Educational Resources: Connecting the Dots Annual Conference
Work/Life Resource Center Conference Schedule
Check In/Morning Snack/Exhibit Tables Open
8:00-9:00 am
Opening Session
9:00-10:15 am
Introduction and Welcome
Keynote Address:
Positive Psychology and Work-Home Balance
Christopher Peterson, Ph.D.
Break/Exhibit Tables Open
10:15 – 10:30am
Block 1 Sessions
10:30-11:30 am
- Career Development Services at U-M
Ron Sober
- Strategies for Raising a Happy and Healthy Teenager
Carole Lapidos, M.S.W., and Jenni Lane, M.A.
- An Update on University Benefits
Pamela Capstick
- Memory Tips for Baby Boomers
Lynn Stern, L.M.S.W., and Mary Rumman, L.M.S.W.
Break/Exhibit Tables Open
11:30 – 11:45am
Block 2 Sessions
11:45-12:45pm
- Legal Issues in Eldercare
Constance Jones, J.D.
- Surviving and Thriving in Crisis Situations
Lynn Wooten, Ph.D.
Ways to Fit Fitness into Your Life
Colleen Greene, M.A.
- Changes in the Credit Scoring Process: Why this is Important to You
Kathryn Greiner, A.F.C.
- Are you an Innie or an Outie? Finding Your Personal Organizing Style
Carolyn Anderson-Fermann
Lunch/Exhibit Tables Open
12:45-1:30pm
Block 3 Sessions
1:45-2:45pm
- CEO of Me: Discover Your Personal FlexStyle
Ellen Ernst Kossek, Ph.D.
- Occupational Stress Management: Techniques and Principles
Andrew Greifer, Ph.D., L.M.S.W.
- Making Your Mark and Leaving Your Legacy
Gloria Thomas, Ph.D.
- No More Guilt: Ruling Guilt Out of Your Life ... While Remaining a Nice Person!
Wendy Shepherd
- Abuse Hurts: U-M’s Response to Domestic/Sexual Violence
Kathleen Donohoe and Susan Kaufman
Break/Exhibit Tables Open
2:45 – 3:00pm
Block 4 Sessions
3:00-4:00pm
- The Welcoming Environment: Creating an Atmosphere of Success
Pam Heatlie
- Minutes Matter: Preventing Drug and Alcohol Use in Your Children
Reiley Lewis, M.P.H.
Re-Thinking the Tug-O-War: Solutions for the Power Struggles In Your Life
Annie Zirkel. L.P.C.
- Family History: Ideas for Collecting and Assembling
Chloé Yelena Miller, M.F.A.