History

During the Spring of 2003, CSB students Beth Heinzen and Sarah Sumers met with Vice President of Student Development Mary Geller to discuss the project of beginning a Women’s Center. After meetings with the Board of Trustees in November 2003, the Women’s Center gains support to move forward and construction of the CSB Women’s Center begins in
February 2004.

The Women’s Center officially opened on March 29, 2004 and held its first program, a discussion about feminism titled “The ‘F’ Word.” 

The Women’s Center was dedicated to Dr. Sister Nancy Hynes on September 16, 2007 and thus became the Sister Nancy Hynes Center for Women. The Center for Women was dedicated to Sister Nancy because of her dedication to the women’s movement and her activism concerning women’s issues. The Center for Women is committed to honoring her work and continuing
her legacy.

In the Fall of 2009, the Sister Nancy Hynes Center for Women will become the Sister Nancy Hynes Institute for Women’s Leadership.