[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16776]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


    RECOGNIZING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF 
                   UNIVERSITY WOMEN OF THOUSAND OAKS

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                          HON. JULIA BROWNLEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 13, 2016

  Ms. BROWNLEY of California. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize 
the Thousand Oaks Chapter of the American Association of University 
Women (AAUW). Organized in 1966, AAUW Thousand Oaks was specifically 
designed to encourage and support educational opportunities for women 
and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research.
  A leading voice for promoting equity and education for women and 
girls in our community, AAUW Thousand Oaks and its members have 
examined and taken positions on the fundamental educational, social, 
economic, and political issues that directly pertain to women and 
girls. As part of a national movement, AAUW Thousand Oaks is part of a 
nationwide network of more than 170,000 members and donors, 1,000 
branches, and 800 college and university institutional partners and has 
awarded millions of dollars in fellowships and grants to support women 
in their professional and academic careers. Additionally, AAUW Thousand 
Oaks boasts being one of the fastest growing divisions of the national 
organization.
  Locally, in an effort to promote science, technology, engineering, 
and mathematics (STEM) education, AAUW Thousand Oaks bi-annually hosts 
the Brighter Horizons Math, Science and Technology Conference for 
students in fifth through ninth grades. Led by women in technology-
related vocations, the conference is infused with technology 
information workshops that relate to currently important technological 
career options in an effort to promote young women going into the field 
of science.
  Every summer, AAUW Thousand Oaks' Tech Trek Committee works towards 
sending ten female students that have matriculated from the seventh 
grade in the Thousand Oaks area to a one-week STEM education camp at 
the University of California, Santa Barbara. AAUW Thousand Oaks also 
demonstrates its dedication to youth in our community through their 
Youth Cultural Summer Camp, Children's Theater, and local scholarships 
programs that help high school and community college students afford 
educational programs.
  In recognition of its progressive efforts towards women in our 
community, AAUW Thousand Oaks has also been recognized for its 
``Outstanding Mission Based Programs'' at the state level of the 
organization by AAUW of California.
  On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, I would like to congratulate 
the American Association of University Women of Thousand Oaks for its 
outstanding leadership and steadfast commitment to advancing equity for 
women and girls in the Conejo Valley.

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