Friday, April 6, 2007
In an ice pack filled cooler in the trunk of Blythe Glemming’s car lies chilled breast milk she pumped hours earlier.
Glemming, Oklahoma City graduate student, has been using the Burge Union lactation station for the past two months, which has helped her save time, ensure privacy and keep a good supply of milk for her son, born on Dec. 10, 2006.
“I need all the time I can get,” she said. “It’s really worth it.”
You really do need privacy for this process. It’s way more comfortable.
-Kathy Rose-Mockry, program director at the Emily Taylor Women’s Resource Center
Similar to the Burge lactation station, Kathy Rose-Mockry’s office has been used as a lactation station four times since the stations opened earlier this semester.
Rose-Mockry, program director at the Emily Taylor Women’s Resource Center and advocate for the stations’ creation, said the private rooms created a welcoming climate for parents trying to balance school, career opportunities and family.
“It’s busy enough being a student,” she said. “When you add the issue related to managing a family, it’s a monumental task.”
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There are several lactation stations on campus where students and faculty can nurse their children or express their milk. Users should call a couple of weeks ahead of time to ensure the room’s availability.
Higuchi Complex, West Campus
Contact: Susan Sloop
864-5142
Kansas Union
Contact: Kathy Rose-Mockry or Kristen Abell
864-3552
Blake Hall
Contact: Melanie Hepburn
864-8937
Burge Union
Contact: Carol diVilbiss
864-7682
Multicultural Resource Center
Contact: Santos Nuñez
864-4364
For more information, visit the Emily Taylor Women’s Resource Center Web site at www.etwrc.ku.edu.
Students and faculty on campus can use the stations to nurse their newborns. When they don’t have time they can express their breast milk using a breast pump, which are not provided by the stations.
Rose-Mockry said all rooms had an electrical outlet and a good chair, and were window-free. Some rooms even have refrigerators to chill the milk until the mother returns.
“You really do need privacy for this process. It’s way more comfortable,” she said.
Joyce Stevens, Kansas City, Mo., graduate assistant in the Student Involvement & Leadership Center, said any student-parent was automatically classified as a nontraditional student.
“The majority of nontraditional students tend to be female,” she said, “and a lot of them have kids and babies.”
She said the lactation stations helped balance academia and responsibility for nontraditional students, who account for just fewer than 4,000 students at the University.
Rose-Mockry said anything the University could do to make school life and family life work easier together was key in supporting families at the University.
“It requires no additional funding,” she said. “A little space makes a big difference in the lives of these women.”
Kansan staff writer Brian Lewis-Jones can be contacted at bljones@kansan.com.
— Edited by Kelly Lanigan
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