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Spring 2023

Athena Film Fest Crew 2023

April 2023

SPARK:: On Protest: A Screening of The U.S. and the Holocaust, and Panel Discussion
Monday, April 3
6 - 7:30 PM
Event Oval, Diana Center
RSVP is required.

Athena Policy and Changemaking: Breaking Down Local Government
Wednesday, April 5
6:30  - 8 PM
Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center
RSVP is encouraged

Athena Entrepreneurs: Being a Young Founder with Samantha Greenspan
Thursday, April 6
6:30  - 8 PM
Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center
RSVP is encouraged

Get the Tea with Athena SAB
Wednesday, April 12
1:00  - 2:30 PM
Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center
No registration is required, just come by! 

SPARK: Fireside Chat with Binta Brown
Tuesday, April 18
6:00  - 7:30 PM
Milstein Center - Flexible Classroom LL001 
RSVP Required

Athena Policy and Changemaking
Wednesday, April 19
6:30  - 8 PM
Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center
No registration required - just show up!

SPARK Lunch: Rebecca M. Jordan-Young, PhD
Wednesday, April 20
12 -1 PM
Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center
RSVP is required.

SPARK: Comrade Sisters: Women of the Black Panther Party Book Celebration
Tuesday, April 25
4 - 6:30 PM
DHC (Milstein 103) | Zoom
Pre-registration for non-BC/CU community members and Zoom attendees is required.

Athena Entrepreneurship Celebration
Tuesday, April 25
6:30 - 8:30 PM
Sulz Parlor, 3rd floor of Barnard Hall 
RSVP is required (stay tuned for the registration link)

January 2023

Athena Welcome Back Brunch
Friday, January 20
1:30  - 3:30 PM
Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center
Registration is encouraged. 

SPARK Trip | Paint the Protest 
Friday, January 20
3:30  - 5:00 PM
Depart from Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center
Registration is required. Limited to 10 participants. 

SPARK:: Boycott Screening and Panel
Wednesday, January 25
6  - 9 PM
Diana Center, Event Oval
Pre-registration required.

Athena Entrepreneurs: Semester Welcome!
Thursday, January 26
6:30  - 8 PM
Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center
Registration is encouraged but not required

February 2023

Athena Policy and Changemaking: New Year, New Goals
Wednesday, February 1
6:30  - 8 PM
Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center
No registration required - just show up!

SPARK Faculty Lunch: Natalia Ortiz, PhD
Thursday, February 2
12  - 1 PM
Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center
Space is limited. RSVP Required.

SPARK:: Material Advocacy
Wednesday, February 8
1 - 4 PM
Design Center, 1st floor of Milstein Center
Registration is required. Please note that you must complete a safety orientation at the Design Center in advance.

Athena Entrepreneurs: Meet, Eat, and Ideate with Entrepreneur-in-Residence Deepti Sharma
Thursday, February 9
6:30  - 8 PM
Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center
RSVP encouraged here. 

SPARK:: Who Protects the Protestors
Wednesday, February 15
12 - 1 PM
Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center
Registration is required.

Op-ED Workshop
Wednesday, February 15
4:10 - 6 PM
Virtual 
Registration is required.

Athena Policy and Changemaking: Fireside Chat
Wednesday, February 15
6:30  - 8 PM
Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center
RSVP encouraged here.

Athena Entrepreneurs: Dinner and Conversation with VeganHood
Thursday, February 23
4 - 5:30 PM
Meet at Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center
Space is limited - registration is required here. 

March 2023

Athena Policy and Changemaking: How to Run for Office
Wednesday, March 1
6:30  - 8 PM
Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center
RSVP is encouraged here.

Athena Film Festival
Thursday - Sunday, March 2 - 5
All Day
All Over Campus
Tickets/Passes are required.

Athena Digital Design: Empowering Educators through VR Tech
Monday, March 6
7:00  - 8:30 PM
Seminar Room 113, Milstein Center 
RSVP is required

Athena Entrepreneurs: Sustainable Fashion Fireside Chat
Thursday, March 9
6:30  - 8 PM
Athena Center, 4th floor of Milstein Center 
RSVP is encouraged

Athena Summer Fellowships Info Sessions (virtual)
Wednesday, March 22
2:00 - 2:30 PM Athena Advocacy Institute
2:30 - 3:00 PM Williams Program for Women in Politics 
Sign up here 

Claim Your Confidence With Bestselling Author Lydia Fenet
Wednesday, March 22
6:00  - 8 PM
Event Oval, Lower Level 1, The Diana Center | Livestreamed
RSVP here

Past Events

Julie Lythcott-Haims

Your Turn: A Conversation with Julie Lythcott-Haims on How to Be an Adult

Recorded on April 5, 2021

Susan McPherson

The Lost Art of Connecting: A Conversation with Susan McPherson 

Recorded March 31, 2021

The Election is Over (Really). What's Your Plan For Civic Engagement Now?

Debriefing the 2020 Presidential Election: A Look Back and a Look Ahead, Part 5 with Sabrina Hersi Issa

Recorded February 16, 2021

We've *Been* Here: Women of Color in the 2020 Elections and Beyond

Debriefing the 2020 Presidential Election: A Look Back and a Look Ahead, Part 4 with Farai Chideya

Recorded January 27, 2021

A New Administration, What Can We Expect?

Debriefing the 2020 Presidential Election: A Look Back and a Look Ahead, Part 3 with Paola Ramos '09

Recorded January 12, 2021

2020 Election Debrief with Soraya Chemaly

Debriefing the 2020 Presidential Election: A Look Back and a Look Ahead, Part 2 with Soraya Chemaly

Recorded November 12, 2020

2020 Election Debrief with Emily Ramshaw

Debriefing the 2020 Presidential Election: A Look Back and a Look Ahead, Part 1 with Emily Ramshaw

Recorded November 5, 2020

Farai Chideya

Athena Distinguished Fellow, author, researcher, and the Journalism Program Officer at the Ford Foundation

Recorded on February 19th, 2019

Liza Donnelly

Athena Distinguished Fellow; visual journalist, cartoonist, and writer with The New Yorker and The New York Times; resident cartoonist at CBS News; and contributor to CNN

Recorded on November 7th, 2018

Nathalie Molina Niño

CEO, Founder, and author of Leapfrog, The New Revolution for Women Entrepreneurs

Recorded on October 10, 2018

Carol Evans

Athena Distinguished Fellow and Founder and President Emeritus, Working Mother Media

Recorded on April 18, 2018

Manmeet Kaur

Athena Distinguished Fellow and Founder, City Health Works

Recorded on March 6, 2018

Jehmu Greene

Athena Distinguished Fellow, award-winning progressive media and advocacy strategist, and recent candidate for Chair of the Democratic National Committee

Recorded on October 25, 2017

Kavita Ramdas

Athena Distinguished Fellow and Gender Justice Advocate

Recorded on September 26, 2017

Irin Carmon

Athena Distinguished Fellow and co-author of Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Recorded on April 19, 2017

Loretta J. Mester

President & CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Recorded on March 2, 2017

Shiza Shahid

Athena Distinguished Fellow, Founder and CEO of the Malala Fund

Recorded on January 31, 2017

Jacki Zehner

Athena Distinguished Fellow, Athena Leadership Council Member, and Member and Chief Engagement Officer of Women Moving Millions

Recorded on December 7, 2016

Saru Jayaraman

Athena Distinguished Fellow, an outspoken leader in the food labor movement as Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC United) 

Recorded on November 21, 2016

Minerva Tantoco

Athena Distinguished Fellow, Innovator, Inventor, Entrepreneur

Recorded on October 20, 2016

Nely Galán

 

Athena Distinguished Fellow & Founder of the Adelante Movement (Move Forward).

Recorded on March 23, 2016

Joan Fallon

Athena Distinguished Fellow, Founder & CEO of Curemark

Recorded September 29, 2015

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