CURATE SUMMIT SESSIONS

Vocation and Vulnerability | Tori Petersen
Tori Petersen talks about the importance about being vulnerable and how doing so will naturally lead us to the places God wants us to be - in community, relationship, and vocation.

Do It On Purpose | Rebekah Dell
Learn from the best about how to create purpose with your life.

5 Love Languages | Becky Galvan
Dive deeper into Gary Chapman’s 5 Love Languages, and learn how they apply not only to romantic relationships but to all relationships in your life.

Managing Stress | Mary Margaret Spiteri
Whether you’re a college student, working professional, or full-time mom, it’s important to know how to manage stress factors in your life. In this session, you’ll take away tips to help you manage stress during whatever stage of life you’re in.
7 Keys to Dating for a Health Marriage | Elizabeth Schlueter
I’ll spend thirty minutes going through 7 dating principles. Then I’ll take questions for the rest of the time.
Time Management: Practical Tips for Prioritizing Your Time | Lily Carville
Hillsdale students keep a busy schedule: academics, a job, Greek life, honoraria, clubs, volunteering, a social life... you get the picture. Throughout college, I added more and more time commitments, and I had a harder and harder time juggling them. Over time, I identified some key systems and practices that have helped me thrive (both in school and post-grad) and I can’t wait to share them with you!
The Art of Balance: How to Find Joy in Every Facet of Life | Christy Maier
Creating balance so you can find joy in your work and in your life outside of work.

Healthy Perspectives for Pregnancy and Postpartum | Nikki Walbright
Discussing health topics for pregnancy and the postpartum period. Nutrition, exercise and what to expect will all be covered. Come find out how to best nourish and care for your body during and after pregnancy.

Many Blessings and Much Success | Roma Tarquenia Rogers
In our daily, weekly and yearly spiritual life journey, we should seek to define Godly success, by acknowledging and accepting our blessings as a guide provided by our LORD.

What’s the Big Deal About Networking? Hint: It’s Not Just About Your Career | Marissa Netley, Hanna Treppa, Katie Modelski
A lawyer, a teacher, and a marketer are joining together to reveal why networking is important for your career and your life. Not only do networking and mentorship matter, as women they are essential—but what does that mean? How do you join a network? Find a mentor? And make sure it’s authentic and valuable? Especially now in the digital age when everything is online and through Zoom. Join us to find out!

Living With Loss | Alex Whitford
Have you ever watched someone go through a personal tragedy, and felt unqualified to help? Or maybe you’ve already experienced one of your own, and feel that the damage is irreparable? Whether you’ve suffered a heart-wrenching breakup, grown apart from a dear friend, mourned a now closed chapter of life, or faced the pain of grieving a lost loved one - every college student will face the sting of loss in some form. Whether it defines you, destroys you, or strengthens you - is up to you. Alex is here to share her experience grieving broken relationships and the loss of her father in college, and invites you to join her in working through grief in your college days. You’ll also tackle how to be a friend to those around you coping with loss.

Friends, So Much More Than a 90’s Sitcom | Jenny Pridgeon
Friendship has been such a beautiful part of my life. I will share what I’ve learned over the last 15 years about healthy and unhealthy patterns in friendship, building community in a new city, and fostering friendships as priorities.

True Intimacy | Sue Postle
My personal journey looking for significance and security in relationships and finding true intimacy, instead.
Embracing Imperfection Through Courage, Compassion, and Connection | Lindsay Peirce
Mental health and wellness is not only connected to my profession, it is also something I am personally passionate about. I believe that continuing to provide space for conversation around mental health and wellness will allow women to share with others, learn from others, and relate to others, continuing to create and form community based on truth and vulnerability. I will be talking about identity, the trap and challenge of comparison, and showing how mental and emotional strength and flexibility is beneficial to guiding us along the way in learning how to handle stress in our lives (academic, relational, professional, medical).
A Praying Life | Katie Hall (Kish)
Prayer is about getting to know a person. It’s about getting to know God. When you know who God is, it changes everything. This session will be filled with stories about how I began my own personal prayer life and how God has been teaching me and shaping me through it, followed by a time of meditative prayer for students to engage and reflect on their own prayer lives.

Women in the Workplace Own Your Journey | Jess Malcheff
How can we be inspired by those around us in the workplace and how can we inspire others? This is not a man versus woman conversation, but rather an uncovering and deeper understanding of the innate gifts and capabilities God gave us as women and how we can use those skills for impact in the workplace!

Style, Brand, and Professionalism: Taking Your Professional Style to the Next Level | Leah Nalepa
Our style is more than just clothes, it represents our brand, our values, and shows other people what we care about. This presentation dives into an understanding and self-reflection of our personal brand and how our style either elevates or detracts from that brand. It also equips the audience with some tools on how to build up their own personal style.

Are You My Mentor? The Most Important Relationship You (Probably) Don’t Have | Kathryn Wales
This talk will explain and explore mentorship for young women.

Spiritual Disciplines | Heather Miller
How I developed spiritual disciplines (study, prayer, worship, fellowship, etc.) in my early adulthood, and what I’ve learned along the way.

Own Your Chair | Katherine Rick
Learn how to take radical ownership of your life. Based on the book, Boundaries, by Cloud and Townsend about learning when to say yes and how to say no.

Cultivating Hospitality | Jen Lutz
Discover the impact of serving others through good hospitality, and learn how to make the practice of hospitality part of your everyday life.

Women’s Health | Nichole Ellis
Learn the ins and outs of women’s health – something we should all be experts on, but usually don’t know enough about! Join Dr. Nicky Ellis for an interactive talk on women’s and menstrual health.