2017: Leading Decisively
Leadership involves making decisions every day. We will be bringing you a conference full of thinkers and educators who can take you to the next level in your own decision-making: using information, driven by your own goals, given the pressures of things like legislation, and even about how you want to live your life.
Join us in scenic Cooperstown, NY at the wonderful Otesaga Resort Hotel. We will have all housing and conference sessions at the site. Bring family and come early or stay an extra night to enhance this important opportunity to advance your own career in higher education.
Our keynote speaker will be the Chancellor of the State University of New York, Nancy Zimpher.
The conference will be April 7, 2017, with a networking reception and dinner the evening before, on April 6.
If you’ve been to one of our state conferences before, or if you’ve never been to one, 2017 is the year to invest in your own career, at an all-new venue with new opportunities. Watch your email, Facebook or LinkedIn for more details and save the date! Registration is now open.
Other sessions on the program:
Gaining Consensus with Mark Hampton, Vice President for Planning, Analytics and Decision Support, New York Institute of Technology (NYIT)
Personal Strategic Planning with Jane Marie Souza, Assistant Provost for Academic Administration, University of Rochester
Organizational Leadership, Risk, and Cybersecurity with Judith Tabron, Tabron Consulting LLC
Actionable Insight: The Missing Link with Sydney Leo, Vice President of Administration, and Amanda Kay Moske, Director of Institutional Research & Effectiveness, Hartwick College
A Woman’s Guide to Saving and Investing with Tracy Rashford, Wealth Management Advisor, TIAA
Plus don’t miss our popular Panel of Presidents!
We are delighted to once again be offering presidential mini-mentoring meetings;
2016: Success: No Permission Necessary!
Where do you get inspiration, education, and information to help you move your career forward all in one place?
This statewide conference is New York State’s leadership event for women in higher education. Hope we see you at Schenectady County Community College in Schenectady, New York!
Thursday evening, June 23 – Event begins with regional meetings – dine with friends!
Friday June 24 – All conference sessions take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Signups are now open for presidential mentoring sessions!
Sign up to meet individually with one of our panel of presidents and talk about your goals and your career. This is a unique opportunity not available at any other conference. Introduced in 2015, this was one of the most popular features at our state conference; some attendees are still in touch with their presidents!
Keynote Speaker:
Sarah Angel-Johnson
Chief PMO Executive (Interim) & Chief Alumnae Officer Girl Scouts of America
“Moving the Needle: Leading by Influence”
In 2014, Sarah made a significant career change from IBM executive to revolutionizing the iconic Girl Scout Cookie Program—taking it digital! In her role as chief Digital Cookie executive for Girl Scouts of the USA, she launched our national digital girl-experience platform with a pilot including 117,000 girls selling almost 1 million boxes of cookies, to teach girls valuable e-commerce entrepreneurial skills. The pilot garnered 4 billion media impressions and recognitions including a spot in Fast Company’s Top 10 Most Innovative Non-Profits list. In addition, Sarah stood up Girl Scouts of the USA’s Project Management Office to consistently plan, execute, and achieve significant strategic initiatives for the Girl Scout Movement. Following that success, she was named Girl Scouts’ first chief alumnae officer, charged with harnessing the power of 59 million former Girl Scouts.
In addition to her career, Sarah is passionate about giving back to the community and was honored with a US Congressional Award for her work with youth. She has served on multiple boards of directors, including two Girl Scout councils. She is also an active entrepreneur, owning a performing arts coffeehouse, founding a nonprofit for starting professionals, and establishing a salsa dance studio after retiring from being a professional salsa dancer. Additionally, she teaches organizational behavior at various colleges.
In addition we will be repeating our popular Speed Mentoring with Presidents in the afternoon, following on our annual PANEL OF PRESIDENTS in the morning!
Followed by fantastic breakout sessions on skills you need with speakers you will enjoy:
Pat Clemency, CEO Make-a-Wish Foundation Metro New York & Western New York
on “Taking the Fear out of Fundraising”
Fundraising is becoming part of everyone’s job and yet something
many of us have little to no experience with.
How do you approach it with excitement and without fear?
Dr. Marianna Savoca, Director, Career Center Stony Brook University
on negotiation;
Everything in life requires negotiation
– not just for salary discussions any more!
and
Dr. Cathy Sweet Assessment Coordinator School of Arts and Sciences St. John Fisher College
“Ph.D.? Ed.D.? Me?”
What degree is right for your career goals?
What degree is right for you?
We’ll also have mini-networking breaks throughout the day (and networking tips from our keynote speaker and members). Bring business cards and prepare to spend the day with a fantastic, inspiring group of women who want to help you on your own unique path to success!
For faculty, chairs, managers, directors, deans, provosts, vice-presidents and presidents – or sponsor a student you would like to see develop into a leadership position! This conference is for all women who want to develop their careers in higher education leadership.
Sponsored by the New York State ACE Women’s Network –– Regional meetings Thursday afternoon 4-6 p.m. – plan for next year or just meet your regional coordinator!
A unique opportunity to re-energize and invest in you
2015: ARCHITECTS OF CHANGE:
NEGOTIATING YOUR FUTURE
This statewide conference is New York State’s leadership event for women in higher education. Hope we see you at The Culinary Institute in Hyde Park, New York!
Thursday evening, June 4 – Event begins with a networking dinner (separate registration fee).
NEW – kick off the evening with networking power hour before dinner with folks from your region and your Regional Coordinator!
Friday June 5 – All conference sessions take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
| Breakout Sessions for women’s careers at every level:Making Mentoring Work: Be a Catalyst Sue Maxam, Ed.D., Assistant Vice President for Undergraduate Education, Pace UniversityGovernment Relationships, Comedy & Skateboard Jeffrey Rosenstock, Assistant Vice President of Governmental and External Affairs, Queens College (CUNY)The Rising and Important Majority on Campus: Nontraditional College Students Nereida Quiles, ABD, MS, Director of Admission for Adult Education Concordia College-NYPutting Your Budget in Context Judith Tabron, Ph.D., Director of Faculty and Student Computing Hofstra UniversityNegotiating Strategies for Success Patricia Burlaud, Ph.D., Dean, Operations, Assessment & Accreditations, Global Programs New York Institute of Technology |
Plus: Signups Now Open: Meet with a President! Full Program Below!
Dr. Martha Asselin,
Acting President of
SUNY Schenectady County
Community College
Dr. Margaret Drugovich,
President of
Hartwick College
Dr. Pamela Edington,
President of
SUNY Dutchess
Community College
Dr. Shirley Mullen,
President of
Houghton CollegeNEW for 2015, there will be a limited number of opportunities for members of the network to meet individually with the presidential participants in our conference. You can sign up starting now for one of these first-come, first-served sessions. Participants will need to be registered for the conference at the time that they request to be added to the list for this new feature of the conference.
Then sign up for a Meeting with a President (first-come, first-served, for registered conference attendees only)
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Deborah McCreery, Vice President of Advancement
Albright College, PA
and member of the
ACE Women’s Network Executive Council
We will be welcoming Deborah McCreery to kick off our event with news and information about “Moving the Needle”, the ACE Women’s Network initiative to have 50% of college and university presidents be women by 2030. This is a movement in which we all have a part to play!
In addition we will have workshops on: Negotiating strategies, Developing and presenting your budgeting skills, Mentoring and being mentored, Non-traditional students as the new majority in higher education. Plus the rest of our program, including breakout sessions on making mentoring work for you, packaging your budget experience, negotiating, and more!
Program:
Thursday June 4:
4:00 – 6:00 p.m. NEW Regional meet and greet – meet other women from your region of New York State!
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Dinner cooked just for us at the Caterina de’ Medici restaurant of The Culinary Institute of America
Friday June 5:
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Registration, breakfast and networking
9:00 – 9:15 a.m. Welcome from the hosting Regional Coordinator and State Coordinator
9:15 – 9:30 a.m. NYS ACE Women’s Network Presidential Sponsor’s Opening Remarks
9:30 – 10:15 a.m. Keynote Speaker, “Moving the Needle”
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Networking break
10:30 – 11:15 a.m. Breakout sessions (3 career-boosting topics)
11:30 – 12:30 p.m. Lunch at one of the restaurants of The Culinary Institute of America
and presentation of the Catalyst Leadership Award
12:45 – 1:45 p.m. Panel of Presidents Discussion
1:45 – 2:45 p.m. Open Discussion with Presidents
2:45 – 3:00 p.m. Networking Break
3:15 – 4:45 p.m. – NEW Individual Presidential Mentoring Sessions
(concurrent with)
3:15 – 4:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions (2 career-boosting topics)
4:00 – 4:45 p.m. Suggest and plan events for 2015-2016 in your area and around the state!
4:45 – 5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks
2014: Leading in the 21st Century:
New Challenges, New Solutions
This statewide conference is New York State’s leadership event for women in higher education. Hope we see you at The Culinary Institute in Hyde Park, New York!
Thursday evening, June 19 – Event begins with a networking dinner at The Bocuse Restaurant (separate registration fee).
Friday June 20 – All conference sessions take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Keynote Speaker:
Susan Perry, M.S.
2011 Recipient, The American Council on Education’s
Donna Shavlik Award
The ACE’s Donna Shavlik Award honors an individual whose leadership demonstrates a sustained commitment to advancing women in higher education through actions or initiatives enhancing women’s leadership and career development, campus climate, and mentoring of women at both the state and national levels. We’re pleased that this year Susan Perry, the 2011 recipient of the Donna Shavlik Award, joins our conference as our keynote speaker. Throughout her career she has mentored, supported, and encouraged the careers of many women in higher education. In every position she has ever held, she has been a change agent, innovating with every tool at her disposal to improve higher education. We’re delighted to have her kick off our day of thinking about leading in the 21st century.
Susan Perry (in photo, left, with Jamilla Jabari) has been an information services professional since 1964. During her career she has served as the dean of libraries and media services at The Evergreen State College; chief librarian of the J. Henry Meyer Memorial Library at Stanford University; director of the departmental systems group at the Stanford University Data Center; and CIO and college librarian at Mount Holyoke College. For ten years, she served as a senior advisor on libraries and information services to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. During that time, she was a consultant to NITLE; staff to and then Dean of the Frye Leadership Institute; and Interim Director of CLIR. She also helped to build a consortium for the 23 US accredited American Universities Abroad, AMICAL.
Perry currently serves on the Board of Visitors of UNC’s School of Information and Library Science (SILS), and in 2005 she received the UNC SILS Distinguished Alumni Award. In March 2011, the American Council on Education (ACE) presented her with the Donna Shavlik Award in recognition of her lifelong commitment to advancing women’s issues in higher education.
2013: WOMEN LEADERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION:
FROM RIGHTS TO GLOBALIZATION
TO SHARED RESPONSIBILITY
Deadline for registration is Monday June 10! Sorry, no registration at the door.
New York State’s leadership event for women in higher education. Hope we see you there!
Networking reception 7 p.m. June 13. All sessions happen from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday June 14.
$130 per individual person (Group registration ended May 15.)
The 2013 Annual Conference for New York State ACE Women’s Network will be at Cornell University in Ithaca!
Keynote Speaker: Kim Azzarelli
Senior Vice President, Newsweek & The Daily Beast and President, Women in the World Foundation
In addition, there will be sessions on the power of an effective network, cultural influences on leadership and organizations, technology tools for leading in a global environment, global competency and rights, and our fantastic Panel of Presidents.
Join us in conversation focused on the increased global landscape in higher education.
Develop skills necessary to lead with global competence and understanding of these diverse environments.
Network with other women leaders throughout the conference.
2012: June 21-22, 2012 NYS ACE Women’s Network Conference
On June 22 over 100 individuals attended the ACEWN annual conference held at the Graduate Center in New York City. The theme of the conference “The New Normal in Academia: Navigating Through Times of Turbulent Changes” focused on the challenges woman face in higher education in advancing their careers.
The opening reception, Thursday night, June 21 provided an opportunity for networking. The kickoff speaker, Jay Hershenson, Senior Vice chancellor for the University Relations and Secretary of the Board of Trustees, addressed “The History of CUNY and its Focus on Women’s Leadership”. VC Hershenson spoke about the early days of Hunter College as a center for creating women leaders. Currently, CUNY has 7 women presidents, 3 Vice Chancellors and one Executive Vice Chancellor who are women leaders.
The Friday session, June 22nd, was opened by Dr. Kimberley Cline, NYS ACEWN Presidential Sponsor, National Board Liaison, Mercy College. Dr. Clime warmly greeted those attending the conference and inspired all to reach their potential as leaders in higher education. Dr. Cline was followed by Dr. Patricia Burlaud, NYS ACE Women’s Network Coordinator, who described the relationship between the national and state organizations and then introduced Dr. Concetta Stewart, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Mercy College and National Board Liaison to the NYS organization. Dr. Burlaud introduced and welcomed the six Regional Coordinators and all Officers of the NYS ACEWN Network.
The day featured senior leaders in higher education such as Dr. Alexandra Logue, Vice Chancellor and University Provost CUNY and Iris Weinshall, Vice Chancellor Facilities CUNY. They shared their personal stories and provided professional advice to those seeking opportunities in higher education.
The concurrent session were well attended. Topics for these sessions included balancing changing workloads, reputational risk management, using influence and mastering new IT tools. The luncheon speaker, Dr. Mary Lou Decosterd, The Lead Life institute, added a self-reflective tone for women to build upon their spiritual and physical strengths to reach their potential and develop a stable and satisfying life style.
Most participants remained until the close of the conference at 4:45pm. The initial feedback was so positive that many were already speaking about plans for next year’s 2013 NYS ACE Women’s Network Conference.
2011: Weaving the Threads of Women’s Leadership
ACE/OWHE New York State Annual Conference
Thursday evening, June 23 through Friday, June 24, 2011 at The Sage Colleges, Troy (Russell Sage) Campus
Luncheon Keynote:Dr. Nancy Zimpher, SUNY Chancellor
Plus,Presidential Perspectives Panel, Networking and More!!
Important Leadership Qualities, Finance Management, Institutional Advancement and Government Relations, Diversity, Navigating the Waters of Higher Education