As part

of our

40th

Anniversary

Celebration

CEW is pleased

to present

Dr. Julianne Malveaux, interna-

tionally renowned economist,

author and scholar, as the keynote

speaker. Dr. Malveaux’s research is

focused on the labor market,

public policy, and the impact of

policy on women and people of

color. She holds a Master of Arts

degree in economics from Boston

College and a Ph.D. in economics

from The Massachusetts Institute

of Technology. She has also been

the recipient of honorary degrees

from several colleges and univer-

sities including Sojourner Douglas

College, Benedict College,

Marymount University and the

University of District of Columbia.

Recognized for her provocative,

progressive and insightful

observations as both a writer and

columnist, her syndicated column

appears regularly in more than 20

newspapers and educational pub-

lications including USA Today, Ms.,

Black Issues in Higher Education,

the Detroit Free Press, Essence, and

2 Celebrating our Past From the Director

3 A History of the Center 1964-2004

9 Success: The CEW Difference

10 New CEW Scholarships

11 CEW Receives Sloan Foundation Grant

12 WCTF Enters its 25th Year; CEW Visiting Scholar

I N S I D E :

The 40-year History of CEW

The CEW DifferenceStarts Now!

WOCAP Celebrates 10th AnniversaryThis year, the Women of Color

in the Academy Project

(WOCAP) is celebrating its 10th

anniversary of offering support

and recognition to women of

color faculty at UM. There will

be a celebration at the

Vandenberg Room at the

Michigan League on Thursday

October 28, 2004, 4:00 p.m. to

5:00 p.m. followed by a recep-

tion. The keynote speaker will

be Margaret Wilkerson, Ph.D.,

Director of Media, Arts and

Culture at the Ford Foundation.

Dr. Wilkerson is responsible for

the Foundation’s global pro-

gram in these fields. A

Professor Emerita at the

University of California at

Berkeley, her research interests

include the historical and cul-

tural dimensions of theater.

Dr. Wilkerson’s book, 9 Plays by

Black Women, was the first

anthology of its kind. We look

forward to seeing you there.

M a l veaux to be Keynote Speaker on October 15ththe Los Angeles Times. Well-

known for appearances on

national network programs,

Dr. Malveaux has appeared regu-

larly as a political commentator

on PBS’s To The Contrary, ABC’s

Politically Incorrect, Fox News

Channel’s O’Reilly Factor and on

C-SPAN, MSNBC and CNBC,

CNN, and BET. She also hosts a

weekly syndicated radio talk

show, Julianne Malveaux’s

Capitol Report.

CEW also welcomes Regent

Olivia Maynard, who will give the

opening remarks. Following the

talk, our celebration of 40 years of

CEW’s research, advocacy and

service will continue. Along with

birthday cake the celebration will

feature toasts from CEW friends

and alums, and music by jazz

saxophonist and CEW scholar

Julieta Guzman.

Please join us for the festivities

Join Us for the 40th AnniversaryCelebration of the Center for the

Education of Women

Friday, October 15, 2004 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm.

Michigan League Ballroom 911 N. University

Dr. Julianne Malveaux, Keynote SpeakerMusic, Toasts, Birthday Cake

CEW is celebrating 40 years

of research, advocacyand service relating towomen and gender,educational access,career success andwork-life balance. This event is free and open to the public

The Center for the Education of Wo m e n University of Michigan

CEW STA F F

Carol Hollenshead, DirectorSusan Kaufmann, Associate Director

Eilisha DermontValerie Eaglin

Sarah ElyBeth Halloran

Joan HenryRoxann Howard

Jeanne Miller Catherine MuellerDoreen Murasky

Akanke Omorayo-AdenreleJanice ReubenSally Schmall

Judith StentzelBeth Sullivan

Merta TrumbleJean Waltman

Audrey Williams

A f f i l i ated ScholarsLeslie BloomPeggy Kahn

Valerie PolakowMarlena StuderJayne Thorson

Graduate Student ResearchersLouise August

Heather BrantonAnne DavisGilia Smith

Leadership CouncilBeverley B. Geltner, Ann Arbor MI, Chair

Menakka Bailey, Ann Arbor MIJean W. Campbell, Ann Arbor MIBeverly B. Denbo, Bethesda MD

Anthony Derezinski, Ann Arbor MIMolly H. Dobson, Ann Arbor MI

Susan Florsheim, Highland Park ILMatina S. Horner, New York NY

Ashley M. Maentz, Lake Forest ILWilliam C. Martin, Ann Arbor MI

Rebecca McGowan, Ann Arbor MI Sheila M. Potiker, La Jolla CA

Margaret A. Riecker, Midland MIDesma Reid-Coleman, Detroit MI

Ann Schriber, Ann Arbor MIMartha R. Seger, Ann Arbor MI

Maxine B. Snider, Chicago ILNellie M.Varner, Detroit MI

Marina v. N.Whitman, Ann Arbor MI

The Center for the Education of WomenUniversity of Michigan

330 East LibertyAnn Arbor, Michigan 48104-2289

734.998.7080www.umich.edu/~cew

increase in non tenure tracklecturers.

■ Despite CEW’s efforts to openaccess to education in Michigan,low income women have verylimited avenues for gaining thebenefits of a post-high schooldegree.

Today the Center for theEducation of Women remains animportant source of information,support, and advocacy on behalf of women:

■ Women faculty continue toseek out CEW’s supportmechanisms as many face a chillyenvironment on this campus (as on others).

■ Our counseling appointmentscontinue to be filled by womenundergoing life transitions thataffect their employment and educational plans and decisions.

■ Student parents at theUniversity seek resources andinformation as they manage theirmultiple responsibilities.

■ Returning students continue toturn to CEW for needed financialand emotional support.

As we look forward to the nextdecades, we hope you will join usas we continue to open doors forwomen. For, as CEW staff heardaily, our activities do make a difference.

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It is hard for many of us tobelieve that CEW hasturned 40. Looking backat CEW’s origins, I remainimpressed by the foresight

of the women who initiated theproposal for a Center for theContinuing Education of Women,as well as the University adminis-trators who supported the creationof this new entity. These pioneersembraced the idea that womencould contribute to American society in many ways, includingthrough work, and, in the midst ofa University built around the needsof young white men, saw the pos-sibility of encouraging returningwomen students.

Throughout the coming year, wewill be celebrating the work of theCenter over these past fourdecades. Our October 15 keynoteevent at the Michigan League willfeature a talk by JulianneMalveaux, economist, author, andcommentator on race, culture andgender. Her talk will followed bya CEW birthday party. In addition,our celebration will continuethroughout the year with special programs and publications.

As you will note in this issue ofour newsletter, the history of CEWincludes an impressive record ofanticipating the changes thatwomen in the United States wouldexperience. Research conductedby CEW in its first decade wasalready looking at women’stransitions between school and

employment, and our counselorswere working with women to balance work and family life yearsbefore that became a popular topicof discussion. Working on behalfof women faculty, staff, and students, CEW encouraged policychanges adopted at Michigan butwhich have yet to be adopted by

the majority of institutions of higher education – policies such as modified duties for child-bearing faculty or the ability of Universityemployees to use their paid sickleave to care for ill dependents.

Many gains have been made byand for women since 1964: fromeducation, where there are nowmore female than male undergrad-uates in the U.S., to the privatesector, where family-friendlypolicies are increasingly includedin corporate benefit plans. Acrossour society, career opportunitiesonce deemed “for men only” arenow available to women.

However, much still remains tobe done. For example,

■ In Michigan public corpora-tions, women comprise only 9.6%of the five highest compensatedofficer positions, according to theWomen’s Leadership Indexcompiled by CEW and theWomen’s Leadership Forum.

■ Women faculty at theUniversity of Michigan remainonly 17% of the full professors,34% of the associate professorsand 34% of the assistant professors; meanwhile womenaccount for over 80% of the

C e l eb rating our Pa s t , A n t i c i p ating our Future

“I am grateful that wo m e nbe fo re me have stru g g l e dand come together to build institutions l i ke CEW.”

“ It has been through CEWt h at I have found stimula-tion and suppo rt for myf u t u re educational plans.”

“I gained my pri d e,e d u cation and inco m et h rough the suppo rt of the Ce nte r.”

“It was such a relief to be able to go to the Center and be seen as a whole person”

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Based on a seriesof conversationsa group ofwomen in thecommunity werehaving about

how the University of Michiganmight encourage and enablewomen to complete their educa-tion, Louise Gilbert Cain drafted“A Memo and Suggestion on theContinuing Education of Women,”which inspired the University ofMichigan to look into the issue offemale re-entry students. Cain wasthen appointed Special Assistant toUM Vice President for AcademicAffairs, Roger W. Heyns, in orderto continue working on the issue.Within a year, an advisory com-mittee of deans drew up a proposalfor a center, and the officially des-ignated Center for the ContinuingEducation of Women (CEW) wasensconced in its Michigan Leagueoffice by September 1, 1964.Remarkably, this action was takenwhen there was not yet a“women’s movement,” when veryfew other premier educationalinstitutions had services specifical-ly for women or nontraditional students, and when social changehad not yet catapulted large num-bers of women into the workforce.

The rationale for a women’scenter was that women facing

major life changes required aca-demic programs and support toaddress their uniquely multi-dimensional lives. Many womenbegan higher education but didn’tfinish, usually because of marriageor children. As the proposal forthe Center pointed out, they offereda new enrollment pool, but one theUniversity was unprepared toaddress. The University, historical-ly designed for the young traditional male student preparingfor a career, needed to learn toadapt to the needs of women withdifferent life patterns and to theneeds of the adult student, whetherfemale or male.

CEW’s origins were unique in

several ways. It was funded direct-ly from the office of the Presidentof the University as well as bycontributions from UM alumnaeacross Michigan. In fact, when theCenter’s founders were seekingfunding, the Alumnae Council’sfundraising committee pledged toraise $45,000 over a three yearperiod, and President HarlanHatcher agreed to match theamount. In addition, the MichiganLeague for Women provided spacefor the Center’s office. Yet anotheraspect of CEW’s founding wasnotable: from the first, it had athree-part focus on research, directservice, and advocacy, placing it ina unique position nationally. Also

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from the first, the purpose of CEWincluded breaking down barriers inthe university and improving soci-ety through full utilization of all itsmembers

The Center’sBeginnings

Before the Center evenopened, women acrossthe state were making

contact with the “unofficial office”to explore issues and concerns,particularly regarding the return tohigher education. From the begin-ning, CEW offered, at no cost,

individual counseling to womenfrom the University and the greaterMichigan community. In 1964 thecounselors focused on women whowanted to resume their educationafter a lengthy interruption. CEW’scounseling program was based onthe model of integrative life plan-ning, which combined women’sinterests in home and in vocation

“I remember, the first person who came was from Toledo. And [the CEWcounselor] literally took her by the hand and walked her around campus to see that she got what

she needed and didn’t let any barrier from the ‘gatekeepers’ stand in her way . . . Each person [who came to CEW] was new and different, had different needs.”

Founding Director Jean Campbell

A Pioneering Center

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into its “total counseling concept.”A second aspect of service was

ongoing programming to addressthe interests and needs of women.The first CEW conference,“Opportunities for Women throughEducation,” was held in 1965 andwas attended by 238 women.CEW also began offering work-shops, programs, and discussiongroups. Topics ranged from orientation to the University to jobclubs; programming in the firstdecade of CEW focused on return-ing women students, their possiblecareer goals, and their transitionsinto and from the University setting. Then, as now, CEW counselors also acted as advocatesfor individual clients. As JeanCampbell once said “We had takenon the responsibility to change theuniversity.”

Early on, CEW began a library ofmaterials supporting its activities.Printed materials on women’sissues, especially research publica-tions, were relatively scarce in1965. But as the number grew, sodid the importance and centralityof the library. Its object then andnow: the acquisition and dissemi-nation of information resources

S c h o l a r s h i p sThe 100th anniversary of the

admission of women to theUniversity of Michigan served asthe impetus for the establishmentof the CEW Scholarship Program.At the time, there were virtually noscholarships available for part-timestudents, despite their oft-demon-strated financial need, and returning women students oftenattended part-time. Therefore, theCEW scholarships were “designedto encourage and support womenscholars who have returned to theUniversity to complete their educa-tion and who are very likely noteligible for other kinds of scholar-ship aid.” CEW also felt it important to reward and “dignifythe academic potential of thereturning women as we do that ofmeritorious young persons.”Awards to nontraditional studentswould justify their undertakingsand, CEW leaders hoped, reinforcethe University’s acceptance ofthese students.

The scholarships clearly met aneed; nearly 200 women appliedfor six awards in the first year.The Margaret and Harry TowsleyFoundation guaranteed the futureof the CEW Scholarship Programwith a $1 million endowment in

1990 for scholarships named afterMargaret Dow Towsley.The scholarships for returningwomen students are now supportedby corporate contributions, endow-ments and grants, in addition todonor contributions. This widespread support enabled CEWto award 56 scholarships and fellowships in 2004, bringing the

necessary to support the research,advocacy and direct service programs of the Center.

The 1970s:

CEW EstablishesItself

Many of the womenserved by CEWremember its location

on Thompson St., in first one, thentwo side-by-side houses. Here adynamic staff expanded CEW’swork as well as its influence on theMichigan campus.

Evening Prog ra mA group of student wives living

in North Campus housing sparkedan experiment that became theCEW Evening Program. Thesewomen approached CEW in 1969with the idea to offer courses thatwives of current students couldtake to further their own degreeaspirations. CEW agreed to help.The program was designed toextend the day so that qualifiedstudents with work or child careobligations could continue schooland to demonstrate the need for“an extended on-campus day.”

In order to facilitate re-entry,

CEW also offered supportive serv-ices in conjunction with the program, including reading, mathand study skills refresher courses,and Saturday and telephone registration. The support ofUniversity officials enlisted, the“North Campus Evening ClassProject” was launched in the 1970fall term with a single section ofGreat Books that attracted eightstudents. By the mid-1970s, theprogram had changed its focusfrom students’ wives to womenwho needed an academic entrypoint after an interruption in theireducation.

While the program initially facedresistance from faculty who did

not want to teach in the evening,by the 1990s evening classes werefirmly established and the specialevening program was phased out.This was felt by all involved to bea positive step: by its end, the pilotprogram initiated by a small groupof students’ wives had grown tobecome “The CEW EveningProgram,” serving 3500 studentsannually. The results can still beseen University-wide in eveningclasses offered through nearlyevery department.

Margaret Dow Towsley

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“Co n g rat u l ations CEW for being a significa nt wo m e n’s vo i ce for 40years on the campus of the Un i ve r s i ty of Mi c h i g a n . Your pre s e n ce hast a u g ht women to make a diffe re n ce. . . to have a goal and a pe r s o n a lmission state m e nt and in the end to cultivate an attitude of g rat i t u d e, all guided through a wo m e n’s heart .”Kristine Ch a n d l e r, Di re ctor of Co m m u n i ty Re l at i o n s,Co n co rdia Un i ve r s i ty; Fo rmer CEW Inte rn

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total number of scholarship recipients to 1046. Based on merit,the awards provide both financialassistance and affirmation of thescholars’ potential contribution totheir fields.

Ad m i n i s t rat i ve Inte rn s h i pProg ra m

As CEW counselors worked withwomen attempting to reenter thelabor market – or those womenentering it for the first time – theyrecognized a need for a bridgingexperience to prepare women toundergo such transitions, anddeveloped the AdministrativeInternship Program. Internsworked at least half time over several months in Universitydepartments or community organizations. As the program rapidly grew a supportive structurewas added, with counseling andgroup programs provided to participants through the course ofthe internship period. From thebeginning, feedback from internsindicated that they acquired notonly specific managerial skills, butalso increased self-confidence asthey readied themselves to stepinto the job market.

The 1980s

CEW at Midlife

In 1980 the Ford Foundationfunded CEW to conductresearch which drew on the

Center’s participant database toexplore women’s transition towork, including the “meaning ofwork and its relation to self-esteem

and life satisfaction,” as well asissues of work and family. In theearly 1980s CEW’s collaborationwith campus scholars was expand-ed and CEW began to invite visit-ing scholars from other American

universities and from around theworld. The Visiting ScholarProgram continues to provide anopportunity for scholars to pursueresearch projects relevant towomen, using the vast resourcesavailable through CEW and theUniversity of Michigan. Recentscholars hail from Australia,Nigeria, India and across the U.S.

Dovetailing nicely with the mis-sion to assist nontraditional students was a program establishedin 1980 to encourage women toenter nontraditional occupations inscientific and technical fields. The Women in Science program(WIS) was created at the initiativeof the Academic Women’s Caucus.University administration askedCEW to house this new program,established with donations fromLS&A, Engineering, RackhamGraduate School, the MedicalSchool, and the Office of the VicePresident for Academic Affairs.The program’s purposes were to

1962 / 1963Proposals for a Center for ContinuingEducation of Women (CEW) go to Office of VPfor Academic Affairs

1 9 6 4CEW opens with Louise Cain, Director, andJean Campbell, Acting Director

1 9 6 51st CEW Conference; Jean Campbell namedDirector; Evening Program begins

1 9 7 0CEW Scholarships established

1 9 7 7Administrative Internship Program developed; Ford Foundation grant to conductsurvey of CEW participants regarding transition from education to employment

1 9 8 0Women in Science and Engineering (WIS)funded as CEW unit

1 9 8 2CEW Review and Evaluation by UMCommittee finds that CEW has a unique andessential role on campus and should be continued

1 9 8 5Jean Campbell retires;Vivian Rogers named Director

1 9 8 7Patricia Wulp named Interim Director

1 9 8 8Carol Hollenshead named Director

1 9 8 9Name changed to Center for the Education ofWomen (CEW); President Duderstadt creates President’s Advisory Committee onWomen’s Issues (PACWI), chaired by CarolHollenshead and staffed by CEW

1 9 9 3Michigan Women’s Leadership

Project begins

1 9 9 4Women of Color in the

Academy Project begins

1 9 9 8Junior Women Faculty Network begins

1 9 9 9CEW publishes Faculty Work-Life Study

2 0 0 0Ford Motor Company Foundation fundsFord Fellowships program through CEW

2 0 0 1Graduate Women’s Leadership Project

begins; CEW Website receives over500,000 hits in a single year; “Bridging

Gender Divides” Conferenceoffered by CEW

2 0 0 2New Millennium Leaders

Series moves to CEW;Women of Color Task Force joins CEW;

Committee on Student Parent Issuesformed, chaired by CEW Director

and staffed by CEW

2 0 0 4Sloan Foundation funds $473,000 grant toexamine the dual career ladders for highereducation faculty; CEW receives American

Council on Education (ACE) NetworkProgram Award for Outstanding,

Innovative, and Visionary Programs Benefiting Women Leaders;

CEW scholarships and fellowships havebeen awarded to over 1000 women.

The Center

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recruit more women into scienceand science-related professions,help the University of Michiganaddress the disproportionate under-representation of women in the sciences and to understand whythese gender differences exist.

Later renamed Women in Scienceand Engineering (WISE), the program grew to work directlywith UM women students in science and engineering, providingresidential programs, conductingresearch on the experiences ofundergraduate and graduate students in science and engineer-ing, and working to enhance thelearning experiences of womenstudents in order to increase retention. After nearly twodecades as a CEW program, WISEbecame an independent Universityunit in 1999.

Perhaps the most significantevent during the 1980s was theexternal review of CEW. In a climate of budget constraints andthe evaluation and closing of many

UM units, the Center was reviewedin 1982. The evaluation reportconcluded that CEW offered services, programs and advocacynot duplicated elsewhere on campus. Furthermore, it definedCEW as “an outstanding exampleof synergy” in the confluence ofresearch, service, and advocacy atthe Center.

The 1980s also brought changesin the leadership, location, andname of the Center. In 1981, CEWrelocated to South Thayer Street inorder to house the staff under oneroof and make room for a largerlibrary. When founding directorJean Campbell resigned, she wassucceeded by Vivian Rogers in1985, then by Carol Hollensheadin 1988. In 1990 the Centermoved to its current location onLiberty Street, which situates CEWmidway between the centers of

University and community life. Itsvery location emphasizes CEW’sunique mission to serve womenfrom both communities.

1 9 9 0 sIncreased UniversityPresence inAdvocacy/FacultyWork

Towards the end of the 20thcentury, CEW was a visible presence on the

Michigan campus. It was knownas a welcoming place for individu-als to discuss life issues and seekinformation and assistance throughprograms or library resources. Theemphasis on research aboutwomen’s lives continued. AndCEW was known across campus asan advocate for women.

In recognition of the diversework of the Center, then PresidentJames Duderstadt asked that theCenter expand beyond its originalfocus on re-entry students and takeon a greater role in addressingwomen’s issues and supportingwomen students, staff, and facultyat the University. Realizing thatthis broader focus must be reflect-ed in the Center’s name, the Centerfor the Continuing Education ofWomen became the Center for theEducation of Women (CEW) in 1989.

Leadership and Pro fe s s i o n a lDeve l o p m e nt Prog rams

Since the mid 1990s, CEW haspromoted women’s leadership andprofessional development througha number of new initiatives.Whether aimed at women facultyor staff, graduate students, orwomen in the nonprofit sector,CEW has worked to foster successthrough networks and leadershiptraining.

Women of Color in the Aca d e my Pro j e ct

Founded in 1994 by the Centerfor the Education of Women andthe Women’s Studies Program,the Women of Color in theAcademy Project (WOCAP) grewout of discussions with women faculty of color who felt that thereneeded to be extended, focused

1 9 6 3Publication of The Feminine Mystique byBetty Friedan

1 9 6 4U.S. President’s Commission on the Status ofWomen publishes American Women

1 9 6 6National Organization of Women founded

1 9 7 0Women file sex discrimination complaintagainst UM, based on Exec. Order 11246;UM establishes Commission for Women in response

1 9 7 2Title IX, outlawing gender discrimination ineducation, enacted

1 9 7 3UM Women’s Studies Program established;Women’s varsity athletics inaugurated at UM

1 9 7 6Title IX goes into effect

1 9 8 0Marjorie Lansing identifies “gender gap” inpolitical priorities

1 9 8 1Sandra Day O’Connor first woman SupremeCourt Justice; Nellie Varner first African-American woman to serve as a UM Regent

1 9 8 3Sally Ride first American woman in space

1 9 8 4Geraldine Ferraro first woman to run forvice-president on major party ticket

1 9 8 6Supreme Court declares sexual harassment

is a form of illegal job discrimination

1 9 8 7U.S. Congress declares March National

Women’s History Month

1 9 9 4Michigan Agenda for Women, plan to

promote women’s success at UM, is announced by President Duderstadt

1 9 9 5UM Institute for Research on Women andGender created; 4th World Conference on

Women creates Beijing Declaration andPlatform for Action

1996 Madeleine Albright named first

woman Secretary of State

1 9 9 8Equal number of female and male

executive officers at UM for the first time in school’s history

2 0 0 1First woman chosen as drum major for

Michigan Marching Band; Ruth J. Simmonsnamed President of Brown University,

first African-American tolead an Ivy League university

2 0 0 2Jennifer Granholm elected Michigan’s first

woman governor (took office 2003);Mary Sue Coleman becomes first

woman president of UM

2 0 0 3Valerie Castle appointed Chair of

Pediatrics, first woman to chair a Medical School Department

Beyond CEW

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attention to issues pertaining towomen of color faculty and graduate students. The mission ofWOCAP is:

■ To highlight the academic andcultural contributions that womenof color make to the Universitycommunity and to society at large,and

■ To build a network of womenfaculty of color that serves as asupport system for their researchundertakings, academic careerdevelopment, and enhanced careersatisfaction, thus supporting theirretention.

The Project is currently support-ed by the Office of the Senior ViceProvost for Academic Affairs andis administered through the Centerfor the Education for Women. Itfocuses on research, advocacy, net-work building, and administrativeinitiatives on issues of concern towomen of color in university settings. In 2000, the Office ofWomen in Higher Education of theAmerican Council on Educationawarded WOCAP a commendationfor its support, enhancement,and promotion of women facultyof color at the University ofMichigan.

Leadership Deve l o p m e ntIn 1993, the Nokomis, Kellogg,

and Frey Foundations funded “The Michigan Women’sLeadership Project” through whichCEW offered leadership training towomen executives and board lead-ers of Michigan nonprofit agenciesoffering services to girls andwomen. This five-year action-research project provided the

Women of Color Task Fo rceThe Women of Color Task Force,

new to CEW in 2002 but in existence on campus for more than20 years, provides networking,career development opportunities,and support for women of color atall ranks and job families in theUniversity. The Task Force’sCareer Conference, drawing morethan 600 attendees each year, is theonly large-scale professional development event offered for staffat the University.

A Center for theEducation of Womenfor the Coming Years

Forty years after the doorsopened at the Center forContinuing Education for

Women, women on this campus,in our community, and across thenation still rely on CEW to makechange happen for them individu-ally and collectively. The foresightof those women who first envisioned a center assistingwomen with educational andemployment issues remainsimpressive as we look at CEW’sactivities today. Its three-fold mission continues to allow theCenter to make an impact throughservice, research, and advocacy.

Se rv i ceIn over 1,000 individual appoint-

ments annually, CEW counselorscontinue to work with women andmen who face decision points intheir lives. Though times havechanged since the Center wasestablished in 1964, many of theissues women face – multipleresponsibilities, career decisions,educational plans, and financialproblems – have not. Counselorscontinue to provide information onacademic programs at UM andelsewhere, employment and careeroptions, sources of financial assistance, and information aboutother University or communityservices and resources. Whileadmissions policies were thebiggest barrier to women contem-plating higher education in the1960s, today women’s progressstops primarily due to finances.

Current workshops include acareer development series, awork/life/family series, reports ofresearch by women faculty andprograms on such topics as negoti-ation, finances, starting a business,and going to graduate school. The IT Career ExplorationProgram, funded by Intel, intro-duces women to career possibilities using technology.

“When looking back upon a lifetime of accomplishments you sometimes lose sight of all ofthose who have helped you along the way. One of the many advantages of being part of theUniversity of Michigan community as a professional is the ease with which the connection toCEW can be maintained so that the valuable contributions that it has made to my owngrowth and development as a graduate student and as a faculty member of color are not easily lost.” Dr. Cleopatra Howard Caldwell, Associate Professor of Health Behavior and HealthEducation, University of Michigan; CEW Scholar, 1982

model for several additional leadership programs offered in thepast decade.

Current leadership programsinclude the New MillenniumLeaders series, a two-semestercohort of UM staff women whostudy leadership principles throughseminars provided by senior levelUM women; the AdvancedLeadership Seminar for UM stafffocusing on strategies for institut-ing effective change in personal,workgroup and unit levels: andthe Graduate Women’s LeadershipProject, for graduate students whoare active on campus.

Junior Women Fa c u l ty Ne two rkCEW established the Junior

Women Faculty Network (JWFN)in 1998. The goal of the JWFN,which was initially funded by theAlcoa Foundation, is to foster theprofessional development and success of UM women assistantprofessors and to help them createa cross-disciplinary network. JWFN’s social and educationalevents and programs also help junior women faculty learn moreabout the University of Michigan.

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produced the 2000 publicationMBA: Gateway to Opportunity,which reported on researchconducted on female and malegraduates of top-tier businessschools. The results documentedthe careers and lives of graduates,and provided suggestions on howbusiness schools can encouragewomen applicants and ensure theirsuccess in MBA programs. In2004, CEW joined the Detroitbased Women’s Leadership Forumin research that indicated a dearthof women in the upper manage-ment and boards of majorMichigan corporations.

CEW continues to analyzeparticipant data on an annual basisin order to document trends in thelives of women as represented bycounseling participants. Recentefforts have also included a surveyof past scholarship recipients,focusing on the ways in whichscholars define and contribute to the well-being of their communities.

Small research grants forstudents provide seed money fornew research on gender. Facultyresearch grants provide funding forscholarly or creative activity related to leadership and women orgender in any field.

Advoca cyCEW continues to work on open-

ing doors for women. Women’seducational access, one of CEW’sfounding principles, became moredifficult for women receiving welfare after 1996. With a grantfrom the Nokomis Foundation,CEW’s study, Michigan: A ‘SmartState’ for Women? Women andHigher Education in Michigan,explored women’s access to higher

Pre s i d e nt’s Adv i s o ry Commission on Wo m e n’s Is s u e s

In 1989 Duderstadt created the President’s Advisory Commission onWomen’s Issues (PACWI) with CEW Director Carol Hollenshead as chair.In the years since, PACWI, staffed by CEW, has been an active advocatefor policies designed to enhance gender equity.

The role of the Commission, which is composed of faculty, staff, andgraduate and undergraduate students, is to make recommendationsto University leaders on issues of access, equity and success forwomen. Some of its gains include:

■ Adoption of a modified duties policy, which grants relief fromclassroom teaching for a semester in which sick leave is used for pregnancy or childbirth (January 1991).

■ Revision of staff tuition support program to allow prospective pay-ment of tuition (as opposed to reimbursement) and increase theamount of the tuition paid by the University (May 2000).

■ Ability of the staff to use all 15 days of paid sick leave to care fordependents (January 2002).

PACWI, in conjunction with CEW, has published four volumes ofWomen at the University of Michigan: A Statistical Report on the Status of Women Students, Faculty and Staff from the Ann Arbor Campus.These reports, which analyze statistics ranging from the proportion offull professors who are women to the number of women in the skilledtrades or in senior leadership positions, have outlined progress andbarriers in the advancement of women in numbers, levels of attain-ment, and responsibility in departments, schools and colleges.

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation allowCEW to study both the extent andeffectiveness of faculty policiesfound in U.S. institutions of highereducation that support work-familybalance and to examine how the“dual ladder” for faculty in highereducation affects non-tenure-trackfaculty. CEW will contribute qualitative research, compile a“best practices” report, and conduct pre-and post-interventioninterviews with faculty as part ofthe University-wide ADVANCEgrant aimed at increased hiring andretention of women faculty in thesciences and engineering.

Another joint effort, this one withCatalyst and the University ofMichigan’s School of Business,

R e s e a rc hResearch about women remains

central to CEW’s mission. Its pur-pose is to enrich the understandingof gender, improve practice, andinfluence policy development. TheCEW research program continuesto explore questions related towomen in higher education,employment and leadership, usingboth quantitative and qualitativemethods.

Much research focuses on academic climate issues for faculty, staff and students. The1999 Faculty Work Life Studyreported on quantitative measuresof satisfaction of faculty by rank,ethnicity, gender and other variables. Recent grants from the

education throughout Michigan,with a special emphasis on barriersfacing low-income women, includ-ing welfare recipients. As a mem-ber of Michigan’s Coalition forIndependence in Education(CFITE), which promotes accessto higher education for Michiganwelfare recipients, CEW released a2001 report on the experiences ofparents receiving state benefits andattending college.

On campus, CEW continues tolead efforts to address student,staff and faculty needs. Providing leadership and staffing forPresident’s Advisory Commissionof Women (PACWI) and for theCommittee on Student ParentIssues, working in collaborationwith other units, and serving onUniversity committees, CEW staffexpand the Center’s influenceacross the University.

CEW’s original three-fold mission of direct service, advocacyand research is still needed todayand in the years to come. Whilewomen have made major stridestoward equality since the pioneer-ing creators of a new program forthe continuing education of womenoutlined this mission, women con-tinue to experience barriers in theireducational and career pursuits. Inaddition, the increased complexityof combining work and family lifefor all Americans means thatindividuals continue to seek assis-tance as they make life decisions.Always responsive to the social,economic and educational changesthat affect women, CEW hasevolved through the past fourdecades. In the future, CEW willcontinue to address the needs ofindividuals, to advocate for womenand men on campus and throughstate and national organizations,and to add to our knowledge of thelives of women in education,employment and as leaders.

Primary research for this article was

conducted by Holly South, CEW

directed field experience student from

the UM School of Information.

“Because of my strong convictions about empowering womenand the merits of higher education, I have long considered it aprivilege to support CEW as a donor and as a member of theLeadership Council. At this time of celebration, I salute theirmulti-talented leaders and the skillful and dedicated way theygo about accomplishing their mission. There IS a MichiganDifference, and a CEW Difference too. I rejoice in being part ofthe team! Molly Dobson, CEW Leadership Council Member

Molly Dobson (left) pict u red with two recipients of the Molly Dobson Scholarship

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The Counseling and Programs Fu n d g u a rantees that CEW’s door will re m a i nopen to all, rega rdless of their affi l i ation or financial situation and that ourd ive rse programs will be accessible at little or no cost. CEW counselorso ffer holistic life planning, focusing on career ch a n ge, re t u rning to sch o o land other life transitions in the context of the indiv i d u a l ’s entire life circ u m-stances. In add i t i o n , c o u n s e l o rs orga n i ze our ex t e n s ive roster of wo rk s h o p s ,l e c t u res and other public progra m s , d e l ive ring many themselves; manageour sch o l a rship awa rds; cre ate leadership development programs for UMs t a ff and gra d u ate students; and provide gra d u ate and nontraditional under-gra d u ate students with emerge n cy grants. G o a l : $ 9 2 7 , 0 0 0

The Advo ca cy and Po l i cy Fund supports our social change and policydevelopment activities on campus and beyond. CEW advocacy initiativeshave significantly improved work/family and child care-related policiesand resources for UM faculty, staff and students. We are currently joiningothers on campus to improve hiring and retention of women faculty in thesciences and engineering. Today, the most serious barrier to higher education is affordability. At a time of escalating costs, CEW continuesto advocate for access to higher education for all. G o a l : $ 2 4 3 , 5 0 0

The Library Fund expands our capacity to meet the print and electronicinformation needs of our counseling and program participants, enhanceour own research and support the professional and research needs of theUniversity and surrounding communities. G o a l : $ 5 8 , 5 0 0

The Leadership and Career Development Fu n d enables the Center tooffer leadership and professional development programs as well as to create internships, mentoring opportunities and networks of support forwomen across the University. We seek to create opportunities for womento increase their confidence and experience, build their leadership capabil-ities and readiness, and develop professional connections that foster success. The Center currently offers leadership development programs forUniversity of Michigan staff and graduate students and supports profes-sional development networks for women of color faculty, junior womenfaculty, and women of color staff. G o a l : $ 2 2 8 , 0 0 0

The Scholarship Fund provides fellowships and scholarships for nontra-ditional women students. Since 1970, the Center has awarded over 1,000scholarships for women studying in any degree program on the AnnArbor, Flint and Dearborn campuses. In addition, we offer prestigious fellowships in selected fields, most often where women are under-repre-sented in post-graduate programs or in the workforce. G o a l : $ 6 2 8 , 0 0 0

The Special Initiat i ves Fu n d provides critically important resources forinnovation in response to emerging needs and opportunities and flexibili-ty in allocating resources where they are most needed. Examples include

creating pilot programs, conducting needs assessments or undertakingquickly-needed research or programs. G o a l : $ 2 3 5 , 0 0 0

The Student Research Fund enables CEW to continue its importantresearch on women’s education, careers and leadership and to assist stu-dents who conduct research related to these aspects of women’s lives, aswell as health and well-being. The impact of these funds ripples beyondCEW as succeeding generations of scholars delve into women’s experi-ences or shed light on gender-related social issues. G o a l : $ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0

Jean Campbell Research Fund on Wo m e n’s Lives supports visitingscholars at the Center, as well as faculty research grants and otherresearch-related initiatives, such as conducting research on CEW partici-pants or follow-up studies to grant-funded projects. Prior to the beginningof The Michigan Difference campaign, the Center had raised $220,000 forthe fund. We are pleased to report that with your help we have recentlymet our campaign goal of an additional $280,000 and completed the fund.

M a ny donors ge n e ro u s ly contri buted to the Jean Campbell Research Fund,and the Center is grateful to each of them for cre ating an endowment toe n l a rge and ensure our capacity to conduct re s e a rch on women. A ch a l-l e n ge mat ch offe red by CEW Leadership Council member Ranny Riecke rwas part i c u l a rly helpful in enabling a number of donors to double the va l u eof their gifts. We we re excited when the James A. and Faith KnightFo u n d ation completed the effo rt with a grant in honor of Jean Campbell’sl ega cy of re s e a rch at the Center. G o a l : $280,000 ( co m p l e te d )

The Programmatic Su p p o rt Fu n d d i rects annual gifts to CEW’s ongoing programs and areas of greatest need. G o a l : $ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0

S U C C E S S :

The CEW D i ffe re n c e

Your commitment means that when women

and men want tofollow their dreams,

we will help them find the way.

Success has always been the CEW Diffe r e n c e:■ Success for women and men who want to change their lives■ Success for students who need help in overcoming obstacles■ Success in cultivating women leaders■ Success in promoting positive social and institutional change■ Success in generating new knowledge about the lives of

women and men■ Success in developing activities that weave service, research

and advocacy into one strong and influential program

Please help us guarantee that 40 years from now “Success: the CEW Difference” will ring astrue as it does today by donating to the fund that means most to you. To discuss givingopportunities, please contact Beth Halloran, the Center’s Director of Development, at734.998.7698. Your gift may provide you with federal and state income tax benefits;contributions may be directed to the Center for the Education of Women, 330 E. Liberty,Ann Arbor, MI 48104.

On May 14, 2004, the University of Michigan officially launched a new capital campaign with a fundraising goalof 2.5 billion dollars. The theme of the campaign is “The Michigan Difference.” As part of that effort, CEW hasestablished its own $3,500,000 campaign,“Success: the CEW Difference.” For forty years the Center for the

Education of Women, with its three-part focus on research, service and advocacy, has changed lives and transformedinstitutions. Our unique counseling services inform our research; research results are utilized in our advocacy efforts;and our advocacy efforts reflect concerns of our participants. The Center, like all other parts of the University, continuesto absorb cuts in general fund support and faces hard choices in allocating diminishing resources. Private funding isneeded to ensure the continuing health and stability of our services. By contributing to the following funds, youbecome a catalyst for the creativity and vitality that are the hallmarks of CEW. Your commitment means that whenwomen and men want to follow their dreams, we will help them find the way. When women want to lead, we will helpthem find their power. When returning students want to change their lives – and the world – we will help them findthe means. When institutions need to change, we will help them find the knowledge and the will.

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UM CEW Scholarships Ap p l i cations Available Applications for the 2005-2006 CEW scholarships will be available in

October and are due in January 2005. Students from all threeUniversity campuses are eligible. Applications will be available at theCenter, or may be downloaded from www.umich.edu/~cew

New CEW Scholarships

Please mail this form to CEW, 330 East Liberty, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2289. If youprefer to make your gift by telephone, please call Beth Halloran at (734) 998-7698.Thank you for your support.

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New Deve l o p m e nt Di re ctor Joins CEWBeth Halloran joined CEW on September 1, 2004as the Director of Development. Beth has beeninvolved in the University of MichiganDevelopment efforts since September 2001, mostrecently serving as the Director of Major Gifts forthe Law School. Prior to Michigan, Beth was adevelopment officer for the Mayo Foundation inRochester, MN. Beth has graduate degrees in

both social work and business. She feels each of these disciplinesguides her development work: connecting benefactors with meaningful opportunities to make a difference. The combination ofBeth’s personal passion for women’s issues and her high level of professional accomplishments make her an excellent emissary for theCenter and we are delighted to welcome her to our staff.

The CEW Scholarship Program for returning women students wasestablished in 1970 to honor the academic performance and potential of women whose education has been interrupted and toc o m m e m o rate the one hundredth annive rs a ry of the admission ofwomen to the Unive rsity of Mich i gan. Thanks to the ge n e rosity ofi n d ividuals and fo u n d at i o n s , CEW has awa rded over 1000 s ch o l a rships since 1970. CEW Sch o l a rship Awa rds are inva l u abl e,since they often mean the diffe rence between completing a degree ornot doing for many women students at the Unive rsity of Mich i ga n .CEW awa rded 40 sch o l a rships this spri n g. All CEW sch o l a rs h i p sa re privately funded.

Harriet and Bryce Alpern ScholarshipHarriet Alpern has been a longtime friend of CEW and is a strong supporter of programs that benefit women. Bryce Alpern’s passion ismedicine, especially pediatrics. Now retired, he served as an AssociateProfessor of Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital in Detroit. The Alpernscombined their interests into a scholarship providing support to a returning woman pursuing her education in a biomedical or health-related field.

Linda J. Rider ScholarshipThis scholarship was established in celebration of Linda J. Rider by herfamily. When Linda enrolled at the University of Michigan at the age of41 to earn her bachelor’s degree, she was a professional writer, editor,photographer and a single mother. To honor Linda’s accomplishment ofearning her degree as a nontraditional student, this scholarship isdesigned to assist other women returning to college later in life. TheLinda J. Rider scholarship is awarded to a woman with financial needwho is pursuing an undergraduate degree.

Elizabeth Ruthruff Wilson Fo u n d ation ScholarshipThe Elizabeth Ruthruff Wilson Foundation Scholarship is given to areturning undergraduate or graduate woman studying music, the performing arts or related fields. Those who knew her remember herbelief in the value of education for returning women as well as her support for them. Her favorite words of encouragement to them were“You go, girl!” Her foundation lives on to support music and the performing arts in the Southeast Michigan area.

Elizabeth Ruthruff Wilson Foundation Board Members and CEW Scholar at the2004 scholarship reception hosted by President Coleman. From left to right: Dr.Marilyn Mason, Professor of Music and University organist, UM School ofMusic; Kathleen Sullivan, scholar; Dr. John Waltman, Professor of Management,Eastern Michigan University; and Ms. Theresa Powers, President, the ElizabethRuthruff Wilson Foundation.

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The Ce nter for theEd u cation of Women at theUn i ve r s i ty of Michigan has

re ce i ved a thre e - year gra nt to t a l-ing $473,000 from the Al f red P.Sloan Fo u n d at i o n . Re s e a rchers atthe Ce nter will examine how non-tenure track faculty are affectedby the “dual ladder,” the differentcareer paths for those who areeligible for tenure and those whoare not. The Dual Ladder in HigherEducation – Research, Resources,and the Academic Workforce DualLadder Clearinghouse Project willsupport efforts to improve theacademic workplace by: conduct-ing national research on employment policies and work-life conditions for non-tenuretrack employees; establishing acentral clearinghouse of research,policies and practices; and, devel-oping print and other resourcesfor use by key academic audi-ences. This project is a part of theSloan Foundation’s currentprogram on the dual career lad-der for faculty. Building on CEW’sexperience in promoting family-friendly academic policies at theUniversity of Michigan and onpreviously conducted research onfaculty policies, this project willfirst survey a national representa-tive sample of institutions strati-fied by Carnegie classifications.The survey will increase theamount of information on theemployment conditions andwork-life of non-tenure track fac-ulty, whose benefits, status andterms of engagement vary acrossinstitutions.

A significant piece of this projectwill be the development of theAcademic Workforce and DualLadder Clearinghouse to facilitateinformation sharing between

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institutions, provide a researchbase on these issues, and offer ameans for key administrators andthe staff to examine policies andpractices from similar institutions.In addition to on-demand information made availablethrough the Clearinghouse,project staff will develop fourprint pieces designed for academ-ic administrators, researchers,higher education groups thattrain new administrators, andother specific audiences address-ing the issues of the dual ladderin the academic workplace.

CEW Wins ACE Network Award for theAdvancement of Women in Education

For providing innovative leadership development activities towomen, the University of Michigan’s Center for the Education ofWomen (CEW) has been awarded the 2004 American Council onEducation (ACE) Network Award for the Advancement of Womenin Higher Education. The annual award, presented at the ACENetwork State Coordinators Reception held in conjunction with theACE Annual Meeting, recognizes an innovative and visionaryprogram sponsored by a state ACE Network or by a college or university. The ACE Network, founded in 1977, is a national system of networks designed to develop programs that advance and support women in higher education within each state.

Expanding on its original commitment to the advancement ofwomen in education and the workplace, CEW has grown tobecome a prominent center for leadership development initiativesand research on women in the university and the workplace.

CEW has been active at the state and national level in women'sprograms. In 2003 CEW hosted the first ACE regional forumdesigned to mentor and develop women with the potential toassume college presidencies and other senior administrativepositions.

CEW receives Sloan Foundation grant toexamine faculty dual ladder career tracks

In Me m o ri a m : Pat ricia Wulp and Vivian Rog e r sCEW lost two former staff members this past summer. While one was here just a short time and the otherover 25 years, each woman contributed greatly to the Center.

Patricia Wulp was one of the earliest counselors at what was then the Center for theContinuing Education of Women. With a bachelor’s degree from MiddleburyCollege, an MSW from Simmons College, and several years’ international experience with citizen education projects, mostly in South America, Patricia joinedCEW in 1968 as a counselor and program director. Many women who came toCEW during the twenty-five years of her tenure credited Patricia with assistingthem into the University, through the University, into the workforce, or through alife transition. Her personal attention and counseling skills were accompanied byan astute understanding of the Center and its role at the University. In 1973 she

was named Associate Director, and she served in this capacity until her retirement. In addition, Patricia wasthe Acting Director for the Center twice, in 1985 and 1988. Patricia continued to be active in the community, especially in the League of Women Voters and the United Nations Association and was oftenpresent at CEW events and programs. A familiar face even to staff who never worked alongside her,Patricia will be greatly missed at CEW.

Vivian Rogers served as the director of CEW from 1985-1988, when she left the University. Vivian’s firstcareer was with the U.S. Marine Corps, which she joined at the outset of World War II. A member of thefirst class of women to be commissioned by the USMC, she served as a recruiting and rehabilitation officerfor several years and then as Marine Corps Archivist. When she became pregnant with her first child, shehad to resign according to Marine Corps rules. In 1968, Vivian set out on a new path, one that would eventually lead her to CEW. She founded and directed the Adult Life Resource Center at the University ofKansas. Working with non-traditional students led her to return to school herself, earning an M.S. Ed. incounseling at the University of Kansas and then a Ph.D. in adult education and development at Kansas StateUniversity. She received national recognition for her work on the adult life cycle and her work with olderstudents. After serving as Assistant Dean of the University of Kansas Division of Continuing Education forseveral years, she capped her career as CEW’s director. After retirement, Vivian continued to keep up withCEW’s activities from afar, noting new programs and initiatives. We recognize her contributions to theCenter and her commitment to returning women students.

The survey will increase our understanding of the employment conditions and worklife of non-tenure track faculty, whose benefits, status and terms of engagement varyacross institutions.

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C EW Visiting ScholarExamines Child Ca reNe g o t i ations byCouples

How docouplescommuni-cate andnegotiatethe man-agement oftheir timeand plans

for their future? Do couplesapproach their roles and responsi-bilities with an implicit frame-work, linked to their social back-ground characteristics? How domen and women’s goals and long-term plans relate to their efforts tonegotiate the sharing of child careresponsibilities with their spouses?

CEW’s Visiting Scholar Dr. Marlena Studer, a sociologisttrained here at the University ofMichigan, has a particular interestin understanding how men andwomen negotiate their roles andresponsibilities in intimate rela-tionships. Considerable researchhas documented that, whether byagreement or default, women con-tribute the vast majority of time incaring for the home and childrenin American families. Thisinequality is important to socialscience researchers and policy-

the results of this re s e a rch at CEWon Th u rs d ay, December 9, 2004 at12:00 p.m. in the confe rence ro o mat CEW, 330 East Liberty St.

After re c e iving her Ph.D. ,D r. Studer joined the faculty atTulane Unive rsity in New Orl e a n s ,wh e re she taught and conductedre s e a rch in the sociology of thefa m i ly and ge n d e r. Dr. Studer’sre s e a rch has focused pri m a ri ly onthe social location of women in thefa m i ly, and how the social ro l e swomen occupy in the fa m i ly affe c ttheir social power and pers o n a lwe l l - b e i n g.

WCTF enters its 25th year providing career development training for University staff

The Women of Color Task Force (WCTF) enters its 2nd year at CEW and its 25th year of existence following a successful membership recruit-ment campaign in 2003-2004. Under the leadership of its executive team (Cathy Conway-Perrin, Joyce French, Stephanie James, LindaKennedy and Regina Sims), and with administrative support from Janice Reuben,WCTF Task Force Program Coordinator, membership has

tripled and the Task Force has successfully expanded its program offerings.The Task Force now offers monthly career development workshops for its membership on a variety of professional and personal development

topics including project management, mediation and workplace negotiations, productivity and time management, networking skills and stressrelief. In addition, the Task Force will co-sponsor a free financial planning and investments seminar for staff and faculty with TIAA-CREF and theWomen of Color in the Academy Project on November 9 at CEW. And on December 2, the WCTF will hold its annual Woman of the Year awardsceremony in the Kuenzel Room at the Michigan Union.

On February 26, 2004, the Task Force hosted its 22nd annual career conference, which was attended by morethan 600 participants and featured 49 career and personal development workshops, including 23 new workshops.Beve rly Je n ki n s, n ationally kn own author and motivational spe a ke r, g ave the key n o te spe e c h ,autographed copies of her new novel, The Edge of Midnight; and conducted two afternoon workshops on creative writing. Funding for the event was provided by the Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs,the UM Office of Human Resources & Affirmative Action and by our corporate sponsor, TIAA-CREF.

The theme for the 2004-2005 academic year is “Inclusion and Oppo rt u n i ty: Re cognizing Eve ry body’sContribution.” In conjunction with CEW, the Task Force will begin its 25th year committed to providing educational and professional development opportunities for staff while also serving as an agent of inclusion and change.

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makers alike because of its signifi-cant impact on women’s earningspotential and labor force participa-tion. Women earn only about70% of what men earn, on aver-age, and their advancement andearnings are significantly limitedby their parenting responsibilities.But we know little about theprocess of decision-making thatleads to these outcomes.

Because the arrival of a baby is acritical, life-changing event, andthe decisions associated with thebaby’s care affect the trajectory ofprofessional and family roles from

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that time forward, Dr. Studer isinterested in focusing on how cou-ples make child care plans whilethe wife is pregnant. With CEW’ssupport, Dr. Studer is conductingqualitative interviews with 50 couples living in SoutheasternM i ch i gan who are expecting ab aby. CEW’s support has give nD r. Studer an opportunity to pur-sue re s e a rch she hopes will offer aq u a l i t at ive insight into the pat t e rn sof commu n i c ation and nego t i at i o ncouples engage in during a fo rm a-t ive period of their fa m i ly ro l e s .She looks fo r wa rd to pre s e n t i n g

23rd Annual WCTF Conference

Friday, March 4, 2005

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