4th Annual CONFERENCE FOR PRE-TENURE WOMEN September 26-27, 2013 at Purdue University

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The Conference for Pre-Tenure Women, launched in 2010, helps women identify strategies and goals towards tenure and realize their potential in careers in higher education. It also provides opportunities for women faculty to develop strong leadership skills. The target audience for participation in the Conference is post-doctoral/pre-tenure women from all disciplines.

Keynote Speakers

Yolanda Flores Niemann
Senior Vice Provost
University of North Texas
editor, Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia (Utah State UP, 2012)

 

 

 

 

Kathy L. Guthrie
Assistant Professor of Higher Education
Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Florida State University

 

 

 

Session topics include

Breakout sessions focused on developing the promotion and tenure package, building alliances, and making a plan towards tenure

• Your plan to Tenure

• From Graduate Student to Faculty Member

• Navigating Difficult Climates

• The Other Side of the Table: Ask questions of a newly tenured faculty member to get her take on what the tenure process looked like.

Fellowship Available: Apply

Preferred Hotel

Please call the Union Club Hotel (800) 320-6291 to make reservations, you will not be able to reserve online. Please let the reservation desk know you are attending the Pre-Tenure Conference. The Union Club Hotel is located on campus and within walking distance of the Stewart Center.  There are a limited block of rooms available the night of September 25th and 26th, early reservations are strongly encouraged for out-of-town participants. Some hotels are sold out and availability is limited near Purdue during conference dates.

Please call Four Points by Sheraton (800) 777-9808 if the Union Club Hotel is full.  You will need to give them the block of rooms named "Pre-Tenure Conference" when you call for the Purdue rate.  You will not be able to reserve online.  The Sheraton is located approximately 3 miles from the Purdue campus.  City bus transportation is available for $2 per day, pick up is in front of the hotel.  You can find more information about bus routes, maps and cost, here

 

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2012 Conference highlights: href="photos/untitled/photo11.jpg" rel="lightbox[gallery]" title="

How to survive and thrive by asking the right questions
By Wendy C Crone

Planning for Success: A View from Department Heads
By Purdue Department Heads
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Managing Work-Life Relationships in the Flexible Job Age: What Women Academics Should Know
By Ellen E Kossek
Click here to access article

GPS for your Career: Mapping Your Course to Faculty Vitality
By Mary Dankoski

How to measure impact in the Promotion and Tenure Packet: What counts?
By Tenure Task Force Panel

View 2012 Conference Schedule

 

2011 Conference highlights:

The three things I learned at the Purdue Conference for Pre-Tenure Women: on being a radical scholar
By Kate Clancy | SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
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Your Plan to Tenure
By Beverly Davenport Sypher
Click here to access document

Friday Plenary
By Mary Dankoski

Salary Negotiation
By Sara Laschever

Supplemental Material
Job Satisfaction and Gender
32 Colleges Are Named Most Friendly to Junior Faculty

View 2011 Conference Schedule

 

2010 Conference highlights:

Mobilizing Women's Inclusive Leadership Skills
By Gertrude Fraser and Kathleen Wong (Lau)

Taking Control of Your Success
By Mildred Garcia

Smart Moves for Smart Women
By Leslie Crumpton-Young

View 2010 Conference Schedule

 

Conference for Pre-Tenure Women Organizers:

Beverly Davenport Sypher, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
Chair, Butler Center for Leadership Excellence

Katie Pope
Managing Director, Butler Center for Leadership Excellence

Ileana Cortes Santiago

Graduate Assistant

Tammy Hoffman

Administrative Assistant