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2025 CUWFA Conference
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| Registration Type | Early Bird Rates (Until March 7, 2025) |
Regular Rates (Starting March 8, 2025) |
| CUWFA Member | $577.50 | $693.00 |
| WFRN/HERC/Partner Organization | $695.75 | $834.90 |
| Non-Member | $728.48 | $874.18 |
| Student/Retiree | $221.38 | $265.66 |
| One-day | $442.75 | $531.30 |
| Sponsor | $506 | $607.20 |
Agenda Highlights
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Keynote Panel Moderated by Ellen Galinsky
The Creation of the Work-Life Field: The View from Some Founders
It may seem as if there was always a work-life field, but that’s not the case.
On this unique keynote panel, you will hear from some of its founders—from the people who were literally in “the rooms where it happened”—changemakers who recognized a need to address the issues surfacing at workplaces in the 1980s. These visionaries changed the way organizations respond to the evolving needs of employees at the intersection of their work and personal lives.
They will address the following questions:
- What were the historical precedents?
- What spurred you to take action?
- What did you do to make change happen?
- What are the lessons learned for professionals today who want to bring about change—large and small?
The panel will include leaders from philanthropy (Kathleen Christensen, former Director of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s Workplace, Workforce and Working Families Program as well as their Working Longer program), business (Ted Childs, former Vice President, IBM), consulting (invited: Fran Rodgers, founder of Work/Family Directors which became WFD Consulting), media (Carol Evans,one of the founders of Working Mother Magazine and the creator of their 100 Best Companies program), academia, and non-profits and will be moderated by Ellen Galinsky, co-founder and president of the Families and Work Institute.
Ellen Galinsky is President of Families and Work Institute and the elected President of the Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN). She also serves as senior research advisor to AASA, the School Superintendent Organization. Previous jobs include Chief Science Officer at the Bezos Family Foundation and faculty at Bank Street College. Her research is centered on children’s learning and thriving and has involved studies on work-life, child and adolescent development, youth voice, child-care, and parental development.
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Keynote Presentation by Dr. Linda Lausell Bryant
Taking Up Leadership for Our Collective Futures
As someone who strives to have a transformative impact on social challenges, Dr. Linda Lausell Bryant will deliver a message on the importance of looking at today’s higher education climate, the imperative of leaders to be progressive and forward-thinking, leading boldly, and to be strategic and adaptive for the future given the rapidly evolving socio-political challenges. Dr. Lausell Bryant will demonstrate how to use an Adaptive Leadership framework to advance change.
Dr. Linda Lausell Bryant is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Clinical Professor, Master Teacher, and the Katherine and Howard Aibel Executive-in-Residence at NYU Silver. Dr. Lausell Bryant’s professional interests focus on research and practice issues related to developing the leadership capacities of social workers and other human services professionals; the intersection of race, ethnicity, and social justice; models for developing parenting skills among teen parents; the use of self in management and leadership roles; and the role of spirituality in mental health and adolescent development.
Detailed Agenda
| Tuesday, April 29 | New York University Campus |
| 9:00am | CUWFA Board Meeting |
| 3:30pm | Registration Opens |
| 4:00pm | New Member/First Time Attendee Orientation |
| 5:00pm | Welcome Reception |
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Roundtables: Attendees will have the opportunity to choose two different informal workshops and interact with the presenters and colleagues.
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| 6:30pm | Cocktail Reception |
| Wednesday, April 30 | Columbia University Campus |
| 7:30am | Meet at Empire Hotel to Travel to Columbia University |
| 8:15am | Breakfast |
| 9:00am | Welcome Remarks |
| 9:15am | Keynote Panel The Creation of the Work-Life Field: The View from Some Founders Moderated by Ellen Galinsky, co-founder and president of the Families and Work Institute |
| 10:45am | Pearl of Wisdom The Founding of CUWFA: How and Why Did We Begin? Insights and History from one of the founding leaders Kathy Simons, former Senior Program Manager, MIT Work-Life Center (retired) |
| 11:00am | Coffee Break/Visit Sponsors |
| 11:15am | Pearl of Wisdom CUWFA’S 30 Year Impact: Reflections and Inspiration from a Long-time Member Susan Abramson, Yale University (retired), Pendulum Consultant |
| 11:30pm | Session 30 Years of Public Policy in the Work-Life Arena Dr. Jane Waldfogel, Compton Foundation Centennial Professor for the Prevention of Children's and Youth Problems, School of Social Work, Columbia University |
| 12:15pm | Lunch |
| 1:15pm | CUWFA MEMBER MEETING |
| 2:15pm | Session Dream Big! The Power of Inspiring Employees to Pursue Their Dreams Angela Reese, Yale University Betty Klein, Indiana University |
| 3:00pm | Coffee Break/Visit Sponsors |
| 3:15pm | Session Leveraging technology to enhance financial well-being at the University of Iowa Diana Kremzar, University of Iowa |
| 4:00pm | Session You can have an impact with your work - no matter! Dr. Grace Cosachov Protos, New York University Phyllis Stewart Pires, Stanford University |
| 4:45pm | Break: Campus Tour or Stretch Break |
| 5:45pm | Dinner and Entertainment |
| Thursday, May 1 | New York University Campus |
| 7:30am | Meet at Empire Hotel to Travel to NYU |
| 8:15am | Breakfast |
| 9:00am | Welcome Remarks Dr. Grace Cosachov Protos, Assistant Vice Provost for Work Life, New York University |
| 9:15am | Keynote Presentation Taking Up Leadership for Our Collective Futures Dr. Linda Lausell-Bryant, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Clinical Professor; Katherine and Howard Aibel Executive-in Residence, Silver School of Social Work, New York University |
| 10:30am | Special Remarks Dr. Georgina Dopico, Provost, New York University |
| 10:45am | Coffee Break/Visit Sponsors |
| 11:00am |
Panel Session Panelists from New York University:
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| 11:45am | Pearl of Wisdom Pending Title Nancy Costikyan, Harvard University |
| 12:00pm | Break and Lunch |
| 1:00pm | Session Connecting policy to support and sustain the university family caregiver Eileen Lawless, University of Arizona |
| 1:45pm | Pearl of Wisdom How Cornell Supports Community Child Care Growth Ruth Merle-Doyle, Cornell University |
| 2:00pm | Session Building a Caring Culture for the Future: How Work Life Offices Can Advance Workplace-Wellbeing through a Culture-First Approach in Higher Education Dr. Julian Cohen-Serrins and Jack Osea, New York University |
| 2:45pm | Pearl of Wisdom What Works, What Doesn't, and Where Do We Go From Here?: Reflecting on the Child Care Pathways Pilot Dr. Cari Maes, Oregon State University |
| 3:00pm | Facilitated Table Discussion Conference Debrief, Reflections, and Plans for the Future |
| 3:45pm | Closing Remarks |
Accommodations
The conference accommodations will be at The Empire Hotel in the heart of the Upper West, across the street from the famous Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts with access to a variety of transportation options and restaurants.
The discounted room rate per night is $289 +tax for a King Room and $349 +tax for a Double/Double room.
Please use this link to book your room. Reservations must be made by March 28, 2025 to receive the discounted rate.
Travel
Three major airports serve the New York City area. The cost of transportation from airports may vary depending on which ride hailing apps or services are used.
- John F Kennedy JFK - approximately $50.00 – $75.00 + ~45 minute drive
- Newark EWR- approximately $65.00 – $85.00 + ~45 mins to 1 hour drive
- LaGuardia LGA- approximately $35.00 – $50.00 + ~30 minute drive
A budget-friendly option, if you're traveling light, is public transportation.
- From JFK, take the AirTrain from the airport & transfer to the E train at Sutphin Blvd / JFK Station, and ride to the 42nd Street Station (Port Authority). Here, switch to the A/C train and uptown to 59th St Columbus Circle station. The Empire Hotel is less than 5 minutes' walk from here.
- From Newark, take the AirTrain to Manhattan's 34th Street Penn Station. Transfer to the subway & take the A/C train uptown, get off at 59th St Columbus Circle. The Empire Hotel is less than 5 minutes' walk from here.
The Empire Hotel is conveniently located near multiple MTA subway stations in NYC:
- 66th Street - Lincoln Center Station (1 train)
- 59th Street - Columbus Circle Station (A / C / 1 / B / D trains)
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