Kids Night Out Returns for Spring Semester!

Announcing the spring return of Kids’ Night Out, a free childcare program for graduate student families at the Women’s Center every Thursday from 6:30-8:00pm. Spaces are limited and are available on a first come/first served basis. The link to sign up will be available on the Women’s Center website each Monday afternoon.

Childcare is provided by Chi Delta Alpha service sorority and children must be toilet trained and will need to be masked. For additional info contact Jessie at the Women's Center.

March is Women's Month!

This year's theme is The First 100 Years of Women at Virginia Tech in recognition and celebration of the historical moment in 1921 when Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute admitted its first women students. On the eve of Virginia Tech's Sesquicentennial, Women’s Month 2022 celebrates this milestone, reflects on the advancements women have made over the past century, and imagines the next 100 years for women at VT.

Learn more about Virginia Tech's Women's Month celebration here.

We invite and encourage you to submit a program for inclusion in the Women’s Month calendar. The Women’s Month 2022: The First 100 Years of Women at Virginia Tech calendar will be distributed widely throughout the university, surrounding communities, and online digitally. The deadline for program submissions is Friday, February 4th, 2022 by 11:59 p.m. EST. Please submit your program proposal by clicking here.

Steven White's Doodle of Virginia Tech's first five women graduates

Kemetic Movement Meditation at the Women's Center

Muriel Vinson, Advocacy Coordinator at the Women's Center, will lead participants in this practice of gentle slow movement, deep breathing and meditation. Yoga mats, blocks and blankets will be provided. Workshops will be held February 8th and 16th at 5:30PM at the Women's Center. For more information, you may contact Muriel at the Women's Center.

EWE resumes on February 17th!

Ebony Women of Excellence is a support group for women providing a safe community of peers that allows for authenticity, empathy, and relevant problem solving, specific to their experience as Black women. Our mission is to empower, inspire, and liberate Black women so that they may thrive in their fullest expression of truth, power, and embodiment. Spring dates are 2/17, 3/17 and 4/21. This group is a collaborative effort of SOAR, the Women's Center at Virginia Tech, and the Black Cultural Center. For more information, you may contact Muriel or Shannon at the Women's Center.

Upcoming Opportunities to Join Our Team

The Women's Center will be searching to fill openings this spring. If you are an energetic and committed leader who wants to advance the mission of the Women's Center at our university, keep your eyes on jobs.vt.edu for the complete position descriptions of our openings. If you are interested in programming in the areas of wellness, leadership, gender-based violence and equity, feel free to reach out to Anna with questions and for more information.

Seeking Student Feedback and Ideas

As the Women's Center enters the next steps in our external racial equity review and strategic planning process, we want to hear from our VT students. What are your thoughts and reactions to what we've accomplished so far? How can we best serve all students? What is on your mind that can help us do better and be better? If you would like to participate in a feedback session with our external reviewer, Chimi Boyd-Keyes, please complete this very brief survey so we can contact you with confirmed dates, times and locations of these spring sessions. Refreshments and WC giveaways will be available at every session. For more information about Chimi and our external review to date, please visit here.