The Stony Brook University Career Center and College of Business partnered together with the support of Chief Diversity Officer Judith Brown Clarke, from the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives, to send 29 undergraduate students to Washington, D.C., for a networking event for underrepresented communities this past October. The Forté Undergraduate Women of Color Leadership Symposium hosted students in the country's capital for a nationwide conference. Forté was designed for women to have a supportive environment where they can learn and share their experiences from their professional world; this event focused on young women of color. The event connected peers from other institutions and working professionals that found success across a variety of industries. There are many challenges that women of color face which make it difficult to navigate through the working world. Forté created a safe space for women to share their experiences and struggles. "