CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER – WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR A LATER DATE. Join us for a workshop designed to empower women with education & awareness on their number one health risk, heart disease. Resources and blood pressure screenings will be provided for participants. Come and learn about saving lives from heart disease and stroke…including your […]
Use Your Voice – Concert with GRAMMY® Award-winning singer/songwriter Patty Griffin
Join us for the Use Your Voice concert at 8pm with GRAMMY® Award-winning singer/songwriter Patty Griffin and sister artists Sara Watkins and Anaïs Mitchell as part of a major U.S. tour and voter engagement drive in conjunction with the National League of Women Voters. Tickets for the concert are available for purchase on the Jorgensen […]
Man Up! with Dr. Michael Kimmel
Join us for an evening with Dr. Michael Kimmel, one of the world’s leading experts on men and masculinities. “Man Up!” is an event that will provide students, of all gender identities, an opportunity to explore masculinity through Dr. Kimmel’s talk. The event aims to provide people with the information they need to understand societal […]
Elect Her: UConn Women Win Training – Register Today!
Have you ever thought about running for office, now or in the future? Register now for this FREE Student Leadership Training Program. This year’s Elect Her: UConn Women Win training will be held from 1pm to 6pm on Friday, February 12th, 2016, at the Women’s Center on the University of Connecticut Storrs campus. This […]
Meet the 2016 Staff
Men’s Project Spring 2016
The Women’s Center is currently recruiting participants for Men’s Project Spring 2016. This is an eleven-week training that begins in February. The day and time to be determined by participant availability. The program is supported by the UConn Women’s Center and the Asian American Cultural Center, whose staff serve as advisors and support for this […]
#SAYHERNAME Vigil
On October 20th, join us in a #SAYHERNAME vigil and rally as we remember and acknowledge black female victims of state-sanctioned violence. Sandra Bland, Shelly Frey, Kendra Moore and hundreds unknown women have lost their lives, and it is time to call for a more gender inclusive movement towards racial justice. This event is part of a […]
Call For Proposals – 2016 Women’s Advance Conference
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. The UConn Women’s Advance Conference Planning Committee is […]
FYE Requests
All FYE instructors/mentors should sign up for their VAWPP workshop as soon as possible. Please note that there are a limited number of workshops we can offer in a given week, thus we have designed the google doc to reflect our Peer Facilitator’s availability over an 11 week period (9/14 – 11/30). There are far […]
2015 Outstanding Senior Women Academic Achievement Awards Recipients
The Outstanding Senior Women Academic Achievement Awards were established as part of the University of Connecticut’s celebration of the 100 Years of Women at UConn in 1993. The Provost’s Office, the Alumni Association, and the Women’s Center sponsor the annual awards ceremony to honor outstanding women undergraduates (and graduate students from the Graduate School, the […]