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Campus Cares Symposium
September 10 @ 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Come for the 2nd annual UWM Campus Cares Symposium and Wellness Fair, brought to you by Campus Cares.
Stop by the Wellness Fair in the Union Ballroom for chair massages, wellness activities, pet therapy and more.
Check out the schedule of TEDx-style talks below, taking place in Room 119 in the Student Union. Speakers include Chancellor Mark Mone, speaking on “My Cancer Journey and What it Taught Me about Health and Wellness.”
Symposium Schedule of Events
9 a.m.: Rose Hennessy Garza, Ph.D.
“Surviving to Thriving”
9:20 a.m.: Chelsey Tennis, M.Ed.
“Showing We Care: LGBTQIA+ Student Experiences and Services”
9:40 a.m.: Susie Gomez Kennedy, Ph.D.
“Mentoring Student Employees: Panther GROW As a Paradigm of Care”
10:10 a.m.: Yolanda Medina, M.Ed.
“Understanding Moral Injury: The Heartbreak, Lost Trust, and Search for Forgiveness”
10:30 a.m.: Hagar Kaufman, LCSW
“Embracing Mindfulness: A Path To Enhanced Well-Being”
10:50 a.m.: Mark Mone, Ph.D., UWM Chancellor
“My Cancer Journey and What it Taught Me about Health and Wellness”
11:20 a.m.: Zach Steuerwald, MBA
“How UWM’S Safety & Assurances Team Fosters a Culture of Care”
11:50 a.m.: Abigail Phillips, Ph.D.
“The Empathetic Instructor: Balancing Emotional Labor While Being There for Students”
For more information, or to request accommodations, please email fleider@uwm.edu.