The NJ ACE Women’s Network will host its 2023 Women Of Color Virtual Fall Conference, featuring speaker Rosann Santos, CPC. Moderator Dr. Carolina Gonzalez of Montclair State University, and other NJ ACE members, will join the speaker in an exploration of what it takes to motivate, strengthen, and cultivate relationships. “Mentorship is not just about guiding […]
News and Updates
NJ ACE Welcomes New Board Members
August 21, 2023—The NJ ACE Women’s Network officially welcomed a dozen new board members to its leadership team, including a range of experienced faculty members, staffers, and administrators. The group, led by chair Nicole Pulliam, Ph.D. (Monmouth University), and co-chair Akirah Fenimore (Seton Hall University), includes nine returning board members for the 2023-24 academic year. […]
Action and intention essential to leading with authenticity, purpose
Leading with purpose and authenticity is not always easy—but it is necessary, especially as women in higher education look to advance and bring others with them along the way. That was just one of the many important takeaways shared by three New Jersey college presidents at the NJ ACE Women’s Network recent leadership conference, hosted […]
Leading with purpose, authenticity focus of 2023 NJACE conference
Leading is one thing. But leading with purpose and authenticity—especially in the face of enrollment challenges, economic pressures, policy shifts, and the needs of a growing list of stakeholders? Well, that’s a whole other topic—one that the New Jersey ACE Women’s Network is looking to tackle Friday, March 24 during its spring conference at Seton Hall University. “Leading with […]
2022 Women of Color Symposium
Higher education weathered the pandemic, but challenges persist. Now our institutions must grapple with a new wave of workplace pressures: “quiet quitting,” the Great Resignation, realignment thinking, and colleagues redefining how, when and why they work. What does that mean for women in higher education? We are poised to become renaissance leaders as we re-order […]
Bloomfield hosts kickoff event
More than 50 higher education leaders representing institutions across New Jersey gathered at Bloomfield College for our 2022-23 kickoff in late September. Our wine and cheese social was hosted by Bloomfield College President Marcheta Evans, Ph.D. (also the presidential sponsor for NJ ACE) and drew professionals eager to connect and catch up. “It was a […]
Making time to meet and greet
The most recent event hosted by NJ ACE Women’s Network drew attendees from across south and central Jersey—all for the opportunity to meet, greet and reconnect at B2 Bistro and Bar in Toms River. NJ ACE board members Akirah Fenimore of Seton Hall University and Dr. Nicole Pulliam of Monmouth University welcomed guests and facilitated […]
A word from our 2022-23 chair
Dear Colleagues, The academic year is in full swing, and many of us are now seeing our campuses come to life as more students, faculty, and staff return to life on campus. While we spend the majority of our time ensuring students and faculty have the tools needed for teaching and learning success, it is […]
2021-22 opening message
The academic year is now in full swing, and we are adjusting to a new set of challenges as in-person learning resumes. While much of our time and efforts
Welcoming our new leadership
During the pandemic, we all faced challenges that strengthened us and changed us. That goes for the ACE Women’s Network-New Jersey, too.