Career Airlines: Now Boarding

12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
March 12, 2010 Workshop
Conference Room A/B, One Dupont Circle NW

Pursuing a career in academic administration is rather like flying: fun and frightening; fraught with delays, detours, turbulence, layovers, ever-changing scenery, heavy baggage, and seatmates of all types; and, finally, fascinating.  The session offers insights on deciding where you want to go, what you’ll need in your luggage, and making the journey not just possible, but smoother and more satisfying.

Workshop Facilitator – Donna Burns Phillips, PhD

Donna Burns Phillips, Director of Office of Women in Higher Education (OWHE), is responsible for designing and implementing programs to advance women in higher education administration, including national and regional leadership forums; creating the framework for leadership training offered by the ACE State Networks as well as offering general advice, counsel, and support to state coordinators; collaborating with ACE’s Center for Racial and Ethnic Equity (CAREE) to advance women of color; consulting with the ACE Commission on Women in Higher Education; authoring and editing office publications and materials; and contributing to a variety of ACE events and efforts.

Phillips earned her B.A. in Theatre Arts from the University of New Hampshire and both an M.A. in Foreign Language Education with concentrations in French and Linguistics and a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition at the University of Louisville. She is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi honor society.  Women in Higher Education, Leadership Development, Faculty & Administrator Career Development.