Thanks so much for this reminder. I still love the beginning of the school year! So many possibilities ahead, however I am feeling overwhelmed and tired here towards the end of the month.?

• My new go-to for relaxing after a bust work week is watching any episode of Ted Lasso. Lots of wisdom and many laughs.
• Thinking about professional…

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Today after working an event until midnight and not getting to bed until 1am, it meant THE WORLD to me to have a brand new co-worker say to me this morning –  “That event sounds amazing! Those videos were so cool! You put on this fantastic event – but who was there to see it beyond the students?” which we know that usually the answer is “no… Read more

This is your daily reminder to practice some form of self-care!?

It’s August, and for us student affairs professionals it means we are either frantically preparing for the student’s arrival or already have students on campus and are spending all our time planning/executing activities for them. ?Below are a few easy ways you can…

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Hello Wonderful Women!

We are having a Women’s Leadership COP Virtual Meet Up on Thursday, May 11th at 11:00am EST so mark your calendars!? We will be meeting with members of the ACUI Regional Engagement Task Force, fielding ideas for what you would like to see within the community, and just hanging out and relieving some end of the…

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Hello everyone,

If you missed the Chief Diversity Officer panel at the Annual Conference, you won’t want to miss part 2!

On March 30 at Noon Eastern we will host a virtual Q&A with Chief Diversity Officers Dr.?Georgianna Mel?ndez, UMASS Boston, and Dr. Sherri Ann Charleston, Harvard University. These two amazing leaders shared their insights…

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Happy Women’s History Month everyone!!

This month, I challenge you to say thank you and celebrate the women in your life.? To help you with your thanking, I created some “thank you cards” that you can print out and give to a woman in your life (you can even screenshot them and email them to someone).? Use what is created or make your own thank…

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Hi, friends–

If you are in Boston, let’s plan an informal meetup Wednesday morning at 8:00 in the sunken area where the region fair was, by the escalators on the 3rd floor. I’m sure it has a name but I don’t know what it is.? :)??

BYOB, no program, just a time to connect and caffeinate as we embark on the last day of the conference.

For those…

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Justina was AMAZING and I didn’t see her work until the next day on TikTok!  Jennifer D. Keegin, M. Ed.
Associate Director for Campus Activities, Binghamton UniversitySchedule a meeting with me here!

607-777-2913 | jkeegin@binghamton.edu

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Hello everyone,

For today’s Black History Month spotlight: meet Justina Miles.

If we didn’t know Justina Miles before the Super Bowl we know who she is now. Ms. Miles is a nursing student at Bowie state, a silver medalist at the Deaflympics 2021 – 2022, and now she’s known as the ASL interpreter who kept pace with Rihanna during the Super…

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Hello everyone,

For today’s Black History Month historical spotlight, meet Kimberle Crenshaw.?

In 1989, Ms. Crenshaw wrote, “Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory and Antiracist Politics,” which was published in the University of Chicago Legal Forum. In this… Read more

For some of us, the countdown to Boston has begun. Hooray! I, for one, am incredibly excited to see everyone, get some good solid ACUI hugs, and learn from our amazing peers.

For more of us, though, annual conference time can be tough. It can seem like all you hear is “Boston, Boston, Boston,” and it can be honestly kind of hurtful.… Read more

So I know many of us pick a “word of the year” which highlights in a general way Goals/New Year’s resolutions/etc. I’d love to hear some of them AND I’d like to challenge us all to work on an ACUI Core Competency this year! What are those? Well here’s a link.

I don’t really have a word this year. I feel like mine will develop within the next… Read more

Hello everyone!

We just wrapped up our third professional development cohort for the ACUI Closing the Gap Career Advancement Program. This program provides meaningful career mentoring and sponsorship to?BIPOC students affairs professionals in pursuit of their next level assignment. This past December, seven amazing members gained valuable…

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Love this idea! Also just committing to have deeper conversations in 2023 and being present in the moment is always a great goal for the new year. Thanks for sharing!
Jennifer D. Keegin, M. Ed.
Associate Director for Campus Activities, Binghamton UniversitySchedule a meeting with me here!

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Happy New Year Women’s Leadership COP!? I hope you all were able to relax a little, spend time with family and friends, and take some time to do something for yourself over the last week!

A staple of every winter break (and who am I kidding, basically every week) for me is to watch a Hallmark movie.? I know they are almost always predicable…

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THANK YOU, Stacey, for sharing this. 
I echo your powerful words and I challenge the white women out there like me to especially listen (not speak, *listen*) to our underrepresented and marginalized populations. We need to listen and listen and listen…and then we need to support these folks in whatever ways they need–not just the ways… Read more

Hello everyone,

Each year I focus my actions and intentions on a single word. In 2020 my word was Pivot. In 2021, Manifest. In 2022, Results.

My word for 2023 is Amplify.

At the People’s Choice Awards, singer, songwriter, and flautist Lizzo receive the People’s Champion Award then redirected the spotlight to recognize 17 social justice…

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Myself and Clarissa Gaeta will be attending from CSU Channel Islands! We are looking forward to connecting altogether soon! J

 

Bethany Bañuelos, M.A. Ed.

ASI Assistant Director for Student Union & Services

Associated Students, Inc.|Division of Student Affairs | CSU Channel Islands

One University Drive | Camarillo, CA 93012

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I hear there is a pretty large group of women affiliated with ACUI attending the Women’s Leadership Institute in California next week.? Comment if you are attending; I’d love to have some ACUI colleagues to sit with!

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Wake Forest University
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Thanks Jessi! Great message and reminder for this time of year.

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Mary Russell
Asst. Director of Education and Art Programs
University of Wisconsin Madison
Madison WI
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Only seven days for those of us in the States until my favorite holiday of the year: Thanksgiving! You can’t go wrong with a day focused on delicious food and where naps aren’t just tolerated, but encouraged. (I recognize, though, that Thanksgiving in the US has its roots in colonialism and genocide, and that it’s my privilege to be able to…

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Do you know an awesomely amazing woman who would be a great ACUI volunteer?  Nominate them now for one of the upcoming volunteer positions including Regional Leadership Teams and Regional Conference Planning Teams!

Nomination form: 
https://www.acui.org/volunteer/nominate 

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This is a kick-ass idea! Well done COP 🙂
I’m in,

Eve

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Eve Esch
Executive Director of Student Centers
University of Houston
Houston TX
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Introducing…the Friends & Mentors Program! Did you know that we have 775 members of the Women’s Leadership CoP?! And yet, we all know that connecting online is a hard thing to do, even with that many people available. We are excited to launch a new community initiative that we hope will enable us to connect on a more personal level… Read more

Oh, my anonymous friend, I HEAR YOU and I SEE YOU. I could have written your exact post at one point. I’d love to say so much, but I’d either end up saying two words or writing a novel. Let me just say this: nobody ever deserves toxicity. And it’s *NOT* “like this” everywhere.?

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Uggggh, Jen. I bet that’s more common than we think. The bait-and-switch sucks. 
Speaking of bosses, though, how about this line: “One of the most trying qualities of quiet bullies, having mastered the ‘rules of the game’ in relational warfare, is that they tend to be very, very good at managing their relationships with their own superiors. Just… Read more

• Planting false or partially false narratives about targets

Immediately a shiver went up my spine because I had to have a VERY frank discussion with my boss ( a male) about the line that I was having to draw in terms of taking things on because of past supervisors (who had been women – not that that was mentioned) and this EXACT problem of… Read more

It’s Talk About It Tuesday, and here’s a topic that was requested by a member of our community: bullying in the workplace.

Madeleine Albright famously said, “There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.” Unfortunately, the research tells us that that place in hell might be standing room only. Check out this…

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Hi everyone!

Here is a little motivation to help get you through this week.? A quick remineder that you are AMAZING and that everything you do makes a differrence in the lives of your coworkers, students, and families!?

All the joy,
Kait

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Thanks for the prompt and awesome incentive, Jessi!

I’ve already submitted 2 proposals, so fingers crossed 🙂

Also – I wanted to make sure folx knew that there are some new volunteer opportunities available on the ACUI website, and shameless plug the one to serve on the Conference Planning Team for Denver in 2024. Please let me know if you… Read more