{"id":201163,"date":"2020-06-09T07:00:24","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T12:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=201163"},"modified":"2020-06-09T19:12:23","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T00:12:23","slug":"ujs-golden-z-club-earns-zonta-service-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=201163","title":{"rendered":"UJ&#8217;s Golden Z Club earns Zonta Service Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-201164\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zonta-Keith-Quilt-002-300x151.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zonta-Keith-Quilt-002-300x151.jpg 300w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zonta-Keith-Quilt-002-348x175.jpg 348w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Zonta-Keith-Quilt-002.jpg 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Jamestown\u00a0 (uj.edu)\u00a0 \u00a0The University of Jamestown\u2019s Golden Z Club recently won a Zonta International Emma L. Conlon Service Award for their 2019 \u201c16 Days of Activism\u201d project about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). They were the only club in the United States selected to receive this award.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of the UJ Golden Z Club is to: serve the University and the community; provide career guidance; encourage leadership qualities in\u00a0fellow students; and promote fellowship and better understanding among people of the world. The Golden Z Club is one of three clubs in Jamestown that is part of Zonta International. Zonta Club of Jamestown and the Jamestown High School BlueZ Club are also part of the international organization.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The motto of the Golden Z Club is \u201cFuture Leaders Building a Better World Today Through Service and Advocacy\u201d. The Club strives to empower women through education and brings awareness to women\u2019s issues worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to bringing awareness to women&#8217;s issues, every year the Club creates a special\u00a0project for Zonta International&#8217;s &#8220;16 Days of Activism&#8221;. Golden Z Club Advisor and UJ Nursing Assistant Professor Penny Briese said, \u201cI am so proud of this year&#8217;s project bringing awareness to the social justice issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). The\u00a0Golden Z Club members created\u00a0informational fliers and posted them across campus educating others and opening up a dialogue among the student body about this\u00a0important\u00a0issue.\u00a0 It is a great honor for UJ\u2019s Golden Z Club to be recognized by Zonta International.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe project culminated in a performance by world renowned Native American\u00a0dancer, flautist, singer, and storyteller,\u00a0Keith Bear.\u00a0Partnering with the University of Jamestown\u2019s Convocations Committee, the Club hosted a well-attended event with Mr. Bear\u00a0at the Reiland\u00a0Fine Arts Center\u00a0that was free and open to the public.\u201d During his performance, Mr. Bear presented a Native American quilt to Golden Z Club members on stage in DeNault Auditorium. The quilt is being prepared for long-term display at the University of Jamestown.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Established in 1883, the University of Jamestown is a private, liberal arts university granting Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Science in Nursing degrees, as well as Master\u2019s Degrees in Education, Leadership, Clinical Counseling, and a Fargo-based Doctor of Physical Therapy degree. With the Jamestown Journey to Success, emphasis is placed not only on preparing students academically in their chosen areas of study, but also on preparing them through a student-centered experience. For more information, visit uj.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jamestown\u00a0 (uj.edu)\u00a0 \u00a0The University of Jamestown\u2019s Golden Z Club recently won a Zonta International Emma L. Conlon Service Award for their 2019 \u201c16 Days of Activism\u201d project about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). 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