B4 Women in Tech Leadership Development Series

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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.

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Empowering Women in Cybersecurity: Enhancing Security Through Diversity

Tuesday, April 1st at 7:00 p.m. EST/
5:00 p.m. MT

Meet the Speaker:

Erica Fanning
April 1st, 2025 Speaker

Erica Fanning completed her AAS in Public Health Technology from the Community College of the Air Force in 2011. Erica is an active-duty Air Force veteran with 8 years of service before separating in 2014. She earned her BA in Healthcare Administration in 2013 from Ashford University. During her military career, Erica served as a Public Health Educator in Alaska, Idaho, and Nevada. Erica obtained her MA in Healthcare Administration through Ashford University in 2017. She will complete her Health and Wellness Psychology Doctorate from the University of Arizona Global Campus in October 2024. Before becoming an instructor at WGU, Erica worked for 3 years in healthcare IT as a Clinical Systems Analyst for various healthcare technology applications. Erica was drawn to WGU’s student-centric model and believes that WGU’s model aligns with her teaching philosophy, which is to empower students to achieve their academic and career goals.

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Upcoming Webinars for 2025

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.

The form is available here and will be active beginning May 22, 2025, at 6:00 a.m. MT. You may preview a pdf version of the form here. Submissions must be made via the MS Office form and will not be accepted if submitted otherwise.

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