[GWAMIT] Announcements

[GWAMIT]

Dear GWAMIT Members,



Enjoy the Week!



The GWAMIT Board

Visit us at: http://gsc.mit.edu/gwamit

Send your ideas to: gwamit-exec at mit.edu

Send your announcements to: gwamit-sec at mit.edu





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IN BRIEF

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Notices:

1. Join the GWAMIT Fall Leadership Conference Planning Committee



Events:

2. [Wed 7/12] MAP Summer Mentor Informational Open House (12 – 1 pm,  
10-105) – RSVP required

3. [Wed 7/21] Academia, Industry, or Both? (3 – 5 pm, 32-123)

4. [Th 9/23 – Fri 9/24] Purdue Conference for Pre-Tenure Women



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FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS

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1. Join the GWAMIT Fall Leadership Conference Planning Committee

We are very excited to begin planning for our Fall Leadership  
Conference!  The goal of this conference will be to provide graduate  
women with practical negotiation and leadership skills through  
workshops and seminars.  We envision 3-4 events over 2-3 days in early  
November.  We would love to hear your ideas or have you join us on the  
planning committee.  Please e-mail Clarissa at ccl at mit.edu to get  
involved!



2. MAP Summer Mentor Informational Open House

When: Monday, July 12, 12 – 1 pm

Where: Bush Room, 10-105

RSVP: http://doodle.com/i4xe578rwm7r5rhd by Wednesday, July 7th

Contact: Allysa Piché at adpiche at mit.edu

The Mentor Advocate Partnership (MAP) program in the Office of  
Minority Education is holding a Mentor Informational Open House for  
all individuals potentially interested in being (or continuing to be)  
a mentor for an incoming student.  There are no strings attached!   
Drinks and desserts will be available and we will be doing a brief  
presentation on the program.  All interested MIT staff, faculty, & PhD  
candidates are more than welcome.



3. Academia, Industry, or Both?

When: Wednesday, July 21, 3 – 5 pm

Where: Stata Center, 32-123

Academia, Industry, or Both? Are you considering an academic career,  
an industry career, or trying to decide between academia and industry?  
Come and hear experts who can help you learn more.

Panelists include:

- Dr. Dane Boysen, Postdoctoral Associate, Dept. of Materials Science  
and Engineering

- Dr. Lloyd Klickstein, Translational Medicine Head, NIDU, (New  
Indication Discovery Unit), Novartis

- Dr. Livia Racz, Division Leader of Advanced Hardware Development at  
the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory

Sponsored by:

The MIT Career Development Center, the Postdoc Advisory Council, and  
the Graduate Student Council

For more information please contact mcwilson at mit.edu,  
sumeetkr at MIT.EDU, or tescu at mit.edu.



4. Purdue Conference for Pre-Tenure Women

When: September 23 & 24, 2010

Where: Purdue

Register: http://www.purdue.edu/wro/pretenure/index.shtml.

Purdue University is pleased to announce our inaugural Conference for  
Pre-Tenure Women.  This conference is designed to enhance the success  
of female faculty. The Purdue Conference is targeted to appeal to post- 
doctoral and pre-tenure women. There will be specific breakout  
sessions focused on underrepresented women in STEM,  however most of  
the sessions are designed to appeal to women from all disciplines. The  
overall conference goal is to provide educational opportunities to  
help women identify strategies to enhance their success for promotion  
and tenure.

Conference begins on Thursday, September 23 with a half day session  
facilitated by Campus Women Lead. Friday sessions are a combination of  
plenary and breakout sessions, focusing on Quality of Life,  
Practicalities of Work and Identity and Work issues.

Featured speakers will be:

- Mildred Garcia, president of California State University, Dominguez  
Hills,

and author of "Succeeding in an Academic Career."

- Lesia Crumpton-Young, professor of industrial engineering and  
management systems at the University of Central Florida. She is the  
author of the You've Got the Power workbook series and the recipient  
of the 2006 Women of Color Educational Leadership Award and the 1999  
Educator of the Year Award from the National Society of Black Engineers.

- Gertrude Fraser, vice provost for Faculty Advancement at the  
University of Virginia, and Kathleen Wong, assistant professor in the  
School of Communication at Western Michigan University. They will lead  
a workshop on Mobilizing Women's Inclusive Leadership Skills. Their  
work is a part of the Association of American Colleges and  
Universities Campus Women Lead program.

- Former Purdue trustee Susan Butler will lead a workshop based on her  
first book, "Becoming the CEO of You."

A $150 registration fee is required to attend the conference. However,  
attendees may apply for fellowships that will cover the cost of the  
conference fee and a one-night stay at Purdue's Union Club Hotel.

Fellowships will be awarded to 20 applicants. The application deadline  
is Aug. 1.

Registration for the event is open, and fellowship applications are  
available online.

Please contact pretenure at purdue.edu with any questions.

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