Women's Empowerment House

The Women’s Empowerment LLC is an affirming and inspiring community dedicated to fostering the growth, leadership, and resilience of female identifying individuals. This inclusive residential space provides a safe and supportive environment where students can explore gender as a social identity and examine how it intersects with other identities and lived experiences.  

Residents of the Women’s Empowerment LLC are encouraged to embrace self-expression, engage in discussions on women's history and achievements, explore feminist theory, and critically analyze the impact of patriarchal oppression on all genders.

Additionally, the Women’s Empowerment LLC highlights key needs such as menstrual advocacy, breast cancer awareness, and women’s health, fostering an environment where students can educate, advocate, and support one another. Residents uplift gender equity, challenge gender inequality, and celebrating personal and collective female empowerment.

The Women’s Empowerment LLC supports students in becoming confident leaders and advocates for gender equity and social justice in their personal, academic, and professional lives.

Open to all incoming students, this community provides a space within our residence halls that promotes personal wellness, social connectedness, and academic success centering the Female Student experience.

	The Women's Empowerment House 1st Year LLC is located in Lincoln Hall		The Women's Empowerment House 1st Year LLC is located on the 2nd Floor
	1st Year Women's Empowerment House LLC residents can only be roommates with residents in the following LLCs: Women's Empowerment House LLC		Linked Course Required for LLC Residents: No Linked-Course is required

Great for Students Who...

• Are 1st Years wanting to engage in a supportive and inclusive environment for female and fem identifying students.
• Are 1st Years are interested in learning more about feminist theory, female empowerment and ways to advocate and advance gender equity.
• Want to live in community with other Zags wanting to engage in supportive dialogue around identity development and celebration of female identities.
• Are 1st Years that want to connect and engage with staff and students who are engaging around work that supports female and fem identifying students.

Women's Empowerment House LLC Leadership & Campus Partners

The Women's Empowerment House LLC for 1st years has several partners involved in the community. 

• Campus Partner - Unity Multicultural Education Center, Lincoln LGBTQ+ Resource Center
• • Verónica Puente Arroyo - Assitant Director for the Unity Multicultural Education Center
  • Nichole Bogarosh - Director for the Center for Student Involvement
  • Jessie Mancilla - Director for the Unity Multicultural Education Center
  • Brandon Haddock - Director for the Lincoln LGBTQ+ Resource Center
• Faculty Fellow -  TBD

Community Learning Outcomes:

1. Foster Personal Growth and Empowerment
   Build confidence in self-expression and resilience, while exploring women’s health, feminist theory, and gender issues, encouraging students to become informed leaders committed to uplifting and supporting themselves and other females and fem identifying folks within their communities in the pursuit of gender justice.
2. Examine Female Gender Identities and Intersectionality
   Develop a nuanced understanding of gender as a social identity, exploring how it intersects with other personal and societal categories such as race, class, ability, and sexual orientation, while considering the impact of these intersections on individual experiences.
3. Advocate for Gender Equity and Social Justice
   Cultivate the skills and knowledge to engage in advocacy and activism that promotes gender equity, challenges inequality, and supports the empowerment of women and femmes both within the community and beyond.