Proposal Submissions
The 2025 FWCA workshop proposals submissions are now closed.
The Faculty Women of Color in the Academy (FWCA) national conference is calling for workshops that amplify the conference theme: "Empower, Elevate, and Excel: Women of Color Leading the Academy".
Successful proposals are ones that:
- Research about women of color in higher education and research methodologies practiced by women of color.
- Strategies for leadership development and advancement in both the administrative/professional and teaching/research realms.
- Practices for personal well-being and healthy productivity.
- Explorations of the intersections of race and gender with class, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, religion, shared ethnicity, and/or national affiliation.
- Best practices for networking, mentoring, and community building.
Workshop Proposals
Your workshop proposal will be judged on the following criteria:
- Purpose connected to the conference mission of connect, support, and empower.
- Delivery methods that are interactive, inspiring, energizing, and motivating.
- Clear content that imparts new insight and wisdom.
Relevance to designated conference track. - Measurable learning objectives.
Relevance and usefulness to the audience. - Impact in the form of strategies for personal and/or professional development.
Content Checklist
- Title Abstract - no more than 200-word abstract that summarizes your proposed workshop. The abstract appears in the conference program.
- Overview
- Learning Outcomes
- Delivery Methods
- Timeframe/breakdown for a 45-minute session
- References
Direct questions about the call for proposals to: fwca@vt.edu.