Critical Difference for Women

01/27/2017

**SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY**

The Executive Women International of Columbus. This is an opportunity for women who are non-traditional students. More about the scholarship can be found in the link below as well as the flyer that is attached!

http://www.ewicol.org/p/scholarship.html

01/11/2017

This is friendly reminder that the application for your CDW Scholarships are due Wednesday February 1st, 2017. Please note that the CDW Scholarship is a scholarship that you must apply for every year! The due date for the FAFSA application is also Wednesday February 1st, 2017.

To apply for the scholarship please visit: http://sfa.osu.edu/current-student/apply-for-aid/important-dates

Pay attention to financial aid timelines, especially priority dates when applying for student fianancial aid at Ohio State (OSU).

01/06/2017

The Ohio State University welcomes Dr. Angela Davis!

Dr. Angela Davis will be the keynote speaker at the annual Martin Luther King Jr Celebration. The event is hosted by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the Frank W. Hale Black Cultural Center.
Date: January 31st, 2017
Time: 6:50pm
Location: Mershon Auditorium- 1871 N. High St

10/12/2016

Scholars and Alumni you are invited to attend our career planning and coaching workshop! The workshop will take place on Monday October 24th, 2016 from 4:00pm-6:00pm. The location is 154. W 12th Ave Columbus, OH 43210. Lastly, please bring and updated resume!

If you plan to attend RSVP Here:
https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_8wFuhilCOW5bzE1

For more information about career planning and career coaching follow this link:
http://imdiversity.com/featured-career-content/career-coaching-important-managing-career-21st-century/

09/30/2016

This week we would like to CDW Scholar Rebecca Chacko. Rebecca has been given the opportunity to serve as the coordinator for a dance team from the Special Olympics World Dance Contest! Congratulations Rebecca! We are extremely prod of you and your accomplishments!

See the Blurb published in the the On Campus Newsletter:

Special Olympics dance team members wanted
Three-time world dance champion and creator of LaBlast Fitness, Louis van Amstel will be a judge and ambassador for the 2017 Special Olympics World Games in Graz, Austria. Local LaBlast instructor, Rebecca Chacko, has been invited to form a unified dance team to participate in the Special Olympics World Dance Contest on Wednesday (3/22) at the Special Olympics World Winter Games. If you are interested in joining the dance team, please contact Rebecca by Friday (9/23). Rehearsals begin in October.
→ Read more
→ Contact or 614-247-2412

09/23/2016

CDW Scholars start the 2016-2017 School Year off with the annual CDW Reception!

09/21/2016

Please see the attached registration for the next CFAES Gender Initiative offering on October 3 from 2 to 4 PM– a workshop on “Effective Interviewing Skills:Techniques for Successful Interviewing,” facilitated by Dr. Ana C. Berrios, Associate Director of Career Counseling and Support Services at The Ohio State University. This workshop will be an excellent professional (and personal) development opportunity. This will be a free event offered in both Columbus and Wooster.

To register, please go to http://go.osu.edu/genderinitiative-interview SPACE IS LIMITED

09/21/2016

This week we would like to highlight Shelly Martin. Shelly is a current CDW Scholar and she will graduate with her Master's Degree in Workforce Development from the college of Education and Human Ecology in December. Shelly shared her AMAZING story with some of our scholars at the CDW Reception. She is pictured here with the CDW Program Coordinator Shavonda Johnson and The Assistant Director of The Women's Place Sara Childers. Thank you Shelly For being such an inspiration to us all. Your resiliency is outstanding!

09/16/2016

Reminders and Updates for the month of September!

The link for the Fall survey is here: https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_06uyrKazImFGDfT

09/16/2016

Don't forget that you can complete your FAFSA as early as October 1st, 2016! The new deadline for FAFSA will be February 1st, 2017! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Student Financial Aid at the Student Service Center at 614-292-0300 (Toll Free 1-800-678-6440).

09/12/2016

Critical Difference for Women celebrates the start of a new semester! At the Annual CDW Fall Reception, CDW scholar Angela Tyler celebrates her upcoming graduation. Angela will graduate with her Master's in Social Work this December! She is pictured with the CDW Program Coordinator Shavonda Johnson, and the Assistant Director of The Women's Place, Sara Childers! Way to go Angela! You make CDW proud!

06/05/2016

Critical Difference for Women Scholars Brianna McNary and Stephanie Andrews, along with The CDW Program Coordinator Shavonda Johnson and Women's Place staff member Christine Mayer, had the opportunity to attend the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education! This year we went to San Francisco, California! Be on the lookout for future opportunities to attend conferences and professional development opportunities!