2010 Past Events
April 29th, 2010 - Annual RIWHE Conference
Conference Minutes
Alton Jones Whispering Pines Conference Center
Thursday April 29, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
FEEL BETTER TO DO BETTER
Please join us for this very special 8th Annual Conference of Rhode Island Women in Higher Education (RIWHE) being held at the beautiful URI's Alton Jones Whispering Pines Conference Center on Thursday, April 29, 2010 from 9:30 to 5:00 p.m. Come for a day of networking, leadership and self-exploration designed to inspire us to take better care of ourselves to "feel better to do better."
This event, presented by RIWHE and the state chapter of the ACE Network for Women will incorporate the latest knowledge and techniques of mind body connection into best practices of leadership, teamwork, life balance and wellness.
The registration fee includes a gourmet lunch as well as your annual membership in RIWHE. Space is limited to the first 100 registrations. Casual attire is encouraged.
Please register* online at: www.regonline.com/riwhe2010, the fee is $50.00.
Event Highlights and Featured Presenters:
Cathy Cesario, MA, E-RYT. Cathy Cesario is the Director of Spirit Tree Yoga Teacher Training at All That Matters, an holistic wellness center in Wakefield, RI. She holds degrees in Psychology and English and is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher Trainer (E-RYT 500) with the Yoga Alliance at the most advanced level. She is also certified in Pilates Mat, and she is trained in Integrated Energy Medicine and as a Shamanic Practitioner at the advanced level. She is currently an Adjunct Professor for the Suffolk Graduate School of Business. She works with healers, teachers, and academic and business leaders, on how to use both body and mind to create more balance, creativity, and wisdom in life and on how to expand one's inner power for more abundance, competency and ease. Her workshops are Finding Balance in the Face of Leadership Challenges and The Mind Body Connection.
Lisabeth Gutierrez is a stress educator and health coach with over twenty years of experience in adult education and personal development. A graduate of Rutgers University and the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, she has lived and taught in Latin America, Asia, and the US. Lisabeth holds certificates from two multi-disciplinary health programs: Harvard Medical School's Clinical Training in Mind Body Medicine and the University of Rhode Island's Geriatric Education Center in the Interdisciplinary Practice of Geriatrics. Lisabeth holds an Advanced EFT Practitioner Certification and is a member of Integrative Medicine at Brown as well as an active volunteer with Home and Hospice Care of Rhode Island. Her workshop will focus on Five Steps to Wellness; Simple Keys to Creating and Sustaining a Healthy Mind and Body.
Stephanie Marisca, CEC, EL-CMP, has built up a wealth of experience and knowledge as an accomplished coach, trainer, program coordinator and entrepreneur. She is a Master Trainer for New England Coaching and the iPEC Coaching Certification Program and a member of the International Coach Federation. She holds certifications in Genos Emotional Intelligence and Energy Leadership™. Her workshop will focus on Becoming an Ideal Leader.
We will also make a presentation of the Outstanding Leadership Awardto Jessie Shefrin, Provost of Rhode Island School of Design. An accomplished administrator, professor and artist, Jessie will share her reflections with "Two Boxes".
Agenda |
9:30 - 9:55 |
Registration and networking |
10:00 - 11:15 |
Morning Seminar: Becoming An Ideal Leader |
11:30 - 1:15 |
Annual business meeting and Gourmet Lunch
Presentation of Outstanding Leadership Award to Jessie Shefrin |
1:30 - 2:45 |
Afternoon Seminar: A "New" Way to Meet Leadership Challenges from the Ancient Wisdom and Healing Traditions.
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3:00 - 4:15 |
Break Out Sessions (Choose one)
Seminar: Steps to Wellness or
Seminar: Exploring Mind/Body Tools from the Ancient Wisdom Traditions: Cultivating Presence and Clarity in The Face of Leadership Challenge.
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**Please wear loose comfortable clothing for this seminar. |
4:15 - 5:00 |
Networking reception with snacks and cash bar |
For directions: http://www.uri.edu/ajc/wpines/directions.php
*All participants must register online regardless of method of payment. Credit cards are accepted. Checks should be made payable to RIWHE and sent to:
Annette Cerilli
Bryant University
1150 Douglas Pike,
Smithfield, RI 02917
March 24th, 2010 - ACE-Massachusetts Workshop
Learn more and register now: “What It Takes To Lead from Your Strengths: Clarity and Leadership”, Presenter: Lou Ann Daly, Ph.D.
March 11th, 2010 - Bryant Women's Summit
Learn more and register now at http://wsummit.bryant.edu/
Feb. 5th, 2010 - Planning Meeting for Spring Conference
A planning meeting to determine programming for the annual spring conference will take place at Bryant University on Friday 2/5 at 9 am. All are invited. Please RSVP to jchasse@bryant.edu. - Meeting Minutes
2009 Events
RIWHE
Breakfast Event
with
Dr. Agnes Doody |
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Thursday,
Oct. 8th 2009
8:30 am to 11:00 am
at
University of Rhode Island
University Club
Click here for registration form & details.
Conflict occurs almost daily in both our professional and personal lives. Unfortunately too few of us have developed the skills needed to work to resolve the conflicts in which we find ourselves. Thus, we tend to avoid them, pushing them under the rug. We all know what happens when something is pushed under the rug: it grows. The focus of Agnes Doody’s presentation will be on ways in which to develop techniques and strategies to assist us in dealing with conflict when it occurs. Her presentation will be interactive and will include one exercise in conflict resolution.
Join us for an exceptional enrichment and networking opportunity at this breakfast event. Our speaker Agnes Doody, Ph.D., is an accomplished educator with decades of experience.
Agnes Doody commands strong interpersonal communication competences. She has taught on both the graduate and undergraduate level for more than four decades in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Rhode Island, where she is now Professor Emerita. She has specialized in negotiation and mediation, public speaking, interpersonal communication, intercultural communication and gender communication.
In addition, Agnes Doody is president of Arthur Associates, a consulting firm which focuses on business communication and management. As a consultant she has coached executives, mediated conflicts among and between senior management, has developed in-house training programs focusing on reducing workplace conflict resolution, has offered programs in public speaking, intercultural communication, business writing, and gender communication. She has also completed communication audits for senior management in several organizations.
Keenly interested in international affairs, Agnes studied the emerging democratic aspects of the Shah's White Revolution and Prime Minister J. Nehru's leadership in India. That study took her to both India and Iran. Her understanding of intercultural communication in the global community has been strengthened by her visits to more than 45 countries and six continents.
Agnes' strong leadership skills are clearly demonstrated in the positions she has held:
President Rhode Island Mediation Services
Chief negotiator, University of Rhode Island/AAUP chapter
President Eastern Communication Association
President, New England Speech Association
Co-Chair / Board of Directors, PierBank
Agnes' professional competences have been recognized in the following manner:
• URI Teaching Excellence Awards, undergraduate and graduate (Executive EMBA program)
and nationally: National Communication Association of America
• Arts and Humanities Woman of the Year, State of Rhode Island , sponsored by Greater Providence YWCA
• Listed in Who's Who: American Women ; Who's Who, in the East, 24 th ed
• American Ambassador People-to-People program, delegate to South Africa
• Edward R. Tufts Award for Distinguished Service, awarded by the New England School of Banking Board of Directors
Professional Development
Agnes received her B.A. degree from Emerson College, her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the Pennsylvania State University , and a Certificate from the year-long Program of Negotiation, Harvard Law School.
American Council on Education Office of Women in Higher Education
New England Networks of Women Leaders in Higher Education presents 7th Annual Regional Conference
“Seizing Opportunity: Women Leaders Emerging in Challenging Times ”
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Thursday, October 1, 2009
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
(President’s Forum, 9:00-10:00 a.m.)
Wellesley College
Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center
Wellesley, Massachusetts
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Join colleagues from the New England region in dialogue, discussion, and friendly conversation around the critical issue of women leading through volatile times in higher education.
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Lucie Lapovsky
Higher Education Consultant, Professor of Business and Economics, Mercy College
Panelists:
- Dr. Louise H. Feroe, Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs, Connecticut State University System;
- Dr. Allyson Hughes Handley, President, University of Maine at Augusta;
- Dr. Dottie Morris, Chief Officer for Diversity and Multiculturalism Education, Keene State College;
- Ms. Robin A. Smith, Dean, Division of Lifelong Learning, Community College of Rhode Island;
- Dr. Karrin Wilks, Senior Vice President, Vermont State Colleges
Panel and Small Groups Discussions around Specific Topics, and of course, Lunch
Detailed information will be distributed in September.
2010 Conference Planning Meeting
When: Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 2 pm
Where: RI
Who: Institutional reps and volunteers interested in planning the 2010 spring conference.
Please contact Jennifer Chasse (401.232.6501) for details or if you were unable to attend but have workshop suggestions.
Meeting Minutes:
The Rhode Island Women in Higher Education met at the Alumni Center at Rhode Island College on June 2, 2009. Attending the meeting were:
- Bryant University: Jennifer Chasse, Linda Norton, Annette Cerilli
- Community College of Rhode Island: Susan Sienkiewicz
- Johnson & Wales: Anice O’Connor
- Rhode Island College: Nancy Hoogasian, Debra Thomson, Ellie O’Neill, Shana Murrell
- Rhode Island School of Design: Virginia Dunleavy
- University of Rhode Island: Jayne Richmond, Andrea Hopkins
I. Jennifer Chasse called the meeting to order, and began a discussion of the Women in Higher Education Conference held at Salve Regina University on April 17. It was agreed the event was successful with 112 registrations and a wait list. All the member institutions were represented. Copies of the consolidated evaluations were distributed and discussed. It was agreed that if presentations by the institutional reps continues, there should be a theme (top 2 “Wow!” items?) and they should be brief. Net profit from the event was $532.13.
II. RIC President Nancy Carriuolo recommended the appointment of Jayne Richmond of URI to be Co-President of RIWHE. The ACE office has approved this plan, which prepares for succession planning by the group. A motion was made to name Jayne Richmond as Co-President; seconded and voted unanimously.
III. A discussion of a RIWHE Scholarship Fund was postponed.
IV. The 2010 Conference opportunities were presented. The objectives of the conference are networking; leadership and professional development; and opportunities to put newer professionals in touch with senior women in higher education.
Ochre Court, where the Conference has been held, is available on April 16 and April 30. There would be a $500 fee for set up and clean up. An advantage of this venue is that it is big and not limited. A disadvantage is there are no breakout rooms.
Jayne Richmond contacted the management from Alton Jones, a URI facility. The management has offered to waive the per person price and host a noon to five event. The large room holds 100 people; there are lots of breakout areas and lunch is legendary. Jayne recommended if we choose this venue that we offer a donation to acknowledge the generous in-kind donation the facility is making.
Discussion ensued about the program for the day and it was agreed our catch phrase would be Feel better, do better. The day could be balanced between traditional and non-traditional breakouts. We’ll explore having facilitators offer “teaser” presentations on decreasing stress, increasing fun by presenting a demonstration of their product or service. It was stressed that this would be an introduction of the (product/service), and if interested, we can explore it on our own later. Suggestions for facilitated presentations included yoga; astrology; wine tasting & nutrition; life balance; women’s health; breath institute. Lunch is an opportunity for a speaker to tie together the opportunities to Feel better, do better. We believe that providers would welcome the opportunity to attend, with the prospect of meeting new clients.
The group voted unanimously to plan this event as our annual spring conference.
Jayne Richmond will confirm that April 30, 2010 is available at Alton Jones for the event. She will also confirm the number of seats available for lunch. The group discussed having a 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. time frame for the event.
V. There will be a fall event sponsored by RIWHE on October 8, 2009 at the URI University Club. Dr. Agnes Doody will provide a seminar on “Gender and Communication.” Breakfast will be served from 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. and the program will be from 9:00 – 11:00.
VI. Information and updates available on the organization’s website were discussed. Jennifer Chasse issued a plea for updated information from the members. It was suggested that we look into having an intern, paid or unpaid, to upgrade and maintain the website.
VII. Our next meeting will be on October 8, following the seminar at URI. The main agenda item will be fleshing out the Spring Conference.
Follow up Technology Presentation
Please join us in this informative discussion that was presented by Dr. Linda Salter and Jennifer Hurley at the RIWHE annual conference.
PowerPoint Made Easy
Friday, May 8, 2009
1:00 to 4:00
New England Institute of Technology
2500 Post Road
Warwick, RI 02886
Room G 133
Please email Tom Thibodeau at tthibodeau@neit.edu for questions or to
reserve your seat.
Seating is limited.
Please bring some "content" to work with for your Presentation.
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