Utah Valley University’s Women Success Center, in partnership with Days for Girls, will celebrate International Women’s Day by preparing sustainable feminine hygiene kits on Monday, March 5 in UVU’s Grande Ballroom, room SC-105, at 10 and 11 a.m., and noon.

 

The public and students are invited to register on Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uvu-days-for-girls-service-project-registration-42647216974?aff=es2 to ensure their spot. Students are welcome to check if there is a spot for them without registering, but a spot is not guaranteed.

 

The founder and CEO of Days for Girls, Celeste Mergens, will be in attendance to engage with students about how just one person can start a movement that can make a difference.

 

“UVU aims to prepare students to be stewards in a globally interdependent community,” said Jolene Merica, assistant director of UVU’s Women’s Success Center. “This opportunity to be part of the solution to a real-world problem can help us see how interconnected we really are.”

 

Days for Girls is a non-profit organization that aims to bring health, safety, and menstrual hygiene to girls everywhere. These feminine hygiene kits empower girls in developing countries all around the world to attend school during their menstrual cycle by providing appropriate products and sanitation options.

 

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About the Women’s Success Center

UVU's Women's Success Center was established in 2011 with the mission to help women enter and graduate from UVU. Recent studies show that Utah has one of the lowest graduation rates for women in the nation. The WSC helps women overcome barriers that can stop them from furthering their college education. They offer many services including: support, advocacy, individual success coaching, scholarship assistance, leadership opportunities and more. The Women's Success Center is dedicated to helping women see themselves as confident and capable of achieving their educational goals. To learn more, visit the Women's Success Center Web site at http://www.uvu.edu/wsc

 

About Utah Valley University

At 37,282 students and growing, Utah Valley University is the largest public university in the state of Utah and one of a few in the nation offering a dual-mission model that combines the rigor and richness of a first-rate teaching university with the openness and vocational programs of a community college.
UVU’s unique model, which focuses on student success, engaged learning, rigorous academic programs and faculty-mentored research, is transforming higher education by making it more affordable and accessible to students of all backgrounds.