April 23rd and 24th, 2021
SUNY Cobleskill's Office of Student Leadership and Residential Life Social Justice Committee is excited to host its inaugural Women’s Leadership Conference on Friday, 4/23, and Saturday, 4/24! The conference will be completely virtual on Zoom. We are excited to create an opportunity for students who identify as women, cis or trans, non-binary, and individuals who feel comfortable in spaces that center the experiences of women to learn, grow, and take ownership over the unique spaces that they occupy.
We live in an age where we are still seeing many firsts for women, as well as the instrumentality of women during the COVID-19 pandemic - the majority of essential workers in health care and government and community-based services are women. It's been amazing to witness within the past two years alone the accomplishments of women, particularly women from marginalized groups, including:
- Kamala Harris becoming our first female, Black, and South Asian vice president of the United States
- Karen Uhlenbeck becoming the first women to win the Abel Prize for mathematics
- Janet Mock being the first trans woman to get a deal with a major studio
- Christina Koch and Jessica Meir being the first astronauts to complete an all-female spacewalk
- Major General Laura Yeager being the first woman to lead an Army infantry division in the California Army National Guard
- Lieutenant General Jody Daniels being the first woman to lead the US Army Reserve
- Simone Biles becoming the most decorated gymnast in world championship history
- Congress representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib as the first Muslim women to serve in Congress
Change is happening rapidly, but there is still much work to be done both in the United States and around the world. We are thankful to the women who have paved the way for us on all levels of society, and we are excited to help pave the way for future generations of women. We look forward to equipping our attendees with tools to create change on their campuses and become who they want to be.
Registration is Now Open!
Registration ends on 4/21.
**The conference is free to students at all institutions!**
Once you register, we will send the schedule for both days as the conference approaches as well as post it on this page. You are not required to attend the entire conference, but we encourage you to do so in order to get the most out of it.
Staff and faculty are welcome to register, but are encouraged to take a step back in order to allow students to take advantage of this opportunity.
Submit a Program Proposal
Faculty and staff only, please! Program proposals will be accepted until April 14th at 11:59 PM. Sessions should last no more than 45 minutes to an hour.
We are accepting proposals from staff and faculty from all colleges in the region. We welcome proposals in the following categories, but are open to ideas that you are passionate about. We ask that as you plan your session, you make them inclusive to students of all gender expressions, sexual orientations, races and ethnicities, ages, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Leadership (e.g., navigating impostor syndrome, communication skills and negotiation, assertiveness, strengths-based leadership)
- Financial literacy (e.g., self-advocacy, asking for a raise/negotiation, wage gap, credit)
- Mental health (e.g., body image, trauma-informed leadership)
- Diversity (e.g., first generation experiences, leading as someone from a non-dominant group, creating inclusive spaces in your work environment)
- Mentorship (e.g., mentoring and supervising other women, men, helping others become allies in equity)
Please email RD Abigail Cocco at CoccoAS@Cobleskill.edu if you have any questions.