Kopenhaver Center for Women in Communication

Will you join our mission to increase the number of women ready to become future communication leaders?

The Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication is a thought-leadership center for issues impacting women.  After a decade of programming, the Kopenhaver Center has earned a reputation for creating opportunities for future generations of female communicators to excel; nearly 30,000 participants have participated in our professional development opportunities.

The center’s programs support the development of leaders and entrepreneurs by providing opportunities for students, alums, scholars, and professionals to participate in training that will enable them to become the visionaries of tomorrow in the communications professions. 

The center is training an army of women in communication empowered by knowledge, innovation, creativity, and research to be better represented at the decision-making table. 

Our objective is to expand the number of women communicators of all races, ethnicities, and cultures ready to move into positions of responsibility and leadership in our community and nationally. 

The Kopenhaver Center seeks to Innovate and Elevate, Training the Next Generation of Exceptional Women Leaders and Visionaries who will join the workforce of the future and make a difference in their communities and their professions through your support and investment in our mission.   

Women make up half the population of our country yet hold only one-third of leadership positions in communication today.  The center is training an army of women empowered by research, knowledge, innovation, and creativity to be better represented at the table during the decision-making process.  The programs of the Kopenhaver Center are designed to empower and prepare women to rise to the challenges of both today and tomorrow and move into leadership positions that not only alter that equation but also guarantee equity for the future.

The Kopenhaver Center continually strives to engage in innovative programming and networking to ensure that there is parity for women and that women’s voices are heard both in South Florida and on a national level.  We embrace technology to foster women’s entry into the digital world and the metaverse so they may meet today’s challenges, solve problems, and design new ideas for an innovative future.  We are building diversity in leadership, resulting in new and exciting groups of managers and leaders who more accurately and equitably reflect the nation's demographics and the world.

Signature programs include a national conference each fall, the Thought Leaders Forum for Women’s History Month in March, virtual workshops each month, a Leadership Boot Camp, a Women Faculty Moving Forward workshop each summer for women PhDs just beginning careers in the academy, as well as a broad range of other offerings.

Your donation today support the Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women general fund.