Mission
The Women's Empowerment Initiative aims to cultivate confidence and courage by fostering the achievements of women. Through the Initiative, we strive to empower current and future leaders, and to provide learning, networking, and recognition opportunities for students, staff and faculty.
Events
2018 - 2019 WEI Events
October 3, 2018
- Coffeehouse Conversation: Pay Gap
- Student led conversation on the pay gap
October 24, 2018
- Fall Women's Leadership Dinner with Linda Tarr-Whelan & Guest Speakers
- Guest Speakers: Lydia Clemmons, Tiff Bluemle
- 30 students and 8 staff/faculty/community attended
Spring Semester - Jan-April
- Women's Leadership Seminar
- EHS course; woman leader speakers each week; in collaboration with Linda Tarr-Whelan
- 12 students in the course
January 19, 2019
- Women's March in Montpelier
February 17, 2019
- Movie Night: Hidden Figures
February 22-24, 2019
- Women's Leadership Retreat
- Funded by Heisse grant (new name this year)
March 4, 2019
- Spring Women's Leadership Dinner with Linda Tarr-Whelan & Guest Speakers
- Guest Speakers: Angela Park, Tanja Hinerstoisser
March 8, 2019
- International Women's Day Party
- Informal party in the WGC
TBD - late March/early April
- Panel discussion on women's voting right
- Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the right for white women to vote, and looking at the right to vote for women of color
2018 - 2019 Nimble Events
- Conversation on trans military ban
2018 - 2019 Potential Future Events
- Panel discussion on sexual harassment in the workplace
- Panel discussion(s) on other topics
- Resource fair (similar to WEI Symposium 2016)
- Keynote speaker(s)
- Workshops on various topics: women in STEP, career preparation, etc.
Additional events will added to the 2018-2019 calendar!
For more information, email WEI@champlain.edu.