Event Recaps
November 10th Event: APAC Professional Seminar Series: Relaxing, Rethinking, Repurposing our Remote Existence
On November 10th, 2020, the APAC Education and Engagement Subcommittee hosted its first event of the fall semester.
The seminar was designed to bring colleagues across campus together to have dialogue and answer questions about remote working and work/life balance.
The Relaxing, Rethinking, Repurposing our Remote Existence Seminar featured two UIC guest speakers,Geri Biamonte, MSW, LCSW and Jenna Bauer, PsyD. APAC Education & Engagement Subcommittee Co-Chairs Joy Valentine and Katherine Yoshida co-hosted the seminar. The purpose of the seminar was to give participants a space to learn about campus resources and to provide the opportunity to learn more about how life stress can be addressed in healthy ways.
The virtual event included nearly 100 UIC academic professionals, civil service, and others from the community.
The seminar evaluations and feedback were 100% positive with many participants requesting more seminars for the future.