7:30 - 10:00 a.m.

Continental Breakfast - Highlands Room

Sponsored:  Department of Social Work

8:30 - 8:45 a.m.

Welcome, Statement of Purpose, Logistics for the day

Esther Nizer, James Madison University

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Opening Plenary

 

Cultural Uplift: Stories from the Administrative Journey

 

Panelist:

• Dr. Yvonne Harris, Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship, James Madison University

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• Dr. Patrice Preston Grimes Associate Dean, Office of African-American Affairs, University of Virginia

 

• Dr. Kimberly Smith, Director University Studies, & Undergraduate Academic Advising, Virginia Tech University

 

10:15 - 11:15 a.m.

Workshop Session One

 

Allegheny Room

Professional Networking for Introverts

Natasha DuMerville, Harvard Divinity School

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Much of the information on networking is from an extroverted point of view, as extraversion is a valued trait. The presenter, a Black introverted woman, will share personal examples of effective professional networking at an Ivy-league institution. Additionally, participants will identify and practice techniques for networking as their authentic selves.

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Conference Room 2

27 Interview Offers in 3.5 Months!  How to Get Your Resume Seen!

Jen Fry, Duke University

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Resumes are a critical component of the hiring process as we know, however, many people do not get past the application process. This is not because they wouldn’t do well in the position, they don’t fit the institution, or that they don’t have the experience. Most people aren’t getting the interview. Discuss techniques for developing and evaluating resumes.

 

Conference Room 4

The Intersection of Race and Gender on Black Women's Leadership Development in PWI'S

Deneen Evans & Karen Davis, Radford University

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The primary purpose of this presentation is to discuss the challenges that African American women administrators/educators experience as professionals in predominantly white public institutions of higher education and the strategies they employ to cope with the resulting conflicts. The foundation for this discussion is rooted in Black Feminism. 

 

 

 

11:30 - 12:30 p.m.

Sheary Johnson Student Poster Session

In honor of JMU's first African American female graduate!

 

Got books?

The JMU Bookstore will be selling books by and about Africana women

 

 

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch, Keynote speaker

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Ayo Maria Gooden, PhD

"When Spider Webs Unite They Can Tie Up A Lion:  Empowering Black Women" 

 

 

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1:15 - 2:15 p.m. 

Workshop Session Two

 

Allegheny Room

Mentorship as Leadership:  Supporting Black Female African-American Ph.D. Students

Cierra R. Davis & Tiffanie Sutherlin, James Madison University

 

This presentation will focus on mentorship and its role in the lives of female, African-American doctoral students. It will focus on the need for professors to mentor doctoral. students. Current literature regarding retention and specific ways that professors in academia can address it will be discussed.  Maximization of the student/professor relationship will be addressed.

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Conference Room 4

Sometimes When Things Are Falling Apart They May Actually Be Falling Into Place

Angela Lewis Radford

 

This session will examine how to keep climbing in spite of setbacks.  Participants will discover what it takes to persevere.

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2:15 - 2:30 p.m.

Afternoon Break

Highlands Room

Sponsor: General Education Program