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Submit a Program Proposal! Aug 6 2017
The Theme of the 2018 OWHE Annual Conference is UNLOCK YOUR POTENTIAL!
The Conference will be in Sunriver, OR, this year on Thursday, January 25th and Friday, January 26th!
OWHE Members truly help create an exceptional learning environment at the OWHE Conference every year. We welcome you to be part of this experience! Please consider sharing your knowledge and experience with the OWHE community by submitting a program proposal.
Please complete this form to submit a program proposal for the 2018 Conference. Completed submissions will be reviewed by the OWHE Director of Education and the Conference Program Selection Committee.
Strategically Saying Yes Jun 19 2017
Navigating Success as a Higher Education Professional
By Kelsi Nagle-Rowe
A career in higher education was not my original plan. Eleven years ago, as a young, enthusiastic college student, I embarked on a path to become a politician. I, like so many others at that age, thought I had figured out my life at 18 and that my career path was laid out before me in a straight line from my chosen major to a life in the White House. However, as we all know, life never goes quite as planned. Little did I know that four short years later I would graduate with a B.S. in Public Relations and Political Science and a completely different life passion; higher education.
Welcome New OWHE Board Members! May 2 2017
Chrysanthemum M. Hayes
OWHE Board Position: Chair of the Board
Institution: Oregon State University
Position at Institution: Lead Strategic Analyst
Twitter: @chrysemum
We Want Your Input! Mar 20 2017
Give Feedback on OWHE's Revised Mission, Vision, Values and Goals!
Written by Rachel Samuelson & Lea Griess
Over the past 9 months, OWHE has been working through a strategic planning process in order to strengthen our organizational identity, develop a measurable three year strategic plan and align our current services, offerings and programs with our mission, vision, values and purpose.
In summer of 2016, we identified and recruited stakeholders to participate in our strategic planning process. These folks were people who have been involved with OWHE in the past (previous board members, wise women panelists, etc.) and who may have an interest in seeing the organization continue in the future.
Be Heard & Valued Feb 17 2017
The Top 3 Speaking Points to Open Up Ears & Increase Respect in You
By Diane Allen
Many times women feel unheard and undervalued. We get frustrated, call it gender bias, and bitterness can ensue. It’s a complex problem with many different moving parts to address.
I chose this topic: being heard and valued, because at the recent OWHE Conference during the breakout sessions and during the wise women panel, people had brought up their frustrations about not feeling heard and valued.
I’m a women’s leadership speaker and blogger. Being passionate about “moving the needle” for increasing the number of women in leadership is my idea of a good time!
One thing that I’ve discovered is that when I show women some of the key tools that professional speakers use, that it makes a big difference with being heard and valued.
Permission to Push Pause Nov 1 2016
By: Britany Ellerbrook
Oregon women in higher education,
You are specialists, technicians, assistants, advisors, developers, instructors, counselors, coaches, coordinators, directors, deans, provosts, and presidents. You care deeply about the students and the communities you serve and the quality of education, services, and experiences your institutions provide. You are also sisters, daughters, spouses, mothers, grandmothers, mentors, friends, and colleagues. You care deeply for your people. If you are anything like me, you are generally quite good at taking care of everyone else’s needs before your own.
Most of us in higher education operate on the academic calendar, so June, July and August are spent working AND jam-packing as much fun and adventure as we can into our summer (doesn’t’t everyone in Oregon live for our glorious summers, or is it just me?) and before we know it the new school year is upon us.
“Am I overreacting?” Understanding and Combating Microaggressions Oct 20 2016
Originally Posted on July 27, 2016, on Higher Education Today: https://higheredtoday.org/
Gina A. Garcia and Jennifer R. Crandall discuss racial microaggressions on U.S. college and university campuses. This is the latest post in a series sparked by recent student protests and the national dialogue on diversity and inclusion.
I (Gina) recently participated in a diversity training focused on race and racism in higher education, an area I focus on in my own research. As I sat in the training, I felt invisible as the presenter provided numerous activities and resources that addressed a black and white mono-racial binary.