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 […]
AAUW Funding Info Session
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 […]
Networking Night Success!
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 […]
Identity in Academia: The Relationship Between the Impostor Syndrome and Intersectionality
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 […]
Intro to Grant Searching for International Students
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 […]
AAAS Fellows Panel – Bridging Policy and Careers
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 […]
GWIS Networking Night
Join us on Thursday, August 27th from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at ABC for a night filled with fun, food, and networking! Come meet graduate students, academics, and young professionals from the Amherst area. Practice your networking skills in a low-pressure environment. The event is free and open to anyone who would like to attend (programming will […]
Last Week’s Summer Graduate Student/Faculty Luncheon
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 […]
Eureka! Summer Workshops highlights!
July was a big month for outreach! This was the 3rd summer of the Eureka! program! Eureka is a collaboration between Girls, Inc. of Holyoke and UMass Amherst College of Natural Sciences. Middle school and high school aged girls from Holyoke and neighboring communities come to UMass all day through the month of July to participate […]
Help Wanted!
GWIS just keeps growing as new members of the existing UMass community and incoming graduate students learn about us from their more senior colleagues or from our orientation recruitment push. Sadly, GWIS also keeps shrinking as our members graduate and move on to the next stage in their careers, wherever that may take them. And […]
