MI-ACE Women's Network News
Young Women Strong Leaders
Two Conferences this Spring!
Friday, March 15, 2013
Wayne County Community College District’s Downriver Campus
Taylor, MI
Developing a Lifelong Strategy: Strong Women Leaders for the Emerging Work Force
Keynote Speaker: Major General Amy Courter
Her bio is available at: http://www.capvolunteernow.com/media/cms/Courter_Bio__Dec_09_1650CE8E2B6D8.pdf
Online Registration Link: http://wrc.msu.edu/ywsl.php
Friday, April 12, 2013
Lake Superior State University
Sault St. Marie, MI
Write Your Own Story
Online Registration for this event will open in March at http://wrc.msu.edu/ywsl.php
Accepting Nominations for 2013 Distinguished Woman in Higher Education Award
The Distinguished Woman in Higher Education Award Committee is giving you a “heads up” to let you know that your President recently received his/her invitation to nominate a candidate for the MI-ACE Women’s Network’s prestigious Distinguished Woman in Higher Education Award for 2013. Only Network member institutions may submit nominations.
Please make an effort to urge your president to respond to this opportunity, which brings recognition not only to the outstanding achievement of a member of your campus community but to the college or university itself. (You can do this with all due modesty as those serving on the Network Board or as an IR are not eligible for the award during their term of service.) The award will be presented at the MI-ACE Women’s Network Annual Conference at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing on Tuesday, June 4, 2013.
Nominations are due February 15, 2013 and may be directed (by mail or email) to: Distinguished Woman Leader Award Committee Chair Lori Cortez, Mid Michigan Community College, 1372 South Clare Ave., Harrison, MI 48625 or lcortez@midmich.edu.
Guidelines can be found on the Network’s website: www.miacenetwork.org.
Note: Although the form on the website is a SAMPLE from previous years, the Guidelines are correct.
ACE's 2013 Regional Women’s Leadership Forums: Nominations Now Open
Women are often underrepresented within the senior ranks of the highly competitive and dynamic higher education sector. While advances are being made, breaking through unique barriers and emerging as successful executive leaders remains a challenge.
"Supportive networks and programs like ACE's Regional Women's Leadership Forums are about reaching women where they are and inspiring them to move to whatever level they are interested in aspiring to." Connie Gores, Vice President for Student Life Development at Winona State University
If you know a mid-level woman administrator with high potential for advancement in higher education, nominate her to participate in one of ACE's 2013 Regional Women’s Forums.
2013 Forum Dates
New York Regional Women's Leadership Forum
Mercy College
New York, NY
May 20-22, 2013
Email nominations to: leadership_forums@acenet.edu
North Dakota Regional Women's Leadership Forum
Radisson Hotel Fargo
Fargo, ND
September 16-18, 2013
Email nominations to:leadership_forums@acenet.edu
African American Women and the Wage Gap
As follow-up to the AAUW report we shared in the November newsletter, Graduating to a Pay Gap: The Earnings of Men and Women One Year after Graduation, http://www.aauw.org/graduatetoapaygap/,
another article has been released that addresses the larger pay gap for African American women.
African American Women and the Wage Gap
http://blackpoliticsontheweb.com/2013/01/10/a-look-at-the-wage-gap-for-african-american-women-in-20-states/
February 14: 1 Billion Rising-Worldwide Flash Mob to Stand Against Violence on Women
North Central Michigan College, Petoskey, is going to partner with the community and the local Women’s Resource Center in this 1 Billion Rising; a worldwide Flash Mob to stand against violence on women. Take a look at the YouTube links below. The short film is powerful. Then get ready to dance on February 14!
Short Film: http://youtu.be/gl2AO-7Vlzk
Song "Break the Chain":
http://youtu.be/fL5N8rSy4CU
