IT Leadership Community
In this issue:
- Featured alumni: Adam Smith
- Lead From Where You Are: Feb. 8
- CEWiT Summit call for nominations
- Next book group
- IU Hackathon Spring 2019
- In case you missed it... (Culture of Mentorship)
Featured alumni
Adam Smith
"ITLP gave me the opportunity to step back from the daily grind, think strategically, and to really focus on what I want to get from my work and my life."
Lead From Where You Are: Feb. 8
Please join us for Lead From Where You Are, the first virtual conference sponsored by the Big Ten Academic Alliance Women in IT (WIT) peer group. The conference will include two keynote speakers and a panel of three women at different stages of their IT careers.
The virtual conference is free and all are welcome to attend.
Maureen Biggers, director of Indiana University's Center of Excellence for Women in Technology, will serve as one of the keynotes, discussing inclusive work practices and unconscious bias.
Ana Hunsinger, vice president of community engagement at Internet2, is the other keynote. She will discuss championing women in IT.
The Career panel speakers include Diane Dagefoerde (Ohio State), Kaylah Norris (Rutgers), and Laura Farvour (University of Minnesota).
RSVP online at http://go.iu.edu/29m5.
Date: Friday, February 8
Time: 1:30-4:30pm (ET)
Campus locations:
IU Bloomington: CIB Wrubel Commons
IUPUI: IT-303
IUN: Hawthorn Hall 105
IUSB: NS0069B
IUK: Havens Room in the Main Building
IUPUC: LC 2205
IUE: WZ 120
IUS: Knobview 014-E
This workshop is sponsored by the Big Ten Academic Alliance Women in IT group with local support from IU Women in Technology (IUWIT) and the IT Leadership Community (ITLC).
CEWiT Summit call for nominations
CEWiT is seeking nominations for two 2018-19 awards:
- Outstanding Faculty Mentor/Sponsor
- Outstanding Staff Mentor/Sponsor
Sponsors are advocates who use their influence intentionally to help others be visible and to promote advancement. Mentors provide advice, encouragement, feedback, and coaching. Both are important to advancement as women faculty, staff, and students navigate their environments over time.
Who has made a significant difference for you or other women here at IU? Do you know someone who is motivating, encouraging, inclusive, fair, and deserving of this special IU recognition? Nominees can be either man or woman and here is your chance to say thanks.
The short nomination form can be found HERE. Please provide at least one paragraph with details/examples about why the nominee deserves the award. Deadline to submit is midnight, Sunday February 10.
Find more information about the 6th Annual CEWiT Summit, visit: go.iu.edu/cewitsummit19
Next book group
"Herman B Wells: The Promise of the American University" by James H. Capshew.
We will begin in the March-April timeframe and will likely meet in CIB 207 (IU Bloomington) and ICTC 209 (IUPUI). We will also have a Zoom link (details to come, so be sure to subscribe to the list).
To join a book group and get more information, Log into IU List and click Subscribe.
IU Hackathon Spring 2019
Please mark your calendar for the Spring Hackathon event on Friday, April 12, 2019. Among the many projects, you will have an opportunity to learn about and build tools using Google DialogFlow and K2 workflows for Sharepoint. Visit the IU Hackathon site for updated information.
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In case you missed it...
Culture of Mentorship
At this InfoShare, we discussed the value of mentorship and how we, as connected members of the IT community, can pursue effective mentoring.