Coalition Groups
Women's Leadership Council (WLC)
The Women's Leadership Council includes women serving on the Dean's Council, in the Provost's Office, and in executive roles at the University of Denver. Objectives include:
- using its influence towards an open, shared organizational culture
- being concerned with issues of equity
- using WLC to develop effectiveness as leaders
- using WLC to develop support for women University-wide
Contact Barbara Wilcots at bwilcots@du.edu or Lynn Gangone at Lynn.Gangone@du.edu for more information.
Connecting Staff Women (CSW)
Connecting Staff Women is open to all staff women at the University of Denver interested in personal and professional education and development. Objectives include:
- focusing on how to balance work and personal life
- acting as effective mentors
- promoting career development and managing change
- facilitating better connectivity and networking among staff women
Contact Samara Rasmussen at sferber@du.edu for more information.
Staff Women's Action Network (SWAN)
SWAN is dedicated to advocating on behalf of issues important to DU staff women and to serving as a resource for staff women to achieve their highest potential.
- SWAN meetings are a regular forum for staff women to build cross campus relationships, support each other, identify issues important to staff women, develop and implement action plans to address these issues;
- SWAN is a resource for distributing information regarding issues important to staff women, including professional development, workplace equity, childcare, flextime, and harassment;
- SWAN annually selects the recipient of the Robin Morgan award, which is presented at the annual DU Women's Conference. Established in 2001, the Robin Morgan Award honors a DU appointed staff woman who goes above and beyond her University responsibilities to promote and enhance the University community.
Contact Shelley Popke at Shelley.Popke@du.edu or Amy Feldman at Amy.Feldman@du.edu for more information.
Association of Sisters in Higher Education
The mission of the Association of Sisters in Higher Education (ASHE) is to support, empower, and mentor Black women at the University of Denver by honoring who we are through cultural fellowship, enrichment, and an exchange of ideas The group is not exclusive to Black women; therefore we value and welcome all women faculty and staff at the University of Denver. However, the core focus of group discussions, activities, and initiatives will be issues that are germane to Black women.
- ASHE will offer support to groups on campus that support and illuminate the experiences of Blacks and other people of color;
- ASHE will galvanize the scholarship of Black women faculty, staff, and graduate students through encouragement of collaborative research initiatives, awareness of scholarly conferences and grants, and financial support;
- ASHE will engage in meaningful partnerships aimed at strengthening collaborations with the Denver Black community.
Contact Nashwa Bolling at nbolling@du.edu or Natley Farris at Natley.Farris@du.edu for more information.
Graduate Women's Council (GWC)
The Graduate Women's Council fosters connections across departments through discussions of issues of importance to graduate women. Objectives include:
- building a community for a diverse group of graduate women through meetings and events
- building interdisciplinary alliances and support networks on and off the University of Denver campus
- offering funding to University of Denver graduate women engaged in academic endeavors involving women's issues
Contact to be determined.
Undergraduate Women's Council
The Undergraduate Women's Council provides a medium for discussion and support in areas that affect DU undergraduate women. Objectives include:
- supporting undergraduate women at DU
- focusing on health and safety issues, education and classroom issues, and empowerment.
Contact Nayeli Retana at yeli.retana@du.edu for more information.
Faculty Women's Association (FWA)
The FWA group extends membership to all faculty, tenured, tenure-track, non-tenure track, and adjunct. Objectives include:
- providing a support network to all faculty women in the campus community
- sponsoring programs concerned with professional development
- disseminating information about University practices and policies vital to faculty women's interests
Contact to be determined.
