What is the difference between the CWS and Womens Studies?
The CWS is a Student Affairs division located in 204 Boucke Building charged with addressing the needs of women students. The primary objectives of the CWS are advocacy for women students, educational programming, information provision, service referrals, coordination with existing groups, and liaison work with Penn States other campuses. Womens Studies is an academic department. Its offices are located in 133 Willard Building. At Penn State, students can declare an undergraduate major or minor in Womens Studies, and it is possible to minor in Womens Studies at the graduate level. The Womens Studies department is multidisciplinary, with faculty specializing in such areas as sociology, womens health, comparative literature, history, and psychology.
