National Conference

for Collegiate Women

Student Leaders

(NCCWSL) 2017

A presentation by

Emma Evans-Peck

‘18

What is

NCCWSL?

What is

NCCWSL?

A conference to learn leadership skills, make connections to other strong women, and become empowered in shaping the world

Sessions

Add-on activities

Awards ceremonies/speakers

Finding Your VoiceFinding Your Voice

� Opening session

� Created conversation amongst attendees

� Standing up when you agree with a statement

� Further discussion ensued

� Opening session

� Created conversation amongst attendees

� Standing up when you agree with a statement

� Further discussion ensued

Managing Stress, Thinking Mindfully, and Making Conscious Choices

Managing Stress, Thinking Mindfully, and Making Conscious Choices

� PERFECT FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

� All about how to label stress and better

manage it

� Mind-body connection

� Circle of control �

� PERFECT FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

� All about how to label stress and better

manage it

� Mind-body connection

� Circle of control �

The Next Generation of Campus ActivismThe Next Generation of Campus Activism

� All about how to start a student organization!!!!

� A step-by-step approach to starting and maintaining

� Planning

� Membership

� Fundraising

� Meetings

� Issues

� More on this later ☺

� All about how to start a student organization!!!!

� A step-by-step approach to starting and maintaining

� Planning

� Membership

� Fundraising

� Meetings

� Issues

� More on this later ☺

Grassroots

Organizing

101

� 8 principles

� Activism is an individual pursuit

� Organizing is about building relationships

� Meet people where they are, not where you

want them to be

� Define success on your own terms & design a

campaign for victory

� Focusing on an action

� Get action by asking for it

� Diverse and inclusive coalitions are stronger

� Self Care

Zine-making

workshop

Zine-making

workshop

� Low-cost publications

� Can be about literally

ANYTHING

� Easy to make

� Possible event for V-Day this

year

� MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD

� Riot Grrrl

� Low-cost publications

� Can be about literally

ANYTHING

� Easy to make

� Possible event for V-Day this

year

� MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD

� Riot Grrrl

Women of Distinction CeremonyWomen of Distinction Ceremony

Danielle Feinberg Rosie Rios Amanda Nguyen Crystal Valentine

Life Lessons from Women of Distinction

Keynote Speaker: Melissa Harris-

Perry

Keynote Speaker: Melissa Harris-

Perry

� Author of Sister Citizen

� Spoke on the topic of “Does it

matter what women know?”

� Campus, Community,

Congress

� What if we had taken her

seriously?

� Author of Sister Citizen

� Spoke on the topic of “Does it

matter what women know?”

� Campus, Community,

Congress

� What if we had taken her

seriously?

Q & A with

Jessamyn Stanley

Q & A with

Jessamyn Stanley

� Body Positive Yoga instructor

� Talked about self- and other-

acceptance

� Book: Every Body Yoga

� Body Positive Yoga instructor

� Talked about self- and other-

acceptance

� Book: Every Body Yoga

What I gained from this conferenceWhat I gained from this conference

Connections Knowledge Pride

Empowerment Motivation

AAUW Student OrganizationAAUW Student Organization

� Currently V-Day is an affiliate organization

� Starting a student organization is FREE and EASY

� Broad women’s Issues on Campus

� Negotiating wage

� Body Image

� Intersectionality

� Student Debt

� Title IX

� Student’s would NOT have to pay—could still be e-affiliates

� Currently V-Day is an affiliate organization

� Starting a student organization is FREE and EASY

� Broad women’s Issues on Campus

� Negotiating wage

� Body Image

� Intersectionality

� Student Debt

� Title IX

� Student’s would NOT have to pay—could still be e-affiliates