You’ve asked and we’ve listened- the teaching assistant situation room is being offered again! Being a teaching assistant is quite common in graduate school, but rarely do you receive some sort of training in how to effectively teach in a discussion, lab, or lecture setting. This can inherently lead to anxiety and difficulties when in […]
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Undergraduate/Graduate Student Mentoring Dinner
We’re looking for 30 graduate women volunteers for our last Undergraduate Mentoring Dinner for this semester. This is a chance to share your advice about applying to graduate schools and fellowships with undergraduate students in an informal setting. Sandwiches, salads, and desserts will be provided from Atkins Farm. Please let us know if you’re interested […]
GWIS-GRiD Team Building Luncheon # 3 – “Tank of Sharks”
Join GWIS and GRiD (Graduate Researchers Interested in Data) for the final team building luncheon (in this case, dinner) of the semester! This is the last event in the team building series, which has focused on bringing together international and non-international graduate students at UMass. The theme of the final event is “Tank of Sharks”. […]
CNS Women in Science Initiative Lecture and GWIS Reception
Please join us on Monday, March 28 for two special events: The CNS Women in Science Lecture and GWIS Reception immediately following. During the lecture, panelists will discuss what is being done at UMass to promote professional development and gender equity for women in STEM. The following reception is a chance for students, faculty, and […]
Undergraduate/Graduate Student Mentoring Dinner
We’re looking for some graduate student volunteers to help us host an undergraduate/graduate student mentoring dinner. At this event, we’ll be talking about ways to obtain summer research opportunities, both on-campus and off campus. We’ll also focus on how to write confident and clear professional emails to professors regarding research, and talking points when meeting […]
Speed Dating: Find Your Perfect Peer Mentoring Group!
Want to meet other graduate women in STEM? Already in a peer mentoring group, or want to join a new group? Come kick-off a new semester of GWIS Peer Mentoring. At this speed-dating event, you’ll get to meet and select the best peer mentoring group for you. In a peer mentoring group, you’ll have the […]
STEM Diversity Workshop
Dr. Connie Chow, a scientist and educator, infuses STEM with play, feminism and inclusion. She founded The-Exploratory (the-exploratory.org) to empower teachers and girls to bring science to life in Ghana. She’s an associate lecturer in the Honors College at UMass Boston and a visiting social entrepreneur at the Center for Women’s Health and Human Rights […]
GSDSE Spring 2016 Diversity Seminar Series
We are excited to invite you to the GSDSE Spring 2016 diversity seminar series next Thursday and Friday, February 11th and 12th. We are delighted to have Professor Thomas Epps III as our invited seminar speaker. Professor Epps will give a diversity and a technical talk, where he will share with us his views about […]
The Politics of Job Interviews and Salary Negotiations: Tips on Career Building for Graduate Students
Register now to attend a panel discussion focusing on the politics involved in job interviews and salary negotiations and issues related to intersectional identities.
Spring Networking Events
Mark your calendars! The Networking Committee is pleased to announce our programming for the Spring Semester. All members are welcome to attend (registration required for luncheons).
