President's Commission on the Status of Women

The President's Commission on the Status of Women leads as well as supports all efforts to develop a university community that provides a high quality academic experience in an environment that is not only open, caring, nurturing and personal but also fair and respectful to women.

Women's Studies Reading Group

The Women's Studies Reading Group meets the third Thursday of every month at 6 PM in the Women's Center. The Reading Group reads fiction and non-fiction by and about women, often with a feminist theme. The group consists primarily of faculty, staff, administrators, and/or people from the community. 

The Women’s Consortium

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Women’s Consortium is the only state wide organization that acts as an advocate for all women in the Pennsylvania State System.  Each university has its own chapter. 

The Women's Leadership Institute

The Leadership Institute for Undergraduate Women provides a forum for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education to nuture the leadership potential of women students. It creates an experience that empowers women as leaders, challenges women to realize their full potential as leaders, and connects women who are committed to social change.

GOALS

• Develop and strengthen women's leadership skills.

• Increase the involvement of women students as leaders committed to social equity.

• Develop a supportive network of women throughout the State System and within its 14 individual universities.

• Encourage mentoring relationships among women in SSHE.

• Provide for informal living and learning opportunities among students, faculty, administrators and staff.

• Help students define campus projects to practice skills learned at the Institute under the mentorship of a campus contact.