AAUW Huntingdon Branch, founded in 1926, engages with our local community and our college partner institution, Juniata College, to develop programs and projects in all areas represented in the AAUW mission.

You can download a copy of our current bylaws.

Please join us at our programs or take part in our projects any time and help us continue to support women and girls all over the world as they struggle for recognition, educational and social equity, reproductive rights, and more…

For the second year in a row, AAUW Huntingdon is a National Three-Star Branch:

1) Communications and External Relations, 2) Programming, and 3) Public Policy and Advocacy

BRANCH HIGHLIGHTS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

2024                     Candidate Forum: PA 13th District US House of Representatives and PA House District 81 seats; Voter Registration and Education; Title IX; Domestic Violence; and International Gender Equity

2023                     Candidate Forum: Huntingdon County Commissioners’ race; Title IX; and Book Banning

2021-2024           Get Out the Vote tabling

2020                     Wear White Wednesday (Voter information tabling in honor of the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage)

2019                                 AAUW and the Huntingdon Historical Society presented on                                                         “Auntie Dorrie: Huntingdon’s Suffragist”

2018                      Deeper in Debt: Discussion of Student Debt

2015                       Huntingdon County Commissioners Candidate Forum

2014                        81st PA Legislative District Candidate Forum

2012-16, 2019-present       Sister-to-Sister Summits for area middle school girls, co-hosted with the AAUW @ Juniata College Student Organization

2004                          Presidential Platform Review – Four-Party Representation

2001                          Sister-to-Sister Summit for middle school girls

1998                           Sister-to-Sister Summit co-hosted with area high school girls for                                                 middle school girls

1997                            Huntingdon Area School District Board Candidates Night

1990                            Project 21st Century Career Shadowing for high school students

1988                            Renovated rooms at Huntingdon House

1956                            Art exhibits for area artists began

1946-48                       Sent clothing, medical, and school supplies to university women in                                           Europe

1933                             Together with the Civic Club, established the Huntingdon Library

1932                             Gelvin Student Loan established to aid women of Juniata College

1926, Oct. 12              Huntingdon Branch founded

BRANCH AWARDS

2023: National Three-Star Branch (Communications and External Relations Star, Programs Star, and Public Policy and Research Star)

2022: National Two-Star Branch (Advancement Star and Public Policy and Research Star)

2018: Top Branch in PA in giving to AAUW Leadership Programs

2017-2018: AAUW PA Public Policy Award for assisting Governing Girls, created and  hosted by Isabella Bennett, Juniata ’20

2003: AAUW-PA Impact Award for Career Shadowing Program

1999: AAUW-PA Impact Award for Sister-to-Sister Summits

1993-2001: Association 5-Star Branch

1993-2001: State 3-Star Branch and State Shining Star Branch

1992: AAUW-PA Impact Award for Project 21st Century