Are YOU ready for JOB SEARCHING? Knowing how to network is essential!! Join GWIS for an afternoon to boost your professional network and help you land crucial opportunities. What: The Young Professionals Networking Event When: Wednesday, May 14th – three events from 3pm – 7:30pm Where: The Student Union Ballroom At 3pm – […]
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Extracting DNA with Urban League of Springfield!
Middle school Students from the Urban League of Springfield came to UMass on Thursday, April 24 and Friday, April 25 to tour the campus of UMass Amherst and participate in STEM-related activities. GWIS outreach members Arianne Bazilio, Amy Ryan, and Katherine Lownsbery had a blast working with the students using simple chemistry to extract DNA […]
Graduate Women’s Network End of Semester Social Event for Female-Identified Graduate Students!!
Thursday May 1st from 6p-8:30p at the Amherst Brewing Company A message from the UMass Graduate Women’s Network (GWN): We’ve survived Spring 2013!! Come celebrate surviving the semester before we get bogged down in finals. Have some great beers, delicious food and great company! Light refreshments will be provided. This is a time for all female-identified grad students to have a great evening; […]
Announcing the Young Professionals Networking Event
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 14th for a great opportunity to expand your professional network! Schedule of events: 3:00-4:00 – Our keynote speaker will share wisdom about the power of networking. 4:30-5:30 – STEM career panel – hear about how five STEM professionals in […]
Join us for the next Situation Room: First Impressions
All participants will hear expert tips and advice on how to tailor your elevator speech to different situations and have the opportunity to navigate four different networking situations in small groups. WHEN: Thursday, April 17 2014 from 11:30am-1:00pm WHERE: Gunness Student Center in Marcus Hall. Invited speaker Shana Passonno, Director of the Graduate School’s Office of […]
Join us for our Spring General Body Meeting!
Where: LGRT 1033 (Go to the 10th floor, we will hang signs up to guide the way!) When: Wednesday, April 9th 5:30-6:30 Join us for some food, fun and trivia at our spring semester general body meeting. Mix with your fellow GWIS members, learn how to get involved in GWIS programming and initiatives, meet new […]
Reminder: Monday is the 2nd Annual CNS Women in Science Lecture!
The College of Natural Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites you to the 2nd Annual CNS Women in Science Lecture: SUSAN METZ, Senior Research Associate and Director of Diversity & Inclusion at Stevens Institute of Technology “Moving Beyond Fixing the Women to Changing the Culture in Academic STEM Fields,” UMass Student Union Ballroom […]
GWIS team for UMass Dash&Dine 5k race
The Graduate Women in STEM will be running and walking as a team in the fifth annual Dash&Dine event at UMass to support the local community, the Amherst Survival Center, and Neighbors in Need. Support Amherst! Run or walk with GWIS! When: Saturday April 12, at 10:30am (race starts at 11am) Where: Meet at the […]
Upcoming events sponsored by the UMass Women in Transportation (WTS)
Check out these events! —————————— 1. Making Connections with Mentors: How to Fast-Track Your Career Today! Time: Wednesday, April 2, 12:00-1:00 PM Location: Gunness Student Center, Marcus Hall Guest Speaker: Paula Simmons, MassDOT Project Manager, P.E. Making a connection is easy but making a good connection is hard. Who’s a good connection? Who’s pulling for you? Who’s got your […]
Spring Semester Graduate Student/Faculty Luncheons!
You’re Invited! The GWIS Mentoring Committee will be hosting two Graduate Student and Faculty Luncheons this semester, with lunch provided. The luncheon is a chance for a small number of graduate students and faculty from across the CNS and CoE departments to meet in an informal setting and discuss a range of topics from research interests and […]
