Previous Issues of our Monthly Newsletter

April 2011, May 2011, June 2011, September 2011, October 2011, November 2011, December 2011, January 2012, February 2012, March 2012, May 2012

All LEADER Keys to Academics' Success Events

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Keys to Academics' Success: Faculty Development 04/12/12

A one day mini-conference to promote Faculty Development across the LEADER Consortium. This conference was open to all STEM Faculty,
Department Chairs and Administrators at AFIT, CSU, UD, and WSU.. Read More →

Keys to Academics' Success: Policies and Practices 03/08/12

A one-day mini-conference to promote awareness, discussion, and implementation of polices that foster equity and faculty success. Keynote Dr. Bilimoria on National Perspective on ADVANCE Programs, Dr.Paulette Granberry Russell, Michgan State University, Dr. Wayne Jones, University of Michigan, Ms. Becky Blust, University of Dayton, Dr. Patricia Devine, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Read More →

Keys to Academics' Success: Research Funding & Productivity event

Representatives from local and federal funding sources, including: Dr. Fae Korsmo, Office of the Director, NSF; Dr. Heidi Ries, Director for Research, AFIT; Dr. Dave Luginbuhl, AFRL; Dr. Jonahir Arnold, AFRL; and Dr. Barry Farmer, AFRL. Keynote address by Dr. Sandra Degen,Assoc. Chair for Academic Affairs, Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati. Read More →

All LEADER Articles and Events Listings

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CSU Women's Conference: Living Like You Mean It, Sat. 3/10/12 Read more...

Free Webinar:

Why Smart People Suffer From Imposter Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of It, (Event closed and link removed)

2012 Professional Women's Resource Conference

2/22/12, Dayton, OH. (Event close and link removed)

WSU Internal Funding Programs Announced.

Deadline 2/20/12 (closed link removed by WSU)

Workshop: Applying to the NIH SBIR Phase I Program for First-Time Applicants

, 2/7-2/8. (link removed by Wright State University)

Webinar – Stemming the Tide: Why Women Leave Engineering - What Companies and Educators Can Do;

presented by Dr. Nadya Fouad and Dr. Romila Singh. Read More →

CECS Proposal Writing Workshop - Tuesday, October 18th, 2011.

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The LEADER Consortium is pleased to announce that one of our own - Dr. Heidi Ries, Co-PI and Institutional Coordinator at AFIT - is the recipient of a 2011 Department of Defense Women's History Month Foreign Language and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Role Model Award.
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2nd Annual Mini Grant Awards

The LEADER Consortium is pleased to announce the recipients of its second Annual Mini-Grant Program designed to support the advancement of tenure-track women faculty in science and engineering. Read More →

Talking Shop with Dr. Thomas Russell

A copy of Dr. Russell's presentation in PDF format can be found here.
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LEADER Consortium Chairs/Leadership Workshop

LEADER Consortium Chairs/Leadership Workshop: Meeting the Challenges of Dual-Career Couples.  This event is FOR DEPARMENT CHAIRS ONLY.

Talking Shop with Dr. David Lodge

Through inter-disciplinary research, Dr. David Lodge has successfully translated basic research into influential public poli-cy. Come with your colleagues for a dis-cussion with Dr. Lodge about his success-ful strategies for “translational” research.
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Attending the NSF Third Site Visit May 11 & 12, 2011? Our event website has information about parking, as well as a link to contact the event organizers with questions.

Talking Shop with Dr. Meigan Aronson

Come talk shop with colleagues in the STEM disciplines from across the LEADER Consortium following a presentation by Dr. Meigan Aronson, Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Stony Brook University and Leader of the Correlated Electron Materials Group in the Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department at Brookhaven National Laboratory. leader@wright.edu. Read More →

Talking Shop

4/19/2011 – Dr. Dumais’s talk has been cancelled. If you have questions, please contact leader@wright.edu. Read More →

Talking Shop

3/29/2011 – Dr. Russell’s talk has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for June. The Talking Shop event will be rescheduled for that time as well. If you have questions, please contact leader@wright.edu.Read More →

LEADER Workshop: Challenges on the Tenure Track

Challenges on the Tenure Track Workshop was held on March 24-25, 2011 at the University of Dayton. Read More →

JoAnn Moody Mini Conference

JoAnn Moody appeared at Central State University on March 17, 2011 to discuss "Rising Above Cognitive Errors: A Behavioral Analysis of the Individual and the Organization." Read More →

UMBC President Hrabowski to Share Lessons Learned

Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, president of University of Maryland (UMBC), was this year's guest speaker at LEADER's STEM Luncheon. Read More →

LEADER Workshop: Challenges on the Tenure Track

Challenges on the Tenure Track Workshop was held October 13-14 at the University of Dayton. Read More →

Call for Proposals

The 2010-11 LEADER Mini-Grant Program was accepting proposals through October 29th, 2010.. Read More →

Michele Wheatly Advances to WVU

Michele G. Wheatly, Ph.D., vacated her role as Wright State University Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics and LEADER Consortium director and started her New Year as Provost at West Virginia University. Read More →

New Leader of LEADER: David Goldstein

David has been a strong advocate for women in STEM throughout his professional career. Read More →

Heidi Ries Named a Top Ten Woman

Heidi has "improved the educational and research environment for thousands of students and hundreds of faculty." Read More →

Do Babies Matter in Science?

Mary Ann Mason, lawyer and professor at UC Berkeley, is gaining national recognition for her comprehensive and data-driven research project. Read More →

10 Receive First Annual Mini-Grant Awards

The Annual Mini-Grant Program designed to support the advancement of tenure-track women faculty in academic science and engineering. Read More →