Events
Come Out and Join us at our next event!
Third Annual Kick Off Brunch
Kicking off the fall semester with UWHA’s annual fall brunch.
September 29, 2024
Hot Pilates
Thankful for all that could join us in Harvard square for hot pilates at BREATHE.
March 1, 2024
Hot HIIT!
What an AMAZING way to end the semester! Thank you for everyone who joined and BREATHE Cambridge for having us.
December 8, 2023
Nutrition and Mental Health Panel
The UWHA Nutrition and Mental Health speaker panel was such an informative and inspiring event. We hosted current and former coaches, nutritionists and health professionals who gave female student-athletes better insight to what proper fueling can provide for our bodies and performance levels as intense athletes. Sports dietician Meg Schrier, sports nutritionist Amanda Waldron, Coach Ali Sanders, and Coach Jackie Puccino collaborated in answering our questions and covered dimensions that will help is as Harvard female student athletes from a health perspective and an organizational standpoint. We are so grateful to have these resources and knowledge available to us on campus and look forward to enlightening more female athletes about the importance of food and mental health in sports.
October 15, 2023
Second Annual Kick Off Brunch
We held our second annual Kickoff Brunch in order to bring in the new semester. We enjoyed some treats as we met the new board and members! The event was once again held in Winthrop House’s Beren Rooftop. It is sure to be a great year ahead!
October 1, 2023
UWHA x Project RED-S
UWHA has the pleasure of meeting and conversing with Project RED-S (relative energy deficiency in sport) ambassadors. We had wonderful speakers, Hannah and Pippa, as well as great conversation among female athletes.
April 23, 2023
Women’s History Month Kick Off
To celebrate Women’s History Month we gathered at BREATHE cambridge!
March 5, 2023
Spring Semester Kickoff
Thank you to all of those who came together yesterday for our Spring Kickoff Brunch!
February 12, 2023
Title IX Speaker Event
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Title IX, we hosted a panel for both coaches and athletes on November 13th, 2022. The speakers included two female varsity head coaches: Carrie Moore, The Kathy Delaney-Smith Head Coach of Harvard Women’s Basketball, and Jennifer Weiss, the Head Coach of Women’s Volleyball. Both coaches touched on their experience in athletics, drawing on both perspectives during your time at Harvard, former coaching experiences, and former experiences as an accomplished college female athlete. This was a casual, social event providing athletes and coaches from different teams to meet each other and celebrate Women in Athletics. The event was hosted in Fong Auditorium in Boylston Hall and featured catered Tatte treats.
November 13, 2022
Sunday Brunch Kickoff Event
In the fall of 2022, we hosted our first in-person UWHA Kickoff event post-Covid. It was amazing to welcome new members in-person and give them an introduction to what UWHA is all about! The event was a great opportunity to have female student-athletes across different teams meet the board members and meet each other. The event was hosted in Beren Hall in Winthrop House and featured a Sunday Brunch catered from Tatte Bakery including delicious pastries, fruits, and breakfast sandwiches.
September 25, 2022
Live Webinar with Susie Petruccelli
Susie Petruccelli, former Harvard Women’s soccer captain and author of Raised a Warrior. Susie discussed how to utilize the skills you’ve developed as a student-athlete in post-grad life and entering the workforce. She also discussed the history of equal pay in women’s soccer.
April 7, 2022
UWHA x CorePower
What a great way to kick off reading period and relieve the stress of finals! Thank you to everyone who joined us for our UWHA x CorePower event
December 3, 2021
Alex Dust: Meet & Greet and Yoga
Thank you Alex Aust, team USA lacrosse player, fitness instructor, and coach, for an amazing virtual yoga session and discussion. It was the perfect way to de-stress from midterms.
March 18, 2021
Guest Speaker: Christina VandenBerg
To kick off our spring events we invited Christina VandenBerg, former Harvard Women’s Soccer player. Having leveraged networking opportunities to further her career passions post college, she shared LinkedIn optimization, networking skills, interview tricks, and more! She has also founded MyHuddle, a digital platform to connect student-athletes with mental health professions.
February 18, 2021
Guest Speaker: Kirby Porter
UWHA was proud to announce Harvard graduate ‘18 and founder of Court to Coporate, Kirby Porter as the next guest speaaker. Kirby’s corporation, Court to Corporate, aims to help student-athletes leverage their identities to the next professional chapters of the lives.
November 17, 2020
Intuitive Eating with Christy Harrison
On September 24th, 2020, Christy Harrison (MPH, RD, CDN) joined us for a conversation on intuitive eating and its application to female athletes. Over the course of the presentation, Christy shared the 10 principles of intuitive eating and how we can listen to and honor our hunger cues as they arise. We also learned the importance of properly fueling (and refueling) our bodies in order to better both our physical health and our athletic performance. Those who attended thoroughly enjoyed Christy’s refreshing and scientific approach to eating, and many have since implemented her suggestions in their own daily lives. For more on Christy, check out her book Anti-Diet and her podcast Food Psych.
September 24, 2020
Body Image with Victoria Garrick
On February 4th, 2020 we welcomed Victoria Garrick, a former USC volleyball player and current body image and mental health advocate. Victoria gave our members an amazing presentation on her own battles against an eating disorder, body image, and mental health problems before having a more intimate discussion with members who felt inspired to share their thoughts, too. Victoria’s presence encouraged many Harvard female athletes to bring topics like body image and eating to their teams and UWHA is looking to continue this important conversation in more speaker events and discussions in the future.
February 24, 2020
Yoga & Meditation with Taryn Burns
During the 2019 Winter Reading Period, we provided our members with a relaxing study break: Athlete Recovery Yoga with Taryn Burns. Taryn formerly worked at Nike before fully committing herself to yoga. She now teaches several of Harvard’s athletic teams as well as at Lululemon. The event was held in the Women’s Crew Boathouse overlooking the Charles River. Taryn led us through a 50-minute flow while a DJ played live music. After the yoga concluded, all members convened in the adjacent room to enjoy smoothies and each other’s company.
December 4, 2019
Personal Branding with Sandy Golinkin
On October 16th, 2019, we hosted a small gathering with Sandy Golinkin, CEO and founder of Raising the Bar. Raising the Bar is a consulting company that helps current college students and recent graduates find their first job or further develop their career. Sandy offers both in-person and online classes, and during her visit, she walked our members through the basics of job hunting, networking, and interviewing. At the end of her session, members were able to ask one-on-one questions about their personal career path. It was an informative and fun night.
October 16, 2019
onal First Meet & Greet
On Saturday, September 14th, 2019 UWHA held its first event at Beat Brew Hall in Harvard Square. Over 200 female athletes, across all four grades, and from over ten different teams attended the event to eat great food and socialize with boss women. Our goal with the opening reception was to spread awareness and generate excitement about UWHA. Following the event, we accepted 27 outstanding female athletes, from all four grades and across 12 different teams, to our inaugural executive board. This event helped us expand our membership to over 120 members on 19 different teams including ROTC in just the first month of our existence!
September 14, 2019