Recent URI Work-Life Presentations
- Silver, B. & Mederer, H. (June 21, 2014). Addressing the needs of pregnant and parenting students in higher education. Presented at the Work and Family Researchers Network Biannual Conference, June 17-21, 2014. New York, NY.
- Silver, B. & Mederer, H. (June 20, 2014). Constructing a life course view of caregiving employees. Presented at the Work and Family Researchers Network Biannual Conference, New York, NY.
- Mederer, H. & Silver, B. (June 2014). Effective Faculty Mentoring. Presented at the University of Oregon’s Showcase Oregon 2014 Event, Eugene, OR.
- Silver, B. (Nov. 13-15, 2013). Planting the seeds of institutional transformation at URI: The harvest five years later. Poster presented at the 2013 Gender Summit 3, Washington, DC.
- Silver, B. (Nov. 2013). Work-Life and the Dual Career Program at the University of Rhode Island. Panel presentation at the 3rd Annual International Gender Summit, Washington, DC.
- Silver, B., & Mederer, H. (Oct. 29 – Nov. 1, 2013). STEM Faculty Work-Life Mentor Training Program. Presented at the University of New Mexico Mentoring Institute 2013 Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
- Silver, B. (March 7-10, 2013). Rethinking Work-Life Balance Presented at the Association for Women in Psychology 38th Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Mederer, H., Silver, B., & Sherwood, J. (June 27-29, 2012). Gender structure theory as a model for organizational transformation of academia. Presented at the Gender, Work, & Organization Conference, Staffordshire, England.
- Silver, B. & Mederer, H.(June 13-16, 2012). Taking it to the Next Level: Data-Driven Strategies to Promote Change in a Public, Unionized University. Presented at the Work & Family Researchers’ Network Inaugural Conference, New York, NY.
- Silver, B. (Mar. 7-8, 2012). URI’s Transitional Support Program. Presented at Rethinking the Future of the STEM Workplace: Convening of Global Experts on Work-Life-Family Issues. Elsevier Foundation, New York, NY.
- Mederer, H. (Oct. 17, 2011). Work-Life Balance. Keynote address presented at the 2011 Northeast Management Officers (NEMO) Annual Meeting.
- Mederer, H., & Silver, B. (June 23, 2011). Workplace Flexibility and Faculty Success: What a Chair Needs to Know. Chairs’ Workshop. University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI.
- Silver, B. (May 17, 2011). Women in Higher Education: Promoting Success through Workplace Flexibility. Keynote address presented at Delta Kappa Gamma Society Meeting, East Greenwich, RI.
- Silver, B. (April 8, 2011). Ensuring Effective Faculty Mentoring: Tips for Chairs and Faculty Mentoring. Two workshops facilitated at Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA
- Silver, B. (2011). Mastering the Balancing Act: How to Find work-Life Balance Amidst the Unbalancing Demands of a Faculty Position. Presented at West Chester University, March 31, 2011. West Chester, PA
- Mederer, H., & Silver, B. (2010). Buy-In: Targeting Three levels of Barriers to Change. Presented at the College and University Work/Family Association 16th National Conference, Cambridge, MA. May 5-7, 2010.
- Mederer, H. (2010). Retaining Postdoc women Through Effective Postdoctoral Policies. Presented at the national Summit on Gender and the Postdoctorate, Philadelphia, PA.
- Mederer, H. & Silver, B. (2009). Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Maintaining Optimism during Institutional Transformation. Southern Connecticut State University Work-Life Best Practices in Higher Education Conference, October 29, 2009.
- Mederer, H., Boudreaux-Bartels, F., Harlow, L., Santiago, M. silver, b., & Stamm, K. (2009). Perceptions of work-Life balance in Academia: Organizational, Interactional, and Individual Predictors. Winter Meeting of Sociologist for Women in Society, Savannah, GA.
URI Work-Life Publications
- Work-Life Initiatives for URI Faculty
- College and University Lactation Programs: Some Additional Considerations
- Lactation Support Policy Booklet
- Dual Career Hiring Guidelines
- Family Leave For AAUP Faculty at URI
- Mentoring Handbook
- ADVANCE Faculty Mentoring On-Line Tutorial
- Faculty Recruitment Handbook
- ADVANCE Faculty Recruitment On-Line Tutorial
- 2012 Work-Life Survey for URI Staff Employees
Organizations and Initiatives
Alliance for Work-Life Progress
CUWFA (College and University Work/Family Association)
Center for Work and Family – Boston College
Corporate Voices for Working Families
Georgetown Law’s Public Policy Platform on Flexible Work Arrangements
National Partnership for Women and Families
New England Family and Work Association
Rutgers Center for Women and Work
The Sloan Work and Family Research Network
U.S. Dept. of Labor – Work Hours: Flexible Schedules
U.S. Dept. of Labor Women’s Bureau – Flex Options Guide
White House Council on Women and Girls – Workplace Flexibility
Women Entrepreneurs, Inc. Flex Options