Chialia Yang and Ashley DeVino
Alyssa Smith and Kendra Jones
Alanna Turner
Erica Crosby
Elizabeth Schultz
Emily Watson
Theresa Collosso
Lindsey Thompson and Kristina Batick
Andrea Wheeler
Erin Montgomery and Beth Prymock
Ashley Peterson
We will produce a video to showcase the student projects in
the Women Changing the World class at UNCA. By documenting and
broadcasting the video, we hope to inspire and motivate other young girls
and women, who also want to make changes in the world they live in. The
video will ultimately inform people that passionate and confident ideas
can lead to numerous ways of changing the world and its people.
Japan has the second largest economy in the world. Many American
companies are doing business with Japan. Our goal is to get UNC Asheville
to offer a Japanese language class by 2014.
I would like to create better awareness and effectiveness
of pet therapy. Pet therapy is an effective method between a certified pet
therapist and their therapy dog, in which they go into hospitals among
other places to relieve stress and bring happiness to anyone from
children, adults, and even elders. I will hold an event to explain this
amazing therapy and get many more people to donate and possibly become
certified pet therapist through the organization PAWS for a purpose.
Being distracted while driving can be as dangerous as driving under the
influence of alcohol. Texting while driving forces one.s eyes off the
road, which can cause accidents and deaths. I want 100 people to sign a
pledge promising to put their cell phones away while driving. I will
provide them with information that influences them to stop. I will give
them a token to hang in their rear view mirror that will remind them of
the dangers of texting and driving every time they get in the car.
Acid attacks are a form of violence where Nitric, Sulfuric, or
Hydrochloric acid is thrown in the face of the victim. These kind of
attacks are happening around the world & 80% of the victims are female. I
would like to raise awareness of acid violence by screening the 2009 film
Facing Face at the University of North Carolina at Asheville and ask for
donations to help the victims of these attacks.
I believe that offering Massage Therapy at the local women's shelter,
Helpmate, could enhance their rehabilitation programs by introducing safe
and compassionate touch to the abuse survivors. Speaking for myself, as
well as other Massage Therapists, many of us feel a desire to volunteer
our services to people in need. However, the time and energy required to
organize the volunteer work usually keeps most of us from committing. My
goal is to create a bridge between a few Massage Therapists and Helpmate,
and to organize a regular massage therapy schedule for the residents of
the shelter.
Most of us are accustomed to sleeping in a bed every night, eating
three times a day, and having access to clean water. We tend to forget
that these are simple luxuries that thousands of others are living
without. Homelessness remains an invisible problem, despite its growing
rate. I am bringing attention to this overlooked issue by organizing an
event on campus that will collect donations for the Asheville Homeless
Network and give UNCA students the opportunity to experience what it.s
like to sleep under their own cardboard shelters for one night.
One of the top reasons why women stay in abusive relationships is that
they are financially dependent on their abuser. Our goal is to help at
least two women at the the Mainstay Women's Shelter in Hendersonville to
become financially independent through our bimonthly finance sessions with
the women. We will help them to leave the abusive relationship and to
start a new life with the confidence and knowledge to do so.
I am going to persuade 50 people to stop using water bottles and start
using a reusable container. I will inform them about the drawbacks of
using water bottles, and tell them the benefits of using a reusable
container. I am going to offer them a chance to win one of five reusable
containers to help them stop using plastic bottles and start using
reusable containers.
Children in poverty consistently have a difficult time excelling in their
academics. We feel that it is important to become involved with Big
Brothers Big Sisters who will match us with a child in need of mentoring.
Through the after school mentoring program, we will each work one-on-one
with a young person to help him or her become successful in academics and
other aspects of life.
(coming soon)