Elect Her–Campus Women Win, a collaboration between AAUW and Running Start, encourages and trains college women to run for student government. Follow the links below to read highlights from this spring’s trainings. Start Building Your Network Now — Howard University Your most powerful tool when running for office is your network — whether it be [...]
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Elect Her at Howard, George Washington, and Coastal Carolina
Posted in Elect Her—Campus Women Win, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, Coastal Carolina University, education, Elect Her, George Washington University, Howard University, leadership, women leaders on February 23, 2012, | Leave a Comment »
Fact: Female Role Models Make a Difference
Posted in Educational Programs, Elect Her—Campus Women Win, NCCWSL, tagged CNN, Connie Chung, Courtney Martin, Desmond Tutu Peace Centre, Esther Duflo, female leaders, female role models, George Washington University, India, Katie Orenstein, leadership, Margi Vanderhye, mentor, mentoring, MIT, Nomfundo Walaza, Presidents Day, Sheryl Sandberg, Virginia, West Bengal on February 20, 2012, | 2 Comments »
Whether she is a teacher, a politician, a friend, or a mother, having a woman to look up to has proven to be a crucial part of girls’ development. A woman in a position of power allows girls to envision themselves in the same position and to create goals for their own success. Because today [...]
$tart $mart at UNC Wilmington
Posted in Educational Programs, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, tagged $tart $mart, AAUW, Campus Outreach Grant, education, Elect Her, Equal Pay, leadership, Universit y of North Carolina, WAGE Project, Wilmington, Women's Studies and Resource Center on December 20, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
“We had no idea.” “How can this happen?” “I had never even thought about a pay gap before.” These were comments made by attendees of a $tart $mart salary negotiation workshop held in October at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. The three-hour workshop, co-sponsored by AAUW and the WAGE Project and hosted by UNCW’s [...]
Women’s College Alumnae Unite!
Posted in Educational Programs, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, Bryn Mawr, education, leadership, Mount Holyoke College, Seven Sisters, Smith, Wellesley, women's colleges on December 5, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
I am a fiercely loyal women’s college alumna. I wear my Mount Holyoke College ring with pride and cannot be convinced that any school was better than my own. In fact, I find it a welcome challenge when someone asks me why I chose a women’s college, and I quickly launch into my elegantly crafted [...]
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 »
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, [...]
Transforming Duke’s Student Government
Posted in A Women's Nation, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, Deborah Ross, Duke University, education, Elect Her, leadership, North Carolina, politics, students, women leaders on August 26, 2011, | 1 Comment »
Ebonie Simpson is a rising senior at Duke University who is majoring in public policy. An alumna of Elect Her–Campus Women Win, Simpson served as the student liaison to bring Elect Her to her school. She was recently voted vice president for student life for the 2011–12 school year. Her win, along with the victories [...]
Sarah Hughes: Another Elect Her Success Story
Posted in A Women's Nation, Educational Programs, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, Alabama, education, Elect Her, Honors College Assembly, leadership, University of Alabama, University of Alabama Honors College, women leaders on August 18, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
Sarah Hughes decided to run for president of her Honors College Assembly after attending Elect Her–Campus Women Win, AAUW and Running Start’s campaign training program for college women, at the University of Alabama, Huntsville. No other women were elected to the Honors College Assembly that year. Below, she discusses her decision to run for office [...]
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 [...]
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