[GWAMIT] Announcements - Week of May 25, 2015

[GWAMIT]

Dear GW at MIT Members,

We hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend. There are lots of events and
opportunities to get involved throughout the summer, so be sure to check
them out!

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. Feedback for the GWAMIT Empowerment Conference: Speak Out, Speak Up
2. Videos from Fall Leadership Conference Available Online

*MIT:*
3. [MITeri] Donate to Nepali Relief Fund
4. MIT Work-Life Center’s Spring Seminar Series
5. [Cheney Room] User Survey
6. VPR Graduate Advisory Committee Opportunities
7. [FWA] 2015 Wall Street Exchange Program Application (May 29th)
8. Submit Nominations for the School of Science Teaching Prizes (May 29th)
9. Economic Dimensions of Gender Equality: A Human Rights Perspective (June
11th)
10. Celebrate with MIT at Boston Pride (June 13th)
11. [GCWS] 2015-2016 Graduate Seminars Announced (August 24th)

*Outside MIT:*
12. [MASS AWIS] Staying Focused in a Busy World (May 27th)
13. Mina's List Women Startup Competition (May 29th)
14 Futures Without Violence Campus Leadership Program (May 31st)
15. NuVu Job Opportunities this Summer 2015 (Deadline: May 31st)
16. [MASS AWIS] The Negotiation Tool Kit (June 10th)



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

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

*1. Feedback for the GWAMIT Empowerment Conference: Speak Out, Speak Up!*

Thank you to anyone who attended the Spring Empowerment Conference last
week!  If you have any further comments, feedback, or suggestions for the
next conference, please email gwamit-exec at mit.edu to let us know!

*2. Videos from Fall Leadership Conference Now Available Online!*

Did you miss our 2014 Leadership Conference? Never fear - ODGE generously
captured several events on video <http://odge.mit.edu/development/prodepot/>.
Our blog post
<http://gwamit.blogspot.com/2015/04/leadership-conference-2014-recap.html>
also recaps the week-long conference's events.

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

*3. [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.

*4. MIT Work-Life Center’s Spring Seminar Series*
*When and Where:* Various – see link for details
*Registration: *link <http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/>

We are pleased to announce the launch of the MIT Work-Life Center’s Spring
Seminar Series. Our presenters, who are experts in their fields, will share
research-based strategies, tips, and information on more than 25 topics,
including eldercare; mindfulness to reduce stress and maintain focus;
supporting your school-age child’s emotional and intellectual development;
U.S. college admissions; cultivating productive relationships at work;
navigating life as a young professional; and creating a successful,
meaningful, and fulfilling next stage of life.

All seminars are free of charge and open to the entire MIT community and
their families; however, registration is required.

*5. [Cheney Room] Cheney Room User Survey*
*Survey*: link <http://studentvoice.com/miot/cheneyroomsurvey15>

We know that you are all in the midst of studying for finals or preparing
for the summer or, if you are graduating, preparing for your next adventure
after MIT, but we hope that you will take a few minutes to complete this
survey about the Cheney Room. We last completed a user survey like this in
Spring 2012, so your input and feedback will be very valuable as we move
forward. Whether you use the Cheney Room often, casually, or have only used
it once, all feedback will be helpful!

If you'd like to reserve the Cheney Room for an event, please fill out this
form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fcnXMjXN68y1MwiFeDi0qLSTnH059bpaDgt_f034_Qk/viewform>
!

*6. [FWA] 2015 Wall Street Exchange Program Application *
*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.

*7. **[FWA] 2015 Wall Street Exchange Program Application *
*Deadline*: Friday, May 29
*Submit*: link
<http://fwa.org/initiatives/mentoring-scholarships/wall-street-exchange-program/>

The Financial Women’s Association <http://www.fwa.org/> is still accepting
applications from young women and men for its 2015 Wall Street Exchange
(WSE) Professional Development and Leadership Program
<http://fwa.org/initiatives/mentoring-scholarships/wall-street-exchange-program/>
.

WSE is a career development program designed to augment and coincide with
the summer internship experience of qualified rising college seniors
working as summer interns in the New York metropolitan area. The program
consists of a series of events hosted by top firms and companies for
professional and personal development.

Benefits of participation in WSE include:

   - Enhancing job search skills through workshops on resume writing,
   interview techniques, business etiquette, and more;
   - Developing leadership techniques and other soft skills necessary to
   execute a successful job search; and
   - Building a professional network with fellow program participants and
   interns and employees from sponsor firms.

For program details, a preliminary agenda, and application instructions,
please visit:
http://fwa.org/initiatives/mentoring-scholarships/wall-street-exchange-program/
.

Applications are due Friday, May 29. There is no cost to students to apply
or participate in WSE.

Interested students should apply to the program as early as possible, even
if they have not finalized their summer employment or internship plans.
Proof of internship can be provided prior to the start of the program
during the week of June 8, 2015.

*8. Submit Nominations for the 2015 School of Science Teaching Prizes*
*Deadline*: Friday, May 29
*Submit*: link <http://science.mit.edu/teaching-prize-nomination-form>

You are invited to nominate faculty members for the 2015 School of Science
Teaching Prizes. These are given for both Undergraduate and Graduate
Education.

The Teaching Prize for Undergraduate Education recognizes outstanding
teaching in undergraduate subjects with large enrollments (such as those
that satisfy the General Institute Requirements in science), as well as in
upper-level science subjects with smaller enrollments.

For the Teaching Prize for Graduate Education, preference will be given to
nominees who teach mainstream subjects in which fundamental principles of
the relevant fields are presented. Such courses typically provide the basis
for advanced education and research and prepare students for professional
careers.

You can nominate a professor teaching a GIR, a fundamental or more
specialized Science subject. Science subjects are Courses 5 (Chemistry), 7
(Biology), 9 (Brain and Cognitive Sciences), 8 (Physics), 12 (Earth,
Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences) and 18 (Mathematics).

Nomination letters from faculty members or students for either award are
welcome. Nominations are EASY AND QUICK TO SUBMIT: simply fill out the short
online nomination form
<http://science.mit.edu/teaching-prize-nomination-form> by the deadline on *May
29, 2015*. Although one strong letter is sufficient, additional letters of
support are useful. You may want to get fellow students or colleagues to
submit supporting nomination for your candidate. You can use one form or
multiple forms to do this.

Your nominations are really important! Please help us recognize teaching
excellence in Science and at MIT. For additional information please
contact: Annie Lee (ayl at mit.edu, 253-5951).

*9. Economic Dimensions of Gender Equality: A Human Rights Perspective*
*When*: Thursday, June 11, 7:00 PM
*Where*: MIT Building 4-231 <http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=4>

On June 11, 2015, Dr. Augusto Lopez-Claros, Director of Global Indicators
Group at the World Bank Group, will speak at MIT. An internationally
renowned economist, Dr. Lopez-Claros will share from the Women, Business
and the Law 2014 report. It will prove to be a fascinating presentation,
with opportunity for Q&A at the end of the event. Light Refreshments
Provided.

For more information or questions: dgray at mit.edu

Sponsored by the MIT Baha'i Association.

*10. Celebrate with MIT at Boston Pride!*
*When*: Saturday, June 13, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
*Where*: Copley Square (Boylston Street) to Boston City Hall Plaza
*RSVP*: email <afran at mit.edu>

This June MIT will have a group marching in the Boston PRIDE Parade, and
YOU are invited to join in! Show your MIT pride at this year's annual
parade. All MIT students, staff, faculty, and alumni are welcome!

The march is 2.7 miles from Copley Square to Boston City Hall Plaza.  If
you are unable to walk but would still like to participate, there is a
trolley that will be a part of the parade (please RSVP trolley needs to
afran at mit.edu).

 Not up for Marching?
You are also more than welcome to come cheer us on from the sidelines
(there will be a small group meeting with an MIT sign with the You Are
Welcome Here logo at the corner of Charles St and Beacon, on the Boston
Commons side).

We have FREE T-Shirts available (the same as last year's design so please
recycle) and would really like to have everyone get one who is marching, so
please email Abigail at afran at mit.edu on or before 5pm on June 9th with the
subject line "Pride Parade RSVP and T-Shirt Size" and provide the following
information:

1) Your name
2) MIT Affiliation
3) Your email address
4) "Female cut" or "Male cut" style - so sorry this is labeled in a binary
way!
5) Size

If you have any questions, please send us an email and we would be glad to
help you!

*11. [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 ***********

*12. [MASS AWIS and Novartis Cambridge] Staying Focused in a Busy World
with Productivity Expert Lorena Prime*
*When: *Wednesday, May 27, 5:45 - 8:00 PM
*Where:* Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, 220 Massachusetts
Ave, Cambridge, MA
*Register: *link <http://www.massawis.org/LorenaPrimeWorkshop>

5:45 - 6:30 pm Registration, Networking and Snacks
6:30 - 8:00 pm Seminar and Workshop

Lorena Prime (Founder, www.ClearlyOrganizedLife.com) worked for high
profile companies before starting her own so she could focus on her love of
efficiency and employee productivity. She teaches life-long time management
and organizing skills to help people get more out of every day. This event
is a unique opportunity to learn from her during a workshop that will be
tailored to your needs after you answer her survey.

Register at www.massawis.org/LorenaPrimeWorkshop
MASS AWIS members $10 · Non-members $20
NIBR associates FREE** (**Registration is still required and must bring
valid ID to event)

*Register before May 5th for a chance to win a copy of *Black Hole Focus**

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.

Co-hosted by Novartis Cambridge
*.*

*13. Mina's List Women Startup Competition*
*Deadline*: Friday, May 29, 11:59 PM
*Info*: link <http://www.minaslist.org/>
*Donate*: link <https://www.crowdrise.com/MinasList-WomenStartup2015>

*Tanya Henderson spoke at the GWAMIT Spring Empowerment Conference (Friday
speaker). Her organization, Mina's List, is part of a fundraising
competition. Please consider helping out if ou can! *

I am so excited to let you know that Mina’s List <http://www.minaslist.org/>
has made it through the first round of a Women Startup Competition
sponsored by Crowdrise. We have already started building momentum with this
campaign, and if we stay in the top 25 for overall funds raised, we’ll be
invited to compete for the grand prize of $50,000. This would be huge for
Mina’s List and our work. It would mean we could expand programming beyond
our Afghanistan Pilot Project to other regions of the world. We have
already had requests for Mina’s List services in several countries across
the globe.

Mina’s List needs your help. Every dollar you *donate *or* help us raise*
will get us closer to our goal. It's quick and easy and there are *two ways*
to help.

*If you can donate,* it takes 1 minute. Go to the Mina’s List Crowdrise page
<https://www.crowdrise.com/MinasList-WomenStartup2015> and give what you
can. Thank you in advance!

*If you want to ask your friends and family to donate*, it takes 3 minutes
to set up a team member page, and then all you need to do is send an email
similar to this one (personalized of course) to all your friends and family
who might give to a cause that you care about. Just visit the Mina’s List
Crowdrise page <https://www.crowdrise.com/MinasList-WomenStartup2015> and
then click “Fundraise for This Startup.” In minutes, you can share your
enthusiasm and the link to the Mina’s List Crowdrise page
<https://www.crowdrise.com/MinasList-WomenStartup2015> with everyone you
know. Imagine the impact we can all have together if you get your
colleagues, friends, and family to contribute to Mina’s List. Thank you for
taking this extra step to help spread the word.

Every contribution makes a big difference, no matter how small.

Please read our 'Story' on the Mina’s List Crowdrise home page
<https://www.crowdrise.com/MinasList-WomenStartup2015>-- it’s short and
could be helpful if you want to explain our work to others.

We are super excited about this competition and we know you are a fan of
our work. Thank you for your continued support and for helping us to bring
our expertise, training model, and resources to the women who will change
the world.


*14. Futures Without Violence Campus Leadership Program*
*Deadline*: Sunday, May 31
*Info*: link
<http://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/colleges-universities/campus-leadership-program/>
*Apply*: email <lsohn at futureswithoutviolence.org>

Futures Without Violence is launching its third year of the Campus
Leadership Program and is looking for applicants! Campus leaders will
develop and implement an organizing plan around key FUTURES programs to
address dating and domestic violence, reproductive coercion, sexual
violence and sexual assault through policy, curricula and community
engagement.

Campus Leaders will benefit from the guidance of FUTURES staff and
collaboration with other campus leaders from across the country, in
addition to access to FUTURES’ resources and materials, regular
knowledge-sharing amongst peers and participation in a robust learning
community of campus activists.

The program is open to medical, nursing, public health, social work,
psychology, health care administration or other health care-related
graduate students (includes law, media, policy, or business students with a
health care focus).

Campus Leaders:

   - Will receive a $500 stipend.
   - Must commit to five hours of work per week; hours may be increased to
   support class credit/internship requirements.
   - Must be available to travel to San Francisco to participate in two
   convenings with other Campus Leaders. (August 5-6 2015 training and
   orientation and March 2016 meet-up)

Applications are due May 31. For additional questions please contact
lsohn at futureswithoutviolence.org.

*15. NuVu Job Opportunities this Summer 2015*
*Deadline:* Sunday, May 31
*Where:* NuVu Studio, Cambridge, MA
*Program Info:* https://cambridge.nuvustudio.com/
*Job Info:* https://cambridge.nuvustudio.com/studios/jobs#tab-jobs

NuVu is an innovation school for middle and high school students whose
pedagogy is based on the studio model and geared around multi-disciplinary
collaborative projects. We have a number of job positions available for our
NuVu Summer 2015 Program for undergraduate students, graduate students,
PhDs and alumni. If you are passionate about innovative teaching, enjoy
working with young students on creative ideas, and have expertise to share
in a problem-solving environment, then you might be a great addition to the
team!

*16. [MASS AWIS] The Negotiation Tool Kit*
*When*: Wednesday, June 10, 6:00 - 8:30 PM
*Where*: The Broad Institute, Monadnock Room (415 Main St, Cambridge)
*Register*: link <http://www.massawis.org/SalaryNegotiationWorkshop2015>

Looking for a job and wondering how to negotiate the salary? Have a job and
want to re-negotiate? This highly interactive workshop focuses on the
nuts-and-bolts of negotiation and is designed to help current and future
employees navigate negotiations with ease and confidence.

Global career strategist Sarah Cardozo Duncan (founder:
http://careerstrategist.com/) is a highly regarded speaker and workshop
leader. In 2003, she was recognized by Boston Magazine as one of the 100
most powerful women in Boston. Her commitment and dedication to helping
scientists transform their career paths earned her the 2014 MASS AWIS
Mentor of Excellence Award.

Agenda:
6:00 - 6:30 Registration & Networking
6:30 - 8:00 Seminar & Workshop
8:00 - 8:30 Networking

To register, visit www.massawis.org/SalaryNegotiationWorkshop2015

MASS AWIS and Broad Members $5, Non-members $10
Register before June 3rd for a chance to win an exciting prize!

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

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