WORLD Conference

Each year, students in the WORLD courses: Women in the World (WLD 120) and Women Changing the World (WLD 420) present their work in a public forum: the WORLD Conference.

Women in the World (WLD 120)
A Sample of Student Presentations

  • Aids in the Lives of Women
  • Birth Rituals Around the World
  • Female Firefighters: Past & Present
  • Girl Scouting: A Bridge to the Future
  • Holiday Foods of India
  • A Japanese Wedding
  • Population and Family Planning
  • Recurring Themes in Women's Poetry Across Cultures
  • Women and Quilts
  • Women in Celtic Myths
  • Zambian Women & Zambian Stiff Porridge

Women Changing the World (WLD 420)
A Sample of Individual Change Projects

  • Animal abuse and rights awareness
  • Assisting children with disabilities
  • Child care for students and faculty on-campus
  • Classes to increase skills for women in a male dominated world
  • Deaf culture and American Sign Language
  • Domestic violence and date rape
  • Elementary school program for child abuse prevention
  • Fun chemistry for children
  • Ovarian cancer awareness
  • Recruitment of Special Olympics volunteers

Group Change Projects
Working in groups of 4 to 5, students select a community project and work with agency directors to implement change on a local level.
Students then present their projects at the WORLD Conference.

  • Child Safety Workshop Brochure

    • Develop an educational program about nutrition for patients of all ages
    • South Troy Health Center

  • Children's Chorus

    • Implement a student chorus with children living in Troy
    • The Ark

  • Dance Theater Company

    • Implement a dance theater company
    • The Ark

  • Homeless Women's Survival

    • Investigate addicted women's needs
    • Bethany Hospital Center

  • Multicultural Music for Children

    • Compile music from many cultures and organize for children
    • Samaritan Hospital

  • Neighborhood Newsletter

    • Develop a newsletter for Troy neighbors about events
    • Weed and Seed

  • Sports For Women

    • Organize and direct sports teams for girls
    • The Ark

  • Teen Mentoring

    • Plan activities for Troy teens during evenings and weekends
    • Capital District YMCA

  • Translations

    • Translate written medical teaching information into different languages
    • South Troy Health Center

  • Women and Treatment

    • Alcohol and drug treatment for women
    • Samaritan Hospital