Washington – This year, the American Association of University Women will partner with NASPA, Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, to present the annual National Conference for College Women Student Leaders. The partnership will enable AAUW and NASPA to offer a strong leadership development opportunity to college women across the country.
The National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL) is presented by AAUW’s Leadership and Training Institute in partnership with NASPA’s Center for Scholarship, Research, and Professional Development for Women. Themed “Leadership for Today and Tomorrow,” the 2007 conference will be held June 7–9, at American University in Washington, D.C. The conference will provide women students with opportunities to build leadership, advocacy, networking, financial management, and other skills for campus leaders.
“AAUW is proud to partner with a highly respected organization like NASPA, and we hope this partnership will further enhance this important program AAUW provides to student leaders,” said AAUW Executive Director Michele Wetherald. ”Women students are already leading positive change on campuses and this conference will inspire even more young women to answer the call to leadership.”
AAUW has a 125-year legacy as a leading voice for education and equity for women and girls. Through its Leadership and Training Institute’s programs, women and girls acquire the skills they need to succeed and assume leadership roles in their academic, professional, and personal lives.
NASPA, the leading voice for student affairs administration, policy, and practice, represents 11,000 educators including the majority of deans and vice presidents of student affairs. In addition to its mission to provide continuing professional development for members and colleagues, NASPA takes pride in identifying cutting-edge resources for educators to use in their work with students. Through its Center for Scholarship, Research, and Professional Development for Women, NASPA is committed to addressing the education issues relevant to women in student affairs, women in higher education, and women students.
“NASPA is excited to partner with AAUW on this historical event which provides women college students with one of the best leadership development opportunities available,” said NASPA Executive Director Gwendolyn Jordan Dungy. “NASPA is confident that this collaboration will enable the conference to provide its participants with the ability to return to their campuses and begin to affect positive change in their communities.”
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For more information about the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, please contact Rebecca Leaf, senior media relations associate, at 202/785-7738, leafr@aauw.org, or Ashley Carr, director of communications at 202/785-7745, carra@aauw.org.
