National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL)

Seeing the need for a leadership space dedicated to empowering collegiate women, the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders was founded nearly 40 years ago. Since that time, NCCWSL has become a life-changing event that has impacted hundreds upon hundreds, if not thousands, of attendees.

During the conference, participants have the opportunity to build their leadership skills across five core learning objectives:

• Leadership Development: Develop and strengthen a voice, skill set, and mind-set for leadership
• Professional Development: Build a professional tool kit for postgraduate life
• Activism: Learn how, why, and when to take action and be a change maker
• Women’s Issues: Gain a better understanding of local, national, and global issues and policies affecting women and of AAUW’s role in empowering women
• Identity and Diversity: Own their personal identities and roles in increasing and supporting diverse voices

Slated for May 25 and 26, this year’s conference is going to be held virtually rather than in-person, and AAUW Austin is planning to fund four (4) attendees.

There will be a short application and remote interview process. Both undergraduate and graduate students are eligible. These do not necessarily need to be individuals already involved in student leadership. The goal is to guide and inspire.

Further information about NCCWSL and this year’s conference is available on the AAUW website at https://www.aauw.org/resources/programs/nccwsl/about/

Questions regarding the AAUW Austin NCCWSL scholarship program should be sent to aauw-atxmembership@aauw.net

The AAUW Austin NCCWSL 2021 scholarship submission deadline is March 31, 2021. Download an application here.

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Jane McCallum, President of the Austin Suffrage Association in 1915 

Jane McCallum was an early suffragist leader, president of the Austin Suffrage Association in 1915, head of publicity for TESA  (Texas Equal Suffrage Association), and Texas Secretary of State (1927-1933).

She was also a founder of Austin area League of Women Voters, and she led Petticoat Lobbyists (Joint Legislative Council)  in campaigning for Dan Moody as Texas governor.

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Grace Delano Clark, Most Worthy Citizen in  1928

Mrs. Grace Delano Clark was awarded Most Worthy Citizen by the Austin American for her work in establishing Austin’s first library.

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Mrs. Flora Arrowood,President of the Austin Branch in 1936-37

Mrs. Flora Arrowood, President of the Austin Branch in 1936-37, headed civic drives in Austin in the 1940s, campaigning for better schools and the creation of what is now Mainspring Schools, for passage of bonds to get Brackenridge Hospital accredited, and for adding Bookmobile services for the Austin Public Library.

Click here to read 5 Jun, 1957, Statesman article.

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Dr. Jenny Lind Porter-Scott,Poet Laureate of Texas in 1964-65 

Dr. Jenny Lind Porter-Scott was Poet Laureate of Texas in 1964-65, and she was elected to the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame in 1985.

She also received an award from the Texas Institute of Letters for her translation of Verses on Death by Helinand of Froidmont.

 

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Carole Keeton,  in public service for four deacades ( 1972 – 2007)

Often called a trailblazer, Carole Keeton’s public service in the elected arena in Austin and in Texas spans four decades from 1972 to 2007 and is full of “firsts”—First woman president of the Austin School Board, first woman president of Austin Community College Board of Trustees; first woman elected Mayor of Austin, (and still the only woman to serve as mayor of Austin) and the only mayor of Austin elected by the citizens for three terms.  While serving as Mayor she was selected “One of the 50 Faces for America’s Future” by Time Magazine and was elected President of The Texas Municipal League representing all the cities in Texas.

Elected to statewide office four times, Carole is the first woman in history elected and reelected Texas Railroad Commissioner and the first woman in history elected and reelected Texas Comptroller.  As Comptroller, her report on our Texas foster care system, Forgotten Children, won a National Public Integrity Award.  Carole began her career as a public school teacher. Her lifelong record of achievement is rooted in her passion for education and public service. She was inducted into the Austin Women’s Hall of Fame in 2013. She currently serves as Executive Director, pro-bono, Austinites For Action and as a lifetime member of The Lola Wright Foundation and on the Advisory Board for Girl Scouts of Central Texas.

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The Austin Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) was organized by 15 women in 1923, at the Driskill Hotel, with many contributions and accomplishments made by branch members and continuing since, as recorded in our HERstory under ABOUT US.

What a year 2015-2016 has been! Membership numbers have increased and so has branch involvement and visibility in the Austin community. Branch members have made their presence known at the Capitol to lobby for equal pay, at the Women’s Community Center of Central Texas’s WECONference; at Girlstart and Latinitas in a variety of roles; wrapping gifts for tips at Barnes & Noble; at Mainspring Schools; and supporting high school and university women in scholarship and advocacy. And there was still time to have fun and learn in so many ways: art tours, playing bridge, reading and talking about a variety of books, hiking, and of course, eating!

Another exciting year has begun!

 

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2016-2017 EVENTS

NEXT EVENT

October 12 (Wednesday), 10 AM – “Texas Voters: Trends and Issues”, Grace Chimene, TX League of Women Voters, and Cinde Weatherby, Austin LWV, Norris Center, Northcross Mall; Contact: Sylvia Garcia & Jean Bessent. Read More …

PAST EVENTS

September 9 (Friday), 10 AM – “Living and Working in China” Wendell Harwell, Norris Center, Northcross Mall; Contact: Marina Rivers

R. Wendell Harwell, retired CPA and husband of our Co-President Marina Rivers told us about living in China. He had a delightful presentation that addressed some of the practical problems and joys of living abroad. Read More …

 

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The Perfect Gift for Graduates

You have something special to give new college grads: one year of free national membership! It’s easy, and you can give AAUW memberships to as many recent graduates as you like.

See: https://www.aauw.org/resource/give-a-grad-a-gift/

 

 

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Save the Dates

June 14th – 17th, 2017: National Convention