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Attention College Event Planners:
High School and College Speaker, Maria Pascucci, Announces New Savings Package for Spring and Fall 2010 Semester Bookings




What students are saying ...

As a current college student, I know what the meaning of "stressed-out is. After attending Maria's lecture, she taught me to remove the word "can't" from my vocabulary, and instead think about how something can/should be done. Her organization offers support for students and teaches them to "chill out." I feel more relieved and stress free after attending her presentation, and wish she taught a Stress Management class at my school!
~ Brigid Randisi, Sophomore, Canisius College

Video interview from when Maria spoke at Washburn University
Welcome Week, August 12, 2009

Maria Pascucci is available in 2010 and 2011 for:
• Lectures (anytime of year)
• Orientation, welcome week and back-to-school programs
• Student leadership gatherings & honor student programs
• Student government events
• Career day / job fair
• Summer programs
• Club events
• Commencements / graduations
• Any other function where your students would benefit from a youthful, energetic speaker.

February 24 - Guest Speaker "Awards, Designations and Special Recognition", YEA! Young Entrepreneurs Academy

March 3 - Keynote Speaker, WE Lead - Women Empowered to Lead Program, SUNY University at Buffalo, 5:00 pm, Woldman Theater, which is also known as 112 Norton Hall, UB North Campus. The event is open to the public.

March 27 - "Success Starts With Self-Love" workshop presenter, Sister To Sister Summit sponsored by American Association of University Women, Buffalo State College

April 21 - Keynote Speaker, Erie Community College's South, City and North campuses, Student Empowerment 2010

June 4 - "Success Starts With Self-Love" workshop presenter, The National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, sponsored by AAUW and NASPA

July 10 - "Success Starts With Self-Love" keynote presenter, AAUW-NYS Leadership Conference, Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, New York

September 20-21 - School assembly "Stressed-Out Students: A Blueprint to Create Your Campus Calm", Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Palos Verdes Estates, CA

September 25 - "Success Starts With Self-Love" keynote presenter, Mount St. Mary's College, Women's Leadership Conference, Los Angeles, CA

November - Workshop presenter, National Conference on Student Leadership.


Now Booking For Fall 2010!


Highlights from 2009:
August 12 - Keynote speaker, Washburn University Ichabod Welcome Week, Topeka, Kansas

September 26 - Guest Expert teleseries, Young & Powerful, FYEBYE, Inc.

October 2 - Guest Expert, Countdown to College Radio Show

October 7 - Keynote speaker, Radford University Success Starts Here, Radford, Virginia for college freshman orientation

November 5-6 - Guidance Expo 2009, Buffalo and Rochester, New York, "When 'A' Equals Anxiety: Help for Stressed-Out Students"

November 12 - "When 'A' Equals Anxiety: Help for Stressed-Out Students," Webinar for The National Association of Mother's Centers

November 23 - "Discover Ways to Stress-Out Less and Live More" on Gen Next Radio.

December 2 - "Stress-Out Less Day" at Canisius College

Click here to download Maria's professional bio, and the latest research regarding impediments to academic success and leadership that college students face.

Click here to download high-resolution photo options of Maria for your publications and promotions.

Click here to download Maria's college student leadership speaker brochure.

Click here to download the media packet for Maria's gold-medal-winning book Campus Calm University: The College Student's 10-Step Blueprint to Stop Stressing & Create a Happy, Purposeful Life.

High School Event Planners: Maria Pascucci will lead her keynote presentations and workshops with your college-bound teen audiences as well. Click here to download Maria's high school leadership speaker brochure.

Maria’s Immediate contact info:
Phone (Buffalo, New York): (716) 510-4402 (AM/PM)
Email: maria@campuscalm.com

*Ask about special discounts for New York State events!

1) Stressed-Out Students: Get EMPOWERED to Create
Your Campus Calm

*45 Minutes or 60 Minutes
(Ideal for Orientation, Welcome Week, or other Back-to-School programs)
This presentation is also easily customizable for any leadership event targeting all college students who need of dose of empowerment!

Maria leads students through the 10 mindsets every college student needs to create a successful, less stressful college experience. She blends personal experience with factual knowledge and humor (she's not above poking fun at herself) to motivate all students to ditch their inner perfectionist and commit to enjoying life as a college student.

Points Covered:
1. How to ditch your inner perfectionist.
2. Why it's life transforming to commit to loving learning.
3. How to surround yourself with positive people.
4. Why you need the courage to take risks and "fail" in college and in life.
5. How to have fun without hurting yourself or your academic career.
And many more!

Fact: Stress is the biggest life issue that students say affects their studies.
Source: American College Health Association


2) Parents: 5 Stress-Busting Statements Your College Students Need You to Say Today

*30 or 45 Minutes
(Ideal for Orientation, Welcome Week, or other Back-to-School programs)

A perfect complement to the "Stressed-Out Students" presentation, Maria empowers college parents with the words they can use to help their grown children enjoy a successful, less stressful college experience.

"Parents, unfortunately you can forward all the stress-out less tips you want to your student's email inbox, encouraging them to sleep, manage their time, eat healthier and exercise," says Maria. "These are all great tips that we teach at Campus Calm, but it's not going to facilitate real change until, together, we address the mindsets that fuel your kid's academic stress."

Points covered:
1. What a college parent can do when faced with a late night, anguished phone call from their stressed-out student.
2. The number one statement all college students need to hear directly from their parents in order to create authentic success and happiness, both in school and in the working world.
And much more!

Dear Maria:
I am writing in regards to the wonderful presentation you gave at Trocaire College last week. You have been able to combine all the suggestions and advice for students struggling with perfectionism and grades into an easy to follow program. Your willingness to open up and share your own personal experiences let students connect with you and know they are not alone. "Stressed-Out Students..." was well received not only by our students but our staff who attended the program. Thank you again for visiting Trocaire!
~Anthony Funigiello, Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Trocaire College


Maria,
Your presentation was very important to me. Your positive advice really made me look at how I deal with my academic stress. Thank you so much for signing a copy of your book for me, too. I really appreciate that!
~Bill McDermott


Maria:
I wanted you to know that your "Stressed-Out Students" presentation was fantastic! It was great to see the students eager to interact on this crucial topic. I think your message will be very beneficial to many. Thank you for coming to OCC.
~Jessica Newman, Student Development Coordinator, Oakland Community College, Auburn Hills Campus

When 'A' Equals Anxiety:
How to ditch your inner perfectionist to be an inspiring student leader

*Leadership keynote: 45 or 60 minutes
(Ideal for any leadership conference or event targeting high-achieving students)

Real, hard knocks life experience from a ladder-leaping young leader who has "been there and done that" and can’t wait to show your student leaders how they can too! Maria Pascucci, president of CampusCalm.com, is no stranger to the pressures that young leaders face. This summa cum laude college graduate lived the sleepless nights, the unspoken anxieties and knows all about the secret conversations of a generation of rising leaders who believe it’s acceptable, even necessary, to sacrifice health and happiness in pursuit of the spotless success portfolio. Give this former college perfectionist turned author, speaker and change-maker an hour of your time and she will teach your student leaders how to capture the true joy that should permeate every part of going to college. Lead the world toward extraordinary change, and lead yourself to bed before midnight. With grace and humor, Maria leads to show you how!

Points covered:
1. Discover how perfectionism can make you sick.
2. Examine the top four myths that cause students to stress and overachieve.
3. Demonstrate four strategies to be a stronger, more successful leader for life.
4. Learn how to develop a sense of identity aside from grades, awards, or material goods.
And much more!

I have been sacrificing sleep and killing myself to achieve numerical success in college. I beat myself up over anything less than perfection. I may appear outwardly successful, but my life has been a living hell. Maria Pascucci’s presentation was the wakeup call of my life!
~Bryan, Senior, Erie Community College


Maria, your use of personal anecdotes made you more humanly connected to the audience and more qualified to offer us advice. I recommend you taking this presentation to other colleges because throughout the presentation the students could connect to the situations you described and the positive way you end the presentation with tips, then a Q&A session leaves the audience feeling less stressed and more positive.
~Meghan Tertocha, Junior, Coordinator of Celebrate Every Body Week, University of Virginia



Through Maria Pascucci, one can find the true "secrets" to understanding how perfectionism, low self-esteem, and a loss of sleep and nutrition will affect all aspects of a person’s life. Campus Calm ultimately speaks that a healthy, happy life filled with love and gratitude is not the key to success, but success itself.
~Alex, Junior, Kellenberg Memorial High School

Hire Maria Pascucci To Speak At Your Event!

 

Every college student, regardless of background or institution, should be introduced to Maria Pascucci's ten mindsets to creating a campus calm. Maria pitched this advice to a group of female students, all searching for ways to make it through the end of the semester while preventing stress. She opened herself up by telling her personal story of being an undergraduate at Canisius with a dual major and a minor. She was so focused on having perfect grades and preparing her resume that she forgot to schedule in the most important part of the day, "Me Time." Maria offered up advice to the students present that she wished she would have followed as an undergraduate. I feel that Maria could definitely relate to many of the current "stressed-out" students on campus. Overall, Maria has great advice to offer to students preparing to enter the job market and should certainly continue to speak to students on college campuses.
~Kathleen Farley, Hall Director, Office of Residence Life
1st year Graduate Student, College Student Personnel Administration Canisius College