Join us on Thursday, August 27th from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at ABC for a night filled with fun, food, and networking! Come meet graduate students, academics, and young professionals from the Amherst area. Practice your networking skills in a low-pressure environment. The event is free and open to anyone who would like to attend (programming will […]
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Last Week’s Summer Graduate Student/Faculty Luncheon
The GWIS Faculty Luncheon was a phenomenal success! We had an enormous quantity of sandwiches, salads, and cookies from Black Sheep and Panera. For the event, we had almost 45 graduate students and 8 faculty attend. Everyone enjoyed the conversations and learned a lot from talking with faculty and other graduate students. We were so […]
Eureka! Summer Workshops highlights!
July was a big month for outreach! This was the 3rd summer of the Eureka! program! Eureka is a collaboration between Girls, Inc. of Holyoke and UMass Amherst College of Natural Sciences. Middle school and high school aged girls from Holyoke and neighboring communities come to UMass all day through the month of July to participate […]
Help Wanted!
GWIS just keeps growing as new members of the existing UMass community and incoming graduate students learn about us from their more senior colleagues or from our orientation recruitment push. Sadly, GWIS also keeps shrinking as our members graduate and move on to the next stage in their careers, wherever that may take them. And […]
August Ice Breakers and Ice Cream Social
We had a great turnout at the GWIS HQ for our summer ice cream social last week! Everyone had a chance to play the “Who Am I?” icebreaker game – everyone received an index card with the name of a character or an object, and had to guess who they were by asking their friends […]
August Networking Ice Breakers and Ice Cream Social
Join us on Thursday, August 6 at 3 pm in Goessman Hall 252 (GWIS HQ) for coffee, ice cream, and the good company of fellow STEM graduate students! Meet new folks over ice breakers and ice cream sundaes (non-dairy options will be provided). Coffee will be provided for those who thrive on a constant influx of […]
Summer Social for Students of STEM
Join GWIS, the Materials Research Society, and Graduate Students for Diversity in Science and Engineering at Stacker’s pub for the STEM summer social event that should not be missed! Celebrate the summer before the return of the undergraduates; enjoy a casual night out with your fellow STEM students while learning more about these three organizations and […]
We All Scream for… Networking’s Ice Cream Social!
Close to fifty graduate students crowded into the GWIS Headquarters for Networking’s Ice Cream Social. And who wouldn’t want to be there? Delicious ice cream eaten in great company! We hope you all had a great time!
GWIS Pool Tournament at Micheal’s Billiards
Join us on Wednesday, July 15th for a bracket-style pool tournament at Micheal’s Billiards! Test your pool skills and meet graduate students from other departments. Enter with a partner, or let us find one for you! The single-elimination tournament will follow the rules designated by the US Professional Pool Players Association, found here. Pool tables for tournament […]
July STEM Graduate Student Appreciation Ice Cream Social
Join us on Wednesday, July 8th in Goessman Hall 252 (GWIS HQ) for coffee, ice cream, and the good company of fellow graduate students! Meet new folks over ice cream sundaes (non-dairy options will be provided) and strengthen the bonds of existing relationships while sipping graduate-student fuel (coffee). All are welcome – no registration required. […]
