ADVANCE e-Update: February 18, 2009
Links to updates in the ISU ADVANCE Program and on the ISU campus.
Thursday, February 19, 2009: "Climate Change in Grasslands: Ecosystem Sensitivity to Changes in Water Availability"
Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology - Seminar Series
Dr. Jana Heisler White, Postdoctoral Researcher Department of Renewable Resources, University of Wyoming
Location: 210 Bessey Hall
Time: 3:45 - 5:00 pm
Sponsored by a Women's Enrichment Fund Mini-Grant
Monday, March 2, 2009: "Faculty Satisfaction at Iowa State: Results from the 2008 Survey"
ISU ADVANCE Workshop
Dr. Sandy Gahn, ISU ADVANCE co-PI and Jason Pontius, Graduate Research Assistant
Location: Gallery, Memorial Union
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm
In this workshop ADVANCE research team members Dr. Sandra Gahn and Jason Pontius will discuss the results of the AAUDE Faculty Satisfaction Survey administered at ISU in 2008. An overview of general findings will be presented followed by discussion of areas specific to ADVANCE goals such as department cultures and values, work/life policies, differences expressed by gender, and areas of concern for STEM faculty. Copies of the research report will be distributed and attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions about the study. Download a printable flyer of the event.
Thursday, March 5, 2009: "A Sense of Wonder"
This event will be a screening of the film based on a one-woman play about Rachel Carson's life and work. Immediately following will be a short panel of ISU faculty and staff from around the university, appreciating the work Carson did.
Location: Benton Auditorium, Scheman Building
7:00pm Film: "A Sense of Wonder"
8:00pm (approx) Panel Discussion: Carla Espinoza, Associate Vice President for Human Resource Services and Director of Equal Opportunity & Diversity, Matt Sivils, Assistant Professor of English, Danielle Wirth, Lecturer in Philosophy & Religious Studies
8:45pm: Reception
Sponsored by ISU ADVANCE, ISU Women's Studies Program and NREM
Thursday, March 12, 2009: ISU ADVANCE Lectureship - Department of Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology
Title to be announced.
Dr. Muriel Poston, Dean of the Faculty, Skidmore College, co-PI of Skidmore College ADVANCE
PAID Award
Location: 210 Bessey Hall
Time: 3:45 - 5:00 pm
Sponsored by the Department of EEOB and ISU ADVANCE
Friday, March 13, 2009: ISU ADVANCE Lunchtime Discussion
Title to be announced.
Dr. Muriel Poston, Dean of the Faculty, Skidmore College, co-PI of Skidmore College ADVANCE
PAID Award
Location: Cardinal Room, Memorial Union
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Bring a lunch if you would like, dessert and beverages will be provided.
Sponsored by ISU ADVANCE
Thursday, April 9, 2009: "Molecular-Level Insight from Computer Simulations of Thin Film Growth in Organic Electronics"
ISU ADVANCE Lectureship - Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Dr. Paulette Clancy, Cornell University
Location: 171 Durham
Time: 11:00 am
Sponsored by Department of CBE and ISU ADVANCE
Tuesday, April 21, 2009: "Increasing Numbers of Women and Minorities in STEM"
Center for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Education (CESMEE) Seminar Series
Dr. Maureen Scharburg, Associate Dean in the College of Science at San Jose State University, focusing on STEM student success, retention, advising and curriculum.
Location: 2030 Morrill Hall
Time: 11:00 - 11:50am
Co-Sponsored by CESMEE and the ISU ADVANCE
Tuesday, April 21, 2009: "Microbial Metagenomics"
2009 Interdepartmental Genetics Workshop
Dr. Jill Banfield, Professor at the University of California Berkeley, member of the Geochemistry group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Location: 1414 Molecular Biology
Time: 4:10pm
Co-Sponsored by IG Program and the ISU ADVANCE
Thursday, April 23, 2009: "Characterizing Replicative Age-associated Changes in S. cerevisiae"
Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Seminar Series
Dr. Kiersten Henderson, Postdoctoral Researcher, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
Location: 1414 Molecular Biology
Time: 4:10 pm
Sponsored by a Women's Enrichment Fund Mini-Grant
Other Events of Interest:
Women's Leadership Series
Wednesday, March 4, 2009: "Queen Bees, Tall Poppies, and Drama Queens: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Women Mentoring Women: A Workshop"
Mary Jo Gonzales, Associate Dean of Students and Director of the Academic Success Center, Iowa State University - Noon, Gallery, Memorial Union
Women's Leadership Series
Monday, April 6, 2009: "Secrets of Successful Women: A Workshop"
Suzanna de Baca, Vice President of Affluent and Segment Strategies at Ameriprise Financial in Minneapolis - Noon, Gold Room, Memorial Union
Women's Leadership Series Keynote Address
Friday, April 24, 2009: "Women and Power: Glass Half Full - or Half Empty?"
Barbara Kellerman, James MacGregor Burns Lecturer in Public Leadership at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government - Noon, Great Hall, Memorial Union
Co-Sponsored by ISU ADVANCE
National Affairs Series: How Will America Change?
Tuesday, March 3, 2009: "Gender and Race after the 2008 Campaign"
Mary Frances Berry, Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania - 8:00pm, Sun Room, Memorial Union
ISCORE 10th Anniversary Keynote Speaker and the
Carrie Chapman Catt Center's Mary Louise Spring Chair
Friday, March 6, 2009: "Race, Gender and the Future of the Leadership in America"
Michele Norris, host of National Public Radio's newsmagazine All Things Considered - 4:00pm,
Great Hall, Memorial Union
President Obama's Agenda for Women
President Obama has a long record of standing up for women. In Illinois, he passed the Equal Pay Act to give 330,000 more women protection from pay discrimination and passed another law that ensured victims of domestic violence could seek treatment without losing their jobs. In the U.S. Senate, he introduced and sponsored legislation to reduce unintended teen pregnancy, strengthen families by supporting fathers who are doing the right thing and cracking down on those who are not, guarantee workers paid sick leave, and ensure that women are not receiving less pay than men for comparable work. His administration has come up with their agenda for women, which you can read at http://www.whitehouse.gov/agenda/women/.
