Sips of Inspiration is a series of personal and professional engagement opportunities created by the NOVA Women’s Network Advisory Board to connect women to resources, activities, and a network of women for support. The Sips of Inspiration series will occur each month and be designed around a self-care topic. Each Sips event is sponsored by one of our very own NOVA women. Bring your beverage of choice and join us for a fun and engaging personal development opportunity! Help us improve our events by providing your feedback HERE.
Fall 2021 Schedule:
November
Date/time: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 from 3:00 – 4:00 PM
Presenter Name and Title: Sherri Landry, Chief Marketing Officer at CEC Entertainment Purpose of presentation: This presentation will define what a “brand” is, cover steps to building your own personal brand, and talk about how you package and execute your brand.
Scope: Think about the things and behaviors that define you. What are your personal attributes, equities, and values that represent your brand? What is your tag line? How are your representing and living your brand?
Activity/Presentation Overview and Title: Brand You! Extracting Your Unique Promise of Value
Sips: Bring your beverage of choice that makes you feel empowered
Join Zoom Meeting: https://vccs.zoom.us/j/85112547901?pwd=YWZudDlyNFZFZWxHby9wUDRLRWNvQT09
Meeting ID: 851 1254 7901
Passcode: 456995
December
Date/time: Wednesday, December 8th, 2021 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Presentation Title: Developing a gratitude and/or affirmation practice to boost your overall well-being
Purpose: As you may already know, we are BUSY! Life is so full of ups and downs and ins and outs. It can be so easy to get caught up in the everyday happenings that we may forget to pause and explore our appreciation for the things we have or have accomplished. This presentation is the perfect opportunity to take a pause and remind us of the many wonderful things we have to be grateful for. That’s where developing a practice of gratitude and/or positive affirmations come in and have the power to boost your overall well-being.
Scope: Learn about daily practices for gratitude and appreciation, explore examples, and learn the tools to develop your own practice(s). Developing a personal practice of using a gratitude journal or creating positive affirmations is a way to actively practice gratitude, boost positivity, and continue on your self-discovery journey. We’re here to help you learn how to use gratitude and/or affirmations to end the year as intentionally as you began it and build a practice to carry you into the new year. Participants will leave with resources to support their personal practice(s).
Sips: Bring a warm and calming beverage, may I suggest a favorite recipe: Chai Hot Chocolate
Recording: Presentation of materials will be recorded
Presenter name and title: Courtney Boland, Co-Lead Student Success Team
Join Zoom Meeting: https://vccs.zoom.us/j/86935819073?pwd=cCs5MmJJL2xxazNicE5oS245NXJBdz09
Meeting ID: 869 3581 9073
Passcode: 110018
Completed:
October
Date/time: Monday, October 4, 2021 from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Presentation Title: Turning Your Pain Into Power!
Purpose: Meet the awe inspiring Nanci Young and learn about her four time battle with breast cancer. As a survivor she will support attendees with strategies on how to advocate for themselves and women when advocating for healthcare services.
Scope: There will be an opportunity to learn what the NOVA Women’s Network will be doing to raise awareness and support for breast cancer awareness and raising support for Nanci’s Gift.
Sips: Bring your favorite sips (and your lunch)
Recording: Presentation of materials will be recorded
Join Zoom Meeting: https://vccs.zoom.us/j/83140026862?pwd=UXBiaFhpV3V0aGJVWlJta2ErcXJuZz09
Meeting ID: 831 4002 6862
Passcode: 187762
September
Date/Time: Friday, September 17th 2021 from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Presentation Title: Women Supporting Women Through the NOVA Women’s Network
Purpose: The past year and a half has been a doozy and as we return to our college locations, this is NOT business as usual. In this Sips of Inspiration event, we will discuss the current times and the new and sustained changes around us, but most importantly we will discuss how, through this Network, we can support one another. There will be an opportunity to learn more about the NWN Board and how we are working together to support our community of women. We want to hear from you and your needs. We will specifically acknowledge the impacts of the pandemic and its disproportionate impact on women. You will then be given the opportunity to connect with others in small groups to discuss some hot topic items and developing strategies for supporting one another as we journey into another academic year.
Sips: Come as you are with your beverage of choice.
Recording: Presentation was NOT recorded – see PPT here