Inspired by a financial challenge from members of the Board of Trustees, Susquehanna University launched the Women’s Leadership Initiative in 2017.
The initiative supports a robust, four-year preparation plan for every female student — nearly 1,300 — that includes career treks to major cities 和 job-shadowing experiences that connect them with Susquehanna alumni. 另外, the initiative provides opportunities for students to attend professional conferences 和 to secure summer research, internships or other experiential learning opportunities.
Women’s Leadership Fund
The Women’s Leadership Initiative is supported by the 个年代. 盖茨1971年和道恩·G. Mueller ’68 Women’s Leadership Fund, which was endowed in 2019 和 connects female students with alumnae who inspire them to pursue leadership positions within their chosen fields.
盖茨71年, chair of the university Board of Trustees, 和穆勒68年, 董事会副主席, launched the fundraising campaign in 2017 with a combined $1 million pledge to provide financial support to female students at Susquehanna University. Their commitment was contingent on a challenge to other donors to contribute an additional $2 million. The challenge was met three years ahead of schedule, after receiving additional significant support from Judy Hanson Mathis in memory of her mother, 马约莉C. 汉森的39, as well as from Mary Cianni, vice chair of the Board of Trustees, former Susquehanna associate professor of management 和 senior client partner at Korn Ferry.
