51视频

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. 鈥� A free 51视频 program for the public will explore ways to stay grounded, healthy and engaged while maintaining the boundary between one鈥檚 professional and personal life in these changing times.

The online event 鈥淗olistic Health: Women, Wellness and Leadership,鈥� 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 51视频 Women鈥檚 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 .

鈥淎s 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,鈥� said 51视频 Chancellor Jacquie Moloney, who will welcome participants to the event.

Anne Maglia, 51视频 associate vice chancellor for research administration and integrity, will moderate the program, which will include insights from the following experts:

• Karoline Evans, 51视频 Manning School of Business assistant professor of management and research associate in the university鈥檚 Center for Women and Work;
• Kelsey Mangano, 51视频 assistant professor of biomedical and nutritional sciences and director of the university鈥檚 Zuckerberg College of Health Science鈥檚 nutritional science program;
• Tara Healey, founder and director of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care鈥檚 Mind the Moment mindfulness program.

鈥淚 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鈥檛 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,鈥� Maglia said.

The program builds upon the success of the 51视频 (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 51视频 Women鈥檚 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.

鈥淔or a number of years we have been considering how to extend the energy, community-building and extensive content delivery of our 51视频 Women鈥檚 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 鈥榝ireside chat鈥� sessions. Our first event on the Future of Work was very well received, so we are building upon that momentum,鈥� said Elizabeth Altman, 51视频 Manning School of Business assistant professor of management and co-chair of the WLC. 鈥淲e 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鈥檚 leadership. We are also delighted to offer these sessions for free to encourage broad participation.鈥�

The Women鈥檚 Leadership Conference was founded in 2015 by Moloney, the first woman to lead 51视频 in its history and one of the inaugural recipients of the 鈥淲omen Who Mean Business鈥� honor from the Boston Business Journal. 51视频 is ranked No. 12 鈥� and for the fourth consecutive year the highest-ranked educational institution 鈥� in the Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts by the Boston Globe Magazine and The Commonwealth Institute.

Along with Women鈥檚 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鈥檚 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.

51视频 is a national research university offering its more than 18,000 students bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚 and doctoral degrees in business, education, engineering, fine arts, health, humanities, sciences and social sciences. 51视频 delivers high-quality educational programs and personal attention from leading faculty and staff, all of which prepare graduates to be leaders in their communities and around the globe.