Ithaca College

 Christy Agnese, School Operations & External Relations Officer for the School of Music; Deborah Martin, Professor and Chair of Music Performance; and Stacia Zabusky, Associate Dean for Curriculum and Undergraduate Programs for the School of Humanities and Sciences were selected to take part in the Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) summer institutes. The HERS institutes focus on leadership development for women in higher education, providing sessions on topics such as budgeting, information technology, student success, and personal career development.  Approximately 60 women higher education professionals from across the country are selected annually to participate in each of the three HERS programs.

Agnese and Martin attended the HERS Denver Institute and Zabusky attended the HERS Bryn Mawr Institute. Agnese and Zabusky’s participation was supported by the Office of Human Resources and Martin’s participation was sponsored by the Office of the Provost.