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Our generous community, including the local branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) which awarded our first scholarship in 1946, provides dozens of students each year with scholarships, and with them the opportunity to build the lives they’ve dreamed.
Do they make it? Do those young students succeed? On Saturday, October 18, we have a chance to hear from ten scholarship recipients from the past and learn what happened next.
Four are currently in school, two in traditional paths from high school to college, and two others re-entering school after time in the workforce or building a family. Those women re-entering education are still juggling work and family, but with support pursue a career as well. Each of the four will share her challenges and achievements.
Five other women have finished college—some very recently, others more than a decade ago, and are now working, living the careers they envisioned. Some of those women have returned to Nevada County, enriching the community that supported their dreams. Local girls make good – our favorite story.
Completing the circle, one of our speakers is retired and now giving back to local scholarship programs after a successful career: the best of all endings.
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Come enjoy these women’s journeys, and learn all that AAUW does to support them along the way. Many hope for higher education, but need guidance through the application process, or help with a required essay, or with finding the money to attend. Once enrolled, new students still need support: First-time full-time undergraduate freshmen have a 12-month dropout rate of 22.3% (https://educationdata.org/college-dropout-rates). Challenges are formidable: money, academics, family issues, stress. That’s a lot for an eighteen-year-old to handle.
In response, AAUW provides more than the scholarship award money. We will share all we do to help each recipient to complete her education – and our speakers will let us know what worked.
The meeting will be held Saturday Oct. 18, from 9:15 – 11:15, Peace Lutheran Church, 828 West Main Street, Grass Valley. It is free and open to the public. Special thanks to this month’s program sponsor, Cassiopeia Skin Space.
For more than 85 years, the AAUW Nevada County Branch has been striving to advance equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research. Membership is open to individuals with an associate, baccalaureate or higher degree from a qualified educational institution. For individuals interested in participating in branch interest groups and other activities, but who have not had the opportunity to complete a degree, the Nevada County Branch offers “Friends of AAUW” membership. For more information: www.nevadacounty-ca.aauw.net
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