Gifty Ako-Adounvo, assistant vice provost for global strategies and international affairs and the university's interim senior international officer, has been selected as one of Ohio State’s 2018 Glass Breakers – women who help shape the university’s culture in positive ways – by the President and Provost’s Council on Women (PPCW).
The PPCW is supported through The Women’s Place and is charged with advocating to the president and the provost for the advancement of all women at Ohio State and providing leadership for the development of policies and practices that positively affect the working environment for women employed at Ohio State. One of the PPCW’s initiatives is designed to shine a spotlight on women faculty and staff who have utilized their extraordinary career accomplishments and leadership at Ohio State to inspire other women across campus to embrace their power and achieve their career goals. These women are called “Glass Breakers.”
This year's honorees include:
Ako-Adounvo has been at Ohio State since 2004. She previously was an assistant professor of classics and African American and African Studies before moving into administrative positions including the director of International Students and Scholars at the Office of International Affairs and in her current role as assistant vice provost.
A few insights into her leadership style include:
Interviews with each of the honorees can be viewed at The Women's Place.