Spring 2018 Program

JANUARY 2018

Wednesday, January 10 
8:30 – 9:30 am

Workshop on Negotiation: conducted by American Association of University Women (AAUW)
There are three iterations of the two-hour workshop. The workshop is open to women faculty, staff, and ABD Graduate students. The registration link will be available the second week of the spring semester.

FEBRUARY 2018

Wednesday, February 7
8:30 - 9:30 pm

Women’s Exchange Network - Uncensored (WEN-U)
Establish networks, create safe spaces, foster connections, and develop entrepreneurial leadership.

Friday, February 9
12:00 - 1:30 pm

Conversations about Inclusion
Inclusivity in Mentoring (faculty, staff, and students)
How can we foster inclusive practices in mentoring students and faculty so that they succeed and excel? Based on your experiences, what suggestions do you have for others?

Friday, February 23
12:00 - 1:30 pm

Conversations about Inclusion
Strategies for Inclusion: A Vision for Purdue
How can we address challenges to inclusion? What potential strategies could enable inclusion on campus? What are the kinds of activities already occurring on campus that facilitate dialogues about inclusion?

MARCH 2018

Tuesday, March 6
5:30 pm

YWCA Salute to Women
Annual reception check website for more information www.ywcalafayette.org 

Wednesday, March 7
8:30 - 9:30 am

Women’s Exchange Network - Uncensored (WEN-U)
Establish networks, create safe spaces, foster connections, and develop entrepreneurial leadership.

Thursday, March 8 - 3:00 - 5:00 pm

Faculty Workloads and Rewards Panel
KerryAnn O’Meara, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Faculty Affairs, College of
Education Professor of Higher Education & Affiliate Faculty in Women's Studies Director, University of Maryland ADVANCE Program & PI, Faculty Workload and Rewards Project University of Maryland.
Sharon Bird, Professor and Head at Oklahoma State University, Department of Sociology.

Thursday, March 22
2:00 - 4:00 pm

Distinguished Women Scholars Award Reception
Join the Office of the Provost and the Butler Center to honor distinguished, highly accomplished Purdue Ph.D. graduate women.
Reception
(Recognition Luncheon by invitation only 12:00-1:30 pm)

Tuesday, March 27
8:00 -10:30 am
1:00 - 3:00 pm

Coaching Session with Susan Bulkeley Butler
Follow up coaching session for staff (am) and faculty (pm) who came to our fall 2017 coaching sessions with Susan Butler. By invitation only.

Friday, March 30
12:00 - 1:30 pm

Conversations about Inclusion Role of Religion in Inclusion
How can we enable understanding religious differences that will facilitate inclusion?

APRIL 2019

Wednesday, April 4
9:00 am - 12:00 pm

AAUW Mid-level Leadership Workshop

Wednesday,
April 11
8:30 - 9:30 am

Women’s Exchange Network - Uncensored (WEN-U)
Establish networks, create safe spaces, foster connections, and develop entrepreneurial leadership.

Friday, April 20
12:00 - 1:30 pm

Conversations about Inclusion
Everyday Practices that can Foster Inclusion
The – conversations about inclusion – series focused on specific topics since fall 2017. But inclusion is relevant within and across various realms. How can everyday practices create a truly sustainable, beneficial, and diverse culture?

MAY 2018

Wednesday, May 2
8:30 - 9:30 am

Thursday, April 10
6:30-8:30pm