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AAWCC: Wonder women

Maya Lazaro
The Commuter

Thursday, November 12, 2009

The annual fall conference for the American Association of Women in Community Colleges of Oregon is quickly approaching. Linn-Benton Community College’s own AAWCC chapter is inviting students and faculty of all sexes to register with them and take part in an event designed to “change women’s lives through leadership and education,” as stated by the organization’s mission statement.

The conference, themed “Maintaining Our Vision, Sustaining Our Spirit,” will
include talks by keynote speakers on leadership and personal growth, a wide variety of breakout sessions and a jewelry-making workshop. The event will be held at the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel Nov. 19 – 20. Registration costs $200 and can be completed online at http://www.aawccoregon.org.

The Oregon conference is part of a much larger national organization that also offers a convention every year in the spring. The AAWCC is centered on improving educational opportunities for women so that they may better succeed academically and in the workplace, achieve equity and financial independence, and foster healthy communities. LBCC’s chapter offers monthly meetings and provides leadership opportunities to its many members, as well as awards at least two student scholarships every year. This year’s scholarship recipients include Jessica Calhoun, Sarah McRae and Stephanie Kramer.

For questions and comments about either the upcoming Portland conference or becoming part of LBCC’s local chapter, contact Valerie Zeigler at 541-917-4485 or Shelly Dermody at 541-259-5826.

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