January
08
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday

emPOWERED: Strategies for Surviving the Culture of Academia

Presenter:

Claudia Curry

Audience:

Staff, Administrators

Location: 

S2-07

Learning Goals:

  1. Identify strategies for successfully meeting the challenges associated with entering academia and becoming more effective and satisfied as higher education administrators and staff.
  2. Increase understanding of the impact of self-empowerment.
  3. Identify the impact of personal beliefs, values, and ethics as a way to persist during transition into the academy while validating one's existence.

Program Description:

Survival strategies are essential for overcoming obstacles during transition from the corporate or nonprofit arenas to academia. For newcomers into the academy, it can be a journey from disempowerment to self-empowerment. We are often required to conform to the culture of the academy as a way to rise to the top. emPOWERED: Strategies for Surviving the Culture of Academia, is an interactive workshop designed to raise awareness, empower newcomers [and perhaps long-timers], and examine and identify strategies for overcoming challenges and succeeding in academia.