November 4-5, 2010
at
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
"No Borders, No
Boundaries:
Women Leaders in a
Changing Higher Education Landscape"
Keynote speakers:
Katharine Lyall (invited), president emerita,
University of Wisconsin System
Haifa Reda Jamal Al-Lail, president of
Effat University,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
This first-ever joint conference co-sponsored
by Wisconsin Women in Higher Education Leadership and the
Minnesota ACE Network will focus on the role of women leaders
during a time of increasing change in higher education. Faced
with new and louder demands from both external and internal
constituencies, colleges and universities—and their leaders at
every level— must rise to the challenge. If the old rules no
longer apply, how do we discern, navigate, and create the new
rules? Conference speakers and panels will provide insights and
allow time for discussion and learning, as well as networking
with women in higher education from both states.
About the Presenters
Dr.
Katharine Lyall was the first female president of
the University of Wisconsin System. She received her MBA from
New York University and in 1969 completed her Ph.D. at Cornell
University. Prior to her appointment as president in 1992, Lyall
served as a vice president of the UW System. Previously, Lyall
directed the Graduate Program in Public Policy at Johns Hopkins
University and held faculty positions at Syracuse, Johns Hopkins
and Cornell Universities. During the Carter Administration, Dr.
Lyall served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
Development and Research at the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development. Dr. Lyall continues to write and publish in
the areas of public finance, urban issues, welfare reform and
housing policy.
Dr.
Al-Lail is the President of Effat University,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the first college for women in that
country. Dr. Al-Lail received her PhD in Public Policy from the
University of Southern California, Los Angeles and a Master’s in
Public Administration also for USCLA. Her research and
publications include scholarly works on school environments of
the future, and her conference presentations include topics such
as: international and intercultural partnerships, gender issues
and university development; women and education in Saudi Arabia;
entrepreneurship and education and many other presentations
related to women and higher education. In 2005, Dr. Al-Lail was
part of Peace Women Across the Globe, a global network of the
1000 women nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005. She will
speak on: Changing Landscape of Education in Saudi
Arabia.
Organization Info
Dr.
Katharine Lyall was the first female president of
the University of Wisconsin System. She received her MBA from
New York University and in 1969 completed her Ph.D. at Cornell
University. Prior to her appointment as president in 1992, Lyall
served as a vice president of the UW System. Previously, Lyall
directed the Graduate Program in Public Policy at Johns Hopkins
University and held faculty positions at Syracuse, Johns Hopkins
and Cornell Universities. During the Carter Administration, Dr.
Lyall served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
Development and Research at the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development. Dr. Lyall continues to write and publish in
the areas of public finance, urban issues, welfare reform and
housing policy. 
Dr.
Al-Lail is the President of Effat University,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the first college for women in that
country. Dr. Al-Lail received her PhD in Public Policy from the
University of Southern California, Los Angeles and a Master’s in
Public Administration also for USCLA. Her research and
publications include scholarly works on school environments of
the future, and her conference presentations include topics such
as: international and intercultural partnerships, gender issues
and university development; women and education in Saudi Arabia;
entrepreneurship and education and many other presentations
related to women and higher education. In 2005, Dr. Al-Lail was
part of Peace Women Across the Globe, a global network of the
1000 women nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005. She will
speak on: Changing Landscape of Education in Saudi
Arabia.