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Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Program (WE Lead) Student Board Recruitment (due 5/30)
The Buerk Center’s Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership program (WE Lead) promotes the advancement of women as entrepreneurs, leaders, investors, and agents of innovation. WE Lead welcomes students of any gender, and features programming and events that center the experiences of women in entrepreneurship and leadership settings. Graduate and undergraduate students from any degree-seeking program and academic discipline are welcome. WE Lead is currently seeking applicants interested in a leadership role on the WE Lead Student Board – the application is now open (deadline: 5/30).
Roles on the Student Board are ideal for students wishing to invest their time and leadership skills in a significant capacity. These students will be part of shaping programming for the Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership program (WE Lead), and will have opportunities to develop skills, connect with creative and innovative leaders on and off campus, and provide feedback, advice, and support for this co-curricular program.
Interested students can learn more by reading the Student Board Overview and Job Descriptions, and are encouraged to join us for the final info session on 5/28. We also encourage interested students to attend an upcoming event to learn more about WE Lead. A list of upcoming events can be found below.
Key Dates – WE Lead Student Board Recruitment:
5/5 Application Opens (apply here)
5/6 Info Session, 3-4pm (Founders Hall 490)
5/12 Info Session, 12:30-1:30pm (Virtual, register to receive Zoom link)
5/28 Info Session, 9-10am (Founders Hall 490)
5/30 Application Deadline – 12pm
Upcoming WE Lead Events:
- 5/15: Women at the Intersection of Art + Entrepreneurship 5-7pm (HUB 340)
Whether you’re an artist interested in the business side of a career in performing or visual arts, or interested in leveraging creativity through an entrepreneurial endeavor, this panel discussion will offer practical advice and fresh perspectives from working artists and performers, creative entrepreneurs, and arts business founders.
Panelists:
Alethea Alexander | Co-Founder & Teaching Artist, Ballet Rituals; Director of Training and Teacher Relations, Dance Church
Yuliya Bruk | Founder, Executive Creative Director, Future Arts Co
NaKeesa Frazier-Jennings | Founder & Owner, NaKeesa Marie Enterprises
Lorin Green | Community Relations Manager, Seattle Symphony | Doctor of Musical Arts Candidate, Flute Performance, University of Washington
Moderator: Rachel Joshua (’25) | WE Lead Student Board President
- 5/28: WE Lead Wednesday 12-1:30pm (Founders Hall 490)
Hosted by WE Lead’s Student Board , WE Lead Wednesdays are a monthly informal community gathering for creatives, innovators, and the entre-curious – we’ll share tea, snacks, and some fun activities in addition to community connection, games/activities, and resource sharing. - 6/11: WE Lead Wednesday 12-1:30pm (Paccar Hall, Hogan Terrace)
Hosted by WE Lead’s Student Board , WE Lead Wednesdays are a monthly informal community gathering for creatives, innovators, and the entre-curious – we’ll share tea, snacks, and some fun activities in addition to community connection, games/activities, and resource sharing.