AAUW of MISSOURI in 2022-2023 seeks to
-Champion equal access in education, emphasizing STEM.
-Ensure education at every level is free from sex discrimination.
-Bolster inclusive career pathways for women in skills and training.
-Expand number of women in leadership, particularly in STEM.
-Promote women’s economic security.
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YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND
THE 2024 AAUWMO CONFERENCE IN COLUMBIA!
Advocacy and Equity—A Winning Team! The 2024 Annual State Conference
Saturday, May 4, 2024 Holiday Inn Executive Center,
2200 I-70 Drive SW, Columbia, MO
Preconference: May 2
2:00 p.m. AAUW MO Board meeting; all members are welcome to attend
6:00 p.m. AAUW MO outgoing/incoming Board dinner (cost extra)
State Conference: May 4
7:30 a.m. Registration, breakfast, displays, sales, networking
8:30 a.m. Welcome, Opening Sessions by Karen Francis, AAUW MO President
9:00 a.m. AAUW Moving Forward—Gloria Blackwell, AAUW CEO (via Zoom)
10:15 a.m. AAUW MO Business Meeting and Award
11:45 a.m. Luncheon — AAUW Counterpart Session
Speaker: Denise Lieberman, Missouri Voter Protection Coalition
2:00 p.m. Breakout sessions: attend one:
Voting Issues—continued
Library Censorship Updates
2:35 p.m. State Activity Highlights on Public Policy and College-University Relations
3:20-3:45 p.m. Installation of Officers, drawing, wrap-up and adjournment
“EarlyBird” Registration Extended to April 25!
Some funds are available to assist branch members in attending this conference.
Check with your branch president for details.
Make Hotel Reservations by Thursday, April 11 (NEW deadline!)
Rooms are being held on Friday evening, May 3, for conference attendees. Early reservations are required. To reserve a room for $119.00 (two double beds) plus fees,
call 573-445-8531 and use code AAU.
GET THE FORM AND REGISTER HERE
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READ THE LATEST NEWS FROM NATIONAL AAUW
per our liaison, Susan Barley
Download material presented at the November Mid States AAUW Conference and the 2024 Legislative Retreat. Contact the webmaster via this site.
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AAUWMO NEEDS YOU! Volunteer to serve on your State Board. Positions are open and your talents are needed!
GUIDELINES FOR STATE BOARD POSITIONS APPLY TO SERVE
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AAUW-MO WOMAN OF DISTINCTION AWARD—2024
It is time to start thinking about an outstanding member of AAUW Missouri who has promoted the mission and values of AAUW in her branch and community. Every member knows a member worthy of this recognition.
Each branch may nominate one member from any Missouri branch. She need not be a member of your branch. Please discuss with your branch leadership and submit a nomination form. The deadline for submitting the information is April 6, 2024.
Previous nominees may be resubmitted in subsequent years. (Previous award winners are not eligible.) This award is presented at the AAUW MO Conference to one member each year.
Sue Shineman, President-Elect & Women of Distinction Chair
GET A NOMINATION FORM SEE MORE INFORMATION
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AAUWMO actively pursues the AAUW Mission, and activities and programs reflect AAUW Priorities. See programs from AAUWMO that branches are invited to share, and see a list of programs presented by Missouri Branches.
BRANCHES use the STAR AWARD and BRANCH ACTION PLAN form to plan and report their branch’s successful year and earn up to 10 MO stars, one for each of the ten focus areas. All successes (large and small, few and many) are important for achieving AAUW’s mission
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AAUW INVITES YOU! JOIN US!
Visit and then join a branch to participate in the activities that are “breaking through barriers for women and girls!”
AAUW Mission: To advance gender equity for women and girls through research, education, and advocacy.
AAUW Vision: Equity for all.
AAUW Values: Nonpartisan. Fact-based. Integrity. Inclusion and intersectionality.
When women vote we change the conversation. AAUW has a long history of holding legislators accountable for how they vote on AAUW priority issues. AAUW is nonpartisan. We do not support any candidate or party, but we do follow the issues important to women and girls and families. Become an AAUW “Two-Minute-Activist”.
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View/download newsletters from our branches on the branch locator page.
Download an issue of the state newsletter, Missouri in Motion.
Visit the Branches—Forms for branches pages to get applications and information for your branch to apply for grants and awards.