Professional Development and Enrichment Programs for Women
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.
Appalachian Participants
list provided by the
William and Ida Friday Center for
Continuing Education
BRIDGES 1996:
Dr. Rebecca Kaenzig, Associate Professor
Department of Accounting
BRIDGES 2004:
Dr. Sandie Gravett, Professor
Department of Philosophy and Religion
Dr. Martha McCaughey, Professor and Director
Women’s Studies Program
Dr. Neva Specht, Associate Professor
and Assistant Chair
Department of History
Dr. Glenda Treadaway, Interim Dean
College of Fine and Applied Arts
Ms. Nancy Wells, Program Director
International Education and Development
Dr. Dee Parks, Professor
Department of Computer Science
BRIDGES 2007:
Dr. Jill R. Ehnenn, Assistant Professor
Department of English
Dr. Kim Q. Hall, Assistant Professor
Department of Philosophy and Religion
BRIDGES 2008:
Dr. Janice Pope, Professor and Interim Chair
Department of Communication
For more information visit:
http://www.fridaycenter.unc.edu/
HERS (Higher Education Resource Services) is an educational non-profit organization providing leadership and management development for women in higher education administration. Since 1972 HERS has served the higher education community through the preparation of more than 3,000 women leaders attending HERS Institutes and participating in a variety of HERS Activities. Today HERS Alumnae across the United States, as well as in Canada, South Africa and other nations, are in positions of leadership at all levels--including most senior positions.
For more information on:
HERS Bryn Mawr
HERS Wellesly
HERS Denver
HERS South Africa
Visit: http://www.hersnet.org/
Dr. Rebecca Kaenzig, HERS Bryn Mawr 1995 Alumna, is an associate professor of Accounting in the Walker College of Business and has done research on the classroom experience of accounting students.
Carter Hammett McGarry, HERS Bryn Mawr 2008 Alumna, is Appalachian’s first Director of General Education and the President Elect of the Association of Deans and Directors of University Colleges and Undergraduate Studies.
Dr. Alice Brown, HERS International Board Member, is the President Emerita of the Appalachian College Association. HERS International and the Appalachian College Association are both supported, in part, by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
The Leadership Institute for Female Employees (LIFE) was created to enhance the leadership skills of females in the North Carolina State Government. This program affords female employees the opportunity to enhance their leadership competencies through a focused curriculum For more information, please visit: http://www.hrs.appstate.edu/.
Additional Resources:
Office of Equity, Diversity and Compliance
Education and Outreach
Appalachian State University
Hubbard Center for Faculty Development
Appalachian State University
http://www.hubbard.appstate.edu/
Human Resource Services
Training and Development
Appalachian State University
National Women’s Studies Association
National Women’s Law Center
/http://www.nwlc.org
The Wage Project
http://www.wageproject.org
