The FORWARD project’s five-member external advisory board will make its third visit to NDSU Sept. 15-16. During their visit, board members will meet with President Dean L. Bresciani, Provost J. Bruce Rafert, FORWARD leadership and team members, and several key administrators. They also will serve as panelists for a session for women faculty titled “Advancing to Academic Leadership Positions” on Friday, Sept. 16. Laura Kramer, one of the board members, will offer a workshop for department heads/chairs titled “Enhancing Climate at the Department Level: Practical Suggestions and Tips for Chairs/Heads” on Thursday, Sept. 15, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Registration is requested for either session and may be completed on the FORWARD website at www.ndsu.edu/forward.
In addition to Kramer, professor emerita of sociology and women's studies at Montclair State University, the external advisory board includes Susan Carlson, vice provost for academic personnel, University of California; Christine Hult, associate dean of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Utah State University; Peggy Johnson, department head and professor of civil engineering, Penn State University; and Jennifer Sheridan, executive and research director, Women in Science and Engineering Leadership Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison.