B4 Women in Tech Leadership Development Series

WGU SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY

B⁴ Women in Tech Leadership Development Series

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Women in Technology Leadership Development Award

Active School of Technology students may be eligible to receive an electronic award after participating in all webinars for the Leadership Development Series.

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Mindset Mastery: Using Tiny Habits for Real Change

Date: Thursday, Sept 18, 2025

Time: 7:00 p.m. EST/5:00 p.m. MT

Meet the Speaker:

Katie Gatto
September 18th, 2025

Katie Gatto is currently an Instructor in the School of Technology at Western Governors University. Prior to this she has been a faculty member, specializing in the teaching of Computer Science and Information Technology students for the past 10 years, with a focus on introductory and general education courses.

Her areas of research interest include better understanding the role of Information Technology skills in a general education liberal arts curriculum and best understanding pedagogical methodology for technological concepts for neurodivergent student populations. She is passionate about making sure that everyone has access to the technical skills needed to achieve their goals.

View Past Webinars in this Series

Upcoming Webinars for 2025

Katie Gatto

Thursday, Sept 18, 2025 7:00 p.m. EST/5:00 p.m. MT

Students will submit a Microsoft Form with a statement self-certifying their participation in each of the Leadership Series Sessions for the year. The form will be available to input information on April 24, 2026, at 6:00 a.m. MT. (Preview Form Here) The form will provide space to write a one-page reflection. The Women in Technology faculty support team will review the reflection for acceptance. Students must submit the reflections by 10:00 p.m. MT on May 31, 2026. Submitted reflections will be reviewed, and participants will receive a notification within 7 business days confirming whether their submission was successfully received and meets the requirement. Names will be submitted for credentialing no later than June 15, 2026.

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You can go back and watch the recordings.

This award is for active students only.

This award is for active School of Technology students only.

This award is open to all active students in the School of Technology.

You will be allowed one opportunity to resubmit by May 31, 2026. Keep this deadline in mind when you submit your reflection. Seven business days are needed to review submissions. You may want to submit your reflection no later than May 15, 2026, to allow for a revision.

The reflection will include at least one item learned from the sessions that helped refine the participant’s growth in overcoming self-doubt, cultivating positive expectations about the future, setting personal and professional boundaries, and cultivating a winning mindset. The reflection must focus on how participants have grown professionally due to learnings from the Leadership Development series.

The form is available here and will be active beginning April 24, 2026, at 6:00 a.m. MT. You may preview a pdf version of the form here. Submissions must be made via the MS Office form and will not be accepted if submitted otherwise.

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