Women’s College Coalition (WCC) Executive Director Susan Lennon told her Judson College audience that those who labor in women’s colleges must learn to “think like an ocean.”
Lennon explained that “thinking like an ocean” means to try to understand the mindset of young women when they are asked to consider a women’s college.
Lennon cited studies suggesting a greater percentage of women feel better prepared for vocation after graduating from a women’s college and graduates are more likely involved in service, volunteerism, music and theatre as compared to women who graduate from traditional colleges.
Studies also show that students at women’s colleges are more likely to develop leadership skills, Lennon said.
Lennon acknowledged that the higher education world is filled with more challenges today than ever before.
Lennon said that whereas 65 percent of high school graduates now go on to college and nearly 60 percent of these are women, 48 percent of college freshmen drop out of college at least once.
The WCC is headquartered in Hartford, Conn., and is comprised of 47 American colleges and universities. The website is womenscolleges.org.
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