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 […]
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#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 […]
100 Years of Women Scholarship Recipients Announced
The University of Connecticut’s Women’s Center annually grants the 100 Years of Women Scholarship Award. The 100 Years of Women Scholarship Fund was established in 1992 to honor a current UConn undergraduate or graduate student (who will be enrolled for the Fall 2015 semester) or high school senior planning to enroll in the University of […]
Meet the 2015 Staff
Call for Proposals – UConn Women’s Advance Conference
The UConn Women’s Advance Conference is a professional development opportunity for female identified 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 […]
Anita Hill – Speaking Truth to Power
Wednesday, November 12, Student Union Theatre An entire country watched transfixed as a poised, beautiful African-American woman in a blue dress sat before a Senate committee of 14 white men and with a clear, unwavering voice recounted the repeated acts of sexual harassment she had endured while working with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. […]
It’s On Us – UConn
Women’s Center staff speak out as part of UConn’s It’s On Us campaign.