M&T Bank Center for Women and Business Podcast

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Sarah Lawson is an AAUW Smart Start Facilitator, helping students achieve the most with their degree and qualifications. If you can't make the zoom workshops, listen here for some salary negotiation insights! Even if you can make it, this episode has some great tips and tricks that are great to keep in your back pocket as you navigate your career.

Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, associate professor of legal studies, has been recently appointed to the state Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities by Gov. Ned Lamont. The commission works to eliminate discrimination through civil and human rights law enforcement and to establish equal opportunity and justice for all persons within the state through advocacy and education.
In this episode for the M&T Center for Women & Business, Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox speaks on the nuances of women's equality in honor of Women's Equality Day on August 26th. 

Welcome back to the M&T Bank Center for Women & Business podcast. Today, our guest is a recipient of the 2023-2024 Research Award Program, Dr. Katie R. Place, Ph.D. As part of QU faculty, Dr. Place is a Professor of Strategic Communication where she teaches courses in public relations, strategic planning, and campaigns. The Research Award was granted for her continued study in ethical organizational listening, of which she has recently published a book, available here: ⁠https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9781003273851/organizational-listening-strategic-communication-katie-place⁠

In this episode, Dr. Place gives advice to young business professionals, particularly communicators, who seek to make a difference in their field. She also gives insight into her writing process and the inspiration behind her book.

Welcome back to the M&T Bank Center for Women & Business podcast. Today, our guest is Justine Lewicki, the recipient of the 2023 Kathleen Simione M&T

Justine is currently ending her 2nd year as a 3+1 BS/MBA student in Accounting with a minor in Marketing. She is a tax intern at CliftonLarsonAllen, where she will return as a tax intern next January! This summer, she will be studying abroad in Perugia, Italy, and attending a leadership conference in Belgium for KPMG, which is where she will be interning in Summer 2024. She is the Promotions Officer of the QU Accounting Society, and a proud member of Beta Alpha Psi and Beta Gamma Sigma.

In this episode, Rachel and Sarah speak with Danielle Beerli, the Winner of our Women & Ally of Influence Part-Time Faculty Award. The purpose of this award is to recognize the achievements of women and allies in the Quinnipiac community. We’d like to thank you for inspiring those around you to advocate for a more inclusive and equitable environment.

Danielle Beerli is the Founder and Executive Director of Belle Sol. Belle Sol's Mission is to connect with, empower and support women and girls to promote their social and emotional well-being within their lives and community. At Quinnipiac, Beerli is an Adjunct Professor at Quinnipiac University teaching Introduction to Nonprofit Management and MBA695 Action Based Learning Lab. Danielle developed an Undergraduate online and on-ground Introduction to Nonprofit Management Course within the School of Business. Beerli has a determined and motivated mindset, believing that a girl can accomplish anything. She pursued a career in Social Work to help others and now has over 15 years of experience in the Social Work field, working with children of all ages and their parents.

In this episode, we have two very special guests, the winner of our Women of Influence Full-time Faculty and Staff Award Molly Yanity and Kristen Casamento. This award aims to recognize the achievements of women and allies in the Quinnipiac community. Thank you for inspiring others to advocate for a more inclusive and equitable environment.

Kristen Casamento is in her fourth year at Quinnipiac and was promoted to Associate Athletic Director for Academic Support earlier this year. She also serves as the Athletic Diversity and Inclusion Designee for the last three years. Prior to Quinnipiac, Casamento held the position of Academic Advisor and Learning Specialist at the University of Rhode Island, where she worked together with student-athletes to educate them on their eligibility and academic progress. 

Molly Yanity is an Associate Professor, the Chair of Journalism, and the Director of the Graduate Program in Journalism at Quinnipiac University. Prior to joining academia, she was a sports reporter for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and The Daily Pilot.

Congratulations to Kristen and Molly!

This episode is extra special because our Fellow, Kaelin Murray joins Rachel as a co-host where they speak with Dr. Amy Paros! They discuss her background, why she joined Quinnipiac, her greatest career achievements and so much more.

Dr. Amy Paros is an Assistant Professor of Management at Quinnipiac University. She joined Quinnipiac University during the fall of 2015 and teaches courses in

In today's episode, Rachel speaks with Dr. Poonam Arora, Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and Professor of Management for the School of Business. She has extensive experience in developing faculty excellence, leading strategic initiatives, fostering interdisciplinary innovations in global business education, and spearheading sponsored research. Prior to joining Quinnipiac in 2022,  she was the Capalbo Professor of Business Administration and Department Chair of Management and Marketing at Manhattan College.  Dr. Arora has experience as a consultant at McKinsey and Co. and an investment banker at Citi.

In this special episode, Rachel has the opportunity to speak with the two former co-directors of the M&T Bank Center for Women & Business, Dr. Julia Fullick- Jagiela and Dr. Kiku Jones. During the Fall semester, they have announced it will be their last semester as Co-Directors. Julia and Kiku have tirelessly led the Center and have had a significant impact on the Quinnipiac community. They have grown the Center to become a place that brings together community across Quinnipiac, local businesses, nonprofits, and government workplaces. They have created endless opportunities to students and faculty in addition to providing meaningful, consistent support and connectivity. Join us in thanking them for their leadership.

Learn more about Dr. Fullick-Jagiela & Dr. Kiku and their impact on the Quinnipiac community as a whole!

Dr. Julia Fullick-Jagiela is an Associate Professor of Management and Chair of Management at Quinnipiac. Her work is centered on redefining leadership development practice to include diverse leader voices and experience. She earned her Ph.D. and M.S. in Industrial Organizational Psychology and B.S., Honors in the Major in Psychology from the University of Central Florida. As an IO Psychologist, she centers employee well-being in everything she does. In her roles as Associate Professor and Chair of Management, she is passionate in advocating for advancing women in the workforce and encourages her students to be catalysts for inclusive and equitable change. In 2011, she was awarded the William R. Jones Most Valuable Mentor Award from the Florida Education Fund and in 2015 was awarded the Quinnipiac University Pi Beta Phi Certificate of Excellence in Teaching Award. She is the founding faculty advisor for SHRM@QU, a Superior Merit Award winning student chapter. 

Dr. Kiku Jones is Professor of Business Analytics & Information Systems and Chair of Business Analytics & Information Systems. Her work is focused on building empowered student leaders equipped both professionally and personally. Dr. Jones earned her Ph.D. in Decision Sciences and Information Systems from the University of Kentucky and her B.S. in Computer Information Systems and MBA from Western Kentucky University. In the classroom, she promotes diversity and inclusion as well as challenges her students to become leaders in the community. She is passionate about building a strong sharing community of women and their allies and is also particularly interested in the challenges women of color encounter. In 2017, she received Quinnipiac University’s Center for Excellence in Teaching Award. In 2014, 2015 and 2016 (last year of the award), she was the recipient of the Quinnipiac University CIS Society’s Professor of the Year. In 2008, she received the University of Tulsa’s Mayo Excellence in Teaching Award.

In this episode, Rachel follows up with Dean Holly Raider from the School of Business on how her first year went at Quinnipiac.  A year ago, Rachel spoke with Dean Raider when she started her first year here at Quinnipiac and discussed her unique pathway to becoming Dean. Today, we will be following up on how her first year went and what she looks forward to in this upcoming school year and beyond. This is an extra special episode because we recorded in the Quinnipiac Podcast Studio for the first time. 

Welcome back to the podcast Dean Raider!