Meetings & Activities | AAUW Monmouth Area (IL) Branch

2026 Events TBA

Past Events

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Book Group: The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum by Temple Grandin
Location: Your Zoom Room (link will be emailed to participants)
Time: 10:00 am

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Book Group: Sassafras, Cypress and Indigo by Ntozake Shange
Location: Your Zoom Room (link will be emailed to participants)
Time: 10:30 am

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Book Group: Violetta: a Novel by Isabel Allende
Location: Your Zoom Room (link will be emailed to participants)
Time: 10:30 am

Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, 9-11 am

2025 AAUW-IL Fall Conference (Virtual)
Policy Impacts on Women and Higher Education
Learn, Plan, Act!
Speakers:

Isabel McMullen, PhD candidate in Political Science
Meghan Kissell is the Senior Director of Policy and Member Advocacy at AAUW
Dr. Ken Olson currently serves on the AAUW Illinois board as Co-Director of Public Policy and on the Schaumburg Area AAUW board as Policy Director

Thursday, October 6, 2025

Book Group: Survival is a Promise: the Eternal Life of Audre Lorde by Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Location: Your Zoom Room (link will be emailed to participants)
Time: 10:00 am

Webinar: AAUW Money Smart: Smart Finances
Thursday, October 23, 2025 | 3:00 – 4:00 pm ET

Webinar: Branches in Action: A Century of Advocacy, Fundraising & Impact
Thursday, October 23, 2025 | 4:30 – 5:30 pm ET

Defending Equity in Education: DEI Rollbacks & Curriculum Bans
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 | 2:30 – 3:30 pm ET

Thursday, November 6, 2025

Book Group: Goodnight, Irene: a Novel by Luis Alberto Urrea
Location: Your Zoom Room (link will be emailed to participants)
Time: 10:00 am

Thursday, November 6, 2025, 5 pm CST
AAUW Webinar:

Working in Coalition: Building Power through Partnerships
Learn how strong partnerships can amplify your advocacy with real-world examples and first steps for building coalitions

Saturday, November 8, 2025

Meet AAUW Fellows and Grantees

Since 1888, AAUW has been one of the largest funders of women’s graduate education, investing in women who go on to change the world. Between FY2020-2025, AAUW awarded nearly $29.6 million in total (this includes multiple award types and organizational grants) to about 1,538 women and community projects. By 2023, more than $135 million had been awarded in total since program inception (in 1888) to over 13,000 women and nonprofit orgs.

Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 6 pm CST
AAUW Webinar

AAUW Member Recruitment Best Practices — November 19 at 7:00 pm ET. Learn from a panel of branch leaders in a moderated discussion on what’s working in member recruitment.

Thursday, November 20, 2025, 3:30 – 6:00 pm CST

2025 AAUW Alumnae Recognition Award — November 20 from 4:30-7 pm ET. Celebrate leadership, achievement, and community as we honor Yie-Hsin Hung in this special virtual awards presentation.

Saturday, December 6, 2025, 10:30am – 12:00pm

AAUW Monmouth Area Branch Holiday Event

Potluck Brunch and Face-to-Face Fellowship with Zoom at Warren County Public Library Board Room, or Zoom only for those unable to attend.

Updates will be given about National, State, and Local AAUW News.

Zoom links will be sent to branch members.

December AAUW Webinar

Workshop with Jane Chen Part 2: Recognizing Your Inner Parts: A Path to Self-Compassion
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 | 2:00 – 3:15 pm CST

Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025

Book Group: Toni at Random: the Iconic Writer’s Legendary Editorship by Dana A. Williams
Location: Your Zoom Room (link will be emailed to participants)
Time: 10:00 am