Women

The goal of this community is to offer a space for people who are interested in the diversity of experiences and perspectives of those who identify as women. Because our personal experience and upbringing play a role in how we view and define gender, we have much to learn about how we can further value and support each other to reach our goals based on our diversity. This community offers connections, opportunities, resources and experiences to help navigate obstacles that may arise along your personal and professional journey. This community recognizes, appreciates, celebrates, promotes, and supports each individual because of their diversity and contributionsWe call these communities “rope teams” because they, as many as you are interested in accessing, are here to support your student and alum journey as well as to provide you with an opportunity to support the journey of those you want to help succeed. 

Reaching out to Hispanic Youth

Today, Excelsior University’s Florida Site, through the Center for Social Justice, proudly participated in the Miss Latina Empowerment Program at Tampa South College.

Approximately 25 young women preparing to graduate from high school attended the event and had the opportunity …

By RUBI BLANCAS ORDUNA
RUBI BLANCAS ORDUNA Program Director, Center for Social Justice
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Careers for Women with ADHD: 7 Careers for Women with ADHD That Play to Your Strengths

Late-diagnosed, under-recognized, and finally building careers that fit. Here are seven roles where women with ADHD consistently thrive.

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Interactive Premiere of Unfinished Freedom: A Juneteenth Conversation with Starletta Renee Washington

Premiering June 17 at 10 a.m. ET on Excelsior’s YouTube channel

Join Excelsior University, the Center for Social Justice, and the Race & Ethnicity and Women’s Rope Teams in commemorating Juneteenth through the premiere of “Unfinished Freedom: Truth, Healing, and the Future We’re Building,” an interactive session …

By RUBI BLANCAS ORDUNA
RUBI BLANCAS ORDUNA Program Director, Center for Social Justice
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June: Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month

The Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month is observed each month of June, is dedicated to raising public awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia while emphasizing the importance of brain health. The observance aims to educate communities about …

By RUBI BLANCAS ORDUNA
RUBI BLANCAS ORDUNA Program Director, Center for Social Justice
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Women Diagnosed with ADHD After 30

The share of women aged 23 to 49 newly diagnosed with ADHD doubled between 2020 and 2022. This is not a fad; it is a correction of a decades-long pattern in which ADHD criteria were built around how it presents …

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Memorial Day

“The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought …

By RUBI BLANCAS ORDUNA
RUBI BLANCAS ORDUNA Program Director, Center for Social Justice
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All rope teams are open to Excelsior students, faculty, staff, and members of the public. Even rope teams that specifically identify an identity or allyship are open to all member of the community and all are encouraged to visit, learn, and respectfully engage.   Todos los rope teams están abiertos a estudiantes, docentes, y personal de Excelsior, asi' como al público en general. Incluso los rope teams que identifican específicamente a una identidad o a una forma de alianza están abiertos a tod_ miembr_ de la comunidad. Alentamos a toda persona a visitar, aprender y participar de manera respetuosa.