Virtual Program is the Latest in a Series to Unite Professionals
06/03/2021
Contacts for media: Nancy Cicco, 978-934-4944, Nancy_Cicco@uml.edu and Christine Gillette, 978-758-4664, Christine_Gillette@uml.edu
LOWELL, Mass. – A free UMass Lowell program for the public will explore ways to stay grounded, healthy and engaged while maintaining the boundary between one’s professional and personal life in these changing times.
The online event “Holistic Health: Women, Wellness and Leadership,” will bring together experts in a variety of fields for a discussion about how stress can affect overall health, prioritizing sound nutrition to stay well, the science behind mindfulness and effective leadership strategies to meet challenges and opportunities in the workplace and beyond. The program, one in a series of UMass Lowell Women’s Leadership Conversations, will be held on Tuesday, June 15 at 3 p.m. EDT. Members of the public who would like to attend should register at www.eventbrite.com/e/holistic-health-women-wellness-leadership-tickets-156550896947.
“As we come out of one of the most difficult years in our history, the need for us to share our experiences, take care of ourselves and build our skill sets and resilience on the path to fulfilling our leadership roles at work and in the community has never been more important. This interactive session will engage participants in ways to achieve these goals,” said UMass Lowell Chancellor Jacquie Moloney, who will welcome participants to the event.
Anne Maglia, UMass Lowell associate vice chancellor for research administration and integrity, will moderate the program, which will include insights from the following experts:
- Karoline Evans, UMass Lowell Manning School of Business assistant professor of management and research associate in the university’s Center for Women and Work;
- Kelsey Mangano, UMass Lowell assistant professor of biomedical and nutritional sciences and director of the university’s Zuckerberg College of Health Science’s nutritional science program;
- Tara Healey, founder and director of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care’s Mind the Moment mindfulness program.
“I am particularly excited about the focus on the holistic health of women leaders. While most of us are pretty good at pursuing professional development activities to build our business acumen and leadership skills, we don’t always put the same energies into our own health. This promises to be a dynamic discussion about how we can support and improve our whole selves and how focusing more on our own health can help make us better leaders,” Maglia said.
The program builds upon the success of the UMass Lowell Women’s Leadership Conference (WLC) presented by the university. That event unites hundreds of professionals in business, government and the nonprofit sector to learn from an array of speakers and panel sessions, participate in interactive workshops, and join networking events to share best practices, challenges and opportunities related to leadership.
Past UMass Lowell Women’s Leadership events have featured executives from Coca-Cola, Deloitte Consulting LLP, IBM Corp., and Scholastic Inc., along with dozens of other professionals in the creative arts, technology, education, finance, government, health care, human resources, human services, legal and retail sectors.
“For a number of years we have been considering how to extend the energy, community-building and extensive content delivery of our UMass Lowell Women’s Leadership Conference beyond our in-person conferences. Last year, as the world moved to virtual programming, we decided to embrace this opportunity and present shorter, focused, conversational ‘fireside chat’ sessions. Our first event on the Future of Work was very well received, so we are building upon that momentum,” said Elizabeth Altman, UMass Lowell Manning School of Business assistant professor of management and co-chair of the WLC. “We are excited to continue offering events that allow participants to learn in a fun and informative way. We encourage people to keep their cameras on during the sessions, and coordinate attendance with friends and colleagues, so together we can continue to build this vibrant community focused on women’s leadership. We are also delighted to offer these sessions for free to encourage broad participation.”
The Women’s Leadership Conference was founded in 2015 by Moloney, the first woman to lead UMass Lowell in its history and one of the inaugural recipients of the “Women Who Mean Business” honor from the Boston Business Journal. UMass Lowell is ranked No. 12 – and for the fourth consecutive year the highest-ranked educational institution – in the Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts by the Boston Globe Magazine and The Commonwealth Institute.
Along with Women’s Leadership Conference events, the university is home to the Center for Women and Work, an innovative research collaborative that seeks remedies for gender-based inequality in the workforce through education and promoting change. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the center’s Making WAVES (Women Academics Valued and Engaged in STEM) initiative is establishing innovative approaches to increasing the diversity of faculty in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields at higher-education institutions across the country.
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