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Women Administrators Learn Advancement Strategies at OWHE Leadership
Forums
Jan. 11, 2007
The American Council
on Education's Office of Women in Higher Education (OWHE) finished 2006
with two highly successful leadership development forums, which play a
critical role in establishing
networks of women and men committed to identifying talented women
administrators and providing the support for their advancement.
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| Thelma Thompson, president of University of
Maryland-Eastern Shore, talks to forum participants about the importance
of considering subgroups when dealing with multiple
constituencies. |
Fifty-eight women administrators from
colleges and universities across the country traveled to ACE's
offices in Washington, DC and to Portland, OR, in search of styles,
strategies, and tools to help them advance in and prepare for executive
leadership positions in higher administration.
Over the course
of both three-day events, forum participants were introduced to a
full spectrum of issues related to executive leadership in higher
education, including managing multiple constituencies; personnel issues;
crisis management; and integrating strategic planning, budget
allocations, and fundraising.
Participants also
gained experience in the practical side of ascending the career ladder.
Nancy Archer Martin, practice leader education/not-for-profit at J.
Robert Scott, provided an in-depth session on career mapping, while
executive search consultants handled résumé reviews, mock
interviews, and the search process.
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| Madlyn Hanes, chancellor of Penn
State-Harrisburg, shares her philosophy on leadership. |
OWHE's national
forums are designed for women administrators seeking a presidency, vice
presidency, or deanship. Three new sessions were added to this
year’s national forum—held in Washington, DC Nov. 29-Dec. 2,
2006—including a session on blogging and another on managing
athletic programs. The third new session, "Leadership: Pathways and
Personal Choices," highlighted the many opportunities and experiences
that helped Madlyn Hanes, chancellor of Penn State-Harrisburg, develop
and embrace her own leadership style.
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