Our initial class of 18 outstanding women was selected in November, 2006 and has been meeting weekly since January 10th. They have shared successes and challenges with each other, most have already attended regional leadership workshops or will soon be attending national conferences, and they are engaged in several community service and social change projects. Additionally, they are learning a great deal about women and leadership from multiple perspectives.

Using the Social Change Model of Leadership Development, our goals are as follows: First, we wish to promote increased self knowledge, an understanding of the interests, talents, and values in each member of the cohort. Second, we seek to increase leadership competence to mobilize each individual and to inspire the group to work collaboratively on social change projects. Last, we hope to create measurable change in each individual and lasting change on our campus and in our community. These will be assessed at the end of each spring term.

Guest speakers in 2007 have included (or will include) Bernice Sandler, Angela Davis, Naomi Wolf, Tim McMahon, Celeste Walls, Bridget Burns, Jackie Balzer and Winona LaDuke.

The wonderful network of women student leaders (all of whom are active in many leadership opportunities on campus) have formed the basis to pursue ways of gathering women for in-depth conversation, to empower women leaders to address critical issues on campus, and to strengthen the informal and formal educational opportunities for emerging women leaders at OSU.

	Krista Hubbard is a Business Administration major in Marketing. She has worked on the Panhellenic Council for a year as the Vice President for new member services. She was also on the standards board for her sorority for a year. She enjoys golfing and hopes it will be able to help her in the business world.
	Laura Cristal Magana is a Bio Engineering major. From 2005-2006 she was the President of the MECHA club at Crescent Valley High School. She has also been a 4H Latino summer camp counselor. She currently works for the Linus Pauling Institute.Laura will study in Mexico for one term in 2007-08.
	Stephanie Beamer is majoring in Biology. She is working for University Housing and Dining Services as the Senior Resident Assistant for Finely Hall. Her other jobs include work as a Conference Assistant for Hawley Hall and Resident Assistant for Sackett Hall. Currently she is a founding mother, secretary, sisterhood chair and regional retreat director for Delta Phi Omega Sorority, Inc.  She is also the secretary of the National Resident Hall Honorary, co-fundraising chair for the OSU Women’s Rugby Football Club, and Odyssey Leader for Student Orientation and Retention (SOAR).
	Katie Ostlund is majoring in Bio Engineering and Pre-Education. She is the Club Leader for 4-H, and the current President for Phi Sigma Rho. She works at Student Involvement as a Student Staff-Peer Advisor. And for the past three summers she has been an intern for the Canby School District.
	Crystal Parman is majoring in Liberal Studies with a Spanish minor. She has been a Peer Advisor for Student Involvement. She is involved with the OSU Big Buddy/Little Buddy program. She has been an OSU Odyssey Instructor and Peer Leader and has been a conversant for the English Language Institute. She is interested in learning about different cultures and how women’s roles differ. She is also interested in teaching and music.
	November Papaleo is a getting her masters in Women’s Studies. She has worked for the Parent Mentor Program as a Research Coordinator.
	Maria Salgado is majoring in Political Science. She has been a coordinator for Kalmekak Community Outreach. She has also been an activist in the Multicultural Community Intern. She has been a vice chair for MEChA., which stand for our rights as human being and individually.
	Lindsay Schnell is a majoring in Print Media. She has been the sports editor and managing editor for The Daily Barometer. She also works as a freelancer for CSTV.com and the Oregonian. During the summer of 2007 Lindsay is an intern at Sports Illustrated in New York City.
	Gail Bjorkman is getting her masters in Women Studies and Philosophy. She is currently the Graduate Assistant for the President’s Commission on the Status of Women. Gail enjoys public speaking and volunteers in religious, civic and educational organizations.
	Heather Ebba Maib is getting her Master’s degree in Women Studies. She has worked at WSU as an Admissions Assistant for the Summer Session. At WSU she also worked as a Conference Coordinator for the Women Studies department. She has served as the Activism Coordinator at the Women’s Center.
	Cait O’Brien is majoring in Psychology and English. She was the After-Hours Co-Chair for the Your Voice, Your Conference. She is a committee member for the Student Conduct Committee. She has been a Peer Advisor/Team Leader for Student Involvement. She was selected as "Student Employee of the Year for 2006-07. In 2007-08 Cait will work for University Housing & Dining.
	Desiree Segura has served as external coordinator for the Centro Cultural Cesar Chavez and a member of Divine, the OSu women's a capella singing ensemble.
	Cynthia Atencio is a graduate student in Public Health and currently works as an assistant coach for the women's Cross Country and Track teams.
	Cristina Primerano has spent several years working on social justice issues, particularly in post-Katrina New Orleans and in New York City. She is a graduate student in Philosophy and Women Studies.