Events
Upcoming Events
Events are offered regularly. Some of these events require Bowdoin credentials to view and register. Log in to CampusGroups to view the full list of WIT events.Past Events
May 9, 2025
This half-day convening aims to bring together faculty, staff and students from Colby, Bates, and Bowdoin to discuss and explore the evolving role of technology, with a particular focus on the direction of AI in liberal arts education. The event will feature an opening speaker, a panel discussion, and breakout sessions designed to foster networking, collaboration, and actionable takeaways.
December 3, 2024
Join us for an inspiring leadership workshop that will empower you to reflect on what makes a great leader and explore how you can lead effectively from any position within the organization. This interactive session will include exercises and group discussions that will help you discover and pinpoint areas for your personal growth in leadership. You'll be encouraged to evaluate your own strengths, influence and impact, and think about how to use them to enhance your contributions. Together, we'll identify practical steps to improve leadership skills, reinforcing the idea that everyone has the potential to grow as a leader. Led by Brian "Mac" McDonald, Leadership Coach at Mor Associates.
WIT: Project FutureScape & AI with Holly Sherburne
September 24, 2025
Please join us for our 2024-25 Women in Technology (WIT) Kick Off event when we will be discussing new possible uses of Artificial Intelligence at Bowdoin! We will welcome our own Holly Sherburne, Director, Admissions Operations and Communications, who will talk to us about "Project FutureScape," a collaborative experiment with Admissions and IT to improve the customer experience for our prospective students and families, while reducing time spent by staff on repetitive tasks. Sherri Braxton Castanzo will also update us on the other AI initiatives happening here at Bowdoin. We look forward to seeing you, so come and bring your curiosity with you.
Women in Technology Tea Talk: An informal chat with Safa
May 14, 2024
As we near the end of the academic year, please join us to reflect on the past year with our very special guest, Safa Zaki. Together we will enjoy an old-fashioned tea service and a relaxing conversation with Safa as she looks back on the year, and shares some of her thoughts and hopes for Bowdoin moving forward. Please bring your ideas, questions, and feedback to our last event for the 2023-24 academic year.
May 14, 2024
What environments and roles bring you satisfaction at work and in life? Do you like to engage one-on-one with others, or be a part of setting policies? Do you enjoy routines or prefer variability in your day?
Using a visual mapping tool, we will reflect on themes and patterns that make roles fulfilling for you. We will then engage in an exercise in small groups to surface ideas with a focus on incremental strategies to do more of what you love.
You'll leave the session with a greater appreciation for what resonates with you, and ideas to seek more of it.
WIT: Designing your Life with Heather Shaughnessy-Cato
November 14, 2023
This is part one of a two-part workshop series that will provide practical and accessible tools to enhance satisfaction and flourishing in work and life roles, while fostering a strong sense of community within the newly established Women in Technology collaborative.
Drawing from Designing your Life Framework, each session will blend reflective exercises with hands-on activities and discussion. Participants will have opportunities to refine their goals for well-being, life and career, and identify how to put insights into practice. Each session will include collaboration and discussion to build a supportive community.
October 3, 2023
Bowdoin’s Department of Information Technology, in partnership with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, is happy to announce the formation of the Women in Technology at Bowdoin Collaborative. WIT at Bowdoin will kick-off with a luncheon and our first guest speaker, Liv Gjestvang. Liv will discuss “On Working and Living Well”
Liv Gjestvang is Vice President & Chief Information Officer at Denison University, leading cybersecurity, enterprise applications, digital infrastructure, business intelligence, and academic technology. She brings a focus on digital transformation and a strong commitment to transparency and trust.