Are you interested in making friends outside your department? Want to chat about your graduate experience with other women in STEM? Already in a peer mentoring group? The GWIS Mentoring Committee is hosting an introductory event to welcome new peer mentoring group members. Come learn about different mentoring styles and meet with your group members. […]
In collaboration with the Office of Professional Development, GWIS PD is hosting a panel event with several American Association for the Advancement of Science Science & Technology Policy Fellowship recipients. These fellowships take place within the various House and Executive offices of the US government. Each panelist will share their unique fellowship experience, how to […]
We’re very excited to announce our fall grad student, post-doc, and faculty luncheons! These will take place on Tuesday, Sept 29th and Thursday, Nov 4th from noon to one in the Gunness Student Center at Marcus Hall. These events are a great way to meet faculty and other young professionals in the STEM fields and learn about their experiences as women in […]
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) offers graduate fellowships for domestic and international students. These awards are designed to support women by providing funds for dissertation completion and post-doc independence. Our panel for this event will include faculty and successful AAUW Fellowship recipients, and will also provide advice on how to craft a competitive […]
Thanks to everyone who came out to our Networking Night last week at the Hanger Pub! It seemed like everyone had a great time meeting fellow students and other young professionals over cheese platters. Congratulations to Mark Hagemann for remembering the most names during the name game portion of the evening! We hope you enjoyed […]
Have you ever felt like you don’t belong in graduate school or your current position? Have you felt like you are only at UMass by chance, and all your accomplishments are menial or only possible through extensive guidance from others? There are a number of other feelings and thoughts associated with the Impostor Syndrome, and […]
Many external grants or fellowships are restricted to US citizens or permanent residents, which poses a particular challenge to international students searching for external funding opportunities. This session is tailored for graduate students and postdocs who are not US citizens or permanent residents to introduce basic search tips and tools. Come to dispel myths about […]
OPD and GWIS always want to help you expand your career options. If you would like to learn more about the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships and Congressional Fellowships, and how they inform careers in academia, non-profits, government and industry, please make sure you attend this event! A panel of advanced degree holders […]
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 […]
Interested in a unique alternative to the traditional post-doc? Curious about how your knowledge could be used to shape policies and legislation? If so, you will likely want to apply for the AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship! On August 20th at 1:45pm GWIS is hosting a webinar watch about this fellowship opportunity in N610 […]
