Highlights 1. Sponsored opportunities for community members to explore gender including outreach to local high school girls, a program for First Year Women, and several issuesbased discussions.
Women’s Center What We Do The Women’s Center invites women to find voice, develop skills for transformation and understand who they are called to be. The Center empowers women to engage as leaders in a student-centered learning community that provides resources and engages students in educational dialogue around gender-related issues. We advocate for a safe, supportive campus environment that creates equity among all voices.
2011-2012 Results
1. 67% of Women’s Center student leaders reported moving toward congruence between their values and behavior on the identity development learning outcome. 2. 33% of Women’s Center student leaders identified with the statement, “I regularly participate in activities that challenge systems of oppression.” 3. 48 women participated in the Empower Leadership Retreat.
2. Increased Center visibility through enhanced use of social media and intentional campus outreach including connecting with first-generation college students, hosting the Forum on the Status of Women at USD and informational dinners. 3. Developed the Campus Assault Resources and Education (CARE) Advocate Program in collaboration with Wellness, Public Safety, General Counsel, and the Title IX Coordinator. 4. Enhanced support for breastfeeding mothers through collaboration with San Diego County Health & Human Services, Human Resources and University Design.
2012-2013 Goals
1. Increase visibility of the Women’s Center and the services it provides. 2. Provide opportunities to explore gender through volunteer experiences. 3. Develop and implement first-year women outreach. 4. Increase campus-wide support for pregnant and parenting students.
“I feel like I have become more aware of how leadership is a process and should be done through love. I am empowered to create change.” -Empower Retreat Participant