SCTE-TUCK EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AT DARTMOUTH TO INCLUDE FOCUS ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN ENGINEERS IN CABLE
January 23, 2012 09:39 AM
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SCTE-TUCK EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AT DARTMOUTH TO INCLUDE FOCUS ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN ENGINEERS IN CABLE
JAN. 23, 2012 (Exton, PA)—The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) and Tuck Executive Education at Dartmouth today announced the creation of events that address the need for increased representation of women in cable engineering to be conducted during the SCTE-Tuck Executive Leadership Program at Dartmouth College in the spring.
A “fireside chat” panel discussion with leading women engineers and two events for women attendees—a networking reception and a luncheon question-and-answer session with Marshall Goldsmith, one of the world’s leading executive coaches and a leadership guru—are among the activities planned to support increased diversity within the cable industry’s top engineering and operations positions. The SCTE-Tuck Executive Leadership Program will be conducted April 29 through May 4 at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College’s Hanover, N.H., campus.
“The shortage of women engineers is depriving our industry of a significant pool of talent, just at the time when demand for new services and expertise is increasing,” said Cathy Oakes, senior vice president, operations for SCTE. “The inclusion of diversity programs within our SCTE-Tuck Executive Leadership Program, as well as at our Cable Industry Management Development Program with Georgia Tech later in May, is designed to provide women and others with the support they need to choose and thrive in cable engineering careers.”
Scheduled for Wednesday, May 2, the panel will discuss ways to help women to maximize opportunities in the cable industry. The panel will include Nomi Bergman, president of Bright House Communications; Yvette Kanouff, president of SeaChange International; Charlotte Field, senior vice president, infrastructure and operations, national engineering and technical operations for Comcast; and others. Following a dinner for all participants in the SCTE-Tuck program, there will be a networking reception for women attendees.
On Friday, May 4, women attendees will have a private luncheon with Marshall Goldsmith, a member of the faculty for the SCTE-Tuck program and author of the best-selling books Mojo and What Got You Here, Won’t Get You There. During the event, Goldsmith will respond to attendees’ questions and share insights that are particularly pertinent to women.
Applications are now being accepted for the SCTE-Tuck program, which is open to qualified executives in the United States and abroad. Additional information is available at http://www.scte.org/professional_development/leadership_institute.aspx or by e-mailing execprogram@scte.org. The application deadline is Feb. 15, and class size is limited.
During the one-week intensive course, participants will learn and enhance:
- Communication strategies that can take strategic visions from concept to reality;
- Leadership skills for influencing, managing and getting optimal results for the organization;
- Business and operations skills that can help to optimize resources for maximum efficiency and return on investment; and
- Critical thinking that is necessary for achieving and maintaining technical and business leadership in today’s competitive market.
The Tuck School of Business is consistently ranked among the Top 10 global MBA programs by Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and The Economist. Founded in 1900, Tuck is the first graduate school of management in the country. Tuck remains distinctive among the world’s top global business schools by combining personal scale with global reach, rigorous coursework with experiences requiring teamwork, and valued traditions with innovation.
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About Tuck Executive Education:
Tuck Executive Education offers executives innovative and transformative learning opportunities that address real-world business problems and accelerate their own development. Tuck’s world-class faculty brings both deep content knowledge and highly-developed facilitation skills that fully engage experienced executives in an active and collaborative learning process. Executives emerge with skills and insights to address the challenges their organizations face and take their own leadership development to the next level. For more information, please visit http://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/exec/ or contact Tom Abbatiello at 603-646-8216.
About SCTE:
The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) is a non-profit professional association that provides technical leadership for the telecommunications industry and serves its members through professional development, standards, certification and information. SCTE currently has nearly 14,000 members from the U.S. and 70 countries worldwide and offers a variety of programs and services for the industry’s educational benefit. A prime example is SCTE’s Smart Energy Management Initiative (SEMI), an unprecedented effort to help cable operators leverage financial and environmental advantages of implementing Green strategies. SCTE has 68 chapters and meeting groups and more than 3,000 employees of the cable telecommunications industry hold SCTE technical certifications. SCTE is an ANSI-accredited standards development organization. Visit SCTE online at www.scte.org. Follow SCTE at http://www.facebook.com/TheSCTE and http://twitter.com/SCTE.