March 8 is the annual International Women’s Day. We would like to celebrate International Women’s Day by recognizing some of our UNC Bears: the achievements and impacts these women have done and currently make. These women have inspired others with strength, intelligence, change, talent, and motivation.
Cornia Hierrro
Corina is a UNC Alumna that is a Journalist for Telemundo Denver. In her interview
video she mentioned,” I can feel they make a difference every day in somebody’s life
informing the community and being the voice of the voiceless is truly a passion.”
She is an inspiration for many.
Hear her story
Keiko Krahnke
Keiko is the Department Chair and Associate Professor for Management Monfort College
of Business.
“She focuses on helping her students see their responsibilities as future leaders
and understand the impact their choices can have in the world. She encourages them
to think beyond their own actions — to see the interconnectedness of the world — in
subtle situations in the business world. At the end of the day, she cares about inspiring
even a few students to find their purpose in their lives and make a difference in
their own unique ways in the world. As she was taught as a child, she teaches her
students to “leave everything a little bit better you found it.”.”
Read more
Aisha Jackson
“Aisha Jackson, a 2013 graduate of the University of Northern Colorado's Musical Theatre
program, has been named to the cast of the Broadway production of Frozen, a musical
based on the Disney film of the same name. Jackson will be the understudy for the
role of Anna, one of the production's lead roles.”
Read more
Emily Mills
Emily is a UNC Alumna she is freelance illustrator designer and sketch noting fanatic.
Emily recently released her book “The Art of Visual Notetaking.” She has workshops
that focus on communication and teaching.
Read more
Dr. Britney Kyle
Dr. Britney Kyle is a biological anthropologist and professor where she worked with
her students to discover how humans evolved, lived, suffered or succeeded nearly 3,000
years ago.
Read more
Dr. Megan Babkes Stellino
Professor in the School of Sport and Exercise Science College of Natural and Health
Sciences
Discusses how motivation can influence the behavior of physical activity among children
and young adults.
Listen to Podcast
Dr. Angie Henderson
Professor Department of Sociology College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Discusses how data collection contributes to learning about the sex trafficking industry
in Northern Colorado and across the United States.
Listen to Podcast
Dr. Lauryn Benedict
Professor School of Biological Sciences Natural and Health Sciences
Discusses the complexity of bird songs and how female birds are contributing to science.
Listen to Podcast
Veronica Adams
K-2 Physical Education
Shares her passion for physical activity and physical education as well as her experience
in UNC’s Master’s in Arts and Teaching (MAT) graduate program.
Listen to Podcast
Dr. Ather Zia
Assistant Professor Department of Anthropology College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Discusses the complex and violent history between Kashmir, India, and Pakistan.
Listen to Podcast
There are many women here at UNC and UNC Alumna other than the ones mentioned above that are inspirational and empowering women.
"Here's to strong women.
May we know them.
May we be them.
May we raise them."
- Unknown
