March Announcements

We wanted to remind everyone about the upcoming tour of Uinta Brewery, on March 14th at 5:30pm. Please arrive 5-10 minutes early to check in and enjoy appetizers. (There will also be a second tour at 6:00pm). You MUST RSVP to this event via Evite. Even if there are no spots left, you are welcome to join the group at Uinta for appetizers and to get to know other members in a relaxed setting. For more info, see this post. 

We also have a few Women and Leadership announcements from Dr. Susan Madsen:

• Tuesday is the next Utah Women’s Leadership Speaker & Dialogue Series event is titled “Strengthening the Impact of Women: Body Image, Crucial Conversations, and Perfectionism” (March 7, 2017, 6:30-8:30pm, UVU). 

• (If you cannot attend, three of the four sessions will live stream during the event (check www.uvu.edu/uwlp for links to stream). RSVP here if you are joining us in person.) 

• The 7^th Utah Women Stats research snapshot is being released today; it is titled “Mammography Among Utah Women.” Co-authors include Elyse Barnes (MPA Candidate, Brigham Young University) and Robbyn T. Scribner (UWLP Research Fellow). See this and other briefs and snapshots at http://www.uvu.edu/uwlp/research/briefs.html.

• The Utah Women and Leadership Blog is packed full of wonderful posts on women, leadership, and education in Utah: http://www.utahwomenandleadership.org/. You can sign up directly for the blog on that website. Bonnie Mortenson (BMortensen@uvu.edu) and Holly Richardson (Holly.Richardson@uvu.edu)are running the blog—contact them if you would like to contribute.

• For women who work in higher education settings, there is a statewide leadership conference hosted by the Utah Women in Higher Education Network (UWHEN) on April 7, 2017 at Utah State University-Eastern (Price). The conference program details are here. There is a fee (March 3 is end of early bird fee), and you can register online. 

• There are several upcoming events in Utah for girls and young women. First, a Provo Girls Summit is taking place at the Provo Library on March 8^th. This is Provo’s first-ever professional summit for girls, ages 8-12. Girls can register to attend here. Second, Utah CollegeCon is having their second annual event on March 18^th at Davis  High School in Kaysville. Utah CollegeCon is a wonderful event for parents to learn more about the higher education system, for students to learn how to become scholarship smart, and for businesses to improve their visibility with tomorrow’s workforce. Learn more by visiting the Utah CollegeCon website. Third, March 3^rd is SheTech Explorer Day at UVU. Registration is at www.shetechexplorer.com. There is also a SheTech conference at Weber State University on March 31, 2017 and an Explorer Day at Dixie State University on April 21, 2017.