/news-archive/tag/international-womens-day/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:13:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2022/03/03/bridge-builders-conversation/ Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:13:18 +0000 /news/?p=81129 ... Drale to Participate in Special International Women鈥檚 Day Bridge Builders Conversation]]> The program, which is presented by the Clinton Foundation and the Clinton School of Public Service, will feature influential Arkansas women who are leading in business, philanthropy, and higher education, through this period of uncertainty, activism, and change. Drale joined 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock in 2006 and served as the associate dean of the College of Professional Studies, associate vice chancellor for Academic Affairs, interim executive vice chancellor, and provost prior to becoming 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock’s first female chancellor in 2019. In addition to Chancellor Drale, the program will also feature Victoria DeFrancesco, dean of the Clinton School of Public Service and political analyst for NBC News and Telemundo; Heather Albright, senior vice president and senior relationship manager in middle market at Bank of America; and Sherece West-Scantlebury, president and CEO of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation. The program will be hosted at the Clinton Presidential Center and will also be livestreamed for those who are unable to join in person. Participants may register for the event and submit questions for the panelists .]]> /news-archive/2022/03/02/women-in-cybersecurity-event/ Wed, 02 Mar 2022 14:22:40 +0000 /news/?p=81046 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, Innovation Hub to Host Women in Cybersecurity Event]]> The event will take place from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 8. Participants can attend virtually or in person at the Innovation Hub, 204 E 4th St., North Little Rock. 鈥淲ith women representing just over 10 percent of the cybersecurity workforce, events like these are so important for young women to see cybersecurity as a viable career choice,鈥� said Sandra Leiterman, managing director of the The keynote speaker is Beth-Anne Bygum, chief security and compliance officer for Acxiom. The event will also feature a panel discussion with women who work in cybersecurity careers and a question-and-answer forum. The panelists include La鈥橫ia Crutchfield, a senior at Bryant High School; Sarah Humphries, a sophomore at Lake Hamilton High School; Alexandria Cade of Acxiom; and Sarah Puolton of BreachBits. Girls in grades 6-12 as well as middle school and high school teachers are invited to join the night鈥檚 activities to learn more about cybersecurity careers and women in cybersecurity. Participants will also have the opportunity to choose from several hands-on activities to learn about different careers in the cybersecurity field. Participants may register for the event .]]> /news-archive/2021/03/05/asbtdc-holds-two-events/ Fri, 05 Mar 2021 19:54:15 +0000 /news/?p=78488 ... ASBTDC to hold two events celebrating women in research, business, and innovation]]> The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center, based at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, will hold two online events featuring women who have excelled in research, business, and innovation in celebration of International Women鈥檚 Day on March 8. During each event, four distinguished speakers will share lessons learned and advice for leading companies. They will discuss management and growth strategies, commercialization opportunities, startup mistakes and how to avoid them, key skills for entrepreneurial success, and more. The will be held online from noon to 1:30 p.m. March 8. The speakers include Misti Staley, CEO of Staley House and inventor of the tube feeding assistant; Portia Carr, CEO of and a speech language pathologist; and Latanyua Robinson, president of . Also on the panel is Dr. Nancy Rusch, a partner at and professor and chair in the 糖心Vlog传媒MS Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. Additionally, Rusch leads the 糖心Vlog传媒MS Translational Research Institute Health Sciences Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program. The will take place from 4-5:30 p.m. in partnership with the Arkansas State University ASBTDC.聽 The speakers include Dr. Jenn Conner, faculty member at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine-Arkansas; Dr. Maureen Dolan, president of , a biotech company that exploits the chemical biodiversity of plants as 鈥渇actories鈥� for producing compounds with applications in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical/dietary supplement, cosmeceutical, research reagent, and agrochemical markets. Additional panelists include Allyson Lewis, founder and CEO of the , a time management company, and Sharon Davis, who founded Strategic Technologies Corporation in 1993 and Strategic Continuity Services in 2005. The sessions are free and open to the public. For more information, contact the ASBTDC at 1-800-862-2040.]]> /news-archive/2018/02/09/new-accelherate-event-offer-startup-advice-for-women/ Fri, 09 Feb 2018 14:47:52 +0000 /news/?p=69159 ... New 鈥榓ccelHERate鈥� event offer startup advice for women]]> On March 8, International Women鈥檚 Day, the center will hold simultaneous 鈥渁ccelHERate鈥� events in Little Rock at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences BioVentures and in Jonesboro at the Arkansas Biosciences Institute. Both begin at 4:30 p.m. 鈥淪ince about 80 percent of tech company founders are male, we want to encourage more women to pursue entrepreneurship and view it as a viable career,鈥� said Laura Fine, ASBTDC state director. 鈥淲e hope women 鈥� particularly students in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and math 鈥� will attend accelHERate and be inspired by what they hear.鈥� Four women will speak at each location and then answer questions. The panelists in Little Rock include the following:

• Dr. Amy Hester, co-founder of HD Nursing, LLC and 糖心Vlog传媒MS director of nursing research and innovation
• Alese Johnston Stroud, CEO of Corporate Insight Strategy
• Tina McCord, founder and CEO of ZUNI Learning Tree
• Erin Bush, CEO of Salusions, LLC

Their talks will touch on lessons learned and advice for budding entrepreneurs. Topics will include management and growth strategies, startup mistakes and how to avoid them, key skills for entrepreneurial success and commercialization funding opportunities through the federal Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer program. Admission is free, but pre-registration is required. To register, call (501) 683-7700 or visit. The outreach and technical assistance ASBTDC provides to science and technology-based businesses is supported by Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program funding from the U.S. Small Business Administration. The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with SBA through a partnership with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock College of Business and other institutions of higher education. All programs are extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. Language assistance services are available for limited English proficient individuals. Reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Shannon Roberts at (501) 683-7700.]]>