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Please check our calendar of events for program dates, times and deadlines or contact women@fiu.edu for additional questions

 

  • Women’s Empowerment Week:  Join us for a week full of activities, speakers and events designed to support and empower our women students.   Click on the link for the week’s events

  • Mentoring Partnerships Program:
    Between students and faculty, staff and alumnae mentors structured set of activities designed to initiate and develop mentoring relationships between students, faculty, staff and alumna mentors. For information on how to become involved as a mentor or mentee, please contact us at women@fiu.edu or visit the link on this site to obtain program requirements and application. - For information about this months programs please refer to our calendar of events.

  • Late day Latte: is a monthly resource fair at the Biscayne Bay Campus featuring food, activities, clubs and organizations, campus resources and live music. While this event takes place from 4:30-6:30 in the evening to target our evening students on campus, everyone is welcome!


  • The Sisterhood Retreat : is designed to engage a diverse group of female students at FIU in a weekend of self- exploration, empowerment and relationship building. Women who participate in this retreat will engage in activities of personal reflection and workshops designed to develop you as an individual, leader and community member at FIU. women.- For information about this months programs please refer to our calendar of events.

  • Women Who Lead : A day long conference designed to enhance the leadership development of female students at FIU- For information about this months programs please refer to our calendar of events.

  • SafeZone: Advocacy, resource and Safe Space for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender students, friends and allies. For more informations go to GLBT student organization website, here. - For information about this months programs please refer to our calendar of events.

  • Strong Women Strong Girls: The mission of Strong Women, Strong Girls is a national program to build upon the lessons learned from strong women throughout history to help girls and young women become strong women themselves. By building communities of women committed to supporting positive social change, Strong Women, Strong Girls works to create cycles of mutual empowerment for women and girls. If you are interested in becoming involved, please contact us at swsg@fiu.edu


  • Wild Succulent Women: Each month the Women's Center hosts a forum entitled that engages participants in a discussion about controversial topics related to women's issues. Topics include Positive Body Image, Sexuality and Women's Health. - For information about this months programs please refer to our calendar of events.
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  • Women's Herstory:
    The month of March is dedicated to the celebration of women and the Women's Center at FIU facilitates numerous programs that provide us with the opportunity to celebrate our accomplishments, discuss our current status, and empower ourselves to continue to make change. In collaboration with SGA, SPC, Greek Life and many other organizations the Women's Center has brought to FIU empowering speakers and programs like an Afternoon Discussion with Janet Reno, International Women’s Herstory Jeopardy, Fashion Through the Decades, Guerilla Girls on Tour, and Maya Angelou. - For information about this months programs please refer to our calendar of events.

  • Take Back the Night --to promote awareness about the issue of sexual assault and violence on college campuses, the Women’s Center and Victim Advocacy Services, together with other university departments and student organizations, facilitates an annual march and rally during Sexual Assault Awareness month in April. - For information about this months programs please refer to our calendar of events.

  • At BBC’s TBTN students signed cards stating that they have pledged to end sexual assault and created a banner



  • National Organization for Women - NOW: The largest organization of female empowerment in the United States . NOW has 500,000 contributing members and 550 chapters in the US , FIU has it's own chapter! Since its founding in 1966, NOW's goal has been to take action to bring about equality for all women to end all forms of violence against women; eradicate racism, sexism and homophobia; and promote equality and justice in our society. If you are interested in becoming involved, please stop by our center or contact us at now@fiu.edu - For information about this months programs please refer to our calendar of events.


  • National Girls and Women in Sports Day Celebration: The Women's Center, along with Athletics and Recreation Services, promotes awareness of women in Athletics, through social and educational activities with students, athletes and members of the FIU community.- For information about this months programs please refer to our calendar of events.

"The mentoring project offered me an opportunity to help a student become more of what she wants to be, to help a student refine and define her goals and develop a strong set of short term objectives to get her there."

- Michelle Williams, "mentor" Assistant Director, Student Affairs

 

Email the Women's Center: women@fiu.edu