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  • Dr. Sandra Brown
    Women's Business Leadership Center
    The Power of Mentorship

    A-State students talk about their educational experiences from the Women's Business Leadership Center and the unique role of their mentors "reaching back" in their lives to cultivate confident and capable, leaders.

  • Members of the Women's Leadership Center
    Cultivating Leaders
    Women's Business Leadership Center

    The Women's Business Leadership Center is committed to cultivating confident and capable leaders setting and achieving high goals on their paths to college and careers.

Women's Business Leadership Center

Committed to Cultivating Leaders

Available to all students on the A-State campus regardless of gender, the Women's Business Leadership Center is committed to cultivating confident and capable leaders setting and achieving high goals on their paths to college and careers.

Education and Achievement 

We are a center without boundaries, and our initiatives include:

  • Generous scholarships
  • An engaging annual Women's Leadership Conference at A-State
  • Exciting Leadership Academies for high school and younger students
  • Improved opportunities for internships
  • Distinguished guest speakers and leadership development activities for A-State students
  • Encouragement and support of research about leadership
  • Corporate visits and networking events
  • Travel to leadership conferences throughout the United States
  • Mock interviews and career readiness training

Mentorship & Caring

We provide opportunities for mentoring from junior high through career, including:

  • A unique, structured Step Up, Reach Back mentoring program and training and support.
  • Peer to peer mentoring opportunities
  • Near peer mentoring
  • Group mentoring and networking
  • Reverse mentoring
  • Virtual mentoring

Partnering & Collaboration

Our students lead service projects in service of our mission, and we have an expanding list of partners and friends.  Groups we work with include:

  • High School Teachers, Counselors, and Principals
  • Many Business and Community Partners
Recognizing Remarkable Women

Created in 2023 by the Women’s Leadership Collaborative, these awards recognize women in the Delta Region of Arkansas for their commitment to our region. The nomination deadline for 2025 is Sept. 1, 2025. There is no limit on the number of times a person can be nominated. 


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