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Women in Engineering Leadership Institute Academic Workshop

Women in Engineering Leadership Institute Academic Workshop. Dr. Bonnie Melhart, Texas Christian University Dr. Patricia Nava, University of Texas, El Paso Dr. Judy M. Vance, Iowa State University. 1 st Women in Engineering Leadership Conference. Winter Park, Colorado October 11-15, 2000

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Women in Engineering Leadership Institute Academic Workshop

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  1. Women in Engineering Leadership Institute Academic Workshop Dr. Bonnie Melhart, Texas Christian University Dr. Patricia Nava, University of Texas, El Paso Dr. Judy M. Vance, Iowa State University

  2. 1st Women in Engineering Leadership Conference • Winter Park, Colorado • October 11-15, 2000 • NSF sponsored

  3. 37 participants • Gordon-style conference • Focus on academic leadership in engineering

  4. Formation of WELI • NSF funded • 3 years • 5 conference activities • E-community/web presence

  5. Mission • Provide academic leadership training, mentoring, and networking opportunities for women engineering faculty • Provide programs to encourage women engineering PhD students to consider an academic career • Serve as a clearinghouse for information and data related to women in academic leadership

  6. Activities • SWE National Conference • October 2003 • 2 Leadership Development/ Advanced Leadership Conferences • Utah, November 5-8, 2003 • Florida, Fall 2004 • Leadership Summit • Connecticut, May 8-10, 2004 • Institutional Transformation/ Advanced Leadership Workshop • New York, Spring 2005

  7. Leadership Development Conferences • 3 day events • Common modules • Academic leadership roles, responsibilities • Skills development • Team building • Advice from the trenches • Assessment and evaluation

  8. Advanced Leadership Workshops • Use post-LDC assessment ot identify needs/interests • Budget, legal issues, media training, program building • Time for networking and open discussion

  9. Outcomes • Greater diversity in academic leadership • Pro-active development of academic leadership (positional and non-positional roles) • Strong network of women academics

  10. “I don’t think I have ever been in a room with so many women engineers … It has changed me forever.”

  11. Executive Committee • Dr. Bonnie Melhart • Texas Christian University • Dr. Pat Nava • University of Texas, El Paso • Dr. Deb Niemeier • University of California, Davis • Dr. Diane Rover • Iowa State University • Dr. Kelly Rusch • Louisiana State University • Dr. Laura Sullivan • Kettering University • Dr. Judy Vance • Iowa State University • Dr. Sara Wadia-Fascetti • Northeastern University • Dr. Parveen Wahid • University of Central Florida • Dr. Lisa Aultman-Hall, • University of Connecticut • Dr. Shobha Bhatia • Syracuse University • Dr. Valerie Davidson • University of Guelph • Dr. Alison Flatau • University of Maryland • Dr. Britt Holmén • University of Connecticut • Dr. JoAnn Lighty • University of Utah • Dr. Allison MacKay • University of Connecticut • Dr. Susan Margulies • University of Pennsylvania

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