Pennsylvania State AAUW - American Association of University Women

AAUW-PA Awards 2 Student Leadership Scholarships

Katie Cibort, a graduated senior at Juniata College, Huntingdon, and Sandra Dunne, a junior at Northampton Community College, Bethlehem, won the two AAUW-PA scholarships to the National Conference of College Women Student Leaders. This conference offers leadership training that will last a lifetime. It was held at the University of Maryland, College Park, in early June. Katie is an English major, with extensive experience in journalism, and spearheaded the Emerging Leadership Intern program in Pennsylvania colleges and universities; Sandra is an adult returning student and will receive an Associate’s degree in Business. She holds many leadership positions on campus and in the community.

These young women and others from Pennsylvania who attended are available to speak to branches. Contact information will be available in July from Graham Boose, GDBoose@comcast.net or 610-431-7701.

Katie Cibort Sandra Dunne

Campus Action Project 2008-09: Where the Girls Are Teams

The 2008-09 Campus Action Project provides a platform to address some of the educational barriers faced by low income and minority girls and young women.

Eleven teams from around the country were selected to implement projects based on recommendations from the AAUW Educational Foundation research report Where the Girls Are: The Facts About Gender Equity in Education that was released in spring 2008. The selected projects focus on college preparation and readiness; promoting studying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) among women and girls; and encouraging young women to be leaders in their communities.
Congratulations to our two Pennsylvania winners!

Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
College Connections: A Partnership between Franklin & MarshallCollege and ColumbiaHigh School – This CAP team will pair 20 college students with 20 ninth graders in a low income/high minority population area. The main objectives of the mentoring program are to make the students aware of college as an option, let them know what college has to offer them, and help them if they decide they'd like to attend. Seven half-day sessions on campus on Saturdays are designed to help them understand more about college and college life.

University of Scranton, Scranton, PA
Women Open Doors – College students will give presentations at three local high schools (which serves a large number of students from rural, low-income, and minority families) on the college application process and other frequently asked questions about college. Then 50 high school sophomores will be recruited to participate in a mentoring program and will be paired with trained college students. The college students will continue to assist the high school students with college readiness preparation and accompany them on a day trip to the university. In the morning, the high school students will attend classes in their areas of academic interest and in the afternoon they will attend activities designed by organizations such as the Women’s Center and Multicultural Affairs Center.

Campus Action Project 2007 – Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
AAUW Leadership and Training Institute is pleased to announce this year’s Campus Action Project (CAP) grant awardees. Ten teams from around the country have been selected to implement projects on their campus under the theme Planning for an Economically Secure Future during the spring 2007 in five areas: Campus Dialogue, Equal Pay Day and Beyond, Examining Perceptions, Mentoring and Web-based Tools. One of the ten chosen was Edinboro University.font

Edinboro University Equal Pay Day Education Project
The team from Edinboro University will administer the AAUW Public Perceptions of the Pay Gap survey on their campus to help reveal how aware the campus community is that a pay gap still exists, as well as campus perceptions about why it continues to exist. They will use their findings to help inform subsequent educational programming to will help female students make better informed decisions when selecting academic majors and career paths.

Campus Action Project – Penn State University
To give campus professionals and students the necessary tools to help improve campus environments, the Leadership Training Institute has selected eleven projects at colleges and universities around the country as Campus Action Projects for 2005-2006. During Spring 2006, each team received a grant of up to $5,000 and technical assistance from the national office to implement a campus-based program addressing sexual harassment. One of the eleven chosen was Penn State University.

Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA: Changing the Campus Culture: A Multimedia Service Campaign to Stop Sexual Harassment

Student Affiliates
As stated in the AAUW Charter and Bylaws, Article IV, Section 4: “An undergraduate student enrolled in a regionally accredited educational institution shall be eligible for student affiliation. Student affiliates shall be entitled to attend branch, state, and Association meetings and receive the publications distributed to all members of the Association. Affiliates may not vote nor hold office.”

PA College/University Partners

Albright College
Bryn Mawr College
Butler County Community College
California University of Pennsylvania
Cedar Crest College
Dickinson College
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Gettysburg College
Haverford College
Juniata College
Kutztown University
La Roche College
Manor College
Mansfield University
Moravian College
Penn State University-University Park Camp
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
Seton Hill University
Slippery Rock University
Susquehanna University
Thiel College
University of Scranton
University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford
Washington & Jefferson College
Widener University
Wilson College
(as of January 31, 2009)

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