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<\/a>\u201cIt is an honor for The University of Toledo to host this conference, and I look forward to talking about women in higher education leadership roles with presidents from institutions in Ohio,\u201d Gaber said.<\/p>\n\u201cWe are excited to have the American Council on Education Women\u2019s Network Ohio annual conference come here for the first time to The University of Toledo and to northwest Ohio,\u201d said Dr. Shanda Gore, executive director of the UT Minority Business Development Center, who is co-chair of the American Council on Education Women\u2019s Network Ohio and chair of the annual conference. \u201cThis year marks the 20th anniversary of the conference, and we appreciate the support of President Gaber.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sessions during the daylong event will cover several topics, including developing a career and personal plan to reach the executive level; building feminist futures on and beyond campus; creating transformative space for Latinas in higher education; and cultivating networks of leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year\u2019s theme is \u2018Lifting as We Climb,\u2019 and it is a testament to what we need to do as women to help one another be successful professionally,\u201d said Gore, who is the principal investigator for the Ohio Minority Business Assistance Center Toledo and the Global Minority Business Virtual Development Center.<\/p>\n
Prior to the conference, a Northwest Ohio Presidential Panel titled \u201cEngaged Women Leaders: How Colleges and Universities Are Impacting Communities in Northwest Ohio\u201d will be held Thursday, Nov. 1, at 4 p.m. in the Driscoll Alumni Center Auditorium. <\/p>\n
The panel will feature Gaber, Defiance College President Richanne C. Mankey, University of Findlay President Katherine Fell, Tiffin University President Lillian Schumacher, Lourdes University President Mary Ann Gawelek and Bluffton University President Jane Wood. The presidents will discuss how higher education institutions play a vital role in their communities.<\/p>\n
RSVPs are requested by Friday, Oct. 26; go to utoledo.edu\/offices\/president\/email\/ace\/ace.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tickets \u2014 $125 and $50 for graduate students \u2014 are available at
\naceohiowomen.org\/conference_signup.php<\/a>. About 30 tickets remain.<\/p>\n