UWO Women’s Center

Campus Center for Equity & Diversity
717 W. Irving Ave.
Oshkosh, WI 54901

(920) 424-0963
womenscenter@uwosh.edu


Spring 2024 Hours

Monday 11:00am-8:00pm
Tuesday 11:00am-8:00pm
Wednesday 11:00am-8:00pm
Thursday 11:00am-8:00pm
Friday 11:00am-4:00pm

Gender Equity Council Biennial Leadership Workshop

The Biennial Gender Equity Council Leadership Workshop is sponsored by the Office of the Chancellor.

2022 Leadership Workshop Agenda

Gender Equity Council Leadership Workshop:
Include. Empower. Transform.
Thursday, March 17, 2022

Registration Link

Location: 

  • Fond du Lac Campus: University Commons, Room 114 (LGI)
  • Fox Cities Campus: Main Building, Room 1130
  • Oshkosh Campus: Reeve Union, Room 202
  • Virtual Only

Workshop Schedule:

  • 8:00-9:00 a.m.: Check-In, Connection & Conversation
  • 9:00-9:30 a.m.: Opening and Welcome from Chancellor Leavitt
  • 9:30-9:40 a.m.: Break
  • 9:40-11:10 a.m.: Systemwide Caregiving Task Force Survey Results & Discussion
  • 11:10-11:30 a.m.: Break
  • 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.: Lunch and Keynote by Angela Garbes
  • 1:00-1:20 p.m.: Break
  • 1:20-2:05 p.m.: UWO Caregiving Panel – Employees
  • 2:05-2:50 p.m.: UWO Caregiving Panel – Students
  • 2:50-3:00 p.m.: Break
  • 3:00-4:30 p.m.: Discussion, Action Planning, Closing
2020 Leadership Workshop Agenda

Gender Equity Council Leadership Workshop:
Include. Empower. Transform.
March 12, 2020
10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Reeve Union Room 202 on the Oshkosh Campus

10:00-10:30 a.m.: Check-in 
10:30-11:15 a.m.: Welcome, Presentation and Discussion of the Workplace Experiences/Emotional Labor Survey Results
11:15-11:30 a.m.: Break
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.: Lunch and Keynote with Gemma Hartley, author of Fed Up: Emotional Labor, Women, and the Way Forward
1:00-1:15 p.m.: Break 
1:15-2:15 p.m.: Planning the Way Forward
2:15-2:30 p.m.: Closing with Chancellor Leavitt

2018 Leadership Workshop Agenda

April 26, 2018
Gender Equity Council Leadership Workshop:
Include. Empower. Transform.

8:00am-3:30pm
Alumni Welcome and Conference Center Ballroom C

8:00 a.m.: Welcome by Chancellor Leavitt
8:30 a.m: Report: GEC Listening Sessions
9:45 a.m.: “Outsmarting Your Unconscious: Practical Steps for Limiting Bias in the Workplace” by Dr. Susan Rensing
11:15 a.m.: Lunch & Interview of Panel: Trans and Non-Binary Employee Experiences at UWO – Dr. Liz Cannon, Eliza Farrow, Nathaniel Fores
1:00 p.m.: “Naming Problems, Framing Solutions: Strategies for Cultivating Equitable Academic Cultures” by Dr. Holly Hassel
2:30 p.m.: Panel: Women as Deans at UWO. Dr. Colleen McDermott, Dr.  Judith Westphal, Dr. Barb Rau, Dr. Elizabeth Alderton
3:30 p.m.: Closing

Listening sessions were conducted on January 23 and January 25, 2018.

2016 Leadership Workshop Agenda

November 17, 2016
Gender Equity Council Leadership Workshop:
Include. Empower. Transform.

8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Reeve Union Ballroom

8:00 a.m.: Registration and Check-In
8:30 a.m.: Empowering People to Excellence, Dr. Verna Price
9:30 a.m.: Gender and the University, Chancellor Andrew Leavitt
9:45 a.m.: Leadership Styles, Dr. Liz Cannon
10:45 a.m.: Break
11:00 a.m.: Colorblind: Changing the Narrative, Tracey Robertson
Noon: Lunch and Panel Discussion
1:30 p.m.: Find Your Voice in Difficult Conversations, Dr. Jordan Landry
2:30 p.m.: Campus Climate and Moving Forward, Dr. Liz Cannon and Dr. Stephanie May de Montigny