The Women’s Affinity Group would like to introduce Empower Hour, a weekly virtual series throughout the month of May to bring together women faculty and staff at UConn. As many of us are experiencing drastic changes to both our work and personal lives amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the goal of the Empower Hour series is to provide a space for us to be in community with one another and exchange inspiration and advice.
Each Friday at lunch time, the Women’s Affinity Group will host an open WebEx meeting around a specific topic based on the results of the survey distributed by the Women’s Affinity Group earlier this month (thanks to those of you who contributed!). Anyone is welcome to join and participate in the conversation, share practices that have been working for them, ask for advice from other participants, or just listen for some inspiration. Check out the schedule and some possible discussion topics below:
If anyone would like to submit a specific discussion question for any of these meetings ahead of time, please email womensaffinitygroup@uconn.edu, and we will pass it on to the appropriate facilitator.
We hope to see you soon!
The Women’s Affinity Group Planning Committee
Amanda Cannada, Africana Studies
Brandy Ciraldo, ITS
Lisa Famularo, Center for Career Development
Nikki Garcia, Student Activities
Kathleen Holgerson, Women’s Center
Charlotte Nelson, Psychological Sciences
Kathy Pais, Biology Advising Center
Ashley Sandy, Natural Resources & the Environment
Rebecca Walker, Economics
The Women’s Affinity Group at the University of Connecticut seeks to strengthen and empower the network of all women faculty, staff, and graduate assistants in our community across various identities through professional development workshops and social networking events. We aim to highlight and provide a space to process the various ways that gender matters in the personal and professional lives of women.
For more information, contact: WAG at womensaffinitygroup@uconn.edu