[GWAMIT] Announcements - Week of June 29, 2015

GWAMIT gwamit at mit.edu
Mon Jun 29 17:07:09 EDT 2015 

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Dear GW at MIT Members,

GWAMIT is recruiting now for the Mentorship Program, Orientation Women's
Welcome Lunch, and Fall Leadership Conference! Check out the descriptions
below for more info, and don't hesitate to ask if you have questions.

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



*======== IN BRIEF========*

*GW at MIT:*
1. Apply to Organize the Fall 2015 Leadership Conference (Now!)
2. Apply to Organize the 2015 Orientation Women's Welcome Lunch (Now!)
3. Join the GWAMIT Mentoring Program 2015-2016 Committee (Now!)

*MIT:*
4. [MITeri] Donate to Nepali Relief Fund (Now!)
5. VPR Get Involved with the Graduate Advisory Committee! (Now!)
6. Crowdfund MIT Spouses&Partners Career Connect (Ends June 30th)
7. [GCWS] 2015-2016 Graduate Seminars Announced (August 24th)

*Outside MIT:*
8. [MASS AWIS] 2015-2016 Mentoring Circle Program (June 30th)
9. [MASS AWIS] Summer Membership Scholarship Application (July 1st)
10. [MASS AWIS] Pottery Painting Night (July 30th)
11. DESERT LIFE: Field Studies of Art + Nature in the Southwest (August
3rd-9th)



*====================FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS====================*

*********** GW at MIT ***********

*1. Apply to Organize the 2015 GWAMIT Leadership Conference*
*When*: Recruiting Now
*Application*: link <https://goo.gl/371XYR>
*Contact*: link <gwamit-exec at mit.edu>

GWAMIT is currently recruiting conference co-chairs, event leads, and
committee members for the annual Fall Leadership Conference to be held in
October 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
<https://gwamitleadership2014.wordpress.com/people/>.

*2. Apply to Organize the Orientation Women’s Welcome Lunch*
*When: *Recruiting Now
*Application*: link <http://goo.gl/forms/fBU9LHoF8X>
*Contact*: link <gwamit-exec at mit.edu>

GWAMIT is currently recruiting 2 co-chairs for our annual Orientation
Women’s Welcome Lunch <https://sites.google.com/site/gwamitwelcome>to be
held in September 2015.  Join us to meet the new graduate women at MIT.


*3. Join the GWAMIT Mentoring Program 2015-2016 Committee*
*When*: Recruiting Now
*Email*: link <gwamit-mentor at mit.edu>
*Website*: link <https://sites.google.com/site/gwamitweb/mentoring-program>

Interested in helping women graduate students connect with faculty and
alumni mentors? Excited about applying your technical and organizing skills
to creative projects? Come and join us at the Mentoring Program Committee!

We are currently recruiting for the following positions:

   - Co-chair
   - Matching Chair
   - Mentoring Relations Chair
   - Events Chair
   - Dear Kate Lead

For more information on the GWAMIT Mentoring program, please visit our
website <https://sites.google.com/site/gwamitweb/mentoring-program>.
Contact gwamit-mentor at mit.edu to apply.

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

*4. [MITeri] Donate to Nepali Relief Fund*
*Donate*: link
<http://www.gofundme.com/MITeriNepalEQ?fb_action_ids=10206345938748103&fb_action_types=og.shares&fb_ref=m_d_tyhttp://www.gofundme.com/MITeriNepalEQ?fb_action_ids=10206345938748103&fb_action_types=og.shares&fb_ref=m_d_ty>

On April 25th, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal. The death toll has
risen above 4000, and still many more are injured.

MITeri, a Nepali group on campus, has set up a relief fund for donations,
which will be sent to Help Nepal Network <http://www.helpnepal.net/>, a
non-profit organization involved in  immediate disaster relief on ground.
Any donation amount will be highly appreciated.

*5. Violence Prevention Center - Get Involved with the Graduate Advisory
Committee *
*Email*: link <adam at med.mit.edu>

A graduate advisory committee to assist with VPR (Violence Prevention &
Response <https://medical.mit.edu/community/violence-prevention>) is
kicking off with a series of meetings over the summer (with the option to
follow up throughout the year, giving you the chance to be as involved as
you would like to be).

We are looking for people with a range of experiences with VPR and the
topics we work on, so please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you are
interested but feel like maybe you aren’t that familiar with our work. We
are looking for MIT grad students who would be willing to share information
about what being a grad student is like, give feedback on ideas, and help
tweak and/or plan various initiatives.

If you are interested, please let Kelley Adams <adam at med.mit.edu> know.
* <clarice at mit.edu>*
*6. Crowdfund MIT Spouses&Partners*
*When*: Ends June 30, 11:59 PM
*Info*: link <https://crowdfund.mit.edu/project/688>
*Donate*: link <https://crowdfund.mit.edu/project/688/donate>

The Career Connect program of MIT spouses&partners is now featured on the
Crowdfund MIT website for the month of June! *We have reached our goal to
secure the full $2,500 in additional funding!! * Donations will continue to
be accepted until June 30th.

Crowdfund MIT is a pilot crowdfunding platform similar to Kickstarter. S&P
has been invited to present a project on their website. We are very proud
to showcase Career Connect, which has benefited over two thousand
participants since its inception in 2012.

See our Crowdfund page <https://crowdfund.mit.edu/project/688> and watch a
short interview video of our members.
Read a newsletter story
<http://mitspousesandpartners.blogspot.com/2015/06/s-featured-on-crowdfund-mit.html>
on S&P’s participation in this one-month crowdfunding campaign.

Thank you for being part of the MIT spouses&partners family. You can help
us make Career Connect accessible to more members with richer content. With
your contribution, we can make a greater impact!

*7. [GCWS] 2015-2016 Graduate Seminars*
*Deadline:* August 24, 2015 and January 4, 2016
*Info:* link <http://web.mit.edu/gcws/courses/current-upcoming-courses.html>

We’re glad to announce our course offerings for 2015-2016.  Please share
this information with your students and colleagues!

GCWS graduate seminars are open to students across disciplines at all GCWS
member institutions
<http://web.mit.edu/gcws/about/member-institutions+programs.html>. Masters
and PhD students are eligible to apply as well as advanced undergraduate
students doing work in a discipline related to the course topics. More
information is available below and on our website:
http://web.mit.edu/gcws/courses/current-upcoming-courses.html

Our current course offerings include:

*FALL 2015*

   - Workshop for Dissertation Writers in Women’s and Gender Studies
   - Understanding the Pornographic and the Obscene
   - American Motherhood and Mothering: Theory, Discourse, Practice, and
   Change

*SPRING 2016*

   - Feminist Inquiry
   - The Secret Sex Life of Anthropological Artifacts: Gender and Race in
   the Museum

There is an application process for GCWS courses.  Applications are
accepted until the enrollment deadline and are reviewed by the seminar
instructors immediately following.  Students will be notified of their
final acceptance two to three days after the deadline. Students may apply
after the deadline, pending available space in the class.

2015-2016 Application Deadlines:
Fall application deadline: August 24, 2015**
Spring application deadline: January 4, 2016**
**Rolling admission until course is filled

Please call or email the GCWS at gcws at mit.edu for more information about
application procedures, member institution cross-registration policies, or
credit questions, and visit our web site: http://web.mit.edu/GCWS

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

*8. [MASS AWIS] Announcing the 2015-2016 Mentoring Circle Program*
*When: *Deadline June 30
*Apply: *link <http://www.massawis.org/menteeapplication2015>

Need career advice?
Need help with at-work conflict?
Need tips on how to balance work and family?
Then get advice from experienced women in science!!

Sign up now to become a mentee!

 How do I join the MASS AWIS Mentoring Circle Program as a mentee?

   - You must be a MASS AWIS member to participate
   - Apply to the program online by filling out the Mentee application
   - Mentee application link: www.massawis.org/menteeapplication2015

Deadline is June 30, 2015!

*9. [MASS AWIS] Summer Membership Scholarship Application*
*When*: Deadline July 1
*Info*: link <http://www.massawis.org/mass-awis-member-scholarship/>
*Apply*: link
<http://mass-awis.org/webapp/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/MASS-AWIS-Scholarship-Form-2015-Summer_with-Bucks.docx>

MASS AWIS has created a scholarship fund to help offset the cost of
membership for individuals suffering from hardship. If awarded, a MASS AWIS
Member Scholarship provides financial assistance for qualified unemployed
or underemployed applicants for individuals seeking Professional, Junior or
Student memberships. **Graduate Students/Post-Doctoral Fellows and those in
transition are encouraged to apply.** For more information on membership
levels, please see the National AWIS website, www.awis.org. For Student
membership information, visit http://massawis.org/student-membership/.

If awarded a scholarship, MASS AWIS will supplement 80% of the National
membership and 50% of the Chapter membership. NOTE, both memberships are
required.  We will do retrospective reimbursement. So if you qualify,
please apply to the scholarship even if you have already paid your dues
within the past year.

In addition to a scholarship, awardees will be given *“MASS AWIS
Bucks” *proportional
to the membership level. These “bucks” can be used to pay for MASS AWIS
events or mentoring circle fees.

To download the Summer 2015 application, please click here
<http://mass-awis.org/webapp/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/MASS-AWIS-Scholarship-Form-2015-Summer_with-Bucks.docx>
.
*10. [MASS AWIS] Pottery Painting Night*
*When*: Thursday, July 30, 6:30 - 9:30 PM
*Where*: The Clayroom <http://clayroom.weebly.com/>, 1408 Beacon St,
Brookline, MA 02446
*Register*: link <http://www.massawis.org/pottery2015>

Join MASS AWIS for a night of painting, chatting and dining. Choose from an
assortment of pottery pieces (bowls, plates, mugs, etc up to $12 in value).
The Clayroom allows those 21 and older to bring a bottle of wine or beer to
enjoy while they paint.

This social event is a great opportunity for MASS AWIS members to
re-connect and for prospective members to learn more about MASS AWIS.

MASS AWIS members $22 · Non-members $27

Seating is limited to 40. Registration will close once the limit is reached
or by July 29th.

Register before July 20th for a chance to win a copy of *Black Hole Focus*
*** There will be no on-site registration***

To learn more about MASS AWIS and other upcoming AWIS events, please visit:
www.massawis.org

*11. DESERT LIFE: Field Studies of Art + Nature in the Southwest*
*When*: Monday, August 3 - Sunday, August 9
*Where*: Chihuahuan Desert (Texas/New Mexico)
*Info and Registration*: link
<http://www.artbiocollaborative.com/desert-life>
*Questions*: link <sdowdynava at artbiocollaborative.com>

Here's a great travel opportunity happening this August that will bring
together a unique group of Biologists and Artists to explore the desert
borderlands of Texas and New Mexico. The ART+BIO Collaborative
<http://www.artbiocollaborative.com/about>, a Cambridge, MA non-profit, is
offering DESERT LIFE: Field Studies of Art+Nature in the Southwest, August
3-9. The program is designed for students, artists, scientists,
professionals and people generally interested in nature, art, and biology.

DESERT LIFE: Field Studies of Art+Nature in the Southwest is a hands-on,
immersive, and project-based program that integrates biology and art in the
field. We camp at various sites in west Texas and southwest New Mexico
during the program. The program provides an immersive experience of the
diverse environments of the Chihuahuan Desert, such as white sand dunes,
black lava rocks, mountain caves, and riparian habitats.

Please click on the link <http://www.artbiocollaborative.com/desert-life>
to see photos and get more information, and help spread the word about this
unique summer course to anyone who may be interested. Please email
<sdowdynava at artbiocollaborative.com> if you have questions or are
interested in joining. Thank you!

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