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COMPILED BY: WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE

GRAPHIC: HANNAH MADEYA ’24/THE HAWK

Women’s History Month media recommendations

Hannah Madeya March 20, 2024

In 1978, the first known Women’s History Week was celebrated in Sonoma County, California. Nine years later, in 1987, the United States Congress declared March Women’s History Month in an effort to...

Cheryl A. McConnell, Ph.D., poses with the WLI executive board at the WLI Professional Development
Day, March 16.
PHOTO: MADELINE WILLIAMS ’26/THE HAWK

Students learn gender-inclusive professional skills

Liv Bielawski ’27 March 20, 2024

The Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) held its 10th annual Professional Development Day March 16 in Doyle Banquet Halls North and South. Approximately 55 students spent the day listening to presentations...

Editorial: Empowering St. Joe’s Women

The Hawk Staff March 20, 2024

On March 16, St. Joe’s Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) celebrated its 10th annual Professional Development Day, a day-long event dedicated to fostering professional development and growth as prospective...

Empowering women through Women’s Leadership Initiative

Hannah Madeya March 2, 2022

Meeting the leaders of WLI March marks the start of Women’s History Month, where people all around the world acknowledge, celebrate and highlight women throughout history. On St. Joe’s campus,...

Clampet-Lundquist teaches her INT 151 class on Dec. 6. 
PHOTO: KELLY SHANNON ’24/THE HAWK

Successful inequality course faces low enrollment

Devin Yingling December 7, 2021

​​Multiple sections of the university’s new one-credit diversity course, Inequality in American Society (INT 151), are at risk of getting canceled for the spring 2022 semester due to under enrollment. As...

ILLUSTRATION: CASEY WOOD '23/THE HAWK

Zoom bombers disrupt panel hosted by women’s group

Ryan Mulligan March 16, 2021

A panel hosted by the Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI), a campus organization focused on professional development and mentorship for female students, was “Zoom bombed” on March 10 at the start...

Evans ’23 said building a community within WLI is important to her. DeMarco ’22 said she hopes to leave a legacy of hard work and empowerment. PHOTOS COURTESY OF KAYLA EVANS  ’23 AND MADDIE DEMARCO ’22.

Student leader spotlight: co-presidents of WLI

Nenagh Sheehan March 9, 2021

With St. Joe’s students isolated to abide by COVID-19 protocols, chances to connect with fellow students are limited. Each week, The Hawk will offer conversations with various student leaders to help...

PHOTO COURTESY OF LAUREN PRESKI '20

Distributing Dignity drive canceled due to a campus-wide shutdown

Nenagh Sheehan April 13, 2020

Student organizers of the annual Distributing Dignity drive, which collects bras, pads, tampons and underwear for women in need, have canceled the drive this year because of the campus-wide shutdown. Lauren...

A Distributing Dignity collection box in Campion Student Center (Photo by Matt Barrett ’21).

Distributing Dignity

Tiffany Levine April 10, 2018

Women's Leadership Initiative brings necessities to women in need Joanie Balderstone’s mother once gave her a piece of advice that Balderstone used to name a nonprofit she started. “‘Just...

Feminism in the workforce

Feminism in the workforce

Lucy Higgins February 27, 2018

Empowering women at Professional Development Day The education and empowerment of women is crucial to their success, and the Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) brought both education and empowerment...

Intersectionality awareness

Molly Grab January 31, 2017

Movie screening explores convergence of gender, sexuality, and race While the Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) of Saint Joseph’s University has consistently promoted women’s interests, the...

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