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Mission
The overall mission of the Shugart Women’s Center at Forsyth Tech is to promote the educational, personal, and professional development of women attending Forsyth Tech by providing advocacy, referrals, information, and resources to assist in achieving positive outcomes.
History
Gloria Sexton, the former director, initiated the idea to start a Women’s Resource Center. The idea was shared with Dr. Desna Wallin, the former president of Forsyth Tech.
Room 206 on the second floor of Hauser Hall was allocated for the center. After months of renovation in December 1998, the three-room suite became home of the first women’s resource center on a North Carolina community college campus.
In August 2002, the Forsyth Technical Community College Foundation received an endowment from Mr. Grover F. Shugart, CEO of Shugart Enterprises, LLC, for the college’s Women’s Resource Center. The center was then renamed Shugart Women’s Center at Forsyth Tech. Although the Shugart Women’s Center is aimed at female students, it is open to all enrolled students of Forsyth Tech as well as faculty and staff.