RI Women in Higher Education

Spring Event & Annual Meeting Friday, April 18, 2008 12:00 noon – 4:00 p.m. Save The Bay Center, Providence, RI Featuring Guest Speakers Jennifer L. Lawless, assistant professor, Brown University and Miriam Ross, Esq., Business and Transactional Attorney; Business Ethics and Compliance Consultant
Dr. Lawless is the author of numerous articles in academic journals and the lead author of It Takes a Candidate: Why Women Don’t Run for Office, a public policy report used by EMILY’s list, Emerge, and the Women’s Campaign School at Yale to help promote and recruit women candidates. Ms. Ross, corporate attorney, practical business lawyer and skilled negotiator, and frequent presenter on corporate governance, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, and business ethics will speak on Ethics in Higher Education. Click here for further details, directions and registration form.
Bryant University Presents 11th Women's Summit Thursday, March 13, 2008
The theme for this year’s event is Inspiration and Empowerment. The Platinum Sponsor is Fidelity Investments. This popular conference will feature keynote speakers Michele Peluso, president and CEO of Travelocity; Geraldine A. Ferraro, the first female vice-presidential candidate who is currently a principal in the government relations practice of the national law firm Blank Rome; and Joan Countryman, former head of the Lincoln School in Providence who helped launch Oprah Winfrey’s Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa. The Women’s Summit also featured 19 educational presentations and panels lead by prominent women who are experts and leaders in their field. The sessions are designed to appeal to women at various levels of career development – from new professionals to those in senior executive positions. To learn more, read a feature story on the conference. 2007 Events
New England Networks of Women Leaders in Higher Education Presents 5th Annual Regional Conference Assumption College Worcester, Massachusetts Thursday, October 4, 2007 AGENDA 10:30-11:00 a.m. Meeting of Selected State Networks (Hagan Campus Center – Conference Room) 11:00 a.m. Registration: Hagan Campus Center – Conference Room 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Keynote Address presented by Dr. Madeleine Wing Adler, President of West Chester University of Pennsylvania 12:00-1:00 p.m. Lunch 1:00-2:00 p.m. Response from Panel of Senior-Level Women: Dr. Barbara E. Brittingham, Director of the Commission, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education, NEAS&C Maggie Ford, President, Ford Consulting, LLC Mary Beth Heffernan, Undersecretary of Criminal Justice, Massachusetts Office of Public Safety and outgoing Chairperson of the Framingham State College Board of Trustees Dr. Judy B. McLaughlin, Senior Lecturer on Education, Director of Higher Education Program, and Educational Chair, Harvard Seminar for New Presidents at Harvard Graduate School of Education 2:00-3:00 p.m. Open Discussion and Announcements 3:00-4:00 p.m. Reception and Networking 4:00 p.m. Adjournment Click here for complete invitation and registration form.

Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - Motivational Speaker Program Take your health and well-being off the BACK BURNER for an hour or two! Avoid waking up and saying, “What HAPPENED to ME! Move from SHOULD change your mindset—to WILL! RIWHE spent an hour with Casey Conrad, business owner, author, and president of Healthy Inspirations, a RI born company designed to inspire growth and relaxation. As an international speaker, Casey entertained, educated, and challenged you to rethink your life style. 2007 Annual RIWHE Conference Rhode Island's fifth annual conference of Rhode Island Women in Higher Education (RIWHE) was held at Rhode Island College from 12 noon -4 pm on Friday, April 20, 2007. Some Highlights of Our Conference: Dr. Sheila Frodermann, Providence Wholistic Healthcare, present one of three seminars offered at the RIWHE spring conference held on April 20 at Rhode Island College’s Alger Hall. While Dr. Frodermann’s complete presentation is not available, several of the materials she shared during her presentation are made available to us through RIHWE’s web site. Dr. Frodermann can be reached at drsheilafrodermannn@gmail.com. The following links are Dr. Frodermann's available materials: Eight Simple Things Ear Infections Menopause Options Naturopathic 2006 Brouchure (word document) Naturopathic 2006 Brochure -pg1 (pdf) Naturopathic 2006 Brochure -pg2 (pdf) Ivy Denise Locke, vice president for administration and finance at Rhode Island College, made a presentation to the 5th annual RIWHE spring conference on April 20. Entitled Budget, Balance, and the Ripple Effectives of Executive Decisions, Dr. Locke’s presentation encourage lively discussions at both sessions. For a viewing of her presentation, click here. Some photos from our 2007 Spring Conference.


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