[GWAMIT] Announcements - Week of 12/15/2014

Mon Dec 15 08:33:10 EST 2014

Dear GW at MIT Members,

We are currently recruiting for both the GWAMIT Executive Board and the Empowerment Conference Committee. These are great opportunities to actively contribute to the life of your grad fellows on campus, while building a strong network and gaining valuable leadership experience. If you are interested, look at the announcements below and visit our website.

We will not be sending the digest during the holidays; we'll be back regularly on January 6th 2015. We'll still be gathering announcements so don't stop sharing your activities with us at gwamit-sec at mit.edu.

Good luck with the finals and happy holidays,

The GWAMIT Board

Send your ideas to: gwamit-exec at mit.edu
Send your announcements to: gwamit-sec at mit.edu
Visit us: http://gwamit.org

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GW at MIT:
1. GWAMIT Executive Board Application 2015 (Applications due Sun. Jan. 4)
2. Apply to organize the 2014 GWAMIT Empowerment Conference!

MIT:
3. SSC Elections (Saturday 12/20, 11:59pm)
4. MIT Graduate Consortium in Women’s Studies - Spring Courses
5. Apply for the 2015-2016 Legatum Fellowship (January 22, 2015)
6. [SWIM] Breaking the Mold Conference Tickets On Sale – 25% Early Bird Discount! (Friday, Feb 6, 8am-7pm)

Outside MIT:
7. The Seriousness of Science and Why Women Shouldn't Smile (Wednesday January 14, 2015, 6:00 – 8:30 pm)

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FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS
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********** GW at MIT **********

1. GWAMIT Executive Board Application 2015 (Applications due Sun. Jan. 4)
When: Applications due Sunday, January 4, 2014
Positions: http://bit.ly/GWAMITBoardStructure
Application: http://bit.ly/gwamit_exec_app
Contact: gwamit-exec at mit.edu

Interested in being more involved in GWAMIT? Have you attended or helped plan a past GWAMIT activity, and would you like to become a member of the Executive Board? Apply now for a GWAMIT Executive Board position for the 2015 term, from January to December 2015!

Before applying, please review the responsibilities and requirements of each Executive Board position on the GWAMIT website. Additionally, after submitting your application, please email gwamit-exec at mit.edu to schedule a brief, 1:1 interview with a current Executive Board member.

2. Apply to organize the 2014 GWAMIT Empowerment Conference!
Application: bit.ly/gwamit_empowerment_app
Contact: gwamit-exec at mit.edu 

GWAMIT is currently recruiting conference co-chairs, event leads, and committee members for the annual Spring Empowerment Conference to be held in March 2015 This is a great opportunity to be a part of the 2015 organizing team!

There are many different ways you can get involved depending on your interests and schedule. Please contact the GWAMIT Executive Board at gwamit-exec at mit.edu if you have questions. We also encourage you to read more about previous leaders and events on our website.

********** MIT **********

3. SSC Elections
Deadline: Saturday 12/20, 11:59pm

Hi all! 

The Student Sex-Positive Club (SSC) is now running elections.  The SSC provides a safe place for students to discuss sex and sexuality and get information about consent and safer sex practices.

The link to vote and candidate yourself is here. If you want to get more involved, just rank Other, and enter your name into the appropriate text box. It's pretty low commitment, and we can always teach you how to do things!

As always, if there's an event you want to see, or something you're interested in learning, don't be shy, poke us here!

Good luck on finals, and have a great winter break!

MIT SSC

4. MIT Graduate Consortium in Women’s Studies - Spring Courses
Info: link

The Graduate Consortium in Women’s Studies (GCWS) at MIT is currently accepting students for our spring courses: Feminist Inquiry and Gender, Race, and the Complexities of Science and Technology. 

The GCWS is one of the finest options graduate students have in the greater Boston area, providing intellectual, professional, and networking opportunities that are unparalleled and unique.  Our graduate seminars  are open to students in graduate programs in any discipline at each of our member institutions: Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis University, Harvard University, MIT, Northeastern University, Simmons College, Tufts University, and UMass Boston. 

Students apply to participate in our courses, and applications are due January 5, 2015.   

Visit the GCWS website to apply online and find out more about the application process.  

5. Apply for the 2015-2016 Legatum Fellowship
Deadline: January 22, 2015

Are you an (aspiring) entrepreneur with a for-profit business idea for a developing country?

The Legatum Center seeks entrepreneurs who aspire to have a lasting and positive economic impact on low-income countries by developing their own entrepreneurial ideas and building their own local enterprises. The Center’s approach is intensely practical. Recognizing that even the best innovations can be rendered useless if not distributed effectively, we work closely with our Fellows to design sustainable business models.

The Fellowship is open to all incoming and current MIT graduate students, and undergraduate students currently enrolled as sophomores and juniors at MIT. The program includes:

  *   A scholarship award
  *   Building knowledge and skills for successful entrepreneurship in developing economies
  *   Domain experts and mentors to provide general guidance, encouragement, or specialized advice on an as-needed basis
  *   Special case studies and other curriculum highlighting aspiring and successful entrepreneurs in low-income countries
  *   Exposure to an extensive entrepreneurial ecosystem of investors, entrepreneurs, potential partners, and new technologies related to development and entrepreneurship

The application deadline is January 22, 2015. For more information on the Legatum Fellowship and how to apply, please visit the Legatum Fellowship website.

Email Kwadwo Poku at legatum-fellowship at mit.edu if you have questions.

6. [SWIM] Breaking the Mold Conference Tickets On Sale – 25% Early Bird Discount! 
When:   Friday, Feb 6, 8am-7pm 
Where:  MIT Media Lab

How might your unconscious bias be impacting your decision making? Join the Breaking the Mold conference on Friday Feb 6, 8am-7pm @MIT Media Lab to find out. Breaking the Mold is an initiative by MIT Sloan Women in Management aimed at starting a conversation about unconscious bias and developing approaches to manage these biases on the road towards equal opportunity for all. The 2015 Conference Keynote Speakers are: Robin Chase (Zipcar & Buzzcar, Founder) and Jan Fields (McDonald's, former President). Purchase your ticket here (25% early bird discount until 12/1). Learn more about Breaking the Mold at www.mitbreakingthemold.com.

********** Outside MIT **********

7. The Seriousness of Science and Why Women Shouldn't Smile
When: Wednesday January 14, 2015, 6:00 – 8:30 pm
Where: The Whitehead Institute, 9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142

Start your New Year with this stimulating, thought-provoking Career Conversation!

Hazel Sive Ph.D. is Professor of Biology at MIT and Member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. She received her B.Sc. Hons. from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa and her Ph.D. from Rockefeller University, New York. Her research focuses on development of the face and brain, and on neurodevelopmental disorders. She teaches Introductory Biology to undergraduates and Developmental Biology to graduate students. She is Founding Director of the MIT-South Africa Program, and chairs several MIT committees that address education and career trajectories of students and postdocs.

Agenda:    6:00-6:30 pm: Light Refreshments and Networking
6:30-8:00 pm: Seminar and Discussion
8:00-8:30 pm: Networking

To Register, Visit: www.massawis.org/CareerConversation2015
MASS AWIS & Whitehead Institute members $5 · Non-members $10

** Register before Jan. 7th for a chance to win a Starbucks gift-card! **

MASS AWIS would like to thank the Whitehead Institute for hosting this event.

To learn more about MASS AWIS and other upcoming AWIS events, please visit www.massawis.org
Join AWIS to save money on events and to support our work!

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