Dr. Bonnie Melhart, Texas Christian University Dr. Patricia Nava, University of Texas, El Paso Dr. Judy M. Vance, Iowa State University Women in Engineering Leadership Institute Academic Workshop

1 st Women in Engineering Leadership Conference  Winter Park, Colorado  October 11-15, 2000  NSF sponsored

 37 participants  Gordon-style conference  Focus on academic leadership in engineering

Formation of WELI  NSF funded  3 years  5 conference activities  E-community/web presence

Mission  Provide academic leadership training, mentoring, and networking opportunities for women engineering faculty  Provide programs to encourage women engineering PhD students to consider an academic career  Serve as a clearinghouse for information and data related to women in academic leadership

Activities  SWE National Conference  October 2003  2 Leadership Development/ Advanced Leadership Conferences  Utah, November 5-8, 2003  Florida, Fall 2004  Leadership Summit  Connecticut, May 8-10, 2004  Institutional Transformation/ Advanced Leadership Workshop  New York, Spring 2005

Leadership Development Conferences  3 day events  Common modules  Academic leadership roles, responsibilities  Skills development  Team building  Advice from the trenches  Assessment and evaluation

Advanced Leadership Workshops  Use post-LDC assessment ot identify needs/interests  Budget, legal issues, media training, program building  Time for networking and open discussion

Outcomes  Greater diversity in academic leadership  Pro-active development of academic leadership (positional and non-positional roles)  Strong network of women academics

“I don’t think I have ever been in a room with so many women engineers … It has changed me forever.”

Executive Committee  Dr. Lisa Aultman-Hall,  University of Connecticut  Dr. Shobha Bhatia  Syracuse University  Dr. Valerie Davidson  University of Guelph  Dr. Alison Flatau  University of Maryland  Dr. Britt Holmén  University of Connecticut  Dr. JoAnn Lighty  University of Utah  Dr. Allison MacKay  University of Connecticut  Dr. Susan Margulies  University of Pennsylvania  Dr. Bonnie Melhart  Texas Christian University  Dr. Pat Nava  University of Texas, El Paso  Dr. Deb Niemeier  University of California, Davis  Dr. Diane Rover  Iowa State University  Dr. Kelly Rusch  Louisiana State University  Dr. Laura Sullivan  Kettering University  Dr. Judy Vance  Iowa State University  Dr. Sara Wadia-Fascetti  Northeastern University  Dr. Parveen Wahid  University of Central Florida