妇女领导中心

The WLC provides a broad spectrum of programs 和服务s for AU 和 the surrounding community. 样本包括:

Pamela Lavin Bernstein '71 Women of Influence Speaker Series: 每年, the Women’s 领导 Center hosts several high profile speakers to discuss topics related to leadership, 女性, 职业生涯策略, 或者社会/全球问题. Our speakers are at the top of their game, 和 represent all fields of human endeavor. Contact us to find out who is coming this year!

女子领导学院: A credit-bearing intensive leadership development experience for selected students. Academy members have special opportunities, 比如实地考察, 会议, 专业的导师, 领导实习, 以及赞助的研究. The Bernstein 领导 Award is available to members of the Women’s 领导 Academy 和 provides assistance for students to attend professional 会议 or to serve unpaid internships which substantively support career preparation 和 leadership growth. The Academy is open to students their sophomore through senior year as well as graduate students. 的学生 任何性别认同 are welcome 和 encouraged to apply! Acceptance to the Academy is selective 和 includes an interview process.

WLC研究奖: The WLC 研究 Award is made available to students (undergraduate 和 graduate level) to pursue academic research on topics related to 女性’s issues, gender or 女性’s leadership.

Alpha Kappa Omicron奖: Made possible through the support of alumnae sisters of AKO, the AKO领导奖 recognize two 女性 students for their achievements in personal 和 campus leadership. The AKO Achievement Award acknowledges excellent academic performance by a sophomore woman; the AKO Social Change 领导 Award honors a junior-level woman for her leadership through a campus organization.

Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society: ODK is the National 领导 Honor Society 和 Alfred University has a chapter! Acceptance is based on both academic performance 和 commitment to leadership. Students are inducted each spring, but all are encouraged to inquire about ODK at any time. Members of ODK are celebrated for their commitment to leadership within the five pillars: research, 体育运动, 校园服务 & community, communications, 和 the creative & 表演艺术. The Society also values leaders who are collaborative, 包容, 重视诚信的人, 奖学金, 和服务. ODK is advised by Diana Maguire 和 Abby Hurley.

Women in leadership roles confront particular challenges, 和 The Academy is designed to help students build knowledge, 提高技能, 和 exp和 options in their leadership responsibilities. The Women’s 领导 Academy encourages students to explore theories of leadership, study how gender roles (和 rules) affect leadership, 和 practice leadership in meaningful ways. Membership to the WLA is selective, but students of all gender identities are welcome to apply.

The Women’s 领导 Academy offers these benefits to members:

• Gain a better underst和ing of yourself 和 your skills, interests 和 goals;
• Devise a mission statement for your own leadership growth to match your professional 和 personal goals.
• Acquire personal 和 team-based skills that are essential to success in any field.
• Manage a significant service-leadership project as your capstone experience.
• Study contemporary 和 classical leadership theories 和 clarify your own leadership values.
• 探索性别, 权力, 经济地位, 比赛, 国籍, 和 other factors create opportunities 和 challenges for leadership.
• Participate in field trips or exchange programs with other 女性’s leadership initiatives at regional colleges 和 universities
• Special grants from the Bernstein 领导 Award to attend student leadership 会议, or serve paid 领导实习.
• Participate in exclusive conversations 和 events with special guests of the WLC.
• Build strong relationships with mentors specially matched to your interests 和 goals.
• Develop lasting relationships with other Academy students 和 alumnae.

学术要求

"Gender 和 领导" course (2 credits, offered Fall semesters)
"女子领导学院 Practicum" course (2 credits, offered Spring semesters)
Two elective courses as approved by the 女子领导学院 Director (highly recommended, but not required for Academy completion)

Practice-Based Requirements

WLA students will complete a leadership capstone project which takes place during the Spring course (WGST 475).

The WLC is a grateful recipient of a research gift from Ms Sherry Walton ('80, '88) 和 Mr. 查理·乔伊斯. The 研究 in Women's 领导 Endowment at Alfred University is created to provide support for research initiatives at the 妇女领导中心 (WLC). The goal of this endowment is two-fold:

1. To provide students with h和s-on experience with the full spectrum of academic research into 女性's leadership issues, 和
2. To provide a signature program for 女性's leadership at Alfred University.

Previous research has included sexual harassment 和 wage inequity, both of which were sponsored in part by the American Association of University Women.

Future 研究 topics may include:

• 历史 of 女性’s leadership at AU
• Develop core competencies matrix of 女性’s leadership
• Develop a coherent theory of 女性’s leadership
• The intersection of creativity, intuition 和 leadership
• Inequity in education administration
• Impact of leadership training on career choice 和 efficacy
• How a weak economy impacts family dynamics when 女性, due to the nature of their employment, assume greater economic leadership
• 超级女声综合症
• Women in STEM (science, technology, engineering 和 mathematics) fields 和 leadership training

The Beth Robinson 贾德森领导力中心 of Alfred University, with the alumnae of Alpha Kappa Omicron, an Alfred University sorority established in 1944 as interfaith 和 interracial, with the ideals of truth underst和ing 和 sisterhood in equity, is pleased to offer the AKO领导奖. The AKO Achievement Award is given to a sophomore woman who has demonstrated excellence in personal academic leadership 和 honors the high st和ards of scholastic performance. 该奖项附带250美元奖金.00 honorarium to be used at the recipient’s discretion. The AKO Social Change 领导 Award is given to a junior woman who has demonstrated superior efforts in creating change-for-the-good for the AU community. An emphasis is placed on active, authentic service-based leadership which creates sustainable change. 该奖项附带500美元奖金.00 honorarium to be used at the recipient’s discretion. For questions about the criterion for these awards, 联系JLC.

艾米丽吸引, AKO Achievement Award

艾米丽吸引, class of 2025, is the recipient of the Fall 2022 Alpha Kappa Omicron Achievement Award. Emily is majoring in Fine 艺术 with a minor in Business Administration.

艾米丽:

“谢谢你！ for selecting me for the 2022 AKO Achievement Award. 在我的一生中, I’ve been taught what great leadership looks like from the incredible 和 strong female leaders I have been lucky enough to experience. They have guided my perception of what phenomenal leadership looks like 和 it’s because of their influence that I am here today. I am honored to be considered a leader 和 I hope that my influence can encourage others to become leaders as well.”

娜塔莉·雷诺兹, AKO Social Change 领导 Award

娜塔莉·雷诺兹, 2024届毕业生, is the recipient of the Fall 2022 Alpha Kappa Omicron Social Change 领导 Award. Natalie is a third-year art student with a minor in English. She is a highly involved student, including serving as our Student Senate President.

娜塔莉:

“I applied for the AKO Social Change Award because I was encouraged by several AU 教师 to do so. I am honored that they thought of me even in terms of applying for the award 和 more so that I was chosen to receive it. I am reassured in my leadership efforts by being recognized 和 am determined to continue developing my leadership practice while being a female role model on campus 和 in the community. 谢谢你！!”