PURDUE WOMEN'S NETWORK

Purdue Women's Network: A Networking Mentoring Program

The Butler Center for Leadership Excellence presents the Purdue Women's Network (PWN), a program focused on the quality of life issues for women graduate students on the Purdue University campus. PWN is designed to meet the needs of female graduate students by enhancing the Purdue University experience. It provides a unique system of peer mentoring for graduate women by building a network of support with participants in all academic disciplines and stages of life guiding each other through the challenges of graduate school.

Programming for PWN consists of speaker luncheons and practical workshops, in addition to informal networking opportunities. Events are free of charge and PWN registered members may attend as many/few as they like. Address questions to ButlerCenter@purdue.edu.

If you are interested in joining PWN, please email your name to ButlerCenter@purdue.edu, subject line PWN.

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Calendar of Events:

March

Book Club: The Line of the Sun
Author: Judith Ortiz Cofer
Thursday, March 28, 2013
12:00 - 1:00 p.m., LCC Lounge
Facilitated by the author, and co-sponsored by the Latino Cultural Center's La Polilla Café
Registration available in the spring. Click here for event flyer.

"A love story written in Spanish: Women's empowerement through a passion for language and writing"
Keynote address by award winning author Judith Ortiz Cofer
Thursday, March 28, 2013
4:30 p.m., LWSN 1142
Co-sponsored by LCC
No registration required. Click here for event flyer

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April

Book Club: Interpreter of Maladies
Author: Jhumpa Lahiri
Thursday, April 18, 2013
12:00 - 1:00 p.m., BCC - Multipurpose Room
Facilitated by Arielle McKee, M.A. candidate in American Studies
Co-sponsored by the Black Cultural Center
Registration available in the spring. Click here for event flyer.

Half the Sky (Documentary)
Discussion and Q&A following the showing
April 2013
Time: TBD / Location: TBD
Co-sponsored by Women Studies and FACT
No registration required. Click here for event flyer.

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PWN & WRN 2013 Programming

MARCH: Distinguished Women Scholars

FEBRUARY: Miss Representation (co-sponsored by YWCA)
Book Club: Kindred

JANUARY: Discussion group with PWN

PWN & WRN 2012 Programming

DECEMBER: Leadership talk by Dr. Beverly Davenport Sypher

NOVEMBER: Book Club: The Turquoise Ledge: A Memoir

OCTOBER: Title IX at Purdue - 40th Year Aniversary
Book Club: Monkey Hunting

SEPTEMBER: Book Club: Closing the Leadership Gap: Add Women, Change Everything

JULY: Book Club: West of Then: A Mother, a Daughter, and a Journey Past Paradise

JUNE: Book Club: August Freedom

APRIL: Effective Communication in Academia
Roberto H. Pagán Riestra, UPR-Rio Piedras
Book Club: The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf

MARCH: Distinguished Women Scholars Event
Two showings of Miss Representation (Film - 90 min)
Book Club: You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life

FEBRUARY: Embody the Professional
Ileana Cortés Santiago and Veronica Rahim, CCO
Book Club: Stealing Buddha’s Dinner: A Memoir

JANUARY: Book Club: Sula (A novel)

PWN & WRN 2011 Programming

DECEMBER: Have Fun and Relax with Zumba!
Jenny Eskander, Purdue Rec Sports

NOVEMBER: Make your Curriculum Vitae (CV) Stand Out
Veronica N. Rahim, CCO - PowerPoint Presentation

OCTOBER: Women's Resource Network Discussion Group #1
Women's Resource Network Discussion Group #2
Formal Dinner Etiquette Workshop, Anthony P. Cawdron, Purdue Westwood

SEPTEMBER: “Conversation Pieces: An exhibition of Contemporary Art from Pre-Tenure Women Faculty”

Workshop/Event Handouts and Useful Links

Salary Negotiaton Workshop
Veronica N. Rahim, Career Services Consultant
vrahim@purdue.edu, www.cco.purdue.edu
Helpful websites: www.naceweb.org www.salary.com

First Impression Etiquette Workshop: Handout

Dress for Success - Helpful Links:
1. WSU Dress to Impress: A Guide
2. TSolutions - Proper Business Attire
3. ODOS Emergency Loan
4. U of A Career Closet Program
5. eHow - Natural/professional makeup (suggested by ICS)

Interview Etiquette - Helpful Links:
1. Career Hub
2. Grad View - Comic relief, please don’t do this
3. Jobweb - How to Handle Illegal Questions