{"id":4510,"date":"2023-03-08T20:58:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T20:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=4510"},"modified":"2025-02-07T03:59:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T08:59:58","slug":"president-harmon-serves-as-panelist-for-2023-international-womens-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/08\/president-harmon-serves-as-panelist-for-2023-international-womens-day\/","title":{"rendered":"President Harmon Serves as Panelist for 2023 International Women\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column4510_ee50f8-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column4510_ee50f8-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4510_ee50f8-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4510_ee50f8-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4510_ee50f8-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4510_ee50f8-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4510_ee50f8-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4510_ee50f8-82{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4510_ee50f8-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column4510_ee50f8-82 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4510_ee50f8-82 dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image4510_28af17-c6 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image4510_28af17-c6\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.test.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/LTH-HS_22-23_1080x1080-480x480.jpg\" alt=\"Wilmington University President Dr. LaVerne Harmon\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-4437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/LTH-HS_22-23_1080x1080-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/LTH-HS_22-23_1080x1080-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/LTH-HS_22-23_1080x1080-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/LTH-HS_22-23_1080x1080-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/LTH-HS_22-23_1080x1080-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/LTH-HS_22-23_1080x1080.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption>Dr. Laverne Harmon<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In honor of International Women\u2019s Day, celebrated every March 8 to recognize women\u2019s social, economic, and political achievements worldwide, Wilmington University President <strong>Dr. LaVerne Harmon <\/strong>served as a panelist at the Caesar Rodney High School (CRHS) International Women\u2019s Day forum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Titled \u201cWomen of Today Empowering Women of Tomorrow,\u201d the forum was moderated by CRHS seniors Jade Baun and Jasmyne Kinslow, who asked questions crafted by students. They explored meaningful topics such as breaking the glass ceiling, the importance of role models and mentors, networking, and creating a legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was honored to be one of eight panelists who have achieved a level of success by overcoming obstacles and staying true to ourselves,\u201d says Dr. Harmon. \u201cThe sooner girls can be exposed to female role models willing to speak truthfully about the realities of professional life, the better prepared they will be and the more confident they will become.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the final moments of the discussion, Dr. Harmon surprised and thrilled the audience by presenting a&nbsp;full undergraduate scholarship to Wilmington University to a female CRHS senior. (CRHS officials will select the recipients.) Her announcement was met with a standing ovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe sooner girls can be exposed to female role models willing to speak truthfully about the realities of professional life, the better prepared they will be and the more confident they will become.\u201d \u2014 Dr. LaVerne Harmon<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Joining Dr. Harmon were women leaders in various statewide industries: <strong>Dr<\/strong>.<strong> Christine Alois<\/strong>, superintendent of Caesar Rodney School District and former deputy secretary of the Delaware Department of Education; <strong>Jackie Griffith<\/strong>, vice president of Government and Community Relations at Delaware State University; <em><strong>Carrie Leishman<\/strong><\/em>, president and CEO of the Delaware Restaurant Association; <strong>Tracey Miller<\/strong>,&nbsp;director of Marketing and Community Engagement at Dedicated to Women; Senator <strong>Nicole Poore<\/strong>, president of Jobs for Delaware Graduates and representative of Delaware\u2019s 12th Senate District; and <strong>Kristin Stonesifer<\/strong>, owner at The House of Coffi; and<strong> Dr. Michelle Taylor<\/strong>,&nbsp;president and CEO of <em>United Way<\/em>&nbsp;of Delaware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CRHS Principal Dr. Sherry Kijowski and Assistant Principal Kristin Brown-Massey led the event that welcomed about 130 attendees. Says Brown-Massey, \u201cA woman who is a leader should always create space for the next woman to continue the journey.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CRHS hopes to make the forum an annual event.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In honor of International Women\u2019s Day, celebrated every March 8 to recognize women\u2019s social, economic, and political achievements worldwide, Wilmington University President Dr. LaVerne Harmon&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":4516,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[434,435],"class_list":["post-4510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-dr-harmon","tag-womens-day"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":68,"label":"EVENTS"}],"post_tag":[{"value":434,"label":"Dr. Harmon"},{"value":435,"label":"Women's Day"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Blog_DrHarmonWomensDay_03-23-web-480x480.jpg",480,480,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Rachel Marchione","author_link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/author\/rachel\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":68,"name":"EVENTS","slug":"events","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":625,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":45,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":68,"category_count":45,"category_description":"","cat_name":"EVENTS","category_nicename":"events","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":434,"name":"Dr. Harmon","slug":"dr-harmon","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":991,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":435,"name":"Women's Day","slug":"womens-day","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":992,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4510"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4510\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14851,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4510\/revisions\/14851"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}