Our Mission Statement: Advancing gender equity for women and girls through research, education, and advocacy.
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) is the nation’s oldest and largest organization for women. Founded in 1881, AAUW advances gender equity for women and girls through research, education, and advocacy. It is one of the world’s largest funders of graduate education and career development for women and has provided over $140M to more than 130,000 grantees in 145 countries. Headquartered in Washington, DC, AAUW has 1,000 branches nationwide with over 170,000 members and 800 college/university partners.
The Fremont Branch serving the Tri-Cities of Fremont, Newark, and Union City, was established in 1961 and incorporated in 2024. A group of thirteen local teachers aspired to promote gender equity through STEM education and community activism. Each year our Branch sponsors: Mother-Daughter STEM Discovery Day for elementary school students in collaboration with local school districts, Tech Trek summer residential camps for 7th graders, Speech Trek competitions for high schoolers, and Ohlone College Scholarships for women college students to cover tuition costs and registration fees for AAUW’s annual National Conference for College Women Student Leaders.
Our Branch also hosts Interest Groups to support the creative pursuits of our members: Afternoon Lit and Book Talk book clubs, Cultural Cuisine, Exploring the Arts, Money Talks, Tuesday ESL Chat at Fremont Main Library, Yoga For Body and Spirit, and the One Book, One Community Read Project, which is done in collaboration with the Alameda County Library, the Fremont School District, and the City of Fremont.
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Public Policy Update
Our Public Policy columnist is taking the month of July off, but will be back in August.
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Branch News
FY2025 Board of Directors
The stars come out–In the continuing celebration of the Fremont Branch four-star national recognition and to welcome the FY2025 board members, each newly-installed officer received a gold star award at the July 12th board meeting. Each star contained a personal message explaining why that officer is a STAR.
Fourth of July at the Fremont Event Center
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- Set up of our booth
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- The pinwheel table was very popular, with children making pinwheels while the adults and other passersby talked about AAUW.
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- AAUW members with our materials
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- One of our interns stopped by to help with the pinwheel table.
Ro Khanna holds Virtual Town Hall
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- Interested AAUW members send questions to Congressman Ro Khanna
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- Congressman Ro Khanna with AAUW members from the Fremont, San Jose, and Sunnyvale-Cupertino branches at the Virtual Town Hall on June 25.
Installation Lunch Celebration
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- Preston Metcalf, executive director of the Triton Museum of Art, was the keynote speaker at our installation Lunch in June.
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- A gorgeous cake, created by Linda Pearson, celebrated our 4-star achievement.
TechTrekkers Enjoy Ice Cream Social
Tech Trek Class of 2024 bonded over ice cream and a fun game of trivia on June 2. Seven campers will enjoy an exciting week of STEM activities at UC Santa Cruz in July.
Ohlone Scholarships Announced
Brandon Stewart, institutional advancement officer for the Ohlone Scholarship Foundation, receives the AAUW check for $7,000 from AAUW Fremont members.
Fremont AAUW members stand with Alexis Gonsalves, center, after she received our $4000 scholarship May 1 at Ohlone College. She’ll be attending UCLA in the fall.
Cookie Distribution Team at Ohlone
The cookie distribution team this year at Ohlone College’s Gender Sex Fair in April featured several AAUW Fremont members. Every year, we provide dozens of delicious cookies to hungry students–with 20 percent of the cookie removed to highlight the disparity between salaries for men and women.
Another Successful Discovery Day
More than 30 girls and their female relatives turned out for our annual Discovery Day for third to fifth grade girls. Girls look at bees during the first workshop, Bee Habitats, as a mom and daughter get excited about the Coding for Recycling workshop. For the complete story, click here.
Women’s History Event
The annual Women’s History event this March was a Tea ‘n Talk at Kathy Garfield’s home where AAUW members shared their own history.
One Book One Community Read Proclamation
The Fremont City Council passed a resolution supporting the One Book, One Community Read (OBOCR) Project and its latest book, The Hill We Climb, by Amanda Gorman. Fremont Mayor Lily Mei presented the Proclamation to proud AAUW members on February 13.
Bi-Branch Luncheon in Hayward
We had a great time at our annual Bi-branch luncheon February 3 with the Hayward-Castro Valley branch. The keynote speaker for our event held at the Ghazni Afghan Restaurant in Hayward was Joyce Weaver, center, AAUW 2024 Career Development Grantee and new AAUW Fremont member.
Holiday Party at Artist Walk
Our family holiday party was a sparkling success, with everyone having a great time being dazzled on December 10 by the amazing Care Daily Band at the Artist Walk Community Center in Fremont.
AAUW Interviewed by Local High School Student
Randy Fewel, president of our foundation for local scholarships, was interviewed by Washington High student Anusha Dube. Anusha is interviewing nonprofits and putting them up on her YouTube channel so that high school students can see what the nonprofits are doing and possibly get their community service hours through them.
Fall Brunch held at Niles Discovery Church
Our Fall Brunch, held October 7, was a great success, with members gathering at Niles Discovery Church to enjoy brunch and our guest speakers: our 2023 Tech Trekkers, Alice Manfredi, and our keynote speaker, Dr. Evelyn LaTorre, award winning author of Between Inca Walls and Love In Any Language.
OBOCR kicks off 2023 Banned Book Week
Our 2023 One Book, One Community Read Project featuring Amanda Gorman’s The Hill We Climb kicked off American Library Association’s 2023 Banned Book Week from October 1-7, 2023.
