National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL)

The Women’s Center is accepting applications for a limited number of scholarships which covers the registration fee for the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL). The National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL) is an annual conference sponsored by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and Student Affairs Administrators in Higher […]

Now accepting applications for a GASA Co-Facilitator

The Women’s Center is currently accepting applications for our GASA Peer Facilitator through Student Employment:       This posting can be found under Storrs Student Labor at https://uconn.studentemployment.ngwebsolutions.com/jobx_findajob.aspx Greeks Against Sexual Assault (GASA) Peer Facilitator – Select job   Ref# 11538 A cover letter and résumé are required.  All applications must be submitted through JobX. […]

Interested in educating your peers about Consent?

WGSS 3271 is a one-credit seminar that meets once a week during the Spring semester intended to provide students with the skills to become a VAWPP Peer Facilitator in the Fall. The class focuses on facilitation skills and gender-based violence prevention, alongside feminist theory, intersectionality, and other pertinent social justice topics. The class meets on […]

Poetry As Activism

Learn how to use your voice to create change! In Full Color founder and director Summer Dawn Reyes leads a workshop on writing activist poetry, featuring performances by activist poets Stephanie Dinsae and Crystal Davis. In Full Color is an award-winning organization that empowers women of color through education and the arts. We lead a […]

Women’s Center Statement on the Passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

It is with great sadness and immense gratitude that we honor the life and legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.   Fighting her way through barriers of gender discrimination personally, Justice Ginsburg persisted, opening doors for women in higher education, becoming the first woman member of the Harvard Law Review and the first woman tenured professor […]