Lecture: Women in the Academy: Negotiating New Accountabilities

Posted by on February 12, 2007

The American Council on Education
Office of Women in Higher Education Network
Southeast Pennsylvania Chapter

Cordially Invite You to Attend Our

Breakfast Meeting on March 2, 2007 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Registration until 8:45 a.m.

Special Guest Speaker
Dr. Jo Allen, Senior Vice President and Provost, Widener University
?Women in the Academy: Negotiating New Accountabilities?

As Senior Vice President and Provost at Widener University, Dr. Jo Allen oversees the administrative and curricular work of planning, budgeting, goal-setting, and assessment for academic programming in eight schools/colleges ? the College of Arts and Sciences; the Schools of Business Administration, Engineering, Hospitality Management, Human Service Professions, Law, Nursing; and the University College?on Widener?s four campuses: Chester, Harrisburg, and Exton, PA, and Wilmington, DE. In addition, she oversees the work of Student Affairs and special programming such as Honors, Cooperative Education, Wolfgram Library Multimedia Services, and academic support programs.
A professor of English, she is the immediate past president of the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing, the largest international scholarly organization for technical and professional communication scholars. Dr. Allen has published and presented books, articles, and papers in over 100 scholarly venues, focusing on communication, assessment, and higher education.

Prior to joining Widener in 2004, Dr. Allen was an administrator and faculty member at North Carolina State University (1999-2004) and at East Carolina University (1986-1999). She received her B.A. in English literature from Meredith College, her M.A. in English literature with an emphasis in technical and professional communication from East Carolina University, and her Ph.D. in English literature with an emphasis in technical and professional communication from Oklahoma State University. She served as an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow at the University of Virginia and is a member of the inaugural class of ACE New Academic Officers.

Widener University
Webb Room, University Center
1 University Place, Chester, PA, 19013

Cost: $15.00 per person ? Checks payable to Widener University
Mail checks or bring the morning of the event.
Please Note: Seating is limited, Please pre-register by February 23, 2007
Register/Information, Contact: Maria Birdsong, mlbirdsong@widener.edu or 610-499-4549