Thursday, November 5, 2015
Star Trek Fans
Did you know that Diana Muldaur (who played three different roles on Star Trek) also was an alumna of Sweet Briar College (Class of 1960).
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Biology Majors Rock!
Had to share this Facebook post from Spelman College.
Biology major Kelsey Gallant, C’2018, recently won first-place honors for an oral presentation based on her Harvard University summer research project on breast cancer. Congrats, Kelsey!
Biology major Kelsey Gallant, C’2018, recently won first-place honors for an oral presentation based on her Harvard University summer research project on breast cancer. Congrats, Kelsey!
Monday, November 2, 2015
Where High School Girls Discover Engineering
Here’s my latest HuffPost blog post: Where High School Girls Discover Engineering. Enjoy!
In today's blog post, I'm spotlighting one such employer-sponsored initiative,
Explore Engineering for High School Women, offered by Sweet Briar College. Hank Yochum, Ph.D., professor and director of the Margaret Jones Wyllie '45 Engineering Program at Sweet Briar, heads up the program.
Now in its eighth year, the all-girls Explore Engineering program has introduced more than 300 high school students to the world of engineering. Attendees participate in hands-on, team-based design projects in an environment where previous engineering experience is not required.
The program is offered during the school year as a weekend event twice annually in addition to a residential, weeklong summer camp. I included the summer camp version in a previous blog post, All-Girls STEM Camps to Keep in Mind for Next Summer.
The summer camp is always popular, and the weekend event held this year on October 16th and 17th was filled to capacity with a waiting list. In attendance were 28 high school girls from Maryland; Washington, D.C.; Virginia; North Carolina and Texas as they enjoyed the 3,250-acre campus and engineering facilities/classrooms located in Sweet Briar, VA. Below are photos from the October event.
Continue reading here.
In today's blog post, I'm spotlighting one such employer-sponsored initiative,
Explore Engineering for High School Women, offered by Sweet Briar College. Hank Yochum, Ph.D., professor and director of the Margaret Jones Wyllie '45 Engineering Program at Sweet Briar, heads up the program.
Now in its eighth year, the all-girls Explore Engineering program has introduced more than 300 high school students to the world of engineering. Attendees participate in hands-on, team-based design projects in an environment where previous engineering experience is not required.
The program is offered during the school year as a weekend event twice annually in addition to a residential, weeklong summer camp. I included the summer camp version in a previous blog post, All-Girls STEM Camps to Keep in Mind for Next Summer.
The summer camp is always popular, and the weekend event held this year on October 16th and 17th was filled to capacity with a waiting list. In attendance were 28 high school girls from Maryland; Washington, D.C.; Virginia; North Carolina and Texas as they enjoyed the 3,250-acre campus and engineering facilities/classrooms located in Sweet Briar, VA. Below are photos from the October event.
Continue reading here.
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| Photo Credit: Sweet Briar College/Paulette Porter-Stransky |
Sunday, November 1, 2015
Saturday, October 31, 2015
Friday, October 30, 2015
Brenau University Women's College
Love the new video about Brenau University Women's College!!!! Might this women's college be right for YOU? Schedule a campus visit and see for yourself.
"Founded in 1878, Brenau University annually reaches about 3,500 students in graduate and undergraduate studies on campuses and online. Located in Gainesville, Georgia, the comprehensive, liberal arts-based institution includes the residential Women’s College. It also operates coeducational campuses in Gainesville, Augusta, Kings Bay, Norcross and Fairburn as well as a new campus in Jacksonville, Florida."
Thursday, October 29, 2015
How This Women's College Prepared Her as an Elementary Computer Science Teacher
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Congratulations Sweet Briar College Riders
"Congratulations to the SBC riders who competed this weekend at the Randolph Fall Festival. Maddie Coleman '16 and SBC's Indigo won the Randolph Medal Final and placed 6th in the Adult eq on the Flat. Makayla Benjamin '18 and SBC's Dorado won both the Gymnastics Phase and the Flat Phase of the Oak Ridge Medal Finals to place 3rd Overall and as well won the Open 3ft. Eq on the Flat and the Adult Eq on the Flat. They also placed 5th in a 3ft. Eq over fences class. Rosie Powers '18 on her own Carabello were 2nd in the Adult Medal, 3rd in the Open 3ft. Eq on the Flat and 3rd in the Adult Eq on the Flat. Rosie and Carabello were also 4th in the Medal phase and 6th in the Gymnastics Phase of the Oak Ridge Medal Final to finish 5th overall. Way to go Vixens!"
Follow Sweet Briar Riding on Facebook.
Follow Sweet Briar Riding on Facebook.
Monday, October 26, 2015
Fall Family Weekend
This past weekend, Family Weekend took place at this women's college located in Bryn Mawr, PA: Bryn Mawr College.
So much fun! Check out the activities held at Bryn Mawr College' Family Weekend.
So much fun! Check out the activities held at Bryn Mawr College' Family Weekend.
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Friday, October 23, 2015
Meet Political Science Major Michelle Mitchell from the Class of 2006
Trinity Washington University Political Science alumnae, Michelle Mitchell ('06) talks about her life after Trinity, working as counsel for a major international law firm, based in Washington DC.
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Martha Bierut ’15 Selected for a Prestigious Princeton in Africa Fellowship
Congratulations Martha!!!!!
"Martha Bierut ’15 stood out as an undergrad and was awarded for it. She was one of only 51 fellows selected for a prestigious Princeton in Africa Fellowship (PiAf) during her senior year at Scripps. PiAf received nearly 450 applications nationwide during the 2014–15 academic year and offered placements to the top 51 deserving candidates. Bierut was placed in Uganda, where she has been pursuing her passion for environmental conservation through work with the Kasiisi Project/Kibale Forest Schools Programme."
Continue reading here . . .
"Martha Bierut ’15 stood out as an undergrad and was awarded for it. She was one of only 51 fellows selected for a prestigious Princeton in Africa Fellowship (PiAf) during her senior year at Scripps. PiAf received nearly 450 applications nationwide during the 2014–15 academic year and offered placements to the top 51 deserving candidates. Bierut was placed in Uganda, where she has been pursuing her passion for environmental conservation through work with the Kasiisi Project/Kibale Forest Schools Programme."
Continue reading here . . .
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
The Only Women's College in Ohio
Check out Ursuline via these images . . . Ursuline College campus nears half-century as a treasure of mid-century modernism (photos).
Monday, October 19, 2015
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Friday, October 16, 2015
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Meet Larisa Manzo '14 Art History & Graphic Design Major
I LOVE sharing stories from graduates of women's colleges. In this blog post, meet Larisa Manzo '14 Art History & Graphic Design major from Moore College of Art & Design located in Philadelphia, PA.
"I decided to come to Moore because it was the first school where I walked in and felt like I would fit in. The student leaders told me about the type of work they made and told me about the teachers. I felt like I belonged here even before I filled out an application.
Moore is a great place to learn. In my studio classes I was allowed to try anything. I used my own abstract photography, hand drawn type, and sometimes my own paintings. My teachers pushed me to make my design stand out. In my academic classes, I was constantly learning. These classes let me research and write about what I like or what I am curious about.
My education has allowed me to create a niche for myself. I have two sets of skills. I can design and create, but I can also write, research and present my ideas. I can take these skills anywhere. After graduation, I was nominated to be the Class of 2014 young alumni representative on Moore's Board of Managers."
Check out Moore's majors:
BFA Majors – Ten majors leading to a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree
"I decided to come to Moore because it was the first school where I walked in and felt like I would fit in. The student leaders told me about the type of work they made and told me about the teachers. I felt like I belonged here even before I filled out an application.
Moore is a great place to learn. In my studio classes I was allowed to try anything. I used my own abstract photography, hand drawn type, and sometimes my own paintings. My teachers pushed me to make my design stand out. In my academic classes, I was constantly learning. These classes let me research and write about what I like or what I am curious about.
My education has allowed me to create a niche for myself. I have two sets of skills. I can design and create, but I can also write, research and present my ideas. I can take these skills anywhere. After graduation, I was nominated to be the Class of 2014 young alumni representative on Moore's Board of Managers."
Check out Moore's majors:
BFA Majors – Ten majors leading to a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree
- Art Education
- Art History
- Curatorial Studies
- Fashion Design
- Fine Arts
- Graphic Design
- Illustration
- Interactive & Motion Arts
- Interior Design (Accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation, CIDA, Interior Design Data for CIDA)
- Photography & Digital Arts
Monday, October 12, 2015
Cool Summer Internships Found at Women's Colleges
Women’s college provide students with fantastic summer internships. Check out what the following Smith College students did this summer by reading, “What We Did This Summer II: Students Reflect on Praxis Program Internships.”
Mallory Durlauf ’16
"This summer, I worked with Chicago Sister Cities International to help manage the city of Chicago’s cultural and economic relations with its 28 sister cities around the world. . . ."
Madeleine Goldstein ’16
"I worked at Zenith Gallery in Washington, D.C., on several projects, the largest of which was an American flag-themed show. . . ."
Anna Partridge ’16
"This summer I worked with the Schatz Energy Research Center in Arcata, Calif., on a biomass conversion project to test equipment that increases the energetic and economic value of wood chips. . . ."
Olivia Sayah ’17
"This summer I was a collections intern for Connecticut Landmarks. . . ."
Shannon Walsh ’16
"I interned at The Forsyth Institute in Cambridge, Mass., an independent nonprofit biomedical research organization specializing in oral health. . . ."
Continue reading here.
Mallory Durlauf ’16
"This summer, I worked with Chicago Sister Cities International to help manage the city of Chicago’s cultural and economic relations with its 28 sister cities around the world. . . ."
Madeleine Goldstein ’16
"I worked at Zenith Gallery in Washington, D.C., on several projects, the largest of which was an American flag-themed show. . . ."
Anna Partridge ’16
"This summer I worked with the Schatz Energy Research Center in Arcata, Calif., on a biomass conversion project to test equipment that increases the energetic and economic value of wood chips. . . ."
Olivia Sayah ’17
"This summer I was a collections intern for Connecticut Landmarks. . . ."
Shannon Walsh ’16
"I interned at The Forsyth Institute in Cambridge, Mass., an independent nonprofit biomedical research organization specializing in oral health. . . ."
Continue reading here.
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Saturday, October 10, 2015
Friday, October 9, 2015
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Beautiful Surrounding, Beautiful Campus Found at Women's Colleges
Monday, October 5, 2015
Fall Family Weekend at This Women's College
A good time was had by all at Cedar Crest College's Fall Family Weekend. See for yourself via the photos below:
Cedar Crest College is located in Allentown, PA. Unleash your potential at CCC!
Cedar Crest College is located in Allentown, PA. Unleash your potential at CCC!
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Saturday, October 3, 2015
Friday, October 2, 2015
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Freshwater Turtles Population Study
Biology is so much fun! Check out these Meredith College students assisting in the population study of freshwater turtles, EREN's Turtle Pop project.
Monday, September 28, 2015
Where can a humanities major take you? For three alums, the answer is: “Anywhere you want.”
I know that I blog often about women's colleges and STEM majors, but what about non-STEM majors? Just as important, here's a blog post that I know you will enjoy: Where can a humanities major take you? For three alums, the answer is: “Anywhere you want.”
Read the blog post to learn what a religion major, English and music double major as well as a Chinese language and culture and economics double major did with their degrees.
And don't worry if you're not sure of what to major in! You'll find that by attending a women's college you'll be afforded many possibilities and opportunities, sample as many as you can then pick the ones you like best!
Career can and do unfold over a person's life time. It's okay not to know what you want to do for the rest of you life. My career unfolded much differently. The important thing to keep mind is to have fun along the way, find topics that are of interest and see where they take you . . . knowing that things always work out for the BEST!
Continue reading here.
Read the blog post to learn what a religion major, English and music double major as well as a Chinese language and culture and economics double major did with their degrees.
And don't worry if you're not sure of what to major in! You'll find that by attending a women's college you'll be afforded many possibilities and opportunities, sample as many as you can then pick the ones you like best!
Career can and do unfold over a person's life time. It's okay not to know what you want to do for the rest of you life. My career unfolded much differently. The important thing to keep mind is to have fun along the way, find topics that are of interest and see where they take you . . . knowing that things always work out for the BEST!
Continue reading here.
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Saturday, September 26, 2015
Friday, September 25, 2015
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Sweet Briar Land Atmosphere Research Station - How Sweet It Is!
"The Sweet Briar College Land-Atmosphere Research Station (SBC-LARS) is a state-of-the-art research facility for studying biosphere-atmosphere interactions near the beautiful foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Located on the campus of Sweet Briar College in central Virginia, the facility provides unique and exciting research opportunities, especially to undergraduate women, in the areas of atmospheric science, air quality, meteorology, and forestry.
SBC-LARS is dedicated to providing research opportunities for undergraduate women, while performing cutting edge research in the areas of meteorology, air quality, and forestry – all areas where women are traditionally underrepresented."
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Monday, September 21, 2015
College-Bound High School Girls Interested in a CyberSecurity Career
Check out the Women in STEM Honors Program at Bay Path University:
Housed within the Center of Excellence for Women in STEM, the Bay Path University Women in STEM Honors Program (WiSH) offers a four-year curriculum consisting of integrated and advanced study and research for dedicated future women scientists.
Benefits
• You will participate in project-based seminars which are designed to nurture your development as a woman scientist and give you the skills you need for your profession.
• You will begin actual research in your first year in collaboration with faculty and other professional and peer mentors to prepare you for graduate and professional school, as well as dynamic careers in industry and medicine.
• You will receive mentoring by upperclass students, faculty and accomplished scientists in the field.
• You will have access to global opportunities via virtual sessions with prominent scientists, as well as study and research abroad opportunities.
• You will engage in service activities with other WiSH students allowing you to begin impacting your world now and truly making a difference.
• You will receive great scholarship support. WiSH students receive a renewable annual $2,500 scholarship!
As a WiSH participant you are eligible to apply for the annual competitive Stern Scholar program. Granted to a limited number of undergraduate scientific scholars at Bay Path University, recipients will receive an additional $2,500 in support of a research project that will be conducted with one of the science faculty members.
Bay Path's Wish Majors Include: Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, CyberSecurity, Forensic Science, Medical Science and Neuroscience.
Housed within the Center of Excellence for Women in STEM, the Bay Path University Women in STEM Honors Program (WiSH) offers a four-year curriculum consisting of integrated and advanced study and research for dedicated future women scientists.
Benefits
• You will participate in project-based seminars which are designed to nurture your development as a woman scientist and give you the skills you need for your profession.
• You will begin actual research in your first year in collaboration with faculty and other professional and peer mentors to prepare you for graduate and professional school, as well as dynamic careers in industry and medicine.
• You will receive mentoring by upperclass students, faculty and accomplished scientists in the field.
• You will have access to global opportunities via virtual sessions with prominent scientists, as well as study and research abroad opportunities.
• You will engage in service activities with other WiSH students allowing you to begin impacting your world now and truly making a difference.
• You will receive great scholarship support. WiSH students receive a renewable annual $2,500 scholarship!
Stern Scholar Program
As a WiSH participant you are eligible to apply for the annual competitive Stern Scholar program. Granted to a limited number of undergraduate scientific scholars at Bay Path University, recipients will receive an additional $2,500 in support of a research project that will be conducted with one of the science faculty members.
Bay Path's Wish Majors Include: Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, CyberSecurity, Forensic Science, Medical Science and Neuroscience.
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Saturday, September 19, 2015
Friday, September 18, 2015
Staying relevant is gender-neutral: 3 college presidents on the state of women's schools
“We’re seeing something fundamentally different,” said Debora Spar, president of Barnard College in New York. “We’re actually finding it’s a really interesting moment to be a women’s college.”
Women's colleges are relevant today. Yes, women now have access to higher education, but the young women of today are finding that a single-sex college environment is providing them with more opportunities and an empowering environment. Resulting in an education that enables them to launch a career or continue on to graduate school.
If you're a serious students with big dreams, I encourage you to consider attending a women's college. Investigate them as you would other colleges, then decide for yourself if a women's college is right for you.
Continue reading, Staying relevant is gender-neutral: 3 college presidents on the state of women's schools.
Women's colleges are relevant today. Yes, women now have access to higher education, but the young women of today are finding that a single-sex college environment is providing them with more opportunities and an empowering environment. Resulting in an education that enables them to launch a career or continue on to graduate school.
If you're a serious students with big dreams, I encourage you to consider attending a women's college. Investigate them as you would other colleges, then decide for yourself if a women's college is right for you.
Continue reading, Staying relevant is gender-neutral: 3 college presidents on the state of women's schools.
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Single-Sex Education: Not Your Grandfather’s Segregation.
Well stated and spot on!
"What women’s colleges really do is remove the imbalance until women no longer see it as normal and are no longer willing to put up with it..."
Continue reading, Single-Sex Education: Not Your Grandfather’s Segregation.
To all college-bound high school girls with BIG dreams, I encourage you to investigate several women's colleges. See for yourself the advantages they provide.
"What women’s colleges really do is remove the imbalance until women no longer see it as normal and are no longer willing to put up with it..."
Continue reading, Single-Sex Education: Not Your Grandfather’s Segregation.
To all college-bound high school girls with BIG dreams, I encourage you to investigate several women's colleges. See for yourself the advantages they provide.
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Women's College Tradition: Crook Hunt
The Crook Hunt Tradition at Meredith College is all about the senior class hiding the crook for the junior class to find. Clues are provide, but the crook is not always found. What a fun tradition. At my alma mater we also had a similar tradition.
The Crook Hunt tradition began in 1906 and is still celebrated today – but that hasn’t always the case. It was banned on campus from 1913-1929 due to safety concerns after the crook was hidden so that a student had to hang out of a window to retrieve it. Here you see the wooden crook, adorned with class colors, being carried into the amphitheater during Class Day 2015. The colorful ribbons signify that the crook wasn't found by the juniors during the hunt. If it had been found, the ribbons would be black.
Learn more about the Crook Hunt on the Meredith Moments blog:
The Crook Hunt tradition began in 1906 and is still celebrated today – but that hasn’t always the case. It was banned on campus from 1913-1929 due to safety concerns after the crook was hidden so that a student had to hang out of a window to retrieve it. Here you see the wooden crook, adorned with class colors, being carried into the amphitheater during Class Day 2015. The colorful ribbons signify that the crook wasn't found by the juniors during the hunt. If it had been found, the ribbons would be black.
Learn more about the Crook Hunt on the Meredith Moments blog:
Monday, September 14, 2015
Women College Alumna Part of "Underground Astronauts" Team!
So cool!
In 2013, in a cave known as Rising Star near Johannesburg, South Africa, an international team of scientists began the process of uncovering more than 1,500 well-preserved bones and teeth. The discovery of the fossils, hidden in a barely accessible chamber, adds a new branch to the human family tree: a creature dubbed Homo naledi. Papers detailing the team's findings have just been published, as reported yesterday by National Geographic, the New York Times, and other media.
Alia Gurtov ’07 was one of six women chosen to join the expedition as a result of some unique qualifications. . . . Gurtov earned master’s degrees in archaeology from Leiden University, Netherlands, and in anthropology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She is now a Ph.D. candidate in anthropology at UW–Madison. After graduating from Wellesley, she spent one year as a Thomas J. Watson Fellow researching the intersection of nationalism and paleoanthropology in Europe, Asia and Africa, and participated in Pleistocene excavations at Neumark-Nord, Germany, and Pinnacle Point, South Africa.
Women's Colleges Rock! And this secret is getting out as more young women are choosing to attend a women's college. Alia Gurtov is glad she did and look at her fantastic career!
In 2013, in a cave known as Rising Star near Johannesburg, South Africa, an international team of scientists began the process of uncovering more than 1,500 well-preserved bones and teeth. The discovery of the fossils, hidden in a barely accessible chamber, adds a new branch to the human family tree: a creature dubbed Homo naledi. Papers detailing the team's findings have just been published, as reported yesterday by National Geographic, the New York Times, and other media.
Alia Gurtov ’07 was one of six women chosen to join the expedition as a result of some unique qualifications. . . . Gurtov earned master’s degrees in archaeology from Leiden University, Netherlands, and in anthropology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She is now a Ph.D. candidate in anthropology at UW–Madison. After graduating from Wellesley, she spent one year as a Thomas J. Watson Fellow researching the intersection of nationalism and paleoanthropology in Europe, Asia and Africa, and participated in Pleistocene excavations at Neumark-Nord, Germany, and Pinnacle Point, South Africa.
Women's Colleges Rock! And this secret is getting out as more young women are choosing to attend a women's college. Alia Gurtov is glad she did and look at her fantastic career!
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Friday, September 11, 2015
The Benefits of Attending an All Women’s College, by Zipporah Osei.
Check out this cool blog post, The Benefits of Attending an All Women’s College, by Zipporah Osei.
It’s no secret that attending an all women’s college does wonders for a girl. Research shows that girls who attend all women’s colleges participate more in and out of class, have more courage to step into the STEM fields, are shown to have higher self esteem, and are more likely to graduate. And it’s no wonder considering attending an all women’s college puts you in an environment of female support and gives you women in your field to serve as mentors. But knowing these facts and living them are two different things. Is what they say about women’s colleges really true? Second year Barnard College student and an incoming freshman told me what it means to attend one of the best all women’s colleges in the country.
Continue reading, The Benefits of Attending an All Women’s College.
Learn more about this women's college located in NYC, Barnard College.
It’s no secret that attending an all women’s college does wonders for a girl. Research shows that girls who attend all women’s colleges participate more in and out of class, have more courage to step into the STEM fields, are shown to have higher self esteem, and are more likely to graduate. And it’s no wonder considering attending an all women’s college puts you in an environment of female support and gives you women in your field to serve as mentors. But knowing these facts and living them are two different things. Is what they say about women’s colleges really true? Second year Barnard College student and an incoming freshman told me what it means to attend one of the best all women’s colleges in the country.
Continue reading, The Benefits of Attending an All Women’s College.
Learn more about this women's college located in NYC, Barnard College.
Thursday, September 10, 2015
The Welcome Angel at Meredith College is a Heavenly Move-In Day Addition
I hope you enjoy my latest HuffPost blog post, "Meredith College Making Move-In Day Even More Memorable."
. . . With a new Welcome Angel, Move-In Day is now even more memorable. Back for her second year, the Welcome Angel has quickly become a much-appreciated addition. And with such a large incoming class (approximately 440 students, the third largest freshman class in the last seven years), the Welcome Angel was very, very busy. As they leave behind 19 states and 12 countries to settle into a new home away from home, these young women are all looking forward to embracing Meredith's academic richness as well as taking advantage of internships and study abroad programs, developing leadership skills, and benefiting from the college's unique one-on-one mentoring program, StrongPoints. . . .
Continue reading Meredith College Making Move-In Day Even More Memorable.
Learn more about Meredith College.
. . . With a new Welcome Angel, Move-In Day is now even more memorable. Back for her second year, the Welcome Angel has quickly become a much-appreciated addition. And with such a large incoming class (approximately 440 students, the third largest freshman class in the last seven years), the Welcome Angel was very, very busy. As they leave behind 19 states and 12 countries to settle into a new home away from home, these young women are all looking forward to embracing Meredith's academic richness as well as taking advantage of internships and study abroad programs, developing leadership skills, and benefiting from the college's unique one-on-one mentoring program, StrongPoints. . . .
Learn more about Meredith College.
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
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