The Women’s Study program at De Anza College will be hosting a 10 year anniversary celebration. The event will be held in conference rooms A and B on the second floor in the Hinson Campus Center, at 3:30p.m., Monday, Feb. 28.

Three guest speakers, Marion Winters, Jean Miller and Jackie Reza, will kick off the celebration. Several faculty members will speak about the history of Women’s Studies at De Anza.

Sociology professor Jennifer Myhre, one of the coordinators of the event, said a choir of members from the Friends of Women Studies will be providing entertainment; they will be singing as a to raise money for the advancement of the program, she said.

English professor and also coordinator Rowena Tomaneng said, "We have been providing a good quality education and this will be an opportunity for people to learn more about the program and meet the faculty."

Proceeds from a silent auction of arts and crafts made by De Anza faculty will raise money for the program and related scholarships. Recognition awards will be given out to contibutors to the program.

"We are hoping that this event will give more visibility to the program and people will come out and show their support," says Tomaneng.

There will also be an exhibit devoted to Women’s Studies at the California History Center. "This is a chance to come and be merry and celebrate the contributions that Women’s Studies has had on the campus," said Myhre.