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Kathy Walter-Mack serves as the chief of staff to the chancellor and associate vice chancellor of human resources at Metropolitan Community College (MCC) in Kansas City, Missouri. In that position, Kathy Walter-Mack has helped advance several of the college’s programs and initiatives. Recently, her office was the primary sponsor of The Juncture, an annual professional development symposium she helped launch in 2015.
Hosted by MCC’s Office of Inclusion and Engagement, The Juncture is an interactive event that focuses on helping women in higher education improve their professional practice and meet the needs of students. The symposium features panel discussions and small-group activities that explore professional ethics, mentoring, networking, and collaboration. The Juncture also highlights the different journeys and paths women take on their way to careers in higher education and features presentations from MCC faculty members and local business leaders.
The most recent Juncture symposium took place October 14, 2016, at Metropolitan Community College. Over 100 women participated in the event, which focused on changing student demographics, professional growth, and the importance of maintaining a healthy work-life balance. The symposium program featured presentations from speakers such as Dr. Andrea Hendricks, the assistant vice president of human resources at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, and Ellen Heffernan, a partner at The Spelman & Johnson Group.
A number of faculty and staff members from all five MCC campuses also participated in discussions at The Juncture in 2016. For more information about the event, visit www.blogs.mcckc.edu.
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