Ruth Sweetser

About Ruth Sweetser

Identifying opportunities to work with business/organizations based on the university as a resource; engaging business via mutual benefit, then managing and leveraging the relationships. Envisioning, implementing and building a corporate relations function and strategy in higher education.Demonstrated leadership and organization development as board chair ( 20••••09) of AAUW, a 130-year old non-profit organization-the largest provider of fellowships to women scholars in the U.S. Continuing leadership in AAUW programming, e.g, Tech Savvy,$tart $mart, the Gender Equity Fund, and facilitator of College/University institutional membership.Specialties: Ability to see both the \"big picture\" and the path to it. Ability to discern root causes and make changes accordingly. Ability to be a \"servant leader.\"

Experience

1. Director, Corporate Relations

   Illinois Institute Of Technology

   Jun 2009 — Present

   As a discerner of opportunity, a connector and an advocate, I reach out to businesses, business organizations and professionals to engage them with IIT\'s resources, including educational programs and offerings, research collaboration and other opportunities gathered at the university\'s One-Stop for Business: seek contacts and manage relationships for mutual benefit, with the goal of building awareness, enrollments, support, research agreements and personal involvement.

Education

• Hope College

  Bachelor’s Degree, German Language and Literature

• Hope College

  Bachelor's Degree, German Language and Literature

  1963 — 1967

• University of Chicago

  MA, German Language & Literature

  1969 — 1972

Skills

• Social Networking
• Strategic Communications
• Policy Analysis
• Grants
• Volunteer Management
• Training
• Editing
• Start-Ups
• Higher Education
• Fundraising
• Program Development
• Team Building
• Management
• Program Management
• Leadership Development
• Coaching
• Administration
• Social Media
• Project Management
• Public Policy
• Strategic Planning
• Policy
• Crm
• Public Relations
• Marketing
• Staff Development
• Public Speaking
• Management Consulting
• Non-Profits
• Organizational Development
• Event Planning
• Budgets
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Research
• Teaching
• Time Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Proposal Writing
• Team Leadership