Susan was nominated to, and accepted a position on the Board of Directors for the Chicago Council on Science and Technology, or C²ST whose mission is to seek to be the preeminent regional consortium for science-and technology-related education and policy and a prominent voice nationally.The goal of C²ST os to be an advocate for regional science policy and among the nations leading source of information on policy issues of science and technology.

October 2, 2008
              Chicago Business News
                                People on the Move

EDUCATION
DEVRY UNIVERSITY, Oakbrook Terrace: Susan Brauer, 60, to technology dean for the Chicago campus, from section manager of government and public safety at Motorola Inc. She succeeds Wyvette R. Hoffman, 63, who was promoted.

September, 2008
              Lawndale News
                 DeVry University Appoints Susan Brauer as Technology Dean

DeVry University recently announced the appointment of Susan Brauer to technology dean of its Chicago campus. She will oversee a number of engineering, computer and electronics degree programs. Brauer brings to her new role her extensive technology management experience from the corporate sector

April 16, 2008
              Career Day
                    Queen of Peace High School – Burbank, IL

Throughout her presentation, Brauer challenged the young women of Peace. “As women, we do not have to choose either careers in technical fields or careers in caretaking fields. I challenge you to be a caretaker of the environment, of animals, and of people by becoming an engineer. Every time-saving, energy-saving, life-saving device in your lives – even medications – are touched by engineers,” Brauer stated.
     “As engineers, we use knowledge for practical application. Like me, you too, can create and supply the life-saving tools and equipment that hospitals, paramedics, and police departments need,” Brauer told students.

Fall, 2006
              SWE
                    Society of Women Engineers
                             Alternate Roads to Engineering

“I learned to look at myself and realize I had the power to change myself,” she (SUSAN) said. Her presentation, “Changes” highlights her own experiences and encourages women to consider new opportunities in their lives, including sometimes taking a mort alternate path from the norm.

May 20, 2006
Just Keep Dancing Receives Top Honors

While being awarded top honors in the category Non-Fiction / Biography, “Well written”, “Honest”, and “Compelling” were comments used to describe author Susan Brauer’s odyssey of abuse and triumph, Just Keep Dancing, in the Illinois Women's Press Association (IWPA), 2006 Mate E. Palmer Communications Contest. This annual competition recognizes excellence in communications and covers a wide range of categories in print and electronic media.

January 9, 2006

Hello Susan, I know you will not remember me from May 19-22, 2005, but I attended your session at Camp WorldWIT -05on Accomplish Your Dreams and thoroughly enjoyed your message. D. Coleman Information Technology Research Institute University of Arkansas

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January 8, 2006

Thanks so much for the wonderful book. I know I am not alone.
Jennifer Turner

Susan Brauer, visited the school recently to talk to students and to discuss her book, Just Keep Dancing.about the benefits of pursuing a career in engineering“I didn’t want to write a how-to book,” Brauer says. “I wanted to open a space in women’s hearts and brains where I could slip my messages in and change their lives in a positive way.” She adds that she removed very little of the story in editing, noting, “Anything I removed would be less than honest to you, the reader.”

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December 26, 2005

The Gazette
Peace Alumna Authors, Self-Publishes Novel
Shares Engineering, Writing Experience With Students

Susan Brauer speaks to students in her alma mater’s creative writing class about the book she wrote, Just Keep Dancing. Brauer, an electrical engineer for a major telecom, later joined a panel discussion of other Peace alumnae for a discussion with Physics students of the benefits of an engineering career.                 

November 24, 2005

The REGIONAL NEWS
Writer shares story of abuse
‘Just Keep Dancing’ plots journey to recovery
From staff reports

It took only a few words from one college counselor to positively change the direction of Susan Brauer's life. Now she is helping other women do the same.

Nov. 07, 2005
   
I believe Susan's presentation about her personal experience with domestic violence, and her willingness to share the personal face of surviving and thriving makes a real difference for those trying to understand "why do people stay?" "how do people get in that situation" and "is there any hope for them after the abuse?"
Kim Wells,
Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence
www.caepv.org

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