National Council for Research on Women to Celebrate Feminist Icons Mary S. Hartman and Charlotte Bunch at its annual Making a Difference for Women Awards, 2011. Click here for more information.
Professor Hartman is Rutgers Professor Emerita of History and Women's and Gender Studies, and Founding Director and Senior Scholar of the Institute for Women's Leadership.
Charlotte Bunch is Distinguished Professor, Department of Women's & Gender Studies and Founding Director and Senior Scholar, Center for Women's Global Leadership. |
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Investing in Women's Leadership
The J. Seward Johnson Sr. 1963 Charitable Trust has made a gift of $10,000 to support internship placements during the summer and the academic year for students involved in the IWL. The Trust's investment will help undergraduate students bridge classroom learning with community-based learning to deepen understanding of leadership for social change. We are grateful to the Trust for their generous support to the Institute. |
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IWL Consortium Spring 2011 Calendar
 Institute for Women's Leadership Consortium Spring 2011 Calendar features lectures, research briefings, conferences, films and exhibits. Join us to learn from leading researchers, award-winning artists and scientists, experienced policymakers, and performance artists. Click here for the full calendar of events. |
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Young Leaders and Social Change Forum
 Rutgers students in their final year of the IWL Leadership Scholar Certificate Program will share highlights from their Social Action Projects on February 8, 2011.
Project topics include: "Jewish-Muslim Dialogues;" "Transforming Lives Documentary Film Project"; "Bee Real, A Literature-based Afterschool Program"; "Girls Ready 2 Learn," an afterschool program for Latina girls in Newark; and "The Dangers of Beauty." Click here for more information. |
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Student Film Features Environmental Artist Pat Brentano
 | | Missing Birds Installation by Pat Brentano, I-Park, Connecticut |
"I really believe that we are part of nature; we do not own it. We have acted like we own it for so long that we are destroying it. Public art is important to me because it reaches the wider community..." Artist Pat Brentano. View Film by Alexandra Pacia
 | | Alexandra Pacia, IWL Leadership Scholar |
"I did my film about Pat Brentano because I thought Pat had a unique way of expressing her leadership. She has to show people what she wants changed through her art." Leadership Scholar and Filmmaker Alexandra Pacia. View Filmmaker's Statement
The Transforming Lives Documentary Film Project is a joint program of the Institute for Women's Leadership and Rutgers Writers House. Click here to learn more about Transforming Lives. |
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Girls Ready 2 Learn
 | | Melanie Plasencia, IWL Leadership Scholar |
Inspired by her internship at Casa de Don Pedro in Newark, IWL Leadership Scholar Melanie Plasencia created a 10-week mentoring program for Latina girls at La Casa de Don Pedro's afterschool program. As she was envisioning Girls Ready 2 Learn as her social action project, Melanie wrote:
"I am a Latina woman myself and hope to share with the girls my own experiences. I know that I will be able to relate to the girls on a more personal level because we come from the same types of family and demographic area. I also have experience mentoring young students in the New Brunswick area....But most important, my biggest qualification is my passion for educating and spreading awareness among a population that is so dear to my heart."
To learn more about Melanie's leadership experiences and other Leadership Scholars' Social Action Projects, join us for the Young Leaders and Social Change Forum, February 8. Click here for more information.
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