Your Alma Mater and AAUW

Your Alma Mater and AAUW By Hedda Smithson & Gloria Yost

Eligibility for branch membership required each of us to have an associate or higher degree from an accredited educational institution. Did you know your alma mater can also become an AAUW Member?

Just for fun I looked for mine: BA from Grinnell College – not a member – but MA from CSUS is! UC Davis is a member. Montana State, Ohio State, UC Santa Cruz, and Mills College are not.

Want to look up your alma mater? Here is a link: AAUW College/University Directory. The next time they ask you for money you could encourage them to join!

C/U membership is $250, includes two free national memberships for named faculty/staff (as representatives), and unlimited free student affiliation for undergrads/graduate students.

We are delighted to announce that CSUS has renewed their membership. One of our new members, Shannon Datwyler, has agreed to be one of the named faculty members. Our governing documents allow her local and state dues to be waived.

What is in it for AAUW Sacramento? Exposure to AAUW for students and staff. Some of us had not heard of AAUW until our 30s, 40s or later!!

What is in it for students of CSUS? Opportunities for empowerment:

  • Local Scholarships offered by AAUW Sacramento
  • Work Smart & Start Smart Salary Negotiation workshops
  • Fellowships & Grants
  • Women’s Economic Empowerment Initiative
  • Legal Advocacy Fund
  • AAUW Webinars
  • Scholarships to attend the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL)

E-student affiliates receive electronic copies of AAUW’s publications and research.

Questions? Email connect@aauw.org.

But WAIT! There’s more!! Who won’t say that ONE OF US might need some negotiating skills? Check out the Webinar Schedule: AAUW.