Who We Are
Women Rising is designed to improve the retention and degree completion rates of minority female students.
Students in Women Rising will have opportunities to earn mastery in one or all three pillars each year of participation:
- Empowerment
- Leadership
- Sisterhood
Women Rising provides academic and professional success through:
- Women Rising chapter meetings
- Professional networking
- Peer to peer networking
- Academic involvement and support
- Professional career development activities
- Cultural events
- University transfer support
Women Rising Event Opportunities
- Annual Women Rising Conference
- Etiquette Dinner
- Fall Institute
- National conferences, including NCCWSL and LEAD365
- Community events, including the NAACP Women’s Expo, Achieving My Purpose Women’s Circle, High Tea Gathering and Celebration of Women, and the AAUW Fall Forum and Unhappy Hour
- Dress for Success Gala
- Women Rising Induction
- University Tours Volunteerism with organizations such as StreetLights USA and St. Vincent de Paul
Connect With Your Local Women Rising Chapter Advisor
Chandler-Gilbert
Community College
2626 E. Pecos Rd.
Chandler, AZ 85225
Yvette Strickling, 480-732-7310
Estrella Mountain
Community College
3000 N. Dysart Rd.
Avondale, AZ 85392
Allie Cervantes, 623-935-8415
Tracy Tanner, 623-935-8939
Paradise Valley
Community College
18401 N. 32nd St.
Phoenix, AZ 85032
Norma Chandler, 602-787-7076
Sheena Mata, 602-787-7297
Phoenix
College
1202 W. Thomas Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85013
Yvonne Tapia, 602-285-7851
Anika Hutchinson, 602-285-7644
Violetta Lopez-Armijo, 602-285-7399
Scottsdale
Community College
9000 E. Chaparral Rd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85256
Faridah Abdullah, 480-423-6039
Ana Chandler, 480-423-6656
Andrea Scherrer, 480-423-6503
South Mountain
Community College
7050 S. 24th St.
Phoenix, AZ 85042
Lucero Curiel Martinez, 602-872-7925