18^th ANNUAL CUWFA CONFERENCE

RE-INVENTING WORK/LIFE: SUCCEEDING IN THE NEXT ERA

MAY 16-18, 2012

Hosted by: University of Michigan

Location: Ann Arbor, MI

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.          Registration – Campus Inn

9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.          CUWFA Board of Directors’ Meeting – Campus Inn

       Sponsor Set-up – Campus Inn

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.          New Member Orientation Meeting – Campus Inn

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.          World Cafe – University of Michigan Student Union

(World Cafe consists of a series of discussion groups which allows participants the opportunity to attend at least two discussions)

• RT1 - “Make Telecommuting Work” - Erica Hayton, George Washington University
• RT2 - “Return to Work: Assisting Employees through Recovery from Illness or Injury” - Val Palazzolo, University of Michigan
• RT3 - “Facing or Phasing: Experiences of Academics on the Cusp of Retirement” - Sara-Jane Finlay, University of Toronto
• RT4 - “Models for Supporting the Advancement of Women of Color in Higher Education” - Cherie Dotson and Ching-Yune C. Sylvester, University of Michigan
• RT5 - “Identifying and Making the Business Case for New Work/Life Policies and Programs at Colleges and Universities” - Carol Hoffman, Columbia University, Beth Sullivan, University of Michigan, and Julie Nuter, DePaul University
• RT6 - “Work/Life in an Academic Rural Setting” - Becky Christianson, Michigan Technological University

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.        Evening Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres - University of Michigan Student Union

Thursday, May 17, 2012

7:30 a.m. – 10:00  a.m.     Breakfast and Sloan Grant Panel  – Campus Inn

7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.        Breakfast

8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.        Opening/Welcome

8:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.      Sloan Grant Panel Discussion  –  Campus Inn

“College and University Web Sites:  Helping Campuses Get from "Good" to "Great"

Laura Koppes Bryan, University of West Florida and CUWFA Past President,

Gretchen Anderson, Project Manager, and Katie Senft, Web Consultant

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.     Break

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.     Breakout Sessions  (A)  North Quad

• A1 - “Making it Work: Simple Steps to Compliance with the Worksite Lactation Accommodation Law ” - Cathy Carothers, Co-Director, Every Mother, Inc. 
• A2 - “Institutional Collaboration for Dual Career Support: The HERC Model” - Linda Berauer, Director, Michigan HERC at University of Michigan and Jennifer Ivers, Director, New England HERC at Harvard
• A3 - “Best Practices in Workplace Eldercare Programs: A 2012 Update” - Donna Wagner, New Mexico State University and Gail Hunt, Executive Director & CEO, National Alliance for Caregiving                 
• A4 - “Building Resilience and Avoiding Burnout” – Marilyn Kraut, University of Pennsylvania

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.       Break

Noon – 1:45 p.m.                 Lunch and Keynote Address – Campus Inn

“The Outsourced Self: Intimate Lives in Market Times”

Arlie Russell Hochschild, Professor of Sociology, University of California-Berkeley

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.           Breakout Sessions  (B)  North Quad

• B1 - “Beyond the Delay: Experiences of Taking a Maternity/parental Leave and Tenure Delay from One Canadian University” - Sara-Jane Finlay, Edith Hillan, and Mia Quint Rapoport, University of Toronto 
• B2 - “Formal Faculty Mentoring:  Strategies for Work/Life Success” - Clare Luz, Michigan State University
• B3 - “Managing School, Work and Family Under Constant Crisis: Stories from the Experiences of Low-Income Student Mothers” - Autumn Green, Boston College
• B4 -“CUWFA Research Project: Four Models for Launching Work/Life Initiatives” - Julie Nuter, DePaul University

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.          Break

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.          Breakout Sessions  (C)  North Quad

• C1- “Seeing the Horizon: A Toolkit of Research and Best Practices to Transform the Academic Workplace Climate” - Linda Siebert, Siebert Organizational Consulting  
• C2 - “How Career Norms and Family Norms Influence Men’s Path to Work/Life Integration” - Jessica DeGroot, third path institute
• C3 - “Energize and Engage Your Workforce with High Quality Connections” - Mary Ceccanese, University of Michigan
• C4 - “Work-Life Indicator: Self Assessment - Ellen Kossek, Michigan State University*

*(To actively participate in the workshop, please pre-register by sending a check for $7.50 to Ellen Kossek. In order to receive and complete the assessment tool before the conference, the check must be received no later than April 20, 2012. Please be aware that this rate is significantly discounted from the standard cost of $30 per person. When your check is received, you will receive a link to the assessment. The assessment will be evaluated and your results avalable to you at the conference. Completion of the assessment is not required to attend the workshop, but it is recommended.  Please make your check payable to Ellen Kossek and mail to Ellen Kossek, 8751 Woodridge Drive, Williamsburg, Michigan 49690)

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.           Explore the Exhibit Halls of University of Michigan Museum of Art

6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.          Dinner and Entertainment  –  University of Michigan Museum of Art

Friday, May 18, 2012

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.          Breakfast –  Campus Inn

8:30 a.m.  – 10:00 a.m.       Keynote Address  –  Campus Inn

“Family-Unfriendly:  Working to Improve Life for Caregivers in the U.S.”

Sharon Lerner, Journalist, Author & Fellow, Demos.org

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.         Break

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.       Breakout sessions (D)  (90 minutes)  North Quad

• D1 - “Process, Leadership, Structures, Culture: The Flexibility Equation” - Nancy Costikyan, Harvard University and Debbie Phillips, President, WFD Consulting
• D2 - “Supporting Students with Children with College and University Work/Family Systems” - Panel:  Kevin Miller and Barbara Gault, Institute for Women’s Policy Research, Sherrill Mosee, Higher Ed Advocates for Students with Children, and Elise Buggs, Eastern Michigan University
• D3 - “Life After COACHE: Implementing Programs and Policies Across Faculty Generations” - Kelley Skillin, Wayne State University
• D4 - “Faculty Retirement Transitions” - Jean McLaughlin and Claire van Ummersen, American Council on Education  

 12:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.        Lunch and CUWFA Membership meeting  – Campus Inn

 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.          Tours of Campus by bus or on foot / Towsley Children’s House