The GWIS Diversity & Inclusion, Mentoring and Outreach committees are planning to hold a fundraising event for Black Girls CODE, the Atlanta 3/16 Survivors Fund, and the Support the AAPI Community Fund by hosting a virtual trivia night. Black Girls CODE introduces computer coding lessons to young girls from underrepresented communities in programming languages such as Scratch or Ruby on Rails. The Atlanta […]
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2021-2022 GWIS Eboard Election Results!
Advocacy: Carey Dougan Communications: Stephanie Le Diversity and Inclusion: Rachel Tavares Finance and Admin: Kaitlyn Chhe Mentoring: Aly Putnam and Melissa Paciulli Outreach: Bridget Benner and Hannah Wharton We’re looking forward to a great year with our new Eboard!
2021-2022 Eboard Election Platforms
Hannah Cournoyer and Jewel Medeiros: Mentoring Committee We believe that mentoring should take whatever shape most aligns with the goals of the mentees. We hope to create a diverse pool of mentors so our mentees feel seen and encouraged to meet us at their level. Our exposure to STEM was not until later in our […]
#safeatwork: Join our Campaign to End Sexual Violence in Academia
The advocacy and communications committee are launching a campaign to fight the pervasive problem of sexual violence against graduate students in STEM academia. Learn more about the campaign below or on the new GQM website, and be sure to co-sign or volunteer for the campaign! Co-sign the #safeatwork campaign here! Volunteer to join the #safeatwork […]
GWIS Quarterly Magazine (GQM) Publishes Special Edition and Launches New Website!
Re: the 2016 Presidential Election
Dear GWIS and friends, The executive board would like to express our pride in and gratitude for the GWIS community in the wake of the shocking results of our recent presidential election. This will be a turbulent, uncertain, and emotional time as we process the feelings of fear, shock, anger, and grief echoed by so […]
The GQM Team is Back in Action!

After a hiatus, the GWIS Quarterly Magazine (GQM) team is excited to bring you our newest issue, Academy(TM)!
September Digest
Click “continue reading” to see the great events coming up in September, as well as ongoing activities! Welcoming, networking, mentoring, and more!
Get Involved with the GWIS MinuteFund Fundraising Campaign!
The GWIS Finance committee is looking for YOUR help in launching an exciting new crowd-funding campaign through UMass MinuteFund to fundraise for GWIS!