DAWN Rising: Inspiring & Honest Conversations with Women in Higher Education

Join the DAWN Rising podcast co-hosts for a round table discussion on  "Creating the Year You Want."  In this episode, we'll share our personal  best practices for moving beyond resolutions to create sustainable  habits and achieve our goals.

In this episode, Beth Robertson, Regional Managing Director of NFP and former HR Leader, will share the importance of building your personal brand and letting it shine through multiple communication channels.

In this episode, LeaNora Ruffin, Assistant Dean for Career Development at Widener University Delaware Law School and the Founder of Total Radiance Coaching, LLC, will share how she cultivates her own confidence and will provide us with strategies for beginning and sustaining professional and personal confidence.

In this episode, Dr. Nicole Romano, Assistant Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Wilmington University will share how she cultivates connection with peers, colleagues, and professional role models in order to both sustain her own professional growth and create highly functioning teams at work. Nicole will discuss how we, as women, can leverage our trusted connections and networks with other women to help each other navigate challenges, develop professionally, and offer support to one another.

Be authentic! Be true to yourself! As modern women, we’re no stranger to  this call to action. But showing up authentic can be difficult as we  navigate the pressures to fit in, to please others, and to reach higher  levels of personal and professional success. In this episode, our  featured speaker, Dr. Emerald Christopher-Byrd, Assistant Professor at  the University of Delaware, Women & Gender Studies Department, will  share how she incorporates authenticity into her career and  relationships and will provide you with practical strategies for  beginning your own journey to show up more authentically.