

Sponsored by the Student Government Association Students of Color Committee (SOCC) and the Division of Student Life, the Trailblazers of Color Leadership Conference (TOCLC) formerly known as the Women of Color Trailblazers Leadership Conference (WOCTLC), seeks to empower self-identified women and gender minorities of color across the Five Colleges, Pioneer Valley and beyond; including faculty, staff and community members. This conference provides a space to celebrate the lives and accomplishments of people of color while additionally opening dialogues and raising consciousness on issues relating to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, class, etc.
Past Conferences
Sisterhood is a verb
WOCTLC 2019: “Going Beyond Politics”
WOCTL ’18: Engagement & empowerment in action
2017: Empowering Voices: Breaking Boundaries
2016: Learning to Speak, Learning to Listen
2015: Focus on community
The first WOCTLC was held Saturday, March 1, 2014 under the leadership of Quanita Hailey, MHC Class of 2012. the 2014 keynote speakers were Kymberly S. Newberry FP’15, Naima McQueen ’21, and Cerri Banks, Dean/VP of Student Affairs at Skidmore College and former Dean of the College at Mount Holyoke College.
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