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MMA affinity group elects officers

The TWU affinity group MMA (Maintaining Motherhood in Academia) has elected new officers for the 2021-2022 academic year:

  • Laura Shackelford (Career Connections Center, Denton) – chair
  • Aimee Myers (Academic Assessment & Accreditation, Teacher Education, Denton) – vice chair
  • Ashley Bender (English, Speech & Foreign Languages, Denton) – social director
  • Amanda Zerangue (Library, Denton) – marketing & communications director

MMA strives to provide support for TWU faculty and staff who self-identify as academics and mothers as well as provide a voice for mothers in academia. Contact Shackelford at lshackelford1@twu.edu for more information.

MMA is one of six approved affinity groups at TWU. There are rules and regulations to forming an affinity group, and a human resources committee reviews and approves applications to ensure the group meets the criteria.