This is my fourth year working on AAUW’s college-based national leadership programs, and I’m excited to announce that it’s that time of year again. Applications are now available for three of our great programs. Each program offers a chance for college students and campus faculty to make a difference on their campuses, in their communities, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Leadership Programs’
Campus Funding and Leadership Opportunities
Posted in A Women's Nation, Educational Programs, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, Campus Action Programs, college, Duke University, Elect Her, leadership, Leadership Programs, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, National Girls Collaborative Project, NCCWSL, politics, Running Start, Student Advisory Council, University of Wisconsin Madison, women leaders on August 30, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
From Vocalist to Student Government President
Posted in A Women's Nation, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, Campus Women Win, Center for Community Engagement, Cincinnati, education, Elect Her, getting involved, Graduate student, Graduate Student Governance Association, leadership, Leadership Programs, politics, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, University of Cincinnati, Wales on August 11, 2011, | 1 Comment »
Paulette Maria Penzvalto has not taken a traditional route to student government. She is a classically trained vocalist who completed two years of undergraduate education and then decided to start a diploma program at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Wales. During her studies there, she served as a postgraduate representative to [...]
Elect Her in Ohio and Northern Michigan
Posted in Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged Elect Her, Leadership Programs, Northern Michigan University, Running Start, women in politics, Wright State University on April 26, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
The final round of Elect Her–Campus Women Win events for this spring are over. As sad as we are to see these trainings come to an end, we are inspired by the stories from the final two universities that hosted trainings this year. We are also looking forward to next year, but until then, enjoy [...]
A Passion for Teal in North Carolina
Posted in Educational Programs, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, AAUW members, Campaign College, Julia Boseman, Leadership Programs, Michelle Scatton-Tessier, North Carolina state Senator, student government, UNCW, University of North Carolina Wilmington, women in political office, women in politics on March 19, 2010, | Leave a Comment »
The University of North Carolina, Wilmington, recently hosted a Campaign College training that brought leadership lessons to life for the participating students that will last beyond their years at the university. Michelle Scatton-Tessier, director of UNCW’s Women’s Studies and Resource Center, organized the training with the help of student liaisons Lisa Huynh and Drewe Witherington [...]
No One Is Going to Call on You
Posted in Educational Programs, Students & Educational Issues, tagged leadership, Campaign College, Leadership Programs, Linda Tarr-Whelan, Catalyst, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, Sen. Mary Landrieu, Beijing World Conference on Women on October 12, 2009, | 4 Comments »
Last week, I attended a Capitol Hill briefing on Linda Tarr-Whelan’s new book, Women Lead the Way. The book and the briefing both elicited conversations about the crucial role women’s leadership plays in quantifiable positive change and how we can bring more women to the tables of power. According to Catalyst, an independent research organization, [...]
Learn, Grow, Lead, and Make an Impact
Posted in Educational Programs, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged Campaign College, Campus Action Projects, CAP, engineering, Leadership Programs, mathematics, National Student Advisory Council, NCCWSL, SAC, science, STEM, student government, student leaders, technology on August 26, 2009, | 1 Comment »
Does this sound like you? You’ve thought about running for student government but aren’t sure how to go about it. You have a great plan for a campus program that helps women enter academic fields like science, technology, engineering, or math, but you need funding to implement it. You have a lot of ideas about [...]

