Registration is now open for the 2019 Women's Advance Conferenceon May 15 at the Storrs campus.
The UConn Women’s Advance Conference is a professional development opportunity for women staff and faculty at all levels of the University that is designed to expand skills, increase knowledge, and enhance networks to promote a more inclusive and supportive working and learning environment at the University.
This year's keynote speaker will be Dr. Carol Gilligan. Psychologist, professor, and author of the groundbreaking book, In a Different Voice, Carol Gilligan “changed the voice of psychology,” making it more responsive to the full range of human experience. Named one of the 25 most influential Americans by Time, Gilligan made women’s voices heard in their own right and with their own integrity for the first time in the social sciences.
Workshop topics include:
- Womxn of Color Working in Higher Education
- Women in Leadership
- Financial Planning
- Microaggressions in the Workplace
- Community Building
- Gendered Workplaces of Academia
… And more!
More information and registration can be found at https://womenscenter.uconn.edu/?p=2284.
Registration fee for the first 50 graduate students and post docs will be covered by the Graduate school.
UCPEA Members please note that requests for Professional Development fund awards must be submitted 45 days prior to conference (April 1). Information about awards and the application can be found at https://uconn.sharepoint.com/sites/hr/hrsp-forms/SitePages/UCPEA-PD.aspx. Please direct any questions to the UCPEA office at ucpeaoffice@ucpea.org.
For more information, contact: Kathy Fischer at kathy.fischer@uconn.edu