The 21st Ballam Symposium | May 9, 2025
9:00am - 3:00pm
Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center
The Association of Staff and Faculty Women at Ohio State is delighted to invite you to join us for the 21st Annual Ballam Symposium! This year's central theme of "Create" will offer new opportunities to spark connections, inspire you with fresh ideas, and immerse yourself in hands-on activities to unlock your creativity.
9:00am - 3:00pm
Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center
The Association of Staff and Faculty Women at Ohio State is delighted to invite you to join us for the 21st Annual Ballam Symposium! This year's central theme of "Create" will offer new opportunities to spark connections, inspire you with fresh ideas, and immerse yourself in hands-on activities to unlock your creativity.
Register for the Ballam Symposium as a current ASFW Member or non-member. Member - $50.00 | Non-Member - $65.00
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New to ASFW or is it time to renew? Bundle ASFW membership and attendance at the Ballam Symposium for $100, a savings of $15.00.
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Registration is open until Thursday, April 24, 2025.
Ohio State Lifestyle Spending Account dollars are eligible for professional development events! Consider submitting your cost of attendance for reimbursement. Here’s how.
Ohio State Lifestyle Spending Account dollars are eligible for professional development events! Consider submitting your cost of attendance for reimbursement. Here’s how.
Keynote Speaker | Maggie Smith
ASFW is excited to welcome keynote speaker, poet, and Ohio State alumna, Maggie Smith. Maggie is the author of seven award-winning books, including Good Bones, the title poem of which was called the "Official Poem of 2016" by Public Radio International, and has been translated into more than twelve languages. Her poems have appeared in the New York Times, Tin House, The Believer, The Paris Review, Kenyon Review, Best American Poetry, and on the CBS primetime drama, Madam Secretary.
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ASFW's Deborah A. Ballam Symposium
Each year members and honored guests of ASFW gather together for a day of renewal and networking, honoring its namesake, Dr. Deborah A. Ballam. Throughout her more than 30 years of dedicated service to The Ohio State University, Dr. Ballam, enhanced the lives of countless Buckeyes in the classroom and beyond. As a former associate provost for Women's Policy Initiatives, and director of The Women's Place, she led efforts to improve gender equity and inspire positive change in higher education. ASFW is pleased to sponsor this annual program in her name.
ASFW events and event topics are selected based on member feedback and the topic alignment with ASFW's mission to promote and support the professional development of university faculty and staff whose paths are affected by marginalization and structural barriers due in part to sex and/or gender identity at The Ohio State University. ASFW believes in open dialogue about complex issues. We encourage feedback and suggestions about forthcoming event topics.
Images from the 20th Annual Ballam Symposium
Thursday, May 17, 2024
Thursday, May 17, 2024
Thank you to our wonderful 2024 Ballam Committee!
Rachel Arpin
Erica Johnson
Jackiethia Butsch
Jen Knox-Shanahan
Athena Yiamouyiannis
Jeanine Linkenhoker
Sara Bennett-Vasko
Myria Jacobs
Bethany Mowery
Michelle Freeman
Amber Herron
Erica Johnson
Jackiethia Butsch
Jen Knox-Shanahan
Athena Yiamouyiannis
Jeanine Linkenhoker
Sara Bennett-Vasko
Myria Jacobs
Bethany Mowery
Michelle Freeman
Amber Herron