Graduate Students and Faculty Members Awarded Funds to Attend Future World Changers of the Academy Conference
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The Office of the Provost, in collaboration with the Office of Equity and Inclusion and the Graduate School, has awarded seven graduate students and six faculty members funding to attend the Annual Future World Changers of the Academy (FWCA) national conference April 10-13 in Arlington, Virginia.
Now in its 13th year, the conference provides a unique educational and professional opportunity for faculty, administrators, postdocs and graduate students in higher education to engage, learn and network with colleagues from around the country. UMass Amherst is an institutional sponsor for the FWCA Conference, which is hosted by Virginia Tech.
This year’s conference theme is “Empower, Elevate, and Excel: Leading the Academy into the Future.” Through interactive sessions, intentional networking and collaborative knowledge sharing, participants will gain tools and insights to advance their careers and enhance their impact within academia. It will also feature talks and workshops that focus on leadership development, research excellence, career advancement and scholar activism.
Funds were awarded to the following SPHHS students and faculty:
- Maud Muosieyiri, PhD student, biostatistics and epidemiology
- Geraldine Puerto, PhD student, health promotion and policy
- Airín Martínez, associate professor of health promotion and policy, School of Public Health and Health Sciences
More information about the Future World Changers of the Academy can be found on the FWCA website.