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B4 Women in Tech Leadership Development Series
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WST Women in Technology Leadership Development Award (2025)
Active School of Technology students may be eligible to receive an electronic award after participating in all webinars for the Leadership Development Series.
Join Us for Our Upcoming Webinar!
Blossoming in the Face of Adversity: Building Resilience through Emotional Intelligence
Thursday, October 24th
7:00 p.m. EST/5:00 p.m. MT
Meet the Speaker:
Dr. Deborah Murphy
October 24th, 2024 Speaker
Dr. Deborah Murphy is a seasoned professor at Western Governors University’s School of Business, bringing over 30 years of leadership and management experience in the Defense and State Department. She retired as a Comptroller, Director of Resource Management and served as a Senior Human Resource Manager and Senior Advisor during a mission in Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to her professional achievements, Dr. Murphy is dedicated to mentoring, volunteering, and leading Bible study classes. She is happily married to Ray and is the proud mother of four adult children.
Upcoming Webinars for 2024
Dr. Deborah Murphy
October 24, 2024; 7:00 p.m. EST/5:00 p.m. MT
Dr. Elizabeth Aube-VanPatten, PhD
Tuesday, January 14, 2025 4:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. MT
Erica Fanning
Tuesday, April 1,2025 7:00 p.m. EST/5:00 p.m. MT
Students will submit a Microsoft Form with a statement self-certifying their participation in each of the Leadership Series Sessions for the year. The form will be available to input information on May 22, 2025, at 6:00 a.m. MT. (Preview Form Here) The form will provide space to write a one-page reflection. The Women in Technology faculty support team will review the reflection for acceptance. Students must submit the reflections by June 30, 2025. The reflections will be reviewed within 3 business days of receipt, and all names will be submitted for credentialing no later than July 7, 2025.
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This award is for active students only.
This award is for active School of Technology students only.
This award is open to all active students in the School of Technology.
You will be allowed one opportunity to resubmit by June 30, 2025. Keep this deadline in mind when you submit your reflection. Given three business days are needed to review submissions, you may want to submit your reflection no later than June 22, 2025, to allow for a revision.
The reflection will include at least one item learned from the sessions that helped refine the participant’s growth in overcoming self-doubt, cultivating positive expectations about the future, setting personal and professional boundaries, and cultivating a winning mindset. The reflection must focus on how participants have grown professionally due to learnings from the Leadership Development series.
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