Andrea
Zuschin, Assistant Vice President for Student Services at Ferrum College,
attended the Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration
sponsored jointly by Bryn Mawr College and Higher Education Resource
Services (HERS), Mid-America. The residential program was held June
27 through July 23, 2004, on the Bryn Mawr College campus. The 55 participants
were from 29 states and Nigeria.
The Summer Institute was established
twenty-nine years ago to improve the status of women at the middle and
executive levels of higher education administration, levels at which
women traditionally have been underrepresented. The curriculum places
special emphasis on the growing diversity of both the student body and
the work force. Participants in the program are provided with skills
and information pertinent to the management and governance of colleges
and universities and with timely information and perspectives on teaching,
research, and service. The stimulating college environment encourages
participants to tackle new projects and seek out new knowledge.
The Summer Institute seeks to build a
network of women administrations who are committed to working together
and supporting each other, to expand opportunities for women in higher
education. This network is enhanced by interaction with the Summer Institute
facility, which includes women and men drawn from government, foundations,
professional associations, and colleges and universities throughout
the United States. The program units include: Academic Environment,
which addresses issues such as strategic planning, student and faculty
development, and general education; External Environment, which addresses
the political, social, and economic trends in higher education; Institutional
Environment, which address budgeting, accounting, staffing, and resource
allocation; and Professional Development, which addresses the needs
of the individual woman, including leadership skills, public speaking,
and professional networks. Formal coursework is supplemented by an informal
curriculum tailored to the needs specified by the participants.
Bryn Mawr College, established in 1885, was
the first women’s college in the country to offer both A.B. and a full
range of graduate programs leading to the Ph.D. degree. Higher Education
Resource Services (HERS), Mid-America, located at the University of
Denver, sponsors leadership development activities designed to improve
the status of women in higher education. The project as founded in 1875
at the University of Pennsylvania.
Ferrum College is a four-year, private,
co-educational, liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist
Church. Ferrum offers a choice of nationally recognized bachelor’s degree
programs at a cost well below the national average for private colleges.
For more information on Ferrum, visit www.ferrum.edu.
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