GateWay Women Rising

Designated college staff members lead and guide the group and are also led by student officers. Women Rising is here to:

Increase the access, persistence, and graduation/transfer rates of minority female students

Connect minority female students with academic, career, and professional support resources and services

Create a culture of success and empowerment among minority female students

Additional Opportunities:
-Annual Women Rising Conference
-Etiquette Dinner
-Fall Institute
-National Conferences, including NCCWSL and LEAD365
-Community Events, including the NAACP Women’s Expo, Achieving My Purpose Women’s Circle, High Tea Gathering and Celebration of Women, and the AAUW Fall Forum and Unhappy Hour
-Dress for Success Gala
-Women Rising Induction
-University Tours
-Volunteerism with organizations such as StreetLights USA and St.