Nominations Open Until April 22 for Women's Forum Board
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 4, 2016) — The University of Kentucky Women’s Forum is seeking board members for the 2016-2018 term. The UK Women's Forum is an organization for all employees of the university — faculty and staff. Its mission is to exert a leadership role in empowering, validating, informing, including and celebrating all women employed at UK by addressing the challenges, communicating issues, and recognizing successes within the context of the workplace.
Nominations for the Women's Forum board are open April 4-22 online at http://bit.ly/WFNomForm.
Nominations and self-nominations are welcome from anyone interested in championing women’s issues at UK.
Reasons to join can include:
- Being among outstanding women and men who dedicate themselves to making UK a better place to work
- Enhancing leadership and teamwork skills
- Participating in networking opportunities with a diverse group of individuals
- Celebrating the uniqueness of all women at UK
- Having the opportunity to be involved in the Sarah Bennett Holmes Award and Luncheon
- Developing new contributions to the annual Women’s Forum Conference
- Participating in the Employee Educational Assistance Awards program, which bestows scholarships for continuing education among UK employees
Nominees will be placed on a ballot for campus-wide voting during the UK Staff Senate elections May 13-27. Those elected will serve a two-year term beginning Tuesday, June 21, 2016, at the Women's Forum all-day retreat. The organization is especially looking for new board members with skills in social media, Qualtrics, the university budgeting and financial processes and event planning. Nominations will include a 250-word platform statement and picture. Additional details regarding member expectations can be found on the nomination form.
Any questions about the election process may be directed to current UKWF Chair Keturah Taylor at Keturah.taylor@uky.edu or UKWF Chair-elect Lisa Lockman at lisa.lockman@uky.edu.
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