Distance Education - Fall 2003
Promising Strategies for Supporting Women's Success in Science
Thursday, October 30, 2003
2:15-3:30 PM
Keynote Speakers:
Bernice Durand, Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity & Climate, Professor of Physics, University of Wisconsin Madison
Louise Root-Robbins, Coordinator, UW System Women's Issues
Drs. Durand and Root-Robbins are co-directors of the UW System Sloan Project for Academic Career Advancement. Dr. Durand is also on the Leadership Team of the Women in Science and Engineering Leadership Institute (WISELI) for the Madison campus. They will begin with a brief overview of the status of women in STEM areas of study and scholarship. Additionally, they will describe several initiatives currently being implemented (in the UW System) that have potential to create sustainable change for the purpose of supporting the recruitment, retention and success of women in science. For more information about these speakers, visit the following websites:
http://wiseli.engr.wisc.edu/people/bios/durand.html
http://www.uwsa.edu/acadaff/status/home.htm
This event is sponsored by the UW System Women and Science Program. Contact us at wis@uwosh.edu for more information.
| Participating Campuses: | Building and Room Number: | Contact Person: |
| UW-Eau Claire | OL 1132 | Marc Goulet, Mathematics |
| UW-Green Bay | MAC 137 |
Heidi Fencl, Physics Kari Beth Krieger, Human Biology |
| UW-La Crosse | 104 Wing | Carla Burkhardt, Science & Allied Health |
| UW-Madison | 327 Pyle Ctr | TBA |
| UW-Milwaukee | BUS S250 | Claudia Barreto, Biological Sciences |
| UW-Oshkosh | Polk Library Room 116 B |
Mary Comperini-Stoffel, Program Assistant Susie Sandrin Director, UW System Women & Science Program |
| UW-Stevens Point | CAC 113 | Bob Beeken, Physics and Astronomy |
| UW-Whitewater | TBA | Juliana Constantinescu, Physics |
For more information, contact Mary at wis@uwosh.edu or call 920-424-7414.