Event Details

Date/Time: April 19th, 2020 11:30 AM – 3:30 PM.
Location: Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637

Elevate UChicago 2020 brings a diverse group of speakers to help women across the university to cultivate relationships, skills, and dreams.

Schedule

11:30-12:15 Brunch Reception

12:15-12:30 Welcome Remarks

12:30-1:15 Keynote

1:30-2:15 Women in Underrepresented Fields with Laura Washington, Rebecca Willett, Griselda Vega Samuel, Mod. Ingrid Sagor

2:30-3:30 Breakout Sessions

Confidently Creating Your Leadership Style with Jarquetta Egeston

Taking the Fear out of Networking with Noemi Garcia

From Instagram to Your Resume: Build Your Brand with Alyssa Raine

Griselda Vega Samuel: Panelist, Women in Underrepresented Fields

by rabines | April 10, 2019 | Speakers 2019 | 0 Comments

Griselda Vega Samuel will be a Panelist on Women in Underrepresented Fields. Griselda is the Regional Counsel, Midwest for the Chicago office of Mexican American Legal & Educational Fund (MALDEF). As Regional Counsel she is responsible for the daily operations and...

Jarquetta Egeston: Finding Your Voice

by rabines | April 8, 2019 | Speakers 2019 | 0 Comments

Jarquetta Egeston will be leading the Finding Your Voice Breakout Session. Jarquetta Egeston serves as the Associate Dean of Students at the University of Chicago's Graham School. Jarquetta received a B.S. in Business Administration-Entrepreneurship and M.S. Ed. in...

Noemi Garcia: Taking the Fear Out of Networking

by rabines | April 8, 2019 | Speakers 2019 | 0 Comments

Noemi Garcia will lead the breakout forTaking the Fear Out of Networking. Noemi is a passionate communications strategist who thrives at the intersection of culture, consumers, and creativity. Noemi is obsessed with understanding what drives human behavior and...

Laura Washington: Panelist, Women in Underrepresented Fields

by rabines | March 26, 2019 | Speakers 2019 | 0 Comments

Laura Washington will be a panelist on Why so Few? Women in Underrepresented Fields Washington brings more than two award-winning decades of experience as a non-profit professional and multi-media journalist. She specializes in African-American affairs, local and...

Alyssa Raine: From Instagram to Resumes – Build Your Brand

by rabines | March 21, 2019 | Speakers 2019 | 0 Comments

Alyssa Raine will be hosting From Instagram to Resumes - Build Your Brand, a breakout session focused on Personal Branding. Alyssa Raine currently leads brand marketing at Walgreens. She has led marketing for a variety of brands in the past, including Hallmark, Hint...

Rebecca Willett: Panelist, Women in Underrepresented Fields

by rabines | March 19, 2019 | Speakers 2019 | 0 Comments

Rebecca Willett will be a Panelist on Why so Few? Women in Underrepresented Fields. Rebecca Willett is a Professor of Statistics and Computer Science at the University of Chicago. Her research is focused on machine learning, signal processing, and large-scale data...

Lisa Madigan: Keynote Speaker

by rabines | March 12, 2019 | Speakers 2019 | 0 Comments

We are thrilled to announce our Keynote Speaker: Lisa Madigan. Lisa Madigan served as Illinois Attorney General from 2003 to 2019 and was the first woman elected to the role. Madigan is the longest serving Attorney General in Illinois’ history and the longest serving...