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News and updated information for the AAUW Socorro NM Branch

2022 AAUW State Convention, June 3-5, hosted by Socorro AAUW Branch

Hello!

The AAUW NM state convention will be in Socorro, June 3-5. The theme for the convention is “The ERA: 50 Years of Progress?”

For more information please see the NM State webpage and to register please fill out this form. NMT Student registration will be covered by the Vice President for Student Life, Dr. David Green.

The opening reception will be a pot-luck on June 3, 2022, at 6 pm, at the New Mexico GRADS facility, 310 Fisher Ave. Even if you can’t attend on Saturday or Sunday, please consider registering for the Friday reception and bringing food! A link to the pot-luck sign-up sheet will be sent out later this week.

Saturday will start with a continental breakfast from 7:30–8:45 in the Fidel Atrium, followed by the unveiling of the newest photo for Fidel, a 1972 photo of the AAUW entry for the 49ers parade. The rest of the Saturday activities (9 am–8 pm) will be in the Copper room at the Macey Center, including the banquet. Julia Brown, the Board Chair of AAUW Nationals will speak at 11 am. We are pleased to welcome back to campus Dr. Penny Boston, who will be speaking in the afternoon. The banquet will be at 6 pm and will include the annual awards ceremony.

Sunday will start with a continental breakfast at 7:30 in the Fidel Atrium, followed by a discussion on the abortion issue led by Lynn Heffron, President of the State AAUW. The convention will adjourn before noon.

I look forward to seeing you there!

Voices of Women – Our Climate, Our Community (3/25/22)

Join us at 1 PM on March 25, 2022 for the Voices of Women – Our Climate, Our Community as part of the NMT Performing Arts WomenFest weekend event! This event will be held both in-person and on Zoom. If you want to join us on ZOOM, you must register for the event in advance in order to receive the zoom link information: https://tinyurl.com/VOWClimate.

To see more about the event and to learn more about the panelists, please check out our Special Events: Voices of Women – Our Climate, Our Community webpage.

We hope you can join us!

PAS Women's Fest Flyer

PAS Women’s Fest Flyer

Scholarships Applications are open! (3/1 to 4/15)

If you are a female student in one of the high schools in Socorro County and planning to attend college in Fall 2023, or are a female undergraduate at New Mexico Tech, please apply! We will be awarding $6,000 this year:

  • One $1,000 scholarships for a female high school student of Alamo High School.
  • One $1,000 scholarships for a female high school student of Magdalena High School.
  • One $1,000 scholarships for a female high school student of  Socorro High School.
  • Three $1,000 scholarships to three female students currently attending New Mexico Tech.

To learn more about our scholarships and how to apply, check out our Scholarships Page.

To go directly to our High School information and application, go HERE.

To go directly to our NMT information and application, go HERE.

Good luck!!