Past Presentations
2023
"Advancing Justice in the Workplace: A Conversation About Accountability" Holding colleagues and institutions accountable for inappropriate behavior can be challenging on many levels
2022
"Beyond Resilience: Reclaiming Self and Redefining Work-Life Integration" In the past two years of navigating the pandemic, racial injustices, and so much more, we’ve all been encouraged to be resilient. What happens when that means giving up too much of ourselves?
2020
"Creating and Sustaining Inclusive Workplace Cultures: The Hard Truths" Sara Jones is CEO of InclusionPro®, where she consults thoughtful leaders on building inclusive cultures, with a particular focus on team performance and team innovation.
2019
"Leader to Leader: Effecting Change in Higher Education" The discussion will center around not only the leadership journeys of these two accomplished leaders but also their perspectives on how change happens in higher education, no matter what your level or rank.
2018
"Expanding Leadership Horizons" Panelists for this event were women leaders from a historically hierarchical and male-dominated discipline, perioperative medicine, which is defined as the care of patients before, during and after surgery.
2017
"Crossing the Half-Court: Women Breaking Boundaries" Jennifer Azzi is a former WNBA player with seven Hall of Fame inductions, an Olympic Gold Medal, a Stanford National Championship, the Naismith Award, and the Wade Trophy. She also played as a guard for our local Utah Starzz for three seasons, leading in minutes played and in 2000, leading the league in free-throw percentage. Azzi is a well-respected coach, speaker and author who actively represents the sport, both locally and internationally. Azzi will address the success she has had pushing the needle on diversity efforts, and how we in higher education should think differently about creating similar successes, not just in sports, but in life.
2016
"Good Intentions: Moving the Needle on Diversity and Inclusion" Dr. Chiquita Collins is recognized at both state and national levels for her work in health disparities, primarily as it relates to the social context and various societal influences that contribute to health differences (e.g., childhood obesity) among racial/ethnic and across socioeconomic groups. Her published work was used to help inform the making of the award-winning PBS documentary, Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? Her presentation will center on why diversity initiatives have been under-effective and where to go next.
2015
"Bringing Out Each Other's Greatness" Dr. Jeannie Kahwajy is the founder and CEO of Effective Interactions, a firm specializing in personal effectiveness and organizational achievement. She is an expert in the mechanism of interpersonal effectiveness and focuses on applications in leadership, decision making, negotiation and learning. She has worked with executives on six continents and has recently worked with the U.S. Department of State on how to create peaceful and profitable relationships through the language of leadership. Her presentation will center on the dynamics of maximizing interpersonal interactions.
2014
"Do Babies Matter?: Gender and Family and the Ivory Tower" and "Life Happens: Career Decisions and Crossroads" University of California, Berkeley law professor and former Graduate School Dean Mary Ann Mason and University of Utah Department of Family and Consumer Studies Sociologist Nicholas Wolfinger are the authors (with Marc Golden) of Do Babies Matter?, the first comprehensive examination of the relationship between family formation and the academic careers of men and women.
2013
"Strategies for Leveraging the Success of Women in Science Technology, Engineering, and Math" Maria Klawe, PhD, President of Harvey Mudd College. Listen to the lecture now: http://stream.utah.edu/m/show_grouping.php?g=f1c607883351a22815
2012
"Girls are Bad at Math and Science... or Are They?" featured Dr. Janet Hyde, Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Dr. Hyde addressed the ways socialization of girls and young women can lead to a premature limiting of vocational and life choices. Her studies suggest that men and women are more psychologically alike than they are different. However, the belief that men and women differ significantly in cognitive ability, communication style, and social traits continues. “Such beliefs cause harm in numerous realms, including women's opportunities in the workplace...” according to Hyde. Girls are Bad at Math and Science... or Are They?
2011
"Lessons Learned: Navigating the Leadership Path in Higher Education" Mary Sue Coleman, President of the University of Michigan shared experiences and advice for women in and aspiring to leadership roles at all levels, from student organizations to large, complex research institutions.
2010
"Women Leaders at the University of Utah: Challenges and Choices" Five women leaders at the University of Utah discuss their unique experience working in senior higher education positions.
2009
"Self-Empowered Professional Development: Presenting yourself with Confidence" Presented by Judith Kapustin Katz, Ed.D., a transition consultant, career counselor and executive coach offering tools on constructing a personal narrative and leveraging your personal and professional achievements.
2008
"Making the Most of Mentoring" Stacy Blake-Beard, Ph.D. presented an interactive workshop to explore what is meant by mentoring, identify opportunities and benefits of mentoring relationships, address concerns and challenges of mentoring, and share best practices.