4 needed)

For those not able to help the day of the event, we will be putting together student name tags and supplies on Thursday, February 20 at the NDSU Stutsman County Extension Office from 9 am – 12:30 pm.

Please respond to joan.enderle@gmail.com with your name, email, phone number and where you would like to volunteer.     You are welcome to invite a friend or spouse to join in the fun.

March 27, 2025
1883 Historic Courthouse
504 3rd Ave SE, Jamestown, ND
5:30 PM

We hope to see you on March 27 at our book discussion of “Land in Her Own Name: Women as Homesteaders in North Dakota.” Our own Penny Briese and Kelly Krein will help lead the conversation.
Four copies of the book are on reserve at the Second Chapter AAUW Bookstore where you can sign a copy out and return it when you’re done reading.
Free and open to the public!  Feel free to share our flyer in your circles!