Cosumnes River College has become the latest area institution of higher learning to join AAUW as a College/University Partner.  We welcome as a branch member, Kimberly McDaniel, who is the AAUW CU representative for CRC.  Kimberly is Vice President of Student Affairs.

The added exciting news is that CRC has received a Campus Action Grant from AAUW to support their continuing Women’s Seminars program, “Focus 4 Women”.   This program provides support and resources to help students through a series of workshops on topics such as:  balancing school, life and work; self-care; and leadership development.

Their most recent event featured keynote speaker Ruthie Bolton, a two-time gold medal winner and former WNBA player of the Sacramento Monarchs, who shared her stories of perseverance, domestic abuse, healing, self-love and self-empowerment.  An overnight retreat is planned in March for women who attended one or both of the first two conferences.

We welcome Cosumnes River College as a new AAUW College/University partner and look forward to working with them in the future.