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 […]
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Shooting Pool with GWIS at Michael’s Billiards
Our first-ever pool tournament was hosted last week at Michael’s Billiards. We had a great turnout – about twenty five of you came and enjoyed pizza, pool, and good people. GWIS executive chair Rachel Koh and teammate Liz Isenstein (pictured below) took home the championship title – congrats!
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!
Networking Summer Kick Off BBQ a Wild(Wood) Success!
The sky was clear, the music was rocking, and the food was delicious! The end of spring semester/summer kickoff event drew a huge crowd, who were all there to mingle and enjoy the music played by Industrial Waste (the physics folk band) and Off the Mark (graduate students from the Civil and Environmental Engineering program). Some […]
Networking’s First Event – the Gender Matters Lecture Reception
Around fifty people showed up to our networking reception which took place immediately after the Gender Matters Lecture last week. The lecture focused on implicit biases against women in STEM, in academia, and in general. The reception afterwards had a fantastic turnout – we were really excited to see everyone there! Attendees included students, faculty, […]
(Another) Fantastic Undergraduate/Graduate Student Mentoring Dinner!
Last month at a mentoring dinner event, our dinner theme focused on graduate school applications – we wanted to get the undergraduate students interested in and excited about the process of applying to graduate school. Our undergraduate mentees got plenty of informal time to talk about their thoughts on graduate school and ask any questions they […]
I Want YOU! To Impact Public Policy
The Scientists and Engineers Impacting Public Policy panel was an overwhelming success – over 30 students attended! While scientists and engineers are routinely praised for contributions to the research community, it is also important to recognize their valuable contributions to public policy and service. The ability to involve, engage, and serve the public can have […]
Undergraduate/Graduate Mentoring Dinner was a resounding success (again)!
Last week’s undergraduate/graduate mentoring dinner went extremely well! We had 30 attendees and received positive feedback about the speed elevator pitch activity, in which students were asked to give their short “elevator pitch” (what you would tell someone about your research if you met them on a long elevator ride) to other students. Students were nervous […]
Election results for 2015-2016 GWIS executive board
Thanks to all GWIS members who voted, and special appreciation to all the candidates who ran. The results are: Executive co-chair: Organization administrator – Lilian Jeznach Executive co-chair: University liaison – Rachel Koh Communications committee chair – Dina Navon Finance committee co-chairs – Amy Strauss and Katie Booras Mentoring committee co-chairs – Laura Parker and Aditi Naik […]
Conversations Abound at the Dynamic STEM Careers Lunch
With the small group size, each participant had the opportunity to voice their ideas. Everyone was able to make eye contact and the conversation flowed more naturally with the two speakers and the participants jumping off of others’ ideas. This setting drove the conversation in unexpected but helpful ways and helped those in attendance make deeper […]
