2020-2021
2020-2021
Networking: The Art of Leveraging Your Best Self with Jan Fox
Original Event Date:
May 26, 2021 // 12:00pm
Join the Rowan University Women’s Alliance Network as we close out the academic year with a finale event you won’t want to miss!
Welcome 4-time Emmy Award winner and network news anchor, Jan Fox, as she discusses the importance of networking for your personal and professional success. A coach of more than one hundred TEDx speakers and hundreds of leaders across the nation, Jan has invaluable insight and guidance to offer our diverse community of powerful, professional women.
Featured Speaker: Jan Fox
Jan Fox’s career spans 30 years and four Emmys. She books speaking engagements all over the country and her client list is ever-growing. But who is this Jan Fox? Meet the woman whose charisma, charm, and decades of street cred started Fox Talks. This is the real Jan who loves helping people become the BOLD speakers they were meant to be! “I love watching their skin stretch – becoming ALL of who they really are. Their ventures simply grow exponentially.”
Health and Wellness for Productivity
Original Event Date:
April 20, 2021 // 12:00pm
Part I: Mental wellness is vital to overall personal wellness. MentalHealth.gov describes mental health as our emotional psychological and social well-being. During this workshop, I will provide some activities that can help to improve your overall psychological well-being.
Featured Speaker:
Charise Breeden-Balaam, Ed.D.
Founder & CEO of Road to the HOOD
Part II: We all know we should exercise and eat healthy - is that wellness? What is the magic behind a lifetime of wellness? What does wellness really mean and how do we reach optimal wellness
Featured Speaker:
Laurie Dwyer
Senior Academic Advisor, Department of Health and Exercise Science
Part III: Meal planning helps us stay on track and be prepared for even the busiest of days. We’ll review tips and tricks to help with meal prep, food shopping, and healthy food swaps.
Featured Speaker:
Melissa Eaton, MA, RDN
Registered Dietician-Nutritionist
TD Bank Financial Workshop: Thriving in Times of Change
Original Event Date:
February 23, 2021 // 12:00pm
Join us as TD Bank presents financial management and planning tips, applicable to all stages of life and for your changing needs. Considering all the changes happening around us, how can we be financially resilient? Nothing is ever as easy as winning the recent Powerball, so bring your questions for our panelists!
Featured Speakers:
Adam Bracy
Vice President Relationship Manager Private Client Group
Rachael Seaman
VP and Store Manager at TD Bank
Thriving as a Professional
Original Event Date:
January 27, 2021 // 12:00pm
This inspirational panel of health and well-being thought leaders will discuss how to keep yourself and your career balanced throughout challenging times.
Featured Speakers:
Brittany Auleta, M.A.
Coordinator of Health Campus Initiatives, Rowan University
Linda Brecher, D.O.
Physician Rheumatologist & Chief of Rheumatology, RowanSOM
Kevin George, M.E.S.
Director of Campus Recreation, Rowan University
Katie Huber, MS.Ed
Assistant Director for Fitness & Wellness, Rowan University
Joann Kaiser-Smith, M.D.
Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education, RowanSOM
Charlie Kuski, Ed.M.
Coordinator for Leadership Programs, Rowan University
Melissa Ulmer, M.A.
Assistant Director for Marketing & Student Programs, Rowan University
Leadership Talks
Original Event Date:
November 18, 2020 // 12:00pm
This TED Talk style, inspirational presentation by leaders at Rowan University focuses on women in leadership, and their stories of professional perseverance.
Featured Speakers:
Tabbetha A. Dobbins, Ph.D.
Associate Professor in the Dept. of Physics & Astronomy
Provost Fellow for Research, Division of University Research
Rory McElwee, Ph.D.
Vice President for Student Affairs
Professor of Psychology
Penny McPherson-Myers, Ed.D.
Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Roxie J. Patton
Director of the Office of Social Justice, Inclusion, and Conflict Resolution
Annette C. Reboli, MD
CMSRU Dean Professor of Medicine
Melissa Wheatcroft, Esquire
General Counsel
Engaging with Students: Tips for Faculty
Original Event Date:
October 12, 2020 // 12:00pm
Remote instruction is challenging and ever-changing. Join us for guidance on forging a dynamic, supportive on-line environment for students.
Featured Speaker: Dr. Natalie Kautz
Assistant Director of the Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Keeping Your Network Active
Original Event Date:
September 22, 2020 // 12:00pm
Networking is a key skill to your professional development and career advancement. Join us for instruction and helpful tips to help you navigate your network, no matter when or where.
Featured Speaker: June DePonte Sernak
Dean of Lifelong Learning, Rowan College at Burlington County