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Now Professor |
 Susan Dwyer Associate Professor, Philosophy
Now Executive Director of Honors College and Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park |
Penny Rheingans Now Professor and Director at University of Maine -School of Computing and Information Science |
Julia Ross Now Paul and Dorothea Torgersen Dean of Engineering at Virginia Tech |
Phyllis Robinson Now Professor, Co-Chair of the ADVANCE Executive Committee, and Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Chair |
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Now Director of the Center for Women and Technology |
Cohort II Background
In January 2007, a second leadership cohort was created to provide a new group of women with a similar experience as that of Leadership Cohort I. Leadership Cohort II is comprised of one full professor and five associate professors, including three department chairs. Two of the associate professors were promoted to full professor during academic year 2006-2007. Four of the women are from STEM departments and two are from non- STEM departments (Psychology and Philosophy).
Cohort II Goals
The goal of Cohort II has been to explore different leadership styles with an emphasis on using leadership to change existing departmental climates as well as to explore leadership roles in scientific research centers. Cohort II activities have included most of the activities pursued by Cohort I, but with an emphasis on non-administrative leadership.
Cohort II Activities
- Work with a career coach for career mapping – the group spent several meetings exploring career mapping as well as identifying individual leadership traits.
- Interviews with several UMBC campus leaders.
- Biweekly meetings to discuss barriers and strategies to overcome barriers for career advancement. Participation in ADVANCE Leadership Development Conference for STEM women.