Women of Color Conference

 April 27, 2012

Keynote Speaker: Gloriana Waters, Vice Human Resource Management, City University of New York

 Workshops

• The Art and Craft of Friend-Making: Securing Resources in the 21st Century

The ability to secure funding and support is no longer solely the responsibility of the president or chancellor; it is becoming a required skill for all levels of campus leadership

• Balancing Professional Aspirations and Personal Responsibilities

Women in academia--both faculty and administrators--often have to strike a difficult balance between their professional and numerous personal responsibilities. Managing these competing demands requires attention to each and knowledge of best practices that can be implemented by women and through structural changes within institutions.

• Building External Relationships

  Establishing connections with institutional constituents outside of the university (e.g., legislators, community leaders,parents, alumni, and business leaders) can improve institutional effectiveness and create a wider support network for students, faculty, and staff.

• Career Mapping

  Career maps identify formal training and education, developmental activities and experiential learning you can pursue to address skills improvement and prepare for future assignments.

• Mentoring

The mentoring relationship is defined by various forms of support or interests-- as research has shown that mentors and mentees who have similar career interests, work habits and communication behaviors will find more meaning in this collaboration. The idea will be to create a spontaneous, proactive relationship between mentor and mentee which results in a more positive, emotional and tangible outcome for the mentee as well as the mentor.

Registration Information

Breakfast and Registration 9:00 a.m.

Individual $50.00 - checks payable to Queens College

A light breakfast and lunch are included