Weekly Leadership Items - 4/5/2010
Dear Members of WLI,
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E-mail Stephanie.Marton@yale.
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WLI presents...
Christina Kim Talk
Eco-friendly fashion designer
Tuesday, April 6th, 4pm
WLH 207
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WLI Board 2010
President: Merlyn Deng '11
Vice President: Stephanie Marton '11
Speakers: Meng Jia Yang '12
Mentorship: Tiffany Ho '12 and Melissa Hou '13
Conference: Sejal Hathi '13
Outreach: Kate Parker '11
Freshman Outreach: Eileen Jang '13
Business: Alexis Wise '13
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Weekly Leadership Items
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5) WLI presents: A Pierson College Master's Tea with Lucy Danziger, Editor-in-Chief of SELF magazine and Dr. Catherone Birndorf on "Feeling happier and more satisfied"; Thursday, April 8 at 4 p.m. in Pierson Common Room (flyer attached)
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Join us for a dinner discussion with researcher Tori Brescoll, a professor at the School of Management. Her research focuses on the impact of stereotypes on individual’s status within organizations, particularly the status of individuals who violate gender stereotypes. She is extremely well known for her research on perceptions of assertive women in the workplace, which has been covered widely, including in the New York Times. Come join us for a discussion about what young women can do when entering the working world to avoid gender biases.
The spots for this dinner will fill up quickly, so first come first serve!
E-mail Stephanie.Marton@yale.
The Women's Leadership Initiative is collaborating with the Yale Sustainable Food Project and other student groups to bring celebrated fashion designer Christina Kim to campus for an intimate talk with students on April 6 at 4pm in WLH 207. Ms. Kim uses recycled materials from many different countries and cultural traditions to create pieces for her fashion label, Dosa. She’ll speak about working with local artisans and preserving traditional craftsmanship, as well as the eco-friendly, humanitarian philosophy behind Dosa. Don't miss out on this rare opportunity to chat with this amazing designer and socially conscious female leader! (flyer attached)
3) WLI presents: Mentorship's "Friday Night Nosh"; Friday, April 9 at 7 p.m. in Branford Common Room
- 20 students must attend the 85 Broads and NYU conference, "2020 Vision: The Future is Yours!" Conference
- In exchange, we receive $1,000 to donate to Yale's Relay for Life efforts!
- If we reach 20 students, we will receive free entrance into the mega-powered business conference (a $100/person value!)
- Interested? Love GILT, and want to meet the CEO? Attended the LearnVest event, and got inspired? Want to help raise money for an excellent cause? E-mail merlyn.deng@yale.edu for more information!
Silliman Dining Hall (enter, turn left, farthest table in the back)
Undergraduate Women in Science at Yale is inviting Professor Ann Valentine in Chemistry department to its dinner series! Ann Valentine is an assistant professor of inorganic and biophysical chemistry, and her research explores the use of metals in nature and the development of potential titanium-based anticancer drugs. She also studies about a microbial transferrin named nicatransferrin which may tell us how nature developed the ability to manage hydrolysis-prone metals like iron in an environment containing oxygen. She was awarded the American Chemical Society PROGRESS/Dreyfus Lectureship Award in 2007 and the Paul D Saltman Award for Metals in Biology in 2009. Come talk to our prominent faculty and learn about her life as a female scientist and interesting topics in bioinorganic chemistry!
A media executive and journalist with more than 20 years experience in the industry, Vivian Schiller joined NPR as President and CEO on January 5, 2009. She comes to NPR from The New York Times Company where she served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of NYTimes.com.
As President and CEO, Schiller oversees all NPR operations and initiatives, including the organization's critical partnerships with our 800+ member stations, and their service to the more than 26 million people who listen to NPR programming every week.
Schiller is charged with assuring the fiscal and operational integrity of NPR, offering a clear and strong commitment to continuous strategic growth, and building the organization and its philanthropic base in ways that support the mission of NPR and stations.
During her tenure at The New York Times, she led the day-to-day operations of NYTimes.com, the largest newspaper website on the Internet, overseeing product, technology, marketing, classifieds, strategic planning, and business development.
Before joining NYTimes.com, Schiller spent four years as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Discovery Times Channel, a joint venture of The New York Times and Discovery Communications. Under her leadership, Discovery Times Channel tripled its distribution while achieving critical acclaim for its award winning journalistic programming.
Previously, Schiller served as Senior Vice President of CNN Productions, where she led CNN's long-form programming efforts. Documentaries and series produced under her auspices earned multiple honors, including two Peabody Awards, two Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Awards, and five Emmys. Schiller began her career as a simultaneous Russian interpreter in the former Soviet Union, which led her to documentary production work for Turner Broadcasting.
As President, Schiller is also an ex officio member of the NPR Board.
9) WGSS presents: the 30th anniversary of Women's Studies at Yale Conference from April 16-18th (registration link below and poster attached)
April 16-18, the WGSS & LGBTS Anniversaries Conference -- a celebration of 30 years of gender and sexuality scholarship. Registration is necessary for the meals; otherwise, drop in on a range of amazing panels, discussion groups, etc.. See our website for full schedule and location information: http://www.yale.
10) The Leadership Institute presents: Leadership Week and Master's Tea with Linda Lorrimer, VP and Secretary of Yale; Monday, April 5, at 4:30 p.m. in JE Master's house (flyer attached)
Please refer to the attachment for more information regarding tomorrow's tea and the upcoming events! (LeadershipWeek.pdf)