National HERC Newsletter Winter Spring 2012

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Jennifer Ivers, Vice Chai

Kim Wilson, Chair

National HERC Newsletter Winter/Spring 2012

Letter from the National HERC Chair and Vice Chair

Greetings Members of the HERC Community,

With more than eleven years of steady growth we are so thankful to our engaged member

institutions that have supported and shared our HERC success. We are now 12 regions strong with

over 550 member institutions dedicated to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and assisting

dual-career couples. Our progress has been real, but our greatest challenges lie ahead as we work to

As Chair and Vice Chair of the National HERC Advisory Board, we look forward to continuing our work

with our colleagues on the Advisory Board and National HERC executive office. There is much to do

this year as we concentrate on our top priorities of new regional HERC development, dual-career and

diversity initiatives. As you read about the great work and activities of our national and regional

directors, please feel free to reach out to us with ideas and suggestions on making HERC a premier

exciting 2012!

Sincerely,

Kim Wilson, HR Business Partner, Jennifer Ivers, Director, New England HERC,

University of Richmond, National HERC Advisory Board Chair Harvard University, National HERC Advisory Board

Vice Chair

National HERC Publicity & Affiliations

HERC Featured in NACUBO Article

HERC was recently featured in anarticlein the National Association of College and University Business Officers

(NACUBO) publication, HR Horizons n itThe article outlines how HERC

is helpful to both higher education jobseekers and job posters

The National and Regional HERCs Join the ASAE/Center for Association Leadership

The National HERC and Regional HERC Directors are taking advantage of excellent professional

development tools and resources to improve their knowledge base in the areas of association

management, technology, membership and more through small staff association membership

in the ASAE/Center for Association Leadership. ASAE represents more than 21,000 association executives representing

10,000 organizations.
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Participants listen to presentations at the introductory

meeting of the South-Central Texas HERC

Photo: Russell Tomlin, Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs,

University of Oregon, speaks to participants at the Oregon HERC

meeting

Membership News

For the past two years, the National HERC Advisory Board has named new regional HERC development as its top

strategic priority. Assisting HERCs form in new regions helps HERC in several key ways, including: increased visibility of

the HERC jobs websites and member institution job opportunities with jobseekers by growing the brand; increased

resources to allocate for national and disciplinary advertising, attendance at disciplinary and diversity conferences; and

gaining additional thought leaders and collaborators on the National HERC Advisory Board; to name a few. The National

HERC office has made significant progress in this area and is pleased to report a wave of new HERC development and a

high likelihood that the HERC community will welcome additional colleagues from several new regions in the U.S. in2012-13.

HERC Membership Reaches All Time High & More HERCs on the Horizon

The number of HERC member institutions has reached an all-time high of 557 members, a 3% increase since last

quarter. New regional HERCs meetings will be held in Colorado for campuses in the Rocky Mountain region and in

Washington State in 2012.

South-Central HERC Meeting Hosted by University of Houston

Twenty-four human resources and faculty affairs

leaders, from thirteen colleges, universities, and

medical centers in the southern and central

Texas region, attended a meeting hosted by theUniversity of Houston on January 9, 2012 to learn

about working together to form a South-Central

Texas HERC that will encompass the greater

Houston, Austin, and San Antonio regions. The

meeting followed up on ea

Office of Human Resources, Faculty Affairs, and ADVANCE offices.

Presentations were given by Joan Wilson, Executive Director of Human

Resources, University of Houston, Ann Pino, Human Resources Manager,

University of Houston, Nancy Aebersold, National HERC Executive

Director, Eddie Freeman, North Texas HERC Director, and Jackie Hogan, National HERC Director of Development &

Communications. A regional Advisory Board was formed to determine next steps.

Oregon HERC Meeting Hosted by Oregon State University System, Oregon State University, and University of Oregon

Thirty-nine human resources and faculty affairs leaders from twenty-one

colleges, universities, and teaching hospitals in the state of Oregon

attended a meeting hosted by the Oregon University System, Oregon State

University, and University of Oregon on January 19, 2012 to learn about

working together to form an Oregon HERC.

Presentations were given by Sona Karentz Andrews, Vice Chancellor for

Academic Strategies, Oregon University System, Rebecca Warner,

Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Oregon State University,

Russell Tomlin, Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, University of

Oregon, Nancy Aebersold, National HERC Executive Director, and Jackie

Hogan, National HERC Director of Development & Communications. A

regional HERC Advisory Board was formed to determine next steps.


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Elizabeth Ancarana (l) and Nancy Aebersold

(r) at HERC booth

National HERC Exhibit at CUPA-HR National Conference & Expo

The National HERC continues to support CUPA-HR as a corporate member and

exhibited at the national conference again this past fall in Orlando, Florida.

Past Advisory Board Chair and Assistant Dean for Faculty Development at

Harvard University, Elizabeth Ancarana joined National HERC Executive

Director, Nancy Aebersold and National HERC Director of Development and

Communications, Jackie Hogan to staff the booth that was visited by hundreds

of HR professionals, among them existing members and new potential

members who wanted to learn about joining a HERC or forming one in their

region.

The National HERC and New England HERC will attend and exhibit at the

CUPA-HR Conference & Expo in Boston, Massachusetts from September 9-11,

2012. Stop by booth #315 for a meet and greet, to pick up great HERC materials

and goodies, and enter to win prizes including complimentary advertising

donated by National HERC Corporate Partner Diverse: Issues in Higher

Education.

New HERC Development Grant

To encourage the formation of HERCs in regions where HERCs do not currently exist, the National

HERC has launched the Regional HERC Development Grant Program. The program will provide

personnel and monetary support to an institution that is willing to lead the development of a HERC in

its region. Regional HERC Development Grants are valued at up to $5,000. Funds may be used for such formation

expenses as: project/administrative staff support,

travel of HERC executive director to formation meeting, formation meeting (e.g., refreshments, facility rental), and mailings.

Only institutions that have already secured senior administrative support for HERC development are eligible for

the grants. Grant guidelines and applications will be issued in 2012 and grants will be awarded in fiscal year 2012-

13. To learn more about the Regional HERC Development Grant Program, contact Nancy Aebersold, Executive

Director, National HERC, [email protected] 831.336.4406.

Dual-Career News

Increasing dual-career programming and benefits for HERC members remains a top strategic priority for the

National HERC for 2012. The focus this year will be on learning opportunities and enhancements to the dual-

career technology on the regional and National HERC websites.

2012 Dual-Career Conference - Save the Date

The 2012 Beyond the Trailing Spouse: The Future of Dual-Career Support

in the Academywill be co-sponsored by the New England HERC, National HERC, Higher Education DualCareer Network (HEDCN), and College of Holy Cross. The conference will be held on June 4th

and 5th

, 2012, at

the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. The conference is geared toward academic administrators (deans,

provosts), dual-career consultants, faculty recruitment professionals, and higher education HR professionals and will

include a mix of interactive sessions, scholarly presentations, and collegial best-practice sharing on the dual-career

topic. A call for proposals is currently being circulated. For more information or to submit a proposal, please contact

New England HERC Director, Jennifer Ivers [email protected]. More information will be disseminated to

HERC membership once the conference website is available.
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Dr. Heidy Contreras, Ph.D. at HERC booth

SACNAS attendees receive information about HERC jobs

websites at booth

Diversity News

Increasing the exposure of faculty, staff, and administrator job opportunities at HERC member

institutions, to the most talented and diverse academic jobseekers, ission. The

strategy for achieving this is threefold: advertising the HERC jobs websites in publications and websites

that reach diverse jobseekers; establishing partnerships with associations and societies that serve

women and minority professionals in higher education disciplines; and attending and exhibiting at

higher education conferences that bring together women and minority scholars, mentors, and

professionals. The National HERC is investing in each of these areas and as a result, continues to

outpace national averages on the race, ethnicity, and gender of our registered jobseeker population.

National HERC Exhibited at SACNAS Conference to Increase Visibility of HERC Member Jobs to Chicano/a and Native

American Jobseekers in STEM Fields

The National HERC exhibited at the 2011 annual Society for the

Advancement for Chicanos and Native Americans in Science

(SACNAS) annual conference in San Jose, CA to increase visibility

of HERC member jobs to diverse jobseekers seeking post-doc,

research, and faculty positions in STEM. The conference is

attended by over 3,300 students, mentors, and professionals

annually and proved to be an excellent outreach opportunity.

Some attendees were already familiar with the HERC jobswebsites and were utilizing them during the job search. Others

were eager to add HERC to their jobseeker toolkit.

One jobseeker stopped

by the HERC booth to

share a dual-career success story as a result of using the Southern California

HERC website. This January, the Southern California Higher Education

Recruitment Consortium (So Cal HERC) member campus, University of La Verne,

will welcome Dr. Heidy Contreras, Ph.D. as its newest Assistant Professor in

Biology. In a discipline where women and minorities are underrepresented, Dr.

strategic goal of recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty.

The Southern California (So Cal) HERC website was the first place Dr. Contreras

turned just after starting her postdoc. Between August 2010 and December

2010, Dr. Contreras identified three faculty positions through the So Cal HERC

website at member institutions which she applied for.

Ultimately, Dr. Contreras was invited to phone interview for all three jobs she

applied to at HERC campuses and for campus interviews at two. She accepted

made for me- it has both a strong teaching and research component and is only 30

office- job

opportunity to my attention. I recommend the HERC websites to every single postdoc I know. I thank HERC and its

impact in my life and g

HERC is discussing a partnership with SACNAS and will attend and exhibit at the 2012 conference in Seattle,

Washington, October 11-14, 2012. Visit the SACNASwebsitefor more information about the conference.
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National HERC Partners with MentorNet to Increase Visibility of Member

Jobs with Minority Jobseekers in STEM Fields and Increase Student

Mentorship Opportunities

The National HERC recently established a partnership with MentorNet, a non-profit educational organization with a

mission to help engineering and science students at the university level, especially women and underrepresented

minorities. MentorNet matches students with mentors and guides their one-on-one relationships over the Web. This

enables the students to achieve career goals by making wiser career choices, overcoming hurdles and being better

prepared for the professional realities they will face after graduating.

Since its founding in 1998, MentorNet has:matched over 30,000 mentors with protgs; reported that 95 percent of its

protgs graduated, compared to a national average of58 percent total graduation rate across all areas of

study; partnered with 270 colleges, universities, corporations, government labs, agencies and professional society

partners; and enabled 95% of protgs to remain in STEM fields one year after their MentorNet participation.

MentorNet is getting the word out about job opportunities at HERC campuses by promoting the National HERCwebsite

in email blasts to its mentors and protgs with an expressed interest in academic professions, on itswebsite, and in its

e-newsletter.

MentorNet is also providing its e-Mentoring program at a 20% discount to HERC member institutions that have not

previously partnered with MentorNet. To learn more about this opportunity please contact Program Director, Sapna

Protheroe [email protected].

National HERC Partners with National Organization of Gay and Lesbian

Scientific and Technical Professionals to Increase Visibility of HERC

Member Jobs with GLBTQ Jobseekers in STEM Fields

HERC is a proud partner of the National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientific and Technical Professionals

(NOGLSTP), a non-profit membership organization that educates and advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,

and queer (LGBTQ) students and professionals in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. NOGLSTP

members are extremely well-educated with 43% holding a Doctorate degree and nearly a quarter of their

most recent degrees are either GLBT scientists help GLBT

lle Diamond,Chair of NOGLSTP. Our partnership with HERC exemplifies our support of our members finding great job opportunities

In recognition of the partnership NOGLSTP will disseminate information about the

HERC jobs websites to its members through itswebsiteNational Conference.

HERC Fast Facts

There are12regional HERCs representing22 U.S. states and the District of Columbia with557 member

institutions. As of January 15, 2012 the HERC sites have 193,518 registered jobseekers, a 29%

increase since the last newsletter. HERC members posted 59,606 faculty jobs in 2011, a 26% increasefrom 2010. HERC members posted 113,090 staff jobs in 2011, a 47% increase from 2010. On any

given day, there are approximately 7,000faculty jobs and 9,000staff jobs posted on the HERCwebsites. There are more than 10,280 resumes in the system.
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HERC Website News

At the end of 2011, the total number of HERC-wide registered jobseekers grew to an impressive 182,000. HERC users

continue to be highly educated and interested in both faculty and staff jobs at HERC member campuses. More than half

of HERC users hold an advanced degree, with 21% holding a doctorate or professional degree. 44% of the HERC

jobseekers seek staff positions, 17% seek faculty positions, and 39% seek either a staff or faculty position.

National HERC Partner News

retention of faculty, staff, and administrators helps member institutions increase visibility of jobs, gain access to

learning opportunities, and receive special HERC member pricing on products and services. The latest news and

information is always available on the National HERC websitepartner pageincluding a downloadablePDFof member

discounts.

National HERC Announces Partnership with the College & University Work/Family

Association (CUWFA): CUWFA Offers HERC Members Special Pricing at Upcoming

ConferenceThe National HERC and theCollege & University Work/Family Association(CUWFA)

recently established a partnership in recognition of a common interest in supporting

the work/life balance of those employed within academe. A goal of the partnership is to spread the word about the

work of each organization to their respective constituencies. CUWFA is the premier professional association focused on

work/life issues and practice in higher education.

CUWFA invites HERC members to the 18th Annual CUWFA conferenceReinventing Work Life: Succeeding in the Next

EraMay 16 18, 2012 at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. In recognition of the CUWFA-HERC partnership

a special HERC member registration fee of $325 is being offered which includes all meals and special events.

Policies

and programs that address the needs for work/life balance are increasing factors in the ability of colleges and

universities to attract and retain the best faculty and staff and CUWFA is the place to learn about the latest and

greatest in work life programs and initiatives. The directors of the Michigan and New England HERCs will present an

For more information and to register, visit:www.cuwfa.org/2012-

annual-conference.
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National HERC Launches Partnership with Stylus Publishing: Book Discounts Available for Members on Titles in

Higher Education Administration, Diversity & Inclusion, Faculty & Staff Recruitment, and More

This February, the National HERC launched a partnership with Stylus Publishing, a

leading publisher of books for higher education administrators. Stylus has authors who

are leading thinkers, scholars, and practitioners in the areas of faculty and staff

recruitment, faculty development, diversity & inclusion, the academic job search, and

more. The partnership benefits HERC in a few important ways. First, Stylus supports

Second, the arrang

members 15% off great book titles. Third, for each book purchased, Stylus is donating 25% of the retail price back to

the National HERC to invest in national outreach to reach diverse academic jobseekerrecruitment mission.

Stylus has created a special webpagehttp://www.styluspub.com/info/herc.aspxjust for HERC

members where you and your campus colleagues can purchase books and receive the HERC

discount. Many books are offered in e-book format as well as cloth and paper versions. Visit

the site and stay tuned for regular announcements about new titles from your regional HERC

Director.

In light th

Annual Work/Family

Conference, we feature one, among dozens, of great titles available through the Stylus/HERC

partnership, Establishing the Family-Friendly Campus: Models for Effective Practice, Edited by

Jaime Lester, Margaret Sallee, June 2009, 200 pages.

William Spelman Executive Search Becomes President Level Partner of National

HERC

William Spelman Executive Search(WSESewest President

level partner.

with organizations that are making such a positBill Spelman,

WSES is a retained executive search firm, specializing in identifying and recruiting diverse pools of highly

qualified candidates for executive positions in higher education and the not-for-profit world. Among the first

contributions that WSES has made to HERC is expansion of a service formerly reserved for their current and former

clients. HERC member institutions are eligible to post announcements of current administrative vacancies on the WSES

website at no charge to the institution. Contact Leila V. Moore, Ed. D., Vice President, WSES [email protected]

for details.

Special Thank You to Graystone Advertising Group

The National HERC offers a special thank you toGraystone Advertising Groupfor being a

Trustee level partner of the National HERC and donating graphic design services to the National

and regional HERCs. Since 1987 Graystone Group has specialized in recruitment advertising for

academia, healthcare and public sectors.

National HERC Webinar Series Mark Your Calendars and View on Demand Content!

Spring Dual-Career Webinar Series

Leading up to the Dual-Career Conference mentioned previously in the newsletter, the National HERC is partnering with

the New England HERC to host a series of three webinars that will address three main conference audience types:

newcomers, practitioners, and researchers/administrators. Topics will cover:
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1.Introductory webinar (newcomers): Presenters from well-established public and private institutions share theirmodels for providing dual-career support.

2.Case study webinar (practitioners): Presenters from a diverse group of institutions will share specific challengesencountered, tactics used, and outcomes in a roundtable format.

3.Scholarly Webinar (researchers and administrators): Presenters will discuss recent dual-career research and relateddata.

Look for registration details from your regional HERC Director soon. To view past National HERC webinars, visit

http://vimeo.com/herc/videos.

Regional HERC Webinar Series Mark Your Calendars and View on Demand Content!

Drs. Eve Fine and Jennifer Sheridan of the University of Wisconsin-

ndidates: Understanding and Minimizing the

bias influences evaluation and shared evidence-based advice for minimizing the influence of unconscious bias.

Upcoming webinars for member institutions will be on the topics of recruiting minority faculty and recruiting nursing

faculty.

The latest installment in the Job Seeker Webinar Series was

presented on January 19, 2012. In the session, Heather Sevener of DePaul University gave advice for preparing for

faculty interviews. A job seeker webinar in the planning stage includes a focus on non-tenure-track academic careers

path for social scientists.

The Regional HERC Webinars for both member institutions and for job seekers are now available for viewing on Vimeo

under Regional HERC Webinars,vimeo.com/regionalhercwebinars/albums. Sponsors of the regional webinar series are

the Greater Chicago Midwest, Metro New York and Southern Connecticut, Michigan, Mid-Atlantic, New England, New

Jersey/Eastern Pennsylvania/Delaware, North Texas, St. Louis Regional, Upper Midwest, and Upstate New York HERCs.

These webinars serve as free professional development opportunities for participating members. HRCI continuing

education credits are often awarded for participation in the webinars.

HERC Member Tip: Promote Your Campus Affiliation with HERC in your Job

Announcements, Recruitment Ads, and Employment Websites as a Sign of Your

Commitment to Assisting Dual-Career Couples

-career couples. Include a short

hyperlinked statement in your job announcements, recruitment advertisements, and on your faculty and staff

employment websites

for Faculty Affairs and Dual Career office circulates the following statement campus-wide to be used in all

announcements and ads:

Cornell University is responsive to the needs of dual-career couples, has aDual Career Program and is a member of

theUpstate New York Higher Education Recruitment Consortium

Ift have a dual-career program you could omit that part of the statement and you could embellish

it further with a concluding statement about how HERC is used to help dual-career couples, such as:

in a commutable distance of our
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Greater Chicago Midwest HERC News

New Members

The Greater Chicago Midwest HERC (GCMHERC) welcomes the College of Lake County (Grayslake, IL) and Purdue

the representa-year program with 18,000

students and sites include the Great Lakes Naval Training Base.

Fall 2011 Meeting Update

e Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) on

November 11, 2011

spring conference. In November, GCMHERC co-sponsored the webinar on unconscious bias in faculty hiring presented

by Jennifer Sheridan and Eve Fine of WISELI (ADVANCE program) of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

More Regional Activities

-career task

force will have its first meeting in January.

GCMHERC continues its webinar training series for Fellows in the Diversifying Faculty in Illinois (DFI) program, a state

initiative for graduate students from underrepresented groups. Recently, Heather Sevener of DePaul Universitypresented a program on faculty interviews.

GCMHERC was an exhibitor, representing all member institutions, at a job fair for post-docs from the Argonne National

Laboratory.

Metro New York & Southern Connecticut HERC News

Member News

The Metro New York & Southern Connecticut HERC (MNYSC) HERC is pleased toannounce that Southern Connecticut State University has re-joined.

Fall 2011 Meeting Update

The MNYSC HERC Winter Membership Meeting, held on December 9th, 2011 at the City University of New York

Graduate Center, was a big hit. Susan Abramson, Manager of the Work/Life Program at Yale University, gave a

ServicMs. Abramson had much to share as Yale University was recently named an

Employer of Choice for Working Mothers. Following this presentation, Ms. Abramson spoke on Best Practices for

on the MNYSC

HERC website shortly. The meeting also included a networking happy hour where colleagues enjoyed socializing with

one another over food and drinks. Planning for the next MNYSC HERC membership meeting is underway and will be

held at New York University this May.

MNYSC HERC Social Media Presence

The MNYSC HERC is now on LinkedIn and Twitter so that members and those interested in MNYSC HERC can receive up

to date information. Feel free to join the MNYSC HERC group on LinkedIn or follow them on twitter @mnyscherc.


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Alfone and Emily McConville

Michigan HERC NewsNew Member

Michigan (MI) HERC is pleased to welcome Walsh College as its newest member. Walsh College is

an independent, non-profit institution offering business and technology degree programs at the

bachelor, master, and doctoral levels.

Spring 2012 Meeting

MI-HERC is planning a workshop on Effective Strategies for Minority Recruitment and Retention, scheduled for March

29, 2012 and presented by Dr. Sonel Shropshire, founder of The Academic Network, the Minority Faculty Applicant

Database, and the Minority Recruitment Institute. The workshop will focus on the recruitment and retention of faculty

and senior administrative and executive staff using two specific strategies: establishing feeder programs with minority-

serving institutions, and establishing mentorship programs for minority faculty and executive staff to provide support

on both internal and external issues.

CUWFA Conference

The 18th Annual College and University Work/Family Association (CUWFA) Conference will be hosted by a MI-HERC

member institution, the University of Michigan, on May 16-22 in Ann Arbor. MI-HERC has been working with CUWFA

conference chair Jennie McAlpine, Director of Work/Life Resources at the University of Michigan, and the conference

newest non-profit partner.

Mid-Atlantic HERC News

New Members

The Mid-Atlantic HERC is proud to welcome its newest

members: Howard University, Howard University Hospital, and

Virginia Commonwealth University.

Fall 2011 Meeting

George Mason University hosted the Mid-Atlantic HERC Fall member event on October 26, 2011. The keynote speaker,

Lou Adler, an acknowledged leader in sourcing strategy development, recruiting and hiring process reengineering, and

recruiter and hiring manager training, presented a session on Performance-based Hiring. Lou offered practical

suggestions for designing and implementing a process based on how the best people seek out new career

The Mid-Atlantic HERC was one of five non-profit organizations invited to participate in an

MBA class

-profit organizations

and social enterprises by offering student consultants to help the organization improve its

performance to better achieve its mission.

strategic priorities of the Mid-Atlantic HERC and made insightful recommendations toimprove recruitment and retention efforts and balancing the work of the Mid-Atlantic HERC

office.

ideas and suggestions that will better organize my efforts as regional director which in turn

the Mid-Atlantic HERC.


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Keynote Damon

Williams. Photo credit:

University of Wisconsin,

Madison.

New England HERC News

The New England (NE) HERC hosted its largest event to date on October 26, 2011, in Cambridge,

MA. 160 people registered for

Williams, Associate Vice Chancellor, Vice Provost, Chief Officer for Diversity & Climate at

University of Wisconsin-Madison, who presented "A Matter of Excellence: Strategic Diversity

of diversity recruitment topics, the day concluded with a panel on "Engaging Top Level

Saint Joseph College, President Dana Mohler-Faria from Bridgewater State University, Perry

Greene, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs at Adelphi University, and Cerri Banks, Vice

President for Student Affairs and Dean of the College at Mount Holyoke College. The panel was

moderated by Liza Cariaga-Lo, Assistant Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity at

Harvard University.

New Jersey/Eastern Pennsylvania/Delaware HERC News

New MembersThe NJ/Eastern PA/DE HERC is thrilled to welcome new members: Cabrini College, The Commonwealth Medical College,

Essex County College, PA State System of Higher Education, Union County College, and York College of PA.

Fall Membership Meeting

The New Jersey Eastern PA and Delaware HERC had its fall meeting at the University of Pennsylvania. Amanda Layton,Partner Duane Morris LLP spokand in the afternoon, Harold Levy,

Senior Vice President of Education Marketing, Bayard Advertising discussed, Searching for Traffic How HERC drives

Northern California HERC News

New Members

The Northern California (Nor Cal) HERC is pleased to welcome four new members: Touro University, Napa Valley

College, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, and the Monterey Institute of International Studies.


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Winter Membership Meeting

The Nor Cal HERC will have its next meeting on March 8, 2012, at Mills College in Oakland. The speaker will be

Jennifer Vena a senior consultant from Bright Horizons.

North Texas HERC News

Outreach

The North Texas HERC reached out to its South and Central Texas colleagues. Eddie Freeman, North Texas HERC

Director and Nancy Aebersold, National HERC Executive Director, presented at the kick off meeting of the South &Central Texas HERC hosted by the University of Houston on January 9, 2012.

The North Texas HERC will present at the Winter Conference of the Lone Star CUPA-HR Chapter on February 8, 2012 in

Ft. Worth, Texas. The session will address how the North Texas HERC provides a collaborative approach to sourcing

diverse faculty & staff applicants. The conference is hosted by Tarrant County College, a North Texas HERC founding

member.

Regional Webinars

North Texas joins other regional HERCs in sponsoring the regional webinar series. These webinars serve as free

professional development opportunities for North Texas HERC members.

Southern California HERC News

Fall Membership MeetingThe Southern California HERC held a diversity conference at its annual

meeting at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus on

November 6, 2011. Attendance was standing room only with a panelist of

diversity experts from both higher education and industry backgrounds. In

addition there were two feature compelling presentations. The Los Angeles

Regional Attorney from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

(EEOC) provided legal updates and trends related to discrimination anddiversity. The UCLA Human Resources Office shared interesting details

about their diversity and outreach efforts geared toward the veteran

population.

St. Louis Regional HERC News

Washington University in St. Louis will host the St. Louis

Regional (STLR) HERC spring 2012 meeting with Dr. Damon A.

Williams, the Vice Provost for Strategic Diversity Initiatives and Chief Diversity Officer at the University of Wisconsin-

Madison as the keynote speaker. Dr. Williams leads the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Educational Achievement.

Speaking to the evolution of the strategic diversity leadership movement in the academy, focusing on its crystallization

in the 21st cent

national survey of the institutional diversity capacity of more than 700 institutions, interviews with the nation's leading

higher education diversity leaders, engagement with more than 200 institutions, and in-the-trenches experience

leading diversity themed change at multiple institutions.


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Upper Midwest HERC News

New Member

Welcome to the Upper Midwest ge.

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top undergraduate institutions for the number of its students who study abroad. It has also been widely recognized for

its community service program.

Fall Membership Meeting & Meeting Scholarships

Institutional representatives gathered on November 3rd at the Drake Building in St. Paul, MN, for UMW H

membership meeting. Hosted by Saint Paul College, the meeting featured presentations on, Higher Education Social

Media Issues, by Teresa Thompson of Fredrikson & Byron, Enhanced Faculty Recruitment through Internationalization,

by Jay Lokken of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, and Applicant Tracking, by Alaina Ericksen of the University of

St. Thomas.

Recognizing that tight budgets can make finding the funds to travel to HERC membership meetings difficult, UMW

HERC has established UMW HERC Membership Meeting Scholarships. Each year, up to $1,000 in scholarships will be

awarded to cover expenses related to travel to UMW HERC membership meetings.

Advisory Board Membership

Emily Luhman, Human Resources Generalist, Carleton College; Api Sulistyo, Talent Acquisition/Development Manager,Macalester College; and Anita Rios, Director, Talent Management and Effectiveness, Minnesota State College and

Universities, were appointed to the UMW HERC Advisory Board for 2012.

Upstate New York HERC News

For the second year in a row, Upstate New York (UNY) HERC members participated in the 13th

Annual Cornell University Diversity Update Conference last November. The welcome address was

given by Mary Opperman, Cornell University Vice President for Human Resources & Safety Services.

Featured presenters included: Lynette Chappell-Williams, Associate Vice President for Workforce

Diversity & Inclusion, Cornell University; Matt Carcella, Associate Dean & Director of LGBT Resource

Center, Cornell University; Dr. Fae Korsmo, Staff Associate, Office of the Director, National ScienceFoundation; Dr. Sonel Shropshire, President, The Academic Network, Inc.; Dr. Hazel Sive, Associate Dean of Science and

Professor of Biology, MIT; Wendy Tarlow, Associate University Counsel, Cornell University; and the Cornell Interactive

Theatre Ensemble. Cornell University Provost, Kent Fuchs, provided the closing remarks.

National HERC Advisory Board Hellos and Goodbyes

Hellos

Donna Robole, Director of Human Resources at the University of Wisconsin River Falls

The National HERC welcomes Donna Robole to the National HERC Advisory Board as the Upper Midwest memberrepresentative. Donna Robole is the Director of Human Resources at the University of Wisconsin River Falls. She

received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin Platteville, a Master of

Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin River Falls, and a certification as a Senior Professional in

Human Resource Management (SPHR). Robole has more than 20 years of human resource experience within higher

education and state government. She is a current member of the Upper Midwest Higher Education Recruitment

Consortium Board and the Society for Human Resource Management.


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Rene Hogoboom, Associate Director of the Diversity and Equity division of the Minnesota State Colleges and

Universities system

The National HERC welcomes Rene Hogoboom to the National HERC Advisory Board as the Upper Midwest member

representative alternate. She is the Associate Director of the Diversity and Equity division of the Minnesota State

Colleges and Universities system. Her work includes working with nondiscrimination policies and procedures as well as

affirmative action policies and plans. Prior to assuming this appointment in June 1998, she worked for five years as an

investigator at the Minnesota Attorney General's office. Hogoboom holds a Bachelor's degree in Dental

Hygiene/Communication/Psychology from the University of Minnesota and a Master of Arts degree in Public

Administration from Hamline University.

GoodbyesLinda Skallman, Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU)

The National HERC thanks Linda Skallman for her tremendous contributions to the National HERC Advisory Board,

Policy Subcommittee, and Governance Task Force. Her years of experience in higher education and human resources

leadership in the MnSCU system have been a tremendous organizational asset to HERC

The National HERC wishes

Linda well in her retirement.

National HERC Advisory Board

The National HERC Advisory Board will hold its spring meeting via conference call on May 2, 2012 and its fall retreat

from October 15 17, 2012 in Seattle, WA.

National HERC Advisory Board Members Kim Wilson, HR Business Partner, University of Richmond

(Chair)

Jennifer Ivers, Director, New England HERC, HarvardUniversity (Vice Chair)

Nancy Aebersold, Executive Director, National HERC (ExOfficio)

Elizabeth Ancarana, Assistant Dean for Faculty Development,Harvard University

Paula Alfone, Director, Mid-Atlantic HERC, Loyola Universityin Maryland

Linda Berauer, Director, Michigan HERC, University ofMichigan Ann Arbor

Phyllis Brust, Director, Greater Chicago Midwest HERC,University of Chicago

Theodore "Terry" Curry, Associate Provost/Associate VicePresident for Academic Human Resources, Michigan State

University

Mary Everley, Director, Upper Midwest HERC, University ofMinnesota

Janet Fleetwood, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty andAcademic Development, Drexel University

Eddie Freeman, Director, North Texas HERC, University ofTexas, Arlington

Frances Freeman, Assistant Vice President for FacultyDiversity, University of Texas, Dallas

Lorraine Goffe-Rush, Assistant Vice Chancellor for HumanResources, Washington University in St. Louis

Mary Haesloop, Executive Director, Human Resources &Special Assistant to the President, Norte Dame de Namur

University

Jackie Hogan, Director, Upstate New York HERC, InterimDirector, St. Louis Regional HERC

Mary Jackson Harvey, Associate Provost, University ofChicago

Patti Owen, Coordinator, Northern California HERC, TidesCenter

Jennifer Park, Director, Southern California HERC,University of California, San Diego

Gilda Paul, Director, Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey,Delaware HERC, Princeton University

Donna Robole, Director of Human Resources, University ofWisconsin-River Falls

Becky Skov, Director, Southern California HERC, Universityof California, San Diego

Valarie Stanley, Director, Office of Equal OpportunityPrograms, Yale University

Abby Wolff, Director, Metro New York & SouthernConnecticut HERC, Columbia University

Newsletter by Nancy Aebersold, National HERC Executive Director, with contributions from regional HERC Directors. Special thanks to Abby

Wolff, Metro New York & Southern Connecticut HERC Director and Linda Berauer, Michigan HERC Director, for proofreading assistance.

Documents

National HERC Newsletter Winter Spring 2012