2024-2025 Events
(Guests are always welcome!)

AAUW: Standing Strong Against Attacks on Equity in Education

• Building A Stronger AAUW 
  April 1 | 7:00 p.m. ET Register here
  Strong fundraising fuels AAUW’s impact. This session, led by AAUW National’s Advancement Committee, will provide strategies for successful branch fundraising. Learn about AAUW’s budget, the Greatest Needs Fund, and hear directly from branches with proven fundraising success. Walk away with tools and resources to help your branch grow its financial support.
• AAUW Advocacy Strategies for In-District Meetings
  April 8 | 7:00 p.m. ET Register Here
  Face-to-face advocacy can drive real change. This session will guide members on how to set up in-district meetings with members of Congress, maximize town hall participation, and effectively use key talking points during the upcoming April congressional recess. Learn how to make your voice heard.
• Funding Futures: Understanding Changes to Sex and Gender-Based Scholarship Programs
  April 15 | 7:00 p.m. ET  Register Here
  Navigating legal changes to sex-based scholarships can be complex. This session will provide guidance for AAUW branches on how to administer scholarships in compliance with evolving regulations while staying true to our mission of advancing education for women and girls.

Thursday, April 17, 2025

Book Group:  In Thought, Word, and Seed: Reckonings from a Midwest Farm by Tiffany Eberle Kriner
Location: Your Zoom Room (link will be emailed to participants)
Time:  10:00 am

Friday/Saturday, April 25-26, 2025

AAUW-IL State Convention
Northfield Inn, Suites & Conference Center
3280 Northfield Drive, Springfield, IL

• It’s time to celebrate 100 years of conventions and plan how we’ll navigate the next 100 years. While we’re still finalizing speakers and activities, here’s what we have confirmed thus far.
  • Friday (5-9pm) will include AAUW-IL President Laura Desmarais’ reception, a special guest presentation, plenty of time to connect with new and on-going friends from across the state, and a delicious plated dinner with your choice of (a) salmon with herb cream (b) roast strip sirloin with sherry mushroom sauce (c) chicken piccata or (d) pasta primavera. All dinners include tossed salad, buttered corn with red bell peppers, rosemary roasted red potatoes, rolls w/ butter, assorted 3-layer cakes, coffee and tea.
    
  • • Saturday (8:30-3:30) will include AAUW CEO, Gloria Blackwell as our national speaker, IL Public Policy updates, some fun interactive presentations, and of course a celebration of branch accomplishments over the past year.
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    We’re also incorporating a service component by having a feminine hygiene products drive. If you’re able, please bring a feminine hygiene product to donate. Donated items will be given to a local LGBTQI+ organization.
  • Registration is $50 or $55 for Friday night and $70 or $75 for Saturday. Get $5 off by registering before March 10th. First time convention attendees may request a waiver for Saturday’s registration fee. First time attendees attending both days will still need to pay for Friday.
    • March 10th is the early bird deadline / March 20th is the final deadline!
    • Register Here
  • Guest rooms are $129.00 plus tax (approximately 14%) and must be reserved before March 20, 2025!!
    • Call the Northfield Inn at 217-523-7900 for reservations and ask for the AAUW room block! The first 15 reservations will be at the Northfield Inn. Once our block there is filled, additional rooms will be available at the Ramada Inn which is physically across the street. If you need to call the Ramada Inn, the representative at Northfield will provide that information.
  • Closer to the convention we’ll have info for attendees who want to come early or stay late and enjoy some of the activities available in the state capital.

Past Events

Saturday, June 1, 2024

100th Anniversary Celebration!
Lunch and Reminiscing
Location: Patton Block Grill & Brew Pub, 88 Public Square, Monmouth
Time:  12:00 pm

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Book Group:  The Women by Kristin Hannah
Location: Your Zoom Room (link will be emailed to participants)
Time:  10:30 am

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

National Voter Registration Day

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

The Jane Addams Branch invites you to “Truth, Trust, and Turnout: Navigating Elections, Civic Engagement, and Disinformation.”

Thursday, September 19, 2024

Book Group:  Glitter and Glue: a Memoir by Kelly Corrigan
Location: Your Zoom Room (link will be emailed to participants)
Time:  10:00 am

Monday, September 30, 2024

Meet & Greet with current & prospective members
Appetizers, dessert, and drinks were served. Bringing degreed friends and college students was encouraged. Program plans for the year were discussed. All new members and previous members who have lapsed more than two years could join at this event and save $36 off their dues. Student memberships: Both undergraduates and students pursuing a graduate degree are eligible to join for $18.81.
Location: Warren County Public Library Board Room, 62 Public Square, Monmouth
Time:  5:30 – 7:00 pm

Thursday, October 17, 2024

Book Group: Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation by Tiya Miles
Location: Your Zoom Room (link emailed to participants)
Time:  10:00 am

Saturday, November 9, 2024, 10:30 am

Online Event: Meet the AAUW Fellows and Grantees
Hosts: Chicago AAUW Branch and Jane Addams AAUW Branch
Two recent recipients of the AAUW fellowships and grants speak to us about their research, studies, and projects.

Book Group: Becoming Elizabeth Arden: The Woman Behind the Global Beauty Empire by Stacy Cordery
Location: Your Zoom Room (link will be emailed to participants)
Time:  10:00 am

Saturday, November 30, 2024

Holiday Brunch
Location: Weeks House, 1002 E. Broadway, Monmouth
Time:  10 – 11:30 am

Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 6-7:00 pm (CST)

Zoom meeting “AAUW Priorities in Light of the Election Results” featuring Meghan Kissell, AAUW Senior Director of Policy and Member Advocacy. The talk will focus on social justice priority issues and other priorities that go with or hinge on social justice.

Monday, December 23, 2024

National Screening of the movie “Ratified”