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WINTER 2024
 The new year brought a change in leadership to Women for BW. At the end of 2023, we recognized the skillful leadership
of outgoing Chair Annette Fetter '15 who handed the reins off
to Samantha Pringle '97. We also welcomed incoming Vice-Chair Kathy Papp '96, '02, who has served on the recognition committee and held the role of secretary for the past two years, and incoming Secretary Courtney Zeffer ’08 (photo at right)
who is serving on the recognition committee. Thank you to these amazing women for your dedication in supporting women BW students!
Now in 2024, our Legacy Award application process is underway with recognition committee members reviewing applications. Members also celebrated Galentine's Day on the BW campus handing out candy packages to our women-identifying students with encouraging notes and an invitation to apply for the Legacy Award.
Next, is our Women for BW Recognition Event on Tuesday, March 19, during which we will recognize our 2023 Giving Circle student and faculty recipients and 2024 Legacy Award Winner at BW's Center for Innovation & Growth. We hope to see you there!
Women for BW is proud to carry on the philanthropic tradition of the BW Women’s Club, founded more than 100 years ago, and is committed to creating opportunities for women in the Baldwin Wallace community.
By joining the Giving Circle, you will view presentations by award finalists, vote on which proposals will be funded, and witness the real-world impact of your dollars. Your yearly investment enables us to support more BW women, as 100% of membership gifts are awarded each fall. BW offers convenient payment plans to fulfill your membership commitment.
Please contact Membership Chair Joy Wesoloski '08 at 440-826-2741 or email jwesolos@bw.edu to start a payment plan today.
It's Not Too Late to Join in March to Activate 2024 Membership
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$25/month for 4 months or $100/year
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Young Alumni (40 and under):
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Celebrate Women’s History Month with Women for BW
Join us on Tuesday, March 19 for the Women for BW Recognition Event at BW's Center for Innovation & Growth. We'll congratulate our 2023-2024 award recipients and host a special panel discussion on Leveraging Mentorship as a Vehicle for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion featuring BW staff and community members.
Learn about the importance and impact of mentorship as women in the workforce, how mentorship can lift up and amplify the voices of women of diverse backgrounds, and ways you can build and use social capital to empower women of all backgrounds.
Moderator:
Dr. Tameka Taylor '90, President Compass Consulting Services, LLC
Panel speakers include:
BW’s Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Dr. Randi Congleton
BW’s Dean of Students Dr. Léna Crain '06
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Diversity and Inclusion Program Specialist Elaine Suárez ’09
Empower Tomorrow for BW Students During BW Gives
Join the Yellow Jacket community on March 21-22 as 1,845 Yellow Jackets for Life (YJ4Ls) come together in support of our students and the future of our University. Your gift to the Fund for BW during BW Gives provides the vital resources needed to meet the greatest needs and emerging priorities of our students throughout the year.
Click the link below to learn more about this campaign and how you can
Empower Tomorrow.
Uplifting BW Women on Galentine's Day
Written by Annette Fetter '15
Women for BW Members spent their Galentine’s Day – a global holiday that celebrates women’s friendship – passing out candygrams to women in BW's Student Union. The candygrams included messages of encouragement, advice, and well wishes sent in from fellow Women for BW members.
It was also a chance to share information about Women for BW's Legacy Award, an award of more than $1,000 awarded each spring to one exemplary BW women-identifying student based on academic record, professionalism, future plans, goals, and needs. The evening brought joy to each of the 114 students we connected with and the volunteers!
Member Spotlight: Samantha Pringle '97
Women for BW Chair Samantha Pringle ’97 says it is the little memories she cherishes when she thinks back on her time at BW.
Memories like “lunches in the Colony Room; having dinner with my friends at precisely 5 p.m. every day; going to Speed Wok; taking ballet, weightlifting, and canoeing (for credit!), and trekking from Victoria House to Ernsthausen in the middle of winter.”
Those memories almost didn’t happen because Samantha was set on attending Heidelberg University in Tiffin. Read more about Samantha in the full article here.
BW Becomes First Collegiate Chapter of
Collaborative to End Human Trafficking
Written by Joyce DeGirolamo
In December, BW became the first collegiate chapter of the Collaborative to End Human Trafficking. Spearheading the effort to address this widespread societal issue is Dr. Christy Walkuski, BW associate professor of education and co-director of the Leadership in Higher Education master's program.
For more than 13 years, Walkuski has been a volunteer with the organization to help raise awareness about human trafficking and local anti-trafficking efforts. Walkuski credits a 2022 Women for BW Giving Circle grant for helping her transform her vision into reality. Through the generosity of donors, Walkuski's initiative received $4,600 in funding to launch the new organization. BW's connection to social justice and the Collaborative to End Human Trafficking was further cemented in December when BW Vice President for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Ellen Zegarra was named to the Board of Trustees for the Cleveland-based human rights organization.
Please click here for complete article.
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Women for BW members hand out candygrams with messages of encouragement to students on Galentine's Day.
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