Conference Venue:
Royal Oak Inn & Suites
3130 Victoria Avenue
Brandon, Manitoba
Theme: “Leading with Integrity: Our Values, Our Dreams, and Our Future.”
Thursday, May 2
3:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Registration Opens
6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Opening Reception
Echo Restaurant & Lounge
Royal Oak Inn & Suites
Friday, May 3
7:00 am
Registration Opens
7:00 am– 8:00 am
Optional: Hotel Fitness Room
7:45 am – 8:55 am
Breakfast
9:00 am – 9:15 am
Conference Chair Remarks
Dr. Deborah C. Poff, President and Vice-Chancellor, Brandon University
9:15 am – 9:30 am
Official Welcome
The. Hon. Erin Selby, Minister of Advanced Education and Literacy, Province of Manitoba
9:30 am – 10:00 am
Opening Plenary
Her Worship, Mayor Shari Decter Hirst, City of Brandon
10:00 am – 10:15 am
Nutrition Break
10:15 am – 11:10 am
Presidents’ Panel
Dr. Deborah C. Poff, President and Vice-Chancellor, Brandon University (moderator)
Raymonde Gagné, President, Université de Saint-Boniface
Stephanie Forsyth, President and CEO, Red River College
Dr. Ramona Lumpkin, President and Vice-Chancellor, Mount Saint Vincent University
11:15 am – 12:00 pm
Guest Speaker
“Having it All”
Karen DeYoung
Pulitzer Prize Winner and Associate Editor and Senior National Security Correspondent for the Washington Post
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
SWAAC General Meeting Luncheon
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Guest Speaker
“Women and Leadership: Lessons from Pirates, Scholars and Practitioners”
Dr. Joanne B. Ciulla, Professor, Coston Family Chair in Leadership and Ethics, Jepson School of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Nutrition Break
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm
Presentation
“Creating a University Culture of Integrity”
Dr. Deborah C. Poff, President and Vice-Chancellor, Brandon University
Dr. G. Cynthia Fekken, Associate Vice Principal of Research, Queen’s University
3:45pm – 4:30 pm
Board Governance Panel
“Women in Volunteer Leadership Roles in Universities”
Laura McDougald-Williams, Board Chair, Brandon University
Pat Britton, Executive Coordinator, Premier’s Economic Advisory Council
5:30 pm – 5:45 pm
Departure for the Lady of the Lake
(Ground transportation provided)
6:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Reception
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Gala Awards Dinner & Musical Performance provided by the BU School of Music
Lady of the Lake Shop, Cafe & Pub
135-B 17th Street North
Brandon, MB
9:00 pm – 9:15 pm
Departure for the Royal Oak Inn & Suites
(Ground transportation provided)
Saturday, May 4
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Optional: Hotel Fitness Room
7:45 am – 8:55 am
Breakfast
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Guest Speaker
“Compassionate Action”
Amanda Lindhout, Kidnap Survivor, Founder and Executive Director, The Global Enrichment Foundation
10:00 am – 10:15 am
Nutrition Break
10:20 am – 12:00 pm
Young Women Leaders’ Panel
Emilie Cushman, Co-Founder, President and CEO, Kira Talent, Top 20 Under 20 (2012)
Carissa Taylor, President, Brandon University Students’ Union
Joanne Zuk, Graduate Student, Joint Masters of Public Administration, Universities of Winnipeg and Manitoba
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Luncheon
Conference Chair’s Closing Remarks
Announcement of the Host Institution for the 2014 SWAAC Annual Conference
Dr. Deborah C. Poff, President and Vice-Chancellor, Brandon University