2010 Women of Color Event

This year’s conference theme is Leadership and Collaboration in Shaping the Future:  The Intersections of Gender, Race, Ethnicity and Sexuality.  The conference will be held April 16-17, 2010 at the James R. Connor University Center on the UW-Whitewater campus.  The awards ceremony and luncheon will on Saturday, April 17, 2010.

The UW System Women’s Studies Consortium, and the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, wish to publicly recognize the contributions that women of color have made to the UW System, and in particular, to diversity and women’s studies. 

Selection Criteria:

• Women of color who have worked in the areas of women’s studies scholarship and activism, especially as they have served to improve the status and climate for women, particularly women of color.
• Women of color who have advocated for women, particularly women of color.
• Women of color who have consistently demonstrated their ability to rally diverse forces together to advance the agenda of women, particularly that of women of color.
• Women of color who have created positive changes at your institutional level, i.e., curriculum development and infusion, receiving grants, and mentoring women.
• Women of color who have demonstrated an understanding of the interplay of family and community and culture in the lives of women of color.

We appreciate your help and look forward to celebrating with you and your institution’s honoree in April! 

2009 Recipients

If you have additional questions, please contact the UW System Women’s Studies Consortium (608-262-3056) or wscoffice@uwsa.edu.