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Tips on how to move up in the academy.
Are you tired of the same old duties on your job, and ready to offer your skills and abilities to help meet the challenges of a new set of responsibilities at your school?
Women are often the right people for the job, but nobody has considered asking for their thoughts on an issue, let alone promoting them to a new job, according to Dr. Carol Sue Butts, provost ands vice chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.
Dr. Butts received the 2007 Outstanding Achievement award presented by the Wisconsin Women in Higher Education Leadership at its annual conference in October 2007 in Appleton WI. In accepting the award, she offered these suggestions to women who feel they have more to offer to their school.
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* Talk to those in charge. Without being too pushy, you can promote yourself by informing others of your strengths, aspirations and willingness to assume more responsibilities. Talk about how you can help your school to be more successful.
Butts quoted Betsy Meyers, a COO in the presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama, who believes waiting for an invitation to the table is fruitless. It's not that leaders deliberately exclude you; they're just not thinking of you. It's up to you to deliberately put yourself on their radar.
* Get involved beyond your department. Step outside your comfort zone by getting appointed to university-wide projects, committees and task forces. This will help you develop an understanding of the whole university and establish relationships across campus.
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