Motivation in Motion: Staying Engaged and Energized in an Online World

When energy dips and deadlines pile up, staying motivated can feel like a marathon with no finish line.

This skills-based workshop helps students identify their core motivators, build small daily habits, and overcome procrastination—while also learning to create flexible routines, set realistic expectations, and practice self-compassion. The focus is on staying disciplined without burnout, using practical tools and peer reflection to support long-term success.

Monday, September 29, 2025 
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Online, via Zoom

Register here

Speakers 

Nancy Ancowitz
Speaker Bio
Nancy Ancowitz is a career strategist and career director at NYU, and earlier on, a VP at JPMorgan. A pioneer of popular introvert advocacy, she’s been speaking, writing about, and advising introverts since the early 2000s. A regular Baruch webinar presenter and speaker, Nancy previously served as a career advisor in the Zicklin Graduate Career Management Center.

She is the author of Self-Promotion for Introverts®, Business Writing: Say More With Less, and Zoom to Success: Present Like a Pro. Her work has been published in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, and she blogs for Psychology Today. She helps clients get the job, the promotion, and the recognition they’re seeking.
Job Title
Career Strategist
Company
New York University (NYU)
Maria Cruz
Speaker Bio
Maria Cruz is the Associate Director of Counseling Services and Wellness at Macaulay Honors College, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker committed to creating inclusive, trauma-informed spaces that foster resilience, self-discovery, and meaningful growth. Outside of work, Maria indulges her inner New Yorker by exploring the city’s coziest cafés.
Job Title
Associate Director of Counseling Services & Wellness
Company
Mccaulay Honors College

Sponsored by:
Urban Male Scholars Program 

This program is supported by the Urban Male Scholars program. The UMS program is supported by a generous grant from the CUNY Black Male Initiative (BMI). CUNY BMI is a university-wide student development initiative with more than 30 campus programs focused on increasing the matriculation, retention and graduation rates of underrepresented students, particularly men of color.

The CUNY SPS Urban Male Scholars (UMS) program offers cultural-competency educational programming through peer mentoring. Aimed at providing both academic and cultural support, the program’s goal is to help students successfully complete their undergraduate studies and graduate.