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Stanford women Winter Welcome

About Winter Welcome

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Over 100 years ago, the founders of Cap and Gown strove to bring all Stanford women together to build collegial relationships among women. In 2006, Cap and Gown renewed this original purpose with the first Stanford Women Winter Welcome. This event brings freshman and sophomore women together with upper-class undergraduates, Stanford faculty, staff, and alumni for an evening of informal roundtable conversations, a fireside chat with a featured speaker, and delicious desserts.


Past speakers include Honorary Cap and Gown members Dr. Condoleezza Rice; Dr. Pam Matson, Dean of Earth Sciences; Dr. Pat Jones, Professor of Biological Sciences; and Dr. Sharon Long, Professor of Biological Sciences and a founder of the Winter Welcome.


The annual Winter Welcome prides itself in providing opportunities for women leaders to form meaningful connections, gain insight from those with diverse experiences, and learn from the stories of successful women. The Stanford Women Winter Welcome is hosted by Cap and Gown and supported by the Schools of Humanities and Sciences, Earth, Energy, and Environmental Sciences, WISE Ventures, Undergraduate Advising and Research, Program in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, The Clayman Institute for Gender Studies, and the Women’s Community Center.


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Past Winter welcome events

2022

Success, Grace, Inspiration

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Farnaz Khadem, VP of University Communications

2018

You Have the Capabilities the World Needs

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Megan Pierson, Chief of Staff

2015

Techie or Fuzzie: Follow Your Passion

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Sheri Sheppard, PhD. 

2012

The Zig-Zagging Road from Student to Dean

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Pamela Matson, PhD. Chester Naramore Dean of the School of Earth Sciences

     

2020

Be Open to Serendipity, Be Kind, and Build Your Squad

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Jenny Martinez

Dean of Stanford Law School

2017

Walking Fine Lines - How to Keep a Healthy Balance as a Woman in a Male-dominated Field

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Margot Gerristsen, PhD. Senior Associate Dean, School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences

2014

How I Discovered Where I Belong

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Sharon Long, PhD. William C. Steere, Jr. - Pfizer Inc. Professor in Biological Sciences and Professor, by courtesy, of Biochemistry

2011

Photo Gallery of Event

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Winter Welcome Recap

2019

Think Broadly! Not Ballistically

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Jennifer Widom, Dean of Stanford Engineering

Debra Satz, Dean of Stanford Humanities & Science

2016

Learning from Personal Journeys of Intelligence and Terrorism Pioneers

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Amy Zegart, Political Science Professor

Martha Crenshaw, Political Science Professor

2013

Fireside Chat

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Condoleezza Rice, Denning Professor in Global Business and the Economy, Thomas and Barbara Stephenson Senior Fellow on Public Policy at Hoover and Professor of Political Science

2009

Take Action:  The World Needs You

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Kathryn Stoner-Weiss, PhD.  Associate Director for Research and Senior Research Scholar, Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law. 

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