Women in Leadership Development Initiative
The Women in Leadership Development (WLD) Initiative is a year-long leadership development opportunity for CMC women. Over the course of the academic year the WLD strives to foster confidence, build awareness about being a woman in leadership, and develops leadership skills for women interested in leadership at CMC. The program consists of one day long leadership retreat, followed by participation throughout year long events such as workshops, women leader salons, and one-on-one leadership coaching. Selected women of the WLD will be selected to become Handley Leadership Fellows.
WLD Program Goals
The WLD seeks to develop CMC women into leaders with real world skills. The WLD program aims to:
- Foster confidence and competence to develop a stronger leader identity.
- Build awareness of current social and workplace issues that are currently affecting gender and workplace diversity.
- Empower women to develop strategies and skills to become even more effective leaders.
- Provide opportunities to develop leadership insight and competencies.
- Inspire curiosity and interest in continuously shaping themselves as leaders by learning about oneself and others
Program Requirements
- Attend a half-day leadership retreat in September
- Attend four exclusive series of WLD workshops throughout the year
- Engage in up to 6 Leadership Coaching sessions
- Participate in monthly meetings with your leadership circle for accountability, engagement, and community building.
- Complete leadership development activities between workshops and meetings
Eligibility
- CMC first-years, sophomores, and juniors who identify as women
- Must be in good standing with the college, as verified by the Dean of Students Office.
- Must be enrolled for the entire academic year and maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5.
- Must be on campus the entire academic year.
Applications Open April 1st!
Women and Leadership Workshop
Hosted Annually, the Women and Leadership Workshop (WLW) is an event that is designed to prepare and support students for post graduation career support. This workshop allows current CMC women to network and connect with other women leaders in their respective fields. The WLW aims to bring a diverse population of women leaders representing all post grad fields of study where their leadership skills have brought them practical use and long term career success.
This workshop is a safe non-judgmental space, that is open for dialogue and discussion of all the nuance of being a woman using leadership in ones career.
Held annually in the spring semester.