AFTERNOON CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1:15 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.

GETTING WHAT YOU WANT AND NEED FROM WORK

Mary Anne Buckman, Alumni Career Center

Participants will review their reasons for working; their needs and view of their work (a job, an occupation, a career, a vocation, etc.). They will identify their work values using a checklist and group exercise. There will be discussion of ways to address gaps in work wants and needs vs. what work actually provides.

WING TSUN KUNG FU- SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE SELF-DEFENSE FOR TODAY'S WOMAN

Ingo Weigel, Chicago Self-Defense and Julie Kong, UIC School of Public Health

Participants will be introduced to simple, effective and realistic self-defense techniques based on Wing Tsun, a Chinese art of self-defense created by a woman with a foundation in physics and science. Class will be hands-on.

I SPEAK LIFE

Tammy Rankin, Student Development Services

Participants will engage in discussion about different storms in their lives. How your storm could be just as devastating to you as Katrina was to New Orleans. This workshop will focus on identifying the dead things in your life and speaking life over your situation. Helping women to cope with emotions and encouraging them not to give up on their dreams will also be covered.

BECOMING DEBT-FREE AND FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT

Penny Gomez and Michael J. Evans, Primerica Financial Services (a member of Citigroup)

Learn “how money works” to properly assess your current financial situation. The fundamentals of wealth development will be covered. If making money, saving money and eliminating debt is important to you, then this workshop is for you! Illustrating strategies for paying off debt in the quickest, most efficient manner with little or additional cash outlay will be covered. Obtain a FREE Financial Needs Analysis that is a customized plan for your goals and dreams.

REDUCING YOUR POTENTIAL FOR BURNOUT

Barbara Distler, Counseling Center

Learn about the causes and forms of burnout along with risk factors. Discuss why women are at risk and distinguish burnout from stress. Participants will identify their own signals for burnout and learn practical steps for reducing or preventing burnout.

WHO ARE YOU?

Rose Green Thomas, BWPI, Inc.

This interactive workshop will explore how self-identity leads you to where you are in life experiences and steers you where you want to go. Exercises will target improving self-worth, renewing the spirit, and reviewing lessons learned on the elements of success.

CURRENT PROGRESS IN WOMEN'S HEALTH

Dr. Reed Berger, Gastroenterology; Dr. Elena Barengoltz, Dr. Betul Hatipoglu, and Dr. Bridget Sinnott, Endocrinology

Participants will have the opportunity to hear expert opinions about different health topics important to women including osteoporosis, obesity/nutrition, diabetes, and menopause. Participants will also have an opportunity to ask questions.

HOW TO MAKE THE BEST FIRST IMPRESSION

Debbie Revenaugh, Mary Kay

Learn how to create your image to make the most impact at your interview or on the job. Learn how to “Dress for Success” with a limited budget and create an image of success and confidence to get the job you want, not the job you have.

SMART WOMEN FINISH RICH ™

Gwen Cohen, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

This session focuses on the ways to balance your values with your life decisions about money.  The speaker uses as a framework her own great-grandmother's philosophies about living a "rich life", and shows specific steps to help women retire comfortably. Participants will learn how to put their money where their values are, assess their financial standing, discover the Power of the Latte™ factor, and build financial baskets for their retirement, security and dreams.

LEADERSHIP LESSONS BASED ON TRADITIONAL STORIES

Virginia Martinez, UIC International Center for Health Leadership Development, School of Public Health and Rita Hodge, (Navajo), Native American Support Program

Most leadership and management books are written from the corporate perspective. Leadership training, however, must be grounded in the experience and traditions of the participants. Storytelling was, and continues to be, used to educate indigenous communities about values and women have traditionally been storytellers. These traditional stories and family wisdom can be used to identify the traits and skills that leaders can apply in addressing work-related and everyday issues. The audience will be asked to tell stories or proverbs from which lessons can be learned that will help in developing collaborative programs/coalitions and can also be used to train others. From all of these stories will come a list of attributes of leadership needed to address present day issues. The workshop will provide leadership training as well as a way of incorporating culturally specific methods.