 Joanne G. Woodard
Vice Provost for Equal Opportunity & Equity
Location & Hours
233 Winslow Hall
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Monday - Friday Mailing Address
Campus Box 7530
Raleigh, NC
27695-7530
Phone Numbers
Voice: 919-515-4559
Fax: 919-513-1428
TTY: 919-515-9617
Email
joanne_woodard
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BRIDGES:
Academic Leadership for Women
About BRIDGES
Sponsored
by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BRIDGES
is an intensive professional development program for women in
higher education who seek to gain or strengthen their academic
leadership capabilities. It is designed to help women identify,
understand, and move into leadership roles in the academy. An
advisory
board guides the program's activities. Through the program,
participants will:
- develop
insights into leadership, with a particular focus on the special
skills and attributes women bring to their leadership
roles;
- acquire
an understanding of the many facets of colleges and universities;
- refine and improve their cross-cultural communication skills
; and
- create
a program of personal and professional development to benefit
themselves and their institutions.
Who should participate? Women from four-year institutions of higher
education, both public and private, who are:
- faculty
interested in developing their leadership skills;
- faculty
looking to move into academic administration;
- administrators
with managerial and supervisory responsibilities;
- administrators seeking a greater range of responsibilities.
Program
Format & Schedule
BRIDGES sessions are designed to meet program objectives with
presentations by academic leaders who have been selected for their
ability to provide information and improve skills. Small group
discussions, panels, question and answer sessions, simulations,
case studies, and formal presentations are used to create an atmosphere
that encourages learning and interaction. Advance readings are
assigned for many sessions and participants complete a leadership
survey before the first session.
The curriculum is designed by members of the Advisory Board, who
are women faculty and administrators from public and private North
Carolina colleges and universities. Board members have significant
leadership experience, and many are graduates of BRIDGES. All are
dedicated to helping other women in higher education establish
and attain their professional goals. There are four parts to the
program:
Part I: Developing a Transformational Perspective
Part II: Using Our Resources in a Transformational Context
Part III: Transforming for Continuity and Change
Part IV: Transforming Together
The program is organized into four weekend sessions, beginning
on Friday afternoon and ending Saturday afternoon, with lunch
and dinner served on Fridays, and lunch provided on Saturdays.
The beginning and ending program sessions include an overnight
weekend retreat (accommodations provided) at the Aqueduct Conference
Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. To graduate from the program,
participants must attend and actively participate in all class
sessions. For more
information on the curriculum, see the BRIDGES
website.
BRIDGES
XVII will be held in the Fall of 2009 (September
11-November 14, 2009). See the BRIDGES
website for more information.
Informational Session
There will be an informational session on the NC State campus
about the Bridges program on Thursday, April
2, 2009 at 3:00
p.m. in the Green Room of the Talley Student Center. Refreshments
will be served.
Application,
Cost & Location
Individuals
interested in the BRIDGES program must submit an application,
a current curriculum vitae or resume, and two letters of reference.
The deadline for applications is May 1,
2009. Application
forms are available online and from the Office for Equal
Opportunity (hard copy).
The cost of BRIDGES is $1,600, payable by July 15,
2009.
This fee includes all instruction, educational materials, meals,
and accommodations during the overnight weekend sessions. Since
the first BRIDGES class of 1993-94, the Provost has agreed to
pay one-half of the tuition for each admitted participant from
NC State, and the participant's Dean or Vice Chancellor has paid
the other half.
The locations for BRIDGES sessions include the Friday Center,
operated by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and
the Aqueduct Conference Center, just south of Chapel Hill.
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