Dear GWIS and friends, The executive board would like to express our pride in and gratitude for the GWIS community in the wake of the shocking results of our recent presidential election. This will be a turbulent, uncertain, and emotional time as we process the feelings of fear, shock, anger, and grief echoed by so […]
The GQM Team is Back in Action!
After a hiatus, the GWIS Quarterly Magazine (GQM) team is excited to bring you our newest issue, Academy(TM)!
October Digest
Check out the amazing events coming up in October! More mentoring events and collaborations with Mount Holyoke or CNS.
September Digest
Click “continue reading” to see the great events coming up in September, as well as ongoing activities! Welcoming, networking, mentoring, and more!
August Digest
GWIS in August (unless otherwise noted, each event is open to all members) August 2nd, 2:00-4:00pm: GWIS and GRiD DataScience mini series in Python and R, in CS150/151 August 2nd, 4:00-6:00pm: Communications Committee meeting in GWIS HQ (Goessman 252) week of August 8th: Mentoring Committee meeting (reply to gwis@grad.umass.edu for specific time/location) August 16th,12pm: Faculty Mentoring Luncheon (RSVP required) Ongoing: The […]
Get Involved with the GWIS MinuteFund Fundraising Campaign!
The GWIS Finance committee is looking for YOUR help in launching an exciting new crowd-funding campaign through UMass MinuteFund to fundraise for GWIS!
Donate to GWIS Through UMass Giving!
Great news, folks – you can now designate donations for Graduate Women in STEM through UMass Giving!
GWIS Practice Cross-Cultural Communication
In a new workshop designed and implemented by GWIS, students learned how to better communicate between across different cultural divides. Our facilitator, Dr. Amer Ahmed, led the group through some activities/exercises as well as some more lecture-style teaching about intercultural communication and competency, with a mix of theoretical models and relatable examples. There was some […]
UMass Grad Students Dive into Improv
Last Thursday at our Improve Your Communication with Improv! Workshop, six UMass graduate students from different areas of STEM came together to loosen up and practice some exercise that will help them become more effective communicators. We played games such as “Who Am I?” (pictured below) and “Presentation Karaoke”, and students were asked to explain […]
Networking Across Cultures: Professional Skills for Cross-Cultural Communication
Interested in international academic or industry collaborations? Come learn and practice professional skills for cross-cultural interaction! RSVP today by clicking here!
