Mentoring and Networking Workshop for
Junior Women Faculty in the Big 10
Pfister Hotel, Milwaukee, WI
April 1-3, 2010

With the generous support of NSF

the Big 10 Deans of Engineering: Michigan State University Northwestern University Ohio State University Penn State University Purdue University University of Illinois University of Michigan University of Wisconsin

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Workshop Links

Workshop Attendees				Post workshop travel application (MS-Word file)
About the workshop				Workshop Photos
Final Report (1MB PDF)

1. Provide a professional networking opportunity
2. Cultivate peer collaboration and mentoring relationships
3. Foster interactions between junior women faculty and senior women faculty role models

Thursday, April 1
10:00-noon	Orientation for Senior Women	Taft Room
noon-1:30	Lunch	The Rouge
1:30-3:00	Keynote Address on Academic Leadership	Henry/Louis Room
	Chancellor Linda Katehi, University of California, Davis
3:00-3:30	Break
3:30-5:00	Breakout Sessions
	Finding Mentors and Creating a Supportive Climate	Kennedy Room
	Mentoring Graduate Students	McKinley Room
	Secrets to a Terrific Technical Talk	Roosevelt Room
5:00-5:30	Break and Travel to Pier Wisconsin (walk or shuttle bus)
5:30-6:30	Networking session	Pier Wisconsin
6:30-9:00	Gala banquet dinner	Pier Wisconsin
	and team-building exercise
Friday, April 2
8:00-9:00	Breakfast	The Rouge
9:00-10:00	Big Life, Big Stage, Big 10: Panel Discussion	Henry/Louis Room
	Senior women share their varied career paths
10:00-10:30	Break
10:30-noon	Deans Panel	Henry/Louis Room
	Satish Udpa, Michigan State University
	Gregory Washington, Ohio State University
	Leah Jamieson, Purdue University
	Ilesanmi Adesida, University of Illinois
	Dave Munson, University of Michigan
	Paul Peercy, University of Wisconsin
noon-1:30	Lunch with the Deans	The Rouge
1:30-3:00	Critical Friends 1-3	Charles, Empire, Richard, Mirror and Taft Rooms
3:00-3:30	Break
3:30-5:00	Breakout Sessions on Work/Life Balance
	Balancing with kids	Kennedy Room
	Balancing without kids	McKinley Room
	Potpourri	Roosevelt Room
5:00-5:30	Break
5:30-7:30	Research networking and poster session	Henry/Louis
Saturday, April 3
8:00-9:00	Breakfast	The Rouge
9:00-10:30	Critical Friends 4-6	Charles, Empire, Richard, Mirror and Taft Rooms
10:30-11:00	Break
11:00-12:00	Funding Opportunities Panel	Henry/Louis Room
	Dr. Ram Pai, Rockwell Automation
	Dr. Omnia El-Hakim, National Science Foundation
12:00	Wrap-up and lunch (to stay or go)	The Rouge

Note: The dress code for the workshop is business casual.

Ellen Arruda Professor Mechanical Engineering University of Michigan arruda@umich.edu

Naomi Chesler Associate Professor Biomedical Engineering University of Wisconsin chesler@engr.wisc.edu

Mary Juhas Associate Dean Diversity and Outreach Ohio State University juhas.1@osu.edu

Dawn Tilbury Professor Mechanical Engineering University of Michigan tilbury@umich.edu