Workshops are scheduled on a first come first served basis. Please make every effort to have your request submitted by Friday, August 26.
VAWPPer Appointed to the National It’s On Us Student Advisory Committee
Congratulations to Suze Cayer for being selected as one of 28 students from colleges and universities across the country to serve on this initiative.
Women’s Center Grads in the News
Congratulations Metey on being featured in the Senior Spotlight and to Maha for sharing insights on her feminist advocacy.
Breaking Out of the Man Box with Tony Porter
Join us for a discussion on healthy respectful manhood with Tony Porter on Tuesday, March 29 at 7pm in Laurel Hall 102. Tony is an educator, activist and lecturer who has been working in the social justice arena for over twenty years. He is both nationally and internationally recognized for his efforts to end […]
Women’s Advance Conference – Registration Open!
The UConn Women’s Advance Conference is a professional development opportunity for women staff and faculty at all levels of the University that is designed to expand skills, increase knowledge, and enhance networks to promote a more inclusive and supportive working and learning environment at the University. Thursday, May 12, 2016 UConn Storrs Campus President of […]
LUNAFEST – Film Festival
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 5pm Konover Auditorium, Dodd Research Center LUNAFEST is a traveling film festival of award-winning short films by, for and about women. This season’s program of six selected films will compel discussion, make you laugh, tug at your heartstrings and motivate you to make a difference in your community. Incredibly […]
Women’s Day at the Capitol – Intersectional Feminism 101
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 9:30am-2pm in Old Judiciary Room, 3rd floor, State Capitol building Monica Raye Simpson and Reia Chapman from SisterSong What is intersectional feminism? “The view that women experience oppression in varying configurations and in varying degrees of intensity. Cultural patterns of oppression are not only interrelated, but are bound together and influenced […]
Get In Formation: Finding the Feminism That Fits You (And the Rest of The World, Too!)
Tuesday, March 1, 6pm Student Union Theatre Join us on for the Women’s Herstory Month Opening with Jamilah Lemieux. She is the Senior Editor at EBONY, the magazine of record for African-Americans since 1945. An outspoken champion of Black women and girls, Jamilah is also a fierce advocate for racial equality, social justice and […]
Amplifying the Voices on the Ground
Join us for an evening of dialogue, networking and inspiration. Saturday, March 5 at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. The evening will begin at 5pm with a panel discussion, in the Jorgensen Gallery. Our goal for this forum is to center issues for communities that are traditionally marginalized; to make visible barriers to […]
Faith & Feminism
Join us this Thursday, 2/11 at 5pm in Laurel Hall 101, as we discuss the following question: What are the most pressing issues at the intersection of faith and gender, and how can women of different faiths and views derive strength and meaning from their respective religions? The panel will be moderated by Venida Rodman […]