2014 WWHEL Conference – Schedule October 23 & 24, 2014 Tell Your Story – Your Message Matters! Thursday, October 23, 2014 Time Event/Room 8:30 - 10 a.m. WWHEL Board Meeting and Breakfast (Biz Squad) 10 - 11:30 a.m. Institutional Representatives (IR) Program (R105) 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Conference Registration and Lunch (Quad) 1 - 1:10 p.m. Welcome: Julia Wallace, Zina Haywood (Quad) 1:10 - 2 p.m. Keynote Address: It’s In Every One of Us: Women as Leaders of Change” (Quad) Chancellor Debbie Ford, UW-Parkside 2:00 – 2:15 pm. 2:15 - 3:30 p.m. Break Breakout Sessions Do you see what I see? Perspectives on Race, Power and Privilege (R105) 2. Gender Differences and Similarities in Conversational Styles (R301) 3. Emotional Intelligence (Great Lakes) 4. Tell Your Story: Practice Makes Perfect (Michigan) 1. 3:30 - 3:45 p.m. Break 3:45 - 5 p.m. Breakout Sessions • 5:15 - 7 p.m. Repeat above breakout session Reception, Hors D’oeuvres and Refreshments/Awards (Quad) Friday, October 24, 2014 Time 8 - 9 a.m. Event Breakfast (Quad) Discussion Panel: Flash Back, Flash Forward: The WWHEL Story Kathleen O’Brien, Alverno College and WWHEL Board M ember 9 - 10:30 a.m. Joanne Robis, WWHEL Board Member In this session participants will learn of the founding of WWHEL and the intrepid women who forged its early years. Participants will also discuss and propose what the future of the organization might look like. 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Break Closing Keynote Address: Our Stories: We Do Not Stand Alone (Quad) Karen A. Vernal 10:45 a.m. - 12 p.m. Vernal Management Consultants, LLC 12 noon Box Lunches and Evaluations (Quad) Do you see what I see? Perspectives on Race, Power, and Privilege Stacia Thompson, Project Director - Health Profession Opportunity Program, Gateway Technical College Vanessa Perez, Academic Advisor, Gateway Technical College This interactive workshop will explore various aspects of race, power, and privilege. Participants will reflect on their own experiences as a means to understanding the barriers that exist between people as it concerns race, gender, sexual orientation, class, etc. Bringing everyone's differing perspectives into the dialogue will create a new awareness of the issues and, thereby, promote ways to effect positive communication in our interactions among staff, teachers, and students. Gender Differences and Similarities in Conversational Styles Jennifer Geigel Mikulay, Assistant Professor/Associate Dean, Alverno College Tracy Stockwell, Assistant Professor, Alverno College How we converse at work conveys much about our identities and aspirations, and research demonstrates critical differences between how women and men communicate. This interactive workshop will get participants talking about the most effective ways to speak, listen, interrupt and pause in professional conversation settings. Whether seeking to enlist collaboration, assert power, extend support, motivate change or pose questions, the way we express ourselves and listen to colleagues can be the difference between success and failure in achieving our goals Emotional Intelligence Manoj Babu, Associate Dean of Business, Gateway Technical College Emotional Intelligence (EI / EQ), as defined by leading researcher and authors, is the art of understanding and relating to others based on emotional and psychological cues. EQ is the defining trait for leaders in any industry and in any environment to be able to communicate effectively to their peers and colleagues. This session delves into the areas of EQ defined by research and application as well as instructional videos on EQ in an effort to enhance your communication effectiveness skills. Tell Your Story: Practice Makes Perfect Diane Hoadley, College of Business Dean, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire In this highly interactive session learn to craft your message to communicate clearly and effectively. We will spend time learning the keys to effective, short communications, and then spend time practicing this skill.