Programs

The Sister Nancy Hynes Institute for Women's Leadership seeks to encourage women's leadership development though our programs and events. Learn more about select topics concerning gender and women's issues, challenge yourself to try to new things and see different perspectives, and get involved!

• Hynes Scholars
• Women as Global Leaders
• Women's Expeditions
• Lunch with a Leader
• Women's Month
• Sapphire Gender and Leadership Certificate
• Reading Groups

In addition to these programs, we also have many diverse events throughout the year.

January 26th: Women and Money, 5:00 - 6:00p.m.                                                                                            
Linda Mielke will be helping CSB students learn important life - skills and helpful hints about financing and budgeting. Linda works at Thrivent Financial in Buffalo, Minnesota and is excited to come and share her skills with women who want to learn how to manage their money like a pro.

January 26th: Girl's Night In - "She's the Man", IWL, 9:00 p.m.
 What would you do in order to be treated fairly?  Come and join the IWL for a showing of "She's the Man," and a discussion about gender stereotypes and what happens when you step outside those stereotypes.

January 28th: Women's Climbing Clinic, SJU Climbing Wall, 11:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Test your limits or expand them at the SJU Climbing Wall!  Come to learn new techniques and advance your climbing skills in the company of other beautiful Bennies!  OLC staff will also be available for any assistance.

February 5th: Hike through the Arboretum!, 10:30 a.m.
Have you been outside lately?  Come spend a relaxed Sunday hiking through the beautiful Arboretum. Bring your camera so you can capture the beauty of winter.  It might be chilly outside, but you'll be feeling warm and fuzzy while you drink hot cocoa with other Bennies!

February 9th: Lunch with a Leader: Anne-Marie Slaughter, IWL, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Join the IWL in a lunch and conversation with Dr. Anne-Marie Slaughter!  Anne-Marie Slaughter is the Bert G. Kerstetter '66 University Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University.  From 2009 to 2011 she served as Director of Policy Planning for the United States Department of State, the first woman to hold that position. Prior to her  government service, Dr. Slaughter was the Dean of Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs from 2002 to 2009. She has  written/edited six books, and over 100 articles. She received a BA from Princeton, an M.Phil and D.Phil in international relations from Oxford, where she was a Daniel M. Sachs Scholar, and a J.D. from Harvard.
 
February 9th: Renaissance Series with Anne-Marie Slaughter,  7:00 p.m.
Come and listen to Anne-Marie give a talk on, "Women & Foreign Policy: How Women-Centric Policy Benefits Us All."  Anne-Marie Slaughter is the first woman to hold the position of Director of Policy Planning.  She has exceeded expectations and made her mark among women leaders today.  Be inspired and expand your knowledge with this inspiring female role model.

February 9th, 16th and 23rd "Unhooked" Reading Group
Join the IWL and Professor Kari-Shane Davis Zimmerman in a reading group on the book Unhooked, by Laura Sessions Stepp. This book explores the hook-up culture of college, how this new culture is replacing dating, and the impact it has on women's lives. Email the IWL if interested, as spots are limited!

February 10th: Slam Poet - Cristin O'Keefe, 7:00 p.m.
Come hear the nationally known slam poet, Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz!  Cristin will perform her raw and authentic poetry concerning what it is like to be a slam poet simultaneously navigating the academic world as a woman.

February 23rd: Leadership Competence in the Professional World, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
"There's no good no bad, There's no right no wrong, . . . You is what you is!" Seeing yourself and others through a different lens.
Senior Bennies, please join Maribeth Overland (mo) and the IWL for a free dinner and a life-changing discussion on your leadership style and others' leadership styles and how they can work more effectively together to achieve mutual goals.  Become knowledgeable and aware of how your style impacts and relates to others' styles in the professional world!
Space is limited to 20 seniors. First come, first serve basis. Please email the IWL back to reserve your spot and dinner!