Women's Leadership Center
Overview

Alfred University StudentThe Women's Leadership Center (WLC) builds on Alfred University's heritage as the first truly coeducational institution in the nation.

The WLC provides leadership education and skills development for Alfred's students, with an emphasis on developing leadership among our female students. We achieve this by creating collaborative learning opportunities, fostering mentoring, and networking with leadership role models, and offering a variety of leadership-enhancing experiences including speakers, workshops, seminars, internships and more.

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Hours
Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm.

Location
What Students Say...
"The Women's Leadership Academy is like an 'intellectual sorority' where you learn how to lead and how to support each other. "
- A.S. Academy Class IV
The WLC is located on the South Campus at the corner of Ford and Sayles Streets, next to Openhym residence hall and across the road from Alumni Hall.
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Institutional Organization and Staffing
The WLC is administratively organized under the Division of Student Affairs. Our staff members include one full time director and one full time support staff. Additional staffing includes student interns and graduate assistants as needed.

What's Happening at the WLC

Spring 2010 WLC Event Schedule

Headline News

Women’s Center’s self-defense seminar open to public
3/12/10 Shihan Elise Flynn and a team of instructors from Alfred Martial Arts will teach basic elements of self-defense at Alfred University’s Women’s Leadership Center (WLC), on Saturday, March 27, from 3-5:30 p.m. The session is open to the public free of charge.

Women of Influence series to welcome Seneca Nation member
3/08/10 The Alfred University Women’s Leadership Center will host Dr. Lori Quigley, member of the Seneca Nation (Wolf Clan) and associate dean of the School of Education at Buffalo State College, at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 18 in Nevins Theater, Powell Campus Center.

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