Initiatives Committee April 2010 Update

2 Subcommittee Program Updates Subject: Continuing the Journey Nov 2009 event Hi there, I just wanted to give an update - I attended the November 2009 Continuing the Journey event in NYC. There were not too many women my age from the class of 1998, but it was a wonderful group and it really, really helped improve my confidence. I was so discouraged and convinced I was unmarketable. With all of the encouragement and resume workshop support, I felt so much stronger. After I got home from the workshop, I contacted someone who had already interviewed me and rejected me for a job a few months earlier to see if she could help me be considered for another job in the organization I had applied for. It worked! I got an interview and a job offer just a few weeks later. I started my new job on January 4th. I was told by several people that I never would have been considered for the job without the recommendation of the people who had originally turned me down. And I would not have had the confidence to approach them and then successfully interview without the BC workshop. I know it's a lot of work to put together these kind of events, and I just wanted to share the difference it made in my life. Thank you, Meredith MacDonald

3 Subcommittee Program Updates Women Athletes January – Meet & Greet – Basketball Record attendance – February - Eagle to Eagle – 75 student athletes Coaches from Lacrosse, Volleyball, Track/CC, Field Hockey, Basketball, Rowing, and President of Varsity Club May – Meet & Greet - Lacrosse

4 Subcommittee Program Updates General December – Meeting with Father Leahy Gained Excitement from Father for Signature series Winter – 2010 Committee in action identifying small teams to begin the planning for the execution of Signature Series

5 Students Take A Student to Work November – Fidelity February – Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster – Boston March - Boston College Student Advisory Board Event Mary Tomer – February Preparing for the Journey Subcommittee Program Updates

6 Council on the Road Has developed Plan of potential events Expect to have 2 events by end of 2010 Initiated process in collaboration with Membership Committee for this subcommittee to learn of new Council Members outside of Boston/New York Developed budget guidelines for events Subcommittee Program Updates

7 Women in Life Stages CTJ – November – in New York City Attendance 75 strong as CTJ is first time in New York Committee in active mode leveraging the knowledge for next CTJ Next CTJ – Spring 2011 BTJ – young alum Next scheduled is Fall Boston Refining the Journey (RTJ) Met with Pat DeLeeuw, Vice Provost for Faculties Meeting Professors in April Planned for Fall Boston Subcommittee Program Updates

8 Liaison Initiatives – Carroll School Pat Hillman continues work with Council Members in the Classroom GWIB – Graduate Women in Business Mary Lee Halpin cultivated collaboration that produced Panel in March - "Leading Change in a Changing Workplace". MBA students included in BC Connections Clothing Drive Subcommittee Program Updates

9 Overall Goals of IC Mary Lou Jackson and Diane Coletti Each assigned direct responsibility of specific subcommittees Changed format of monthly IC call to be more inclusive across the whole committee and cultivate open idea generation – “Topic of the Month” Formalized role of Vice Chair to reach out to new Council Members who join IC Spiritual Group has its own momentum now Investigating expanding into other arts outside of museum Internship program Create environment for subcommittees to feel clear on their direction and they are off and running