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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">Announcing gwaMIT’s 2021 Empowerment Conference!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">October 18<sup>th</sup>—22<sup>nd</sup>, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">Mark your calendars for this year’s Empowerment Conference! More details including sign-up links will be sent out next week, but for now, check out our
list of events:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%">Monday, October 18<sup>th</sup>, 5:30PM: Sleep Better, Stress Less: Grad Student Wellbeing Workshop with Zan Barry</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%">
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<u>Location:</u> 32-144<br>
<u>Event details: </u>Sleep and stress are deeply interconnected. Learn strategies to help you improve your sleep and decrease stress, reboot your sleep schedule, and make getting up in the morning easier. MIT resources to manage stress and improve sleep health
will be provided. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%">Susanna (Zan) Barry is a senior program manager in Community Wellness at MIT Medical. Her preventive health programs at MIT include stress reduction, sleep health, mindfulness, and new
ways of finding motivation and meaning in the Covid era. She has a doctorate in clinical psychology and certifications in health coaching, meditation, and yoga.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%">Tuesday, October 19<sup>th</sup>, 12-1PM: Keynote Address by Professor Sara Seager<o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ul>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:150%"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">Location:</span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black"> W20-307<br>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%">Tuesday, October 19<sup>th</sup>, 4-5PM: Bystander Intervention and Coping Strategies Around Sexual Harassment with IDHR and VPR<br>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%">Wednesday, October 20<sup>th</sup>, 4-5PM: Zumba & BollyX Combo with Fen Tung<o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ul>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height:150%"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">Location:</span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black"> in-person in W20-491 and
<a href="https://mit.zoom.us/j/91021996931"><span style="color:black">virtual</span></a> options<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">Event details:</span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black"> Join this high energy, super fun party to music from around the world! You’ll be sweating and smiling as you
move to heart-pounding beats. No equipment needed, just space on your dance floor. Open to all fitness levels. Wearing sneakers, comfortable fitness clothes that allow for movement, and having water on hand is highly recommended for class. (Zumba is a Latin-inspired
cardio dance fitness format and BollyX is a Bollywood-inspired cardio dance fitness format.) Fen is a NASM-Certified Personal Trainer, AFAA-Certified Group Fitness Instructor, ISCA Master Trainer, STOTT Pilates certified instructor, and BollyX Co-founder &
Fitness Director who has been training and teaching since 2003. She believes that each day is a new opportunity to do something good for your health. It’s not about perfection but about giving it your best. Fen graduated from MIT with a BS in Biology.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%">Thursday, October 21<sup>st</sup>, 6-8PM: Movie Night<o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ul>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:150%"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">Location:</span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black"> W20-307<br>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%">Friday, October 22<sup>nd</sup>, 12-1PM: Individual Development Plan Workshop with CAPD (Career & Professional Development)
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%">Friday, October 22<sup>nd</sup>, 5-7PM: Womxn in History Trivia Night
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