GWIS members, come out for an evening of snacks and trivia! Our last trivia night was a blast. Meet other GWIS members, talk about your experiences, and give feedback on what GWIS can do for you. WHEN: Wednesday, November 19th from 5:30-6:30pm WHERE: LGRT 1033 lounge (third door on your left after a right out […]
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This Friday: seminar on The Effects of Race, Class, Gender, Institution, and Discipline in Engineering Education
Learn about how and why students persist in their engineering studies, based on a database of 200,000 students. WHEN: Friday Nov 7th 3:00-4:00pm WHERE: Campus Center 165 An Excellence in Engineering Education (E3) Seminar brought to you by the College of Engineering.
GWIS member exclusive: coffee with visiting industry scientist
Come and meet Dr. Masha Fridkis-Hareli, of Accelerating Translational Research, LLC. You might remember Dr. Fridkis-Hareli as an industry panelist at the GWIS networking event last spring. Check out her bio HERE. WHEN: Wednesday, November 12th 2014, 2:00pm – 2:45pm WHERE: Campus Center 804-08 Free coffee and snacks! Space is limited! REGISTER HERE! Dr. Fridkis-Hareli will be speaking […]
GSCA Women of Color Support Group Session
The Graduate Student of Color Association is co-sponsoring a support group session with the Center for Women and Community, focused on supporting mental health and self-care of graduate women of color. WHEN: November 19th, 5:30-7:30pm WHERE: Campus Center 174-76 Facilitated by Dr. Mamta Dadlani, this session will provide an opportunity for graduate women of color […]
The Situation Room: Navigating Negotiation
Take a turn in the hot seat! Negotiation is a crucial skill whether you’re thinking of industry or academia. How would you handle the hard questions? What’s the norm in negotiation? WHEN: Thursday, October 16, 2014 from 12:00-1:30p.m WHERE: Gunness Student Center (Marcus Hall) This workshop will feature Professor Laura Cadonati speaking about her experiences […]
More great upcoming events from OPD!
Team building: Are you wondering what makes a team “high performing”? Ever wonder how managers create and maintain such teams? If management lies in your future, don’t miss this discussion led by Kellie Crantz, Vice President of Human Resources – Oct 15th. Register here! Grant writing: Do you watch faculty members submitting MANY grants and wonder […]
Dynamic STEM careers lunch
What are your plans after graduate school? In an intimate setting, have a conversation with a small panel of scientists and engineers who have changed careers about job searching, building your career, and life beyond academia. When: Thursday, October 9th from 12:30-2:00p.m. Where: ISB 145 Confirmed panelists: Christos Dimitrakopoulos of the UMass chemical engineering department […]
Research2Innovation workshops in the spring
Explore the potential business application of your research! The Graduate School’s Office of Professional Development is sponsoring TWO Research2Innovation workshops in the spring semester led by the renowned Dr. Judith Giordan, the keynote speaker at GWIS networking event last spring. For more details, click here to see the flyer: Research2Innovation Get a team of graduate students together and […]
Positive feedback on pilot interactive python workshop
The first GWIS interactive python workshop held earlier this week was an introduction to python and general programming. On average, attendees reported that the workshop was very useful for their research, and most plan to attend future workshops on more advanced python topics. Registration for the pilot workshop filled up in under 30 minutes after […]
September STEM grad student appreciation coffee hour
STEM graduate students reported feeling appreciated at the second monthly STEM graduate student appreciation day coffee hour events on Tuesday. Attendance has been great at these events, with over 60 people from many different departments across CNS and CoE. GWIS hopes events like these foster connections across STEM fields and promotes community amongst UMass graduate […]
