2023-2024 Advancing Women in Leadership Symposium

The University of Arizona Commission on The Status of Women invites the university community to our 2023-24 Symposium, on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. This year's theme is "A Woman's Worth." We are interested in exploring the intersectionality and inclusion focusing on a woman's worth in academia, at home, in the United States, and in the world. This is a free, in-person professional development and networking opportunity open to anyone on the University of Arizona campus. 

This is an in-person event and will be held in the Environment and Natural Resources 2 Building. We are excited to see you!

Don't miss out! Register today!

Symposium Agenda

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast and Networking

Welcome and Introductions begin at 8:45 a.m.

 Sessions are designed as 30-minute mini-workshops with informative, interactive, mindfulness and relaxing as the themes. Choose from these exciting topics:

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. 

  • Women Rising: Understanding Competitiveness and the Gender Wage Gap | S107
  • Elevating The Impact of Well-Being | S215
  • Continuing Status—A Second Class Status? | S225
  • Yoga | Roof

9"45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

  • Lifting as We Climb: Mentorship for Women in Academia | S107
  • Ain’t I a Woman? Reframing Imposter Syndrome for Women of Color in Academia | S215
  • Advancing Understanding of the Abortion Care Landscape in Arizona & its Impacts | S225
  • Yoga | Roof

SOS: Supporting Our Sisters
Jennifer Hatcher, RN, PhD, Vice-Provost and Chief Inclusion Officer of Diversity and Inclusion Professor, Public Health

Please grab a boxed lunch outside Room S107 and join us in Room S107 for the afternoon panel discussion. 

Topic: Path to Leadership Opportunities

This session will bring together five inspiring women leaders at the University of Arizona to share their diverse experiences that led them to their current leadership position. They will share their career journey, professional development tips and how these experiences led them to become leaders.

Panelists:

  • Celina Ramirez, JD | Vice President of University Initiatives & Policy
  • Celeste Atkins, PhD | Director of Student Engagement and Recruitment, UArizona Graduate College, Office of Diversity and Inclusion
  • Jameshia N. Granberry, PhD, MBA | Executive Director of Administrative Operations and Chief of Staff, UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson
  • Chanté Martin, MBA | Associate Vice President of Human Resources