Overseeing AAUW’s Student Advisory Council and working with amazing women from across the nation last year was a rewarding experience. The women of SAC provided valuable input on how AAUW can better serve the needs of students, and I had the opportunity to watch them shine during the 2009 National Conference for College Women Student Leaders.
I’m looking forward to working with our 10 newly selected SAC members during the 2009–10 year and seeing them grow as leaders. These women will play an essential role in the planning process and implementation of the 2010 National Conference for College Women Student Leaders. (Save the date! The conference will be held from June 3-5, 2010, at the University of Maryland, College Park.)
Meet the members of this year’s SAC:
- Mary Alice Brown is majoring in information technology at Onondaga Community College, where she holds several leadership roles. In 2007 Brown received the Zonta Women in Transition Award; she formerly worked as a nurse.
- Rachael Dietkus-Miller is a graduate student in social work at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. In graduate school, she served as president of the Graduate Social Work Association, and she held many leadership roles as an undergraduate student.
- Hannah Febach is double majoring in political science and women and gender studies at Pacific Lutheran University, where she is a member of many campus volunteer organizations.
- Theresa M. Harrison is a graduate student at the University of Nebraska, Kearney, in the counseling and school psychology program. She holds an assistantship with Residential and Greek Life and serves as a residence hall director.
- Caitlin Jarvis is double majoring in marketing and gender studies at the University of Utah, where she is involved with various campus volunteer organizations.
- Jane Kim is majoring in international studies at Emory University. She volunteers as a mentor for emerging leaders on campus and serves on the educational policy committee.
- Collette Morgan is double majoring in political science and women’s studies at Northern Illinois University, where she works as the senior student staff member at the Women’s Resource Center and holds other leadership positions on campus.
- Grace O’Shaughnessy is majoring in social work at the College of St. Rose, where she founded the first campus women’s organization on campus.
- Kendra Smith is a graduate student at the University of Oklahoma, where she is pursuing a master’s degree in public administration and works as a graduate assistant at the university’s Health Sciences Center. She held many leadership positions at her undergraduate institution.
- Donnae Wahl is majoring in political science at the University of Northern Colorado and is a student assistant at the Women’s Resource Center.
Like last year, the SAC members will write guest blogs each week, so you will have a chance to read about their student leadership experiences and ideas. Visit www.aauw.org to read more about the new SAC members and learn about the SAC program.
