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Shared Cubicles: The Search for Community in Higher Ed Jul 12 2018
Adjunct teaching has to be the loneliest occupation. You spend your days (and some nights) with students who are not your friends, who may think you are cool or funny or mean. They may joke with you; they may lie to you, it’s hard to tell. You prepare for classes in shared office space, so if your schedule lines up with other instructors, you might get to know them a little in between printing handouts or posting grades. You relate on brutal commutes, ungrateful students, and summer insecurity. You will not likely see these same folks next term because someone’s schedule changes or has a class canceled or they leave teaching. It’s all possible. You might pass the chair who hired you in the hall, and they will smile and maybe ask how things are going. More than likely they are holed up in their closed-door office along with the other tenured folks. You don’t see them often, partly because you aren’t invited to most meetings.
From Iowa to Oregon: My Journey in Higher Ed Jun 21 2018
I am a product of my environment: physically, mentally, emotionally and socially. As soon as I realized the power my environment had on me I began to see the adjustments I wanted to make to alter my trajectory. Rather than reacting to my daily to-do lists, status meetings, and solving mundane problems that more than likely weren’t my own I began putting my energy into finding spaces that were conducive to who I wanted to be and how I wanted to live.
Introducing DEAR OWHE Jun 7 2018
Dear OWHE Members,
I am proud to present a new blog topic for the OWHE blog! Dear OWHE is an opportunity for OWHE members to write to the Board of Directors to hear about their thoughts on different topics and issues in higher education and the world. We’re starting with some insight from the OWHE Board Members who departed the board this May. We hope you enjoy reading about their experiences! And, we encourage you to write in questions to us by emailing me at education@owhe.org or filling out this anonymous form!
Cheers,
Sharece Bunn, OWHE Director of Education 2017-19
Dear OWHE,
OWHE Book Club Kick-Off Timeline! May 20 2018
Hello amazing book club members!
Here’s the deal! I have ZERO discipline for some things - chocolate consumption, running plans, and occasionally book club readings. So, I have created a suggested OWHE Book Club timeline for those of you who might be a bit like me and struggle to follow guidelines when grades are not being administered.
This spring, we (as a group) decided to read Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria. As spring is almost over, it’s time to dive in.
I’ve created a basic timeline for the sections of books we should be reading over the next four weeks. We can do it! I believe in us!
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Prologue and Intro - Pages 1-79 -- Week One -- May 21-27
Not Just a Hobby: Professional Value in Adult Extracurriculars May 17 2018
January is typically a time filled with resolutions to better ourselves and make positive changes in our lives. Kate and Courtney, two twenty-somethings fresh out of their graduate programs and enjoying their first year of professional work in higher ed, both decided independently to take on new hobbies. Late February, Courtney asked Kate if she thought what she learned during her “adult extracurricular” was transferrable to her professional work.
Fun fact: the answer was yes.
This blog is a condensed version of lessons and skills learned in two very different places: Roller Derby and Improv Comedy, and how these transferred into our professional lives.
Kate’s Lessons from Roller Derby:
OWHE and Me: An Introduction to Erica Curry, Chair of the OWHE Board of Directors May 3 2018
My first conference with OWHE in 2015 changed the trajectory of my career and I still feel the ripples of that empowering weekend. I am so honored to be chosen as Chair of the Board for the same organization that has given me so much. As I begin this incredible opportunity, I want to leave you with a clearer understanding of what OWHE means to me and how it has directly impacted my career, as well as my values and my goals for the position of Chair of the Board.
OWHE Welcomes 4 New Board Members! Apr 17 2018
Oregon Women in Higher Education is thrilled to announce the 2018 Board of Directors thanks to a record number of votes from our membership! Current board members Jessika Chi, Lea Griess, and Sharece Bunn will continue to serve in their roles on the board. In addition, we welcome four new board members, each featured below:
Erica Noel Curry
Chair of the Board
Oregon State University, Academic Programs Manager