Around the world, Smith women are leading and serving in every cultural and civic capacity, and the college’s current students are eager to join them on the international stage. The Women’s Global Leadership Celebration brought the Smith community together to recognize the impact of Smith in the world and to learn how the college is focusing its energy on preparing women to be leaders.

Through wide-ranging panel discussions, high-level conversations, exciting performances, and compelling presentations, participants:

• Heard from prominent alumnae who are leading change throughout society and learned how Smith helped make them the women they are today.
• Networked with fellow Smith supporters and volunteers who constitute a powerful international network advancing the cause of Smith College across the globe.
• Learned about Smith’s ambitious plans to further its mission to create, support, educate, and inspire future generations of women for the world.

This exciting event marked an extraordinary opportunity for Smith to affirm its status as a global women’s college, matching its greatest strength—women’s education—with one of the world’s greatest needs—women leaders.