Gender Advocacy and Inclusion Network in Higher Ed

Reminder! Registration for GAIN24 closes today! ⁠ ⁠ Visit the link in our bio to register for the opportunity to hear from our GAIN Speaks! presenters like Kirsten Petersen & Max Cohen! ⁠ ⁠ They will be discussing the importance of creating a safe space by taking brave approaches – how to make environments welcoming, educational, and growth oriented for diverse populations within their IT department.

Only four days until registration for GAIN24 closes! Visit the link in our bio to register for the opportunity to hear from our GAIN Speaks! presenters like Dr. Cari Maes! She will be discussing the importance of building more equity and solidarity between faculty and staff and the campus-based early care and education professionals who care for their children.

Only four days until registration for GAIN24 closes! Visit the link in our bio to register for the opportunity to hear from our GAIN Speaks! presenters like Sarah Schwiebert! She will be discussing the importance of acknowledging and celebrating neurodiversity as essential elements for creating inclusive spaces that empower all students.

Meet our presenter, Kai! Read more about their session through the link in our bio Seizing the Scandal: Using scandal to build back better From Shakespearean plays to modern political drama, scandals are a part of human society. They function as a means of charting a new cultural narrative and, often, moving society forward. But what does that mean for the organizations we work for? What happens when a scandal affects our workplace? How do we move forward? Through a mixture of real-world examples and theory, this presentation will explore how scandals operate and how we can build through scandals and use them to rebuild a better organizational culture. From this presentation, audiences will understand how to ‘seize the scandal’ and how we can build a better organizational culture in the future.

Meet our presenters, Chloe & Kim! Read more about their session through the link in our bio ⁠ ⁠ Centering Student Stories: Critical Curiosity in Advising, Teaching, and Career Development⁠ ⁠ Critical curiosity is the idea that in order to be great advisors and educators, we ought to be curious, ready to make connections, ask questions, and have a critical lens. What does it mean to approach the field of higher education with a sense of critical curiosity? What does it mean as a graduate student? Why is curiosity and a critical lens crucial in HE? During this interactive session, we will share stories of where our curiosity has led us in professional settings. And times where a critical lens is important in supporting our students.

Meet our first pre-conference presenter, Miranda James! Read more about their session through the link in our bio. Centering Student Learning in Campus Jobs This session is a case study of how the Multicultural Center (MCC) at Clackamas Community College is hiring, onboarding, and offboarding student employees differently. Whether you have student workers with very specific job responsibilities, or more ambiguous job responsibilities, this session is for you! In summer 2023 I wanted to change up how I recruited and hired student employees, and find ways for more buy-in from the students and their work. After re-centering the MCC’s mission statement, I created a process for hiring, onboarding, and evaluating students that is mission driven and co-created with students. Specifically this session will cover: 1. How to identify actionable pieces of your department’s mission statement 2. Building individual position descriptions with students 3. Using that position description as their roadmap for work, that in turn becomes their evaluation.

Meet our presenter, Bernette! Read more about their session through the link in our bio. Growth and goals: Thriving in Midlife and Beyond Ageism is real, but there are strategies women can use to foster thriving at any age. Research has shown that higher levels of subjective well-being, happiness and optimism are connected with meaningful goals. The presentation explores the multifaceted dimensions of middle age, examining it as both a mental construct and a chronological stage. An overview of examples of societal depictions of middle age in popular culture and business will also be included. The question “What is middle age” will be reflected on using diverse perspectives from developmental frameworks of Belenky and Erikson and the concepts of growth mindset and grit proposed by Dweck and Duckworth. The objective is to empower women to flourish in middle age through self-assessment, strengths exploration, and setting goals, The outcome of the presentation will be to redefine the potential of middle age and beyond.

Meet our second pre-conference presenter, Dr. Karnell "Dr. K" McConell-Black! Register for free through the link in our bio.⁠ Sustaining Yourself in the Role Pop culture can teach us a little something about sustaining ourselves in the roles we occupy. Working in higher education and guiding students can be fulfilling, yet it’s crucial to focus on personal health and well-being to maintain resilience in the field. This workshop will equip attendees with methods and practices to flourish and stay grounded both professionally and personally. We’ll wrap up with a reflective exercise to reconnect participants with their core motivations. ⁠

Meet our second pre-conference presenter, Dr. Karnell "Dr. K" McConell-Black! Register for free through the link in our bio.⁠ Sustaining Yourself in the Role Pop culture can teach us a little something about sustaining ourselves in the roles we occupy. Working in higher education and guiding students can be fulfilling, yet it’s crucial to focus on personal health and well-being to maintain resilience in the field. This workshop will equip attendees with methods and practices to flourish and stay grounded both professionally and personally. We’ll wrap up with a reflective exercise to reconnect participants with their core motivations. ⁠

Meet our presenter, Bernette! Read more about their session through the link in our bio. Growth and goals: Thriving in Midlife and Beyond Ageism is real, but there are strategies women can use to foster thriving at any age. Research has shown that higher levels of subjective well-being, happiness and optimism are connected with meaningful goals. The presentation explores the multifaceted dimensions of middle age, examining it as both a mental construct and a chronological stage. An overview of examples of societal depictions of middle age in popular culture and business will also be included. The question “What is middle age” will be reflected on using diverse perspectives from developmental frameworks of Belenky and Erikson and the concepts of growth mindset and grit proposed by Dweck and Duckworth. The objective is to empower women to flourish in middle age through self-assessment, strengths exploration, and setting goals, The outcome of the presentation will be to redefine the potential of middle age and beyond.