160 graduate students from over twenty different departments and programs in the College of Natural Sciences and the College of Engineering attended the mixer event last week! A huge surge of interest leading up to the event resulted in a scarcity of food, but attendees still had a great time connecting with fellow students of […]
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Fall 2014 Welcome Mixer for STEM grad students
Celebrate the beginning of a new academic year! Develop your network and meet other graduate students from STEM departments across campus! When: Thursday September 4th @ 5:30pm Where: The Amherst Room (10th floor of the Campus Center) FREE FOOD and one FREE DRINK (beer or wine) for every registered UMass grad student. Cash bar after […]
Announcing monthly STEM graduate student appreciation day coffee hours for fall 2014
Feeling weary with teaching, classes, research, and other responsibilities? Come enjoy a free afternoon coffee and some snacks! Meet graduate students from other STEM departments! Wednesday August 27 @ 2:30pm in Gunness Student Center Tuesday September 23 @ 2:30pm in ISB 145 Wednesday October 22 @ 2:30pm in Tobin 521B Thursday November 13 @ 2:30pm […]
Thanks for a lovely lunch, GWIS!
I had a great time attending the first summer graduate student/faculty luncheon along with about twenty graduate students and five faculty members. The sandwiches and salads from Panera Bread were delicious, and the conversation at my table was really interesting. We got to hear a little bit about how teenagers fight with their parents and […]
GWIS’s Eureka! Summer Workshops were a success!
This July marks the second summer of the Eureka! program, which is a partnership between Girls, Inc. of Holyoke and UMass’s College of Natural Sciences (CNS). Approximately 50 rising 8th and 9th graders from the Holyoke area come to UMass all day, 4 days a week, for 4 weeks. They participate in STEM workshops created […]
Graduate Student/Faculty Luncheons on July 23rd and August 13th
Please join GWIS, your fellow graduate students, and members of our faculty for an informal luncheon this summer! Don’t miss this special opportunity for a small number of graduate students and faculty from across CNS and CoE to meet in a more relaxed setting to discuss a range of topics from research interests and career […]
UMass graduate students in STEM fields develop networking skills
The Young Professionals networking event hosted by the UMass Graduate Women in STEM was a huge success! Keynote speaker Dr. Judy Giordan discussed issues facing women navigating the landscape of STEM careers and attendees learned how their personalities influence their leadership styles and interactions. The career panelists covered what today’s STEM industries are looking for […]
Introduction to Peer Mentoring Groups
What are GWIS peer mentoring groups? They’re small groups of STEM graduate students ranging from 3-8 members. Group is typically a time used to talk to other STEM graduate peers about experiences, frustrations, accomplishments, and to get advice or words of encouragement. Groups decide their own meeting schedule and chose what they want to talk […]
Outreach Workshop with Eureka! on Saturday May 17th at UMass
Volunteer for outreach with teenage girls from Girls Inc. of Holyoke! What’s In Your Water? We will be doing a water treatment workshop with the girls from last summer! This water quality workshop aims to demonstrate the need for the treatment of water to make it potable. We need volunteers to help work with the girls. Send an […]
Don’t miss the career exploration event for STEM grad students on May 21st!
Brought to you by the Office of Professional Development! Would you like to learn more about non-academic career paths from a panel of accomplished professionals? Attend this event to gain insights about careers in research, business development, intellectual property, regulatory affairs and medical writing from professionals working in a variety of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical […]
