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WIM Board Seeks Nominations

The Board of Women in Management is seeking nominations for board positions that are open for the upcoming cycle. Like the Membership cycle, Board Members serve for one year (coinciding with the University’s fiscal year), after being slated and voted on by all Members in good standing. Upcoming terms will begin immediately after voting (which, this year, will be after the beginning of the fiscal year).

Self nominations are welcome and encouraged!

Time expectations for each position vary from 1-3 hours per month depending on event schedules. In addition, all Board Members are expected to attend a 60-minute, monthly Board meeting. NOTE: Individuals will be expected to join or renew their WIM Membership ahead of the slate being presented to Membership for voting.

  • Membership Co-Chair (HSC): works with UPC Membership Chair to create, monitor and manage membership development, including membership roster within the WIM Website (with guidance from the WIM Webmaster). Organizes and hosts membership events and mixers for current members and to recruit new ones.
  • Professional Development Co-Chair (UPC): organizes/produces at least one PD event during the year with the focus on tangible skills that help attendees grow and succeed in their work. May collaborate with HSC PD Chair.
  • Public Relations – flyers: using established templates, creates flyers for WIM events and programs for use on the WIM website and in the newsletter and on social media. Ideal candidate has interest and experience with graphic design or layout.
  • Speaker Series Co-Chair (HSC): organizes/produces at least one event for the year, highlighting a leader or leaders from areas of interest to our members and guests. May collaborate with UPC speaker series chair and provide support to the committee overseeing Signature Events (like the Sr. VP spring luncheon).

Complete the online Nomination (Google) Form by Monday, July 11, 2022.

Survey results will be reviewed and you may be contacted by the Slating Committee: Diana Jaque, Amanda Vanni, Elizabeth O’Toole and Stacy Patterson. Confirmations will be sent the week of July 18, 2022.

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USC Values Poll

The Culture Journey has started – Take the USC Values Poll

On October 14th, all USC community Faculty, Staff and Students will receive an invitation via email to take the USC Values Poll. We encourage everyone to participate.

What is it?

The Cultural Values Poll is a five-question survey (four questions plus one open-ended question) that will take about 15 minutes to complete. We’re all being asked to share our voices: our personal values, current USC values, and desired USC values. What we say will help determine who we become and will shape our future!

What happens after the Poll?

The Poll is only the first step. In December 2019, high-level results of the poll will be shared with our entire community and leaders. From January-March 2020, we’ll all be invited to participate in “culture sessions” – town halls and listening sessions – which will continue our conversations around shaping and defining our future culture.

For more information, visit the culture values poll webpage. 

Want to become a “partner for culture change?” Email the Working Group on Culture/Culture Team at partnerforculturechange@usc.edu. Each month, everyone on the Partners list will receive an email update on the Culture Journey. Questions? Contact Sabrina Pasztor, USC Director of Culture Transformation, at spasztor@usc.edu.

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WIM HSC Summer Program

Updated July 17: Click here for updated pdf Summer Program flyer; Updated July 13: good to go on Yoga Breathing, thanks everyone; Updated July 12 to add name and description to 8/8 prof dev biking session; Updated July 11 to add note on Yoga Breathing; Updated July 10 to add prices for events; Updated July 6 to add August 8 biking Prof Dev session (see below).

The first ever WIM HSC Summer Program:

Yoga Breathing for Health and Happiness
(and those times when screaming into a pillow isn’t an option)
July 18, 2017 10:00-11:00am
Yoga teacher Lisa Moncure shows us various breathing techniques to get calm and centered when the stress goes up, and how to use breathing to boost your energy naturally, especially around that mid-afternoon slump. More information on this event closer to the date. Seating is very limited, so please don’t delay submitting your RSVP.
Norris Medical Library West Conference room
FREE for WIM members; $10 for non-members

Mixer at Edmondson Lounge
Unwind with WIM.
July 20, 2017 4-7pm
Edmondson Lounge. Please RSVP in case Edmondson changes the date (this happens sometimes).
FREE to all.

Luncheon with Dr. Barbara Ferrer
Director of LA County Public Health
July 28, 2017 Noon to 1:30
More information on this event closer to the date. Seating is very limited, so please don’t delay submitting your RSVP.
Norris Medical Library West Conference room
$18 for WIM members; $20 for non-members

Learning Google Hangouts
August 2, 2017 8:30-9:30
Rev up your speakers and microphone and learn how fun and useful Google Hangouts can be for you.
Online course, so need you to RSVP so we can email the GH link to you.
FREE for WIM members; $10 for non-members

Citizen Cycling – a quick and fun guide to urban bike riding
August 8, 2017 9:00-10:00am
Josef Bray-Ali and Susan Wong discuss biking in LA, especially the HSC part of LA, biking to work, and biking for fun. It’s all about gear, dressing for bike riding success, safety (hear stories about every possible crazy thing that can happen to riders in this part of LA), and the benefits of biking as often as possible. All your biking questions will be answered on August 8. Children under 18 may attend for free if accompanied by a responsible adult. RSVP closes on Friday, August 4, at NOON. Seating is very limited, so please don’t delay submitting your RSVP. Thanks.
Norris Medical Library West Conference room
FREE for WIM members; $10 for non-members

Using Google Drive
August 9, 2017 8:30-9:30
Spend some time with the most useful tool in the admin toolbox.
Online course, so need you to RSVP so we can email the GH link to you.
FREE for WIM members; $10 for non-members

Mixer at Edmondson Lounge
August 15, 2017 4-7pm
Unwind again with WIM.
Edmondson Lounge. Please RSVP in case Edmondson changes the date (this happens sometimes).
FREE to all.

Joy, Success and Meaning: Creating the Balance you Desire
August 17, 2017 Noon to 1:30
Are you living the life you have always wanted, or are you just going through the motions of every day? This workshop introduces a structured method to help you identify the most important areas in your life and to focus with intention on the areas that you want to improve. You will leave this workshop knowing what is important to you and excited about making positive changes in various areas of your life. You may be discussing topics of a personal nature (but you don’t have to), so please come with an open mind and agree to keep everything said confidential. Facilitated by Elaine Padilla, Ana Nguyen, and Kristine Moe. Seating is very limited, so please don’t delay submitting your RSVP.
Norris Medical Library East Conference room
FREE for WIM members; $10 for non-members

Dates and times subject to change, please RSVP to be notified.


And don’t forget to check our calendar for exciting new events.

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2017/18 WIM BOARD ELECTIONS

Hello!

Do you like organizing parties?
Do you like networking with your peers?
Do you like presenting speakers new and exciting ideas?

Well, nominating yourself for a spot on the USC Women in Management Board might be right for you!

Feel free to contact Stacy Patterson to nominate yourself for role on the WIM Board this coming year. If you’d like more information about all this WIM wonderfulness, please take a look at our Board and Board Members on this webpage http://www.uscwim.org/officerdir.asp and feel free to contact any one of us to discuss your potential future on the WIM Board should you decide to throw your very chic hat in the ring this year.

But don’t delay! Time is running out to nominate yourself for an exciting adventure on the WIM Board.

You do have to be a WIM member to stand for a WIM Board Member position, so…

It’s fun and easy.

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2/16/2017: Late breaking news! Sholeh Wolpe joins us for the Poets Tea

WIM Poets Tea at HSC is delighted to announce that

Shloeh Wolpe

Will be joining us on February 16, 2017

Ms. Wolpe’s poetry can be found at http://www.sholehwolpe.com/

Also joining us will be

Suzanne Lummis http://suzannelummis.com/
Lynne Thompson http://www.poetry.us.com/lynnethompson.html
Amy Uyematsu https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/amy-uyematsu
Michelle Bitting http://www.michellebitting.com/

Please be sure to RSVP by February 9, 2017 due to the complex nature of the catering.

Thursday, February 16, 2017, 5-7 PM
Norris Medical Library West Conference Room, HSC
WIM members free; non-members $10
Please RSVP at http://www.uscwim.org/calendar.asp by February 9, 2017

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ATTENTION ALL HSC WIM: I need your help

10-11:30am, Thursday, August 27, 2015

This is the updated, real, and one true time for the Career Advancement Strategies session on HSC, and corrects what was published in error in the print version of the HSC News.

And here’s the part I need your help on. If y’all at HSC, could please print out this pdf flyer notice, and post it in your area(s), it might keep some folks from showing up an hour early. We’ll send a reminder note to all the people who RSVP-ed, but a visual reminder is always helpful.

Same place, same day, just a different time from what’s in the HSC News:
Thursday, August 27
10-11:30 am
HSC NTT 7409
Topping Tower

Help me, Obi Wan HSC WIM, you’re my only hope.

Thanks a million!

Ginger Mayerson

Same flyer notice as above: UPDATED TIMES Trojan Search August 27 2015 Career Advancement Strategies

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WIM UPC Member at Large, Leonette Williams honored by the American Association of Law Libraries

“Leonette Williams, associate director of the law library for collection and administrative services, was one of two law librarians honored by the American Association of Law Libraries with its 2015 Volunteer Service Award. Leonette Williams has worked at the USC Law Library for over 30 years.”
Leonette Williams honored by the American Association of Law Libraries, by Jared Servantez, July 7, 2015, USC Gould News

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UPDATED: IRD/IRB Room 305 for the 2/24 Mindfulness workshop at HSC

WIM Professional Development
Mindfulness with Rachel Plasencia
USC Center for Work and Family Life
February 24, 2015 at HSC, IRD/IRB Room 305
Lunch sponsored by Divisions of GHPGIM and Nephrology
Please RSVP at http://uscwim.org/calendar.asp
FREE to WIM Members; $10 for non-members


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