{"id":94372,"date":"2023-10-23T14:06:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T18:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=94372"},"modified":"2023-10-24T10:10:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T14:10:05","slug":"womens-leadership-colloquium-umw-promises-inspiration-resilience-empowerment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/23\/womens-leadership-colloquium-umw-promises-inspiration-resilience-empowerment\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Leadership Colloquium at UMW Promises Inspiration, Resilience, Empowerment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happiness \u2013 it\u2019s one thing everyone could use more of in their lives.<\/p>\n

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Former ‘CBS Morning News’ anchor and bestselling author Michelle Gielan will deliver the keynote address at the 29th annual Women’s Leadership Colloquium @ UMW. The event is set to take place on Thursday, Nov. 2, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the University of Mary Washington’s Stafford Campus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Former CBS Morning News<\/em> anchor and bestselling author Michelle Gielan will bring loads of the feel-good emotion to the 29th annual Women\u2019s Leadership Colloquium<\/a> at the University of Mary Washington next week.<\/p>\n

A beacon of empowerment for professional women from diverse backgrounds for nearly three decades, the Colloquium features Gielan\u2019s keynote address on resilient optimism, plus breakout sessions with area experts, networking and more. The event will take place Thursday, Nov. 2, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at UMW\u2019s Stafford Campus.<\/p>\n

Renowned for her groundbreaking research on the relationship between happiness and success, Gielan will kick off the day with her presentation, \u201cResilient Optimism: Strengthening a Mindset that Fuels Well-Being and Success.\u201d The talk will explore how optimists face challenges, the science of cultivating a positive and optimistic mindset, and practical habits grounded in research for enhancing resilience and happiness.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn these challenging times, I\u2019m looking forward to sharing the science of resilient optimism and how it can transform our well-being and success,\u201d said Gielan, an executive producer of The Happiness Advantage<\/em> on PBS. \u201cI hope that each attendee will leave with practical tools and a renewed sense of optimism, ready to face life\u2019s challenges with a positive mindset.\u201d<\/p>\n

Founder of the Institute for Applied Positive Research, Gielan has received attention from dozens of media outlets, including\u00a0The Washington Post<\/em>,\u00a0The New York Times<\/em> and Forbes<\/em>. She penned the bestseller Broadcasting Happiness: The Science of Igniting and Sustaining Positive Change<\/em>, landing on Harvard Business Review<\/em>\u2019s Top-10 list of authors who write about resilience. She holds an advanced degree in positive psychology from the University of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

The Colloquium also features a series of breakout sessions with accomplished professionals in their respective fields.<\/p>\n