[GWAMIT] Announcements - Week of January 4, 2016

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Dear GW at MIT Members,

Welcome back from the holidays! There are a lot of great events going on
over IAP, so be sure to check them out.

And if you're planning to submit an application for the GWAMIT exec board,
keep in mind that the deadline is this Sunday!

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 2016 (Jan. 10th)
2. Submit Your Questions to Dear Kate!

*MIT:*
3. Graduate Community Fellows Positions OPEN for Spring 2016 (*Now!*)
4. New Spring Course: ESD.S32 Leading Creative Teams
5. [GCWS] Applications open for Spring 2016 Seminars (*Deadline Today!*)
6. Program Assistants for MIT Summer Research Fellowship (*Deadline Today!*)
7. IAP Seminar: Explore the Emirates! (Jan. 5th)
8. Creating the Healthy Life You Want (Jan. 6th - Feb. 17th)
9. Global Fellows Info Sesson (Jan. 7th and Jan. 8th)
10. IAP Class: Technologies for Speech and Language Processing (Jan. 8th)
11. E^3 Mentoring Program - Mentor Applications (Jan. 14th)
12: IAP Workshop: Girls in Tech - Planning Workshop for Program Leaders
(Jan. 25th)
13. The Quest for Real Meritocracy: How Addressing Implicit Bias Can Boost
Performance (Jan. 27th - 29th)

*Outside MIT:*
14. Second Fridays at the MIT Museum: Medical Grand Rounds at MIT (Jan. 8th)
15. [MASS AWIS] Science Book Club Inauguration (Jan. 27th)
16. Perimeter Scholars International Now Accepting Applications (Feb. 1st)
17. L'Oreal USA For Women in Science Fellowship (Nov. 30th - Feb. 5th)



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

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

*1**. GWAMIT Executive Board Application 2016 *
*Deadline*: Sunday, January 10, 11:59 PM
*Info*: link <http://gwamit.org/executive-board/>
*Apply*: link
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1KHJlTnYHPFiRt932FHqcv-UelSTh5TtDtlvmdK6DYdI/viewform>

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? Would you like to be active in supporting graduate women
and engaging with the Institute? Apply now for a GWAMIT Executive Board
position for the 2016 term, from January to December 2016!

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

*2. Submit Your Questions to Dear Kate*
*Dear Kate blog post*: link
<http://gwamit.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/dear-kate-december-2015.html>
*Submit a question for next month's column*: link
<http://tinyurl.com/dearkatemit>

The Dear Kate post for December 2015
<http://gwamit.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/dear-kate-december-2015.html> is up!
This month, we look at the question of disclosing LGBTQ-related activities
at work. We hear advice form the GWAMIT mentors about how to deal with this
specific issue, as well as advice on how to approach including
controversial items on one’s resume more generally.

Do you have a question to submit to Dear Kate? Use this link
<http://tinyurl.com/dearkatemit> to submit anonymously to the Dear Kate
column, and our mentors will pen replies to be posted on the blog.

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

*3. Graduate Community Fellows Position OPEN for 2016*
*When*: Now! Applications reviewed as they are submitted.
*Info*: link <http://odge.mit.edu/community/gcf>
*Apply*: link
<http://odge.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/GCF_application.doc>, email
<juliekuk at mit.edu>

One position (VPR Program Development) is still available in the Graduate
Community Fellows program in the Office of the Dean for Graduate Education!


Graduate Community Fellows are a cadre of graduate students who work on
projects and assignments that enhance MIT graduate community in unique
ways.  Fellows receive partial stipend support for the length of their
appointment period.  Each Fellow reports to a staff member either in the
Office of the Dean for Graduate Education or in a partner organization, and
focuses on a specific project.

Join the fellows program for positions that are fun and rewarding!  Please
see our web site for position descriptions and an application form (
http://odge.mit.edu/community/gcf/).

Applications
<http://odge.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/GCF_application.doc>for the
open positions should be submitted to program director Julie Kukharenko (
juliekuk at mit.edu)*. *They will be reviewed as they are submitted; positions
will be filled ASAP.

*4. New for Spring 2016: ESD.S32 Leading Creative Teams*
*When*: Fridays, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
*Info*: link
<http://gelp.mit.edu/new-graduate-course-offering/esds32-leading-creative-teams>

Are you interested in amplifying your professional impact? Then enroll in
ESD.S32 Leading Creative Teams.

Learn to:

   - Develop leadership and teamwork skills
   - Foster crea+vity in groups
   - Build teams that work!
   - Amplify your professional impact

This new six-unit Spring course is available to MIT graduate students and
designed to build a foundation of skills that are central to leadership in
creative and technical contexts. For more information, click on NEW Grad
Class at gelp.mit.edu

*5. [GCWS] Applications open for Spring 2016 Seminars*
*When*: Deadline Monday, January 4
*Info*: link <http://web.mit.edu/gcws/courses/current-upcoming-courses.html>
*Contact*: email <gcws at mit.edu>

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.

For complete course descriptions on the two courses below, visit our
website: http://web.mit.edu/gcws/courses/current-upcoming-courses.html

   - *Feminist Inquiry*
      - Spring semester:  Tuesdays, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
      - February 2, 2016 – May 10, 2016
      - Meets at MIT, Building and Room TBD
   - *The Secret Sex Life of Anthropological Artifacts: Gender and Race in
   the Museum*
      - Spring semester: Thursdays, 4:00 - 7:00 PM
      - February 4, 2016 – May 12, 2016
      - Meets at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard
      University
      - **Contact the GCWS for more information**

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 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

*6. Now Hiring: Program Assistants for MIT Summer Research Program*
*Deadline*: Applications due by Monday, January 4
*Apply*: link <http://tinyurl.com/MITsummer>

The Office of the Dean for Graduate Education has opened a call for Program
Assistants for the MIT Summer Research Program (MSRP) and we invite you to
apply! All graduate students are eligible.

Program Assistants (PAs):

   - Work as team and with the MSRP staff to provide mentorship and
   facilitate a positive research experience for undergraduate summer interns.
   - Participate with a time commitment of 20 hours per week from June 5 to
   August 6, 2016.
   - Receive a $5,000 stipend for 10 weeks (9 week program +
   training/meetings), paid weekly.

MSRP is a 9-week summer research experience for talented, underrepresented
minority and underserved undergraduate students from other institutions who
might benefit from spending a summer on MIT’s campus working in a research
laboratory. You can find more information about the program here:
http://mit.edu/msrp.

More information and the PA application can be found here:
http://tinyurl.com/MITsummer

Questions can be sent to Gloria Anglón and Sasha Susman at msrp at mit.edu.

*7. IAP Seminar: Explore the Emirates!*
*When*: Tuesday, January 5 - Thursday, January 7, 2:00 - 4:00 PM
*Where*: MIT Building 56-167 <http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=56>
*Contact*: email <ScholarsEm-officers at mit.edu>
*Register*: link <http://goo.gl/forms/xbMhzyVubf>

   - When you think of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) what is the first
   image that comes to mind?
   - This discussion based class explores the multi-faceted perceptions of
   the nation.
   - Participants will be immersed in the local culture through taste,
   smells, and colors.
   - Sign-up Here! http://goo.gl/forms/xbMhzyVubf


*8. Creating the Healthy Life You Want*
*When: *7-week class starting Wednesday, January 6, 7:00 - 8:15 PM
*Where: *MIT Building E23-501 <http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=e23>
*Register:* link
<https://medical.mit.edu/community/wellness/classes/health-coaching>

Top performers, athletes and business executives have long understood the
vital role of coaches in bringing out the best in individuals, and in
helping them to achieve their goals and to thrive. Community Wellness
Health & Wellness coaches are trained to help you achieve and sustain
healthy habits in any area of your life. YOU bring your own agenda and work
on whatever goals you choose. This health coaching class provides
opportunities for reflection, and instructions on how to break down your
goals into realistic, incremental weekly experiments. Your Health &
Wellness coach provides tools, structure, and guidance. The group provides
accountability and support. In this small group setting, you will
experience the power of health & wellness coaching, and learn
evidence-based tools to support you in the process of change such as
mindfulness practices, journal writing exercises, effective goal setting.
You CAN take charge of your well-being! This class will show you how. Led
by Ashley Norwood.

Sample Goals Include:

   - Organizing Your Life
   - Getting Better Sleep
   - Becoming More Active
   - Increasing Energy and Focus
   - Cultivating Mindfulness and Positivity
   - Adopting Better Eating Habits
   - Becoming Financially Fit

Cost: $85.00
Contact: 617-253-5358

*9. Global Fellows Info Sessions*
*When*: Thursday, January 7, 5:00 - 5:30 PM & Friday, January 8, 1:00 -
1:30 PM
*Where*: MIT Building 4-145 <http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=4>
*Info*: link <http://gecd.mit.edu/global-fellows>
*Apply*: link <http://gecd.mit.edu/global-fellows-application>

Gain valuable skills for your future research career. Applications open now.

   - MIT & Imperial College joint program for 20 PhD students from both
   institutions. Summer 2016 in London
   - Gain valuable skills for future research career: collaborating,
   presenting, communicating
   - Fellowship covers cost of travel, housing, program and most meals
   - Participants work in small groups with MIT or Imperial facilitator +
   presentations
   - More info at http://gecd.mit.edu/global-fellows.
   - Application deadline: Monday, Jan. 18 11:59 p.m. EST

Imperial College London is a science-based institution, consistently rated
amongst the world’s best universities. For more information about Imperial
College: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/about/

For questions: Jake Livengood or Marilyn Wilson: globalphd at mit.edu


*10. IAP Seminar: Technologies for Speech and Language Processing**When*:
Friday, January 8 - Tuesday, January 19, 2:00 - 4:00 PM
*Where*: MIT Building 66-148 <http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=66>
*Contact*: email <tuka at mit.edu>
*Register*: link <http://goo.gl/forms/ZNXNy76kVV>

   - Do you want to build your very own Siri? Curious about what can be
   done with the 6,000+ languages out there?
   - Covers some of the hottest topics and technologies in the domain of
   Speech and Language Processing, the playground of Amazon, Google, and Apple.
   - You'll be learning theory on acoustic-phonetics, machine learning,
   natural language processing, and techniques for data collection.
   - Working knowledge on some of the tools available and the potential of
   their usage for your next project, hackathon, and start-up.
   - Sign-up Here! http://goo.gl/forms/ZNXNy76kVV

*11. E^3 Mentoring Program - mentor applications*
*Deadline*: Thursday, January 14 (Regular)
*Apply*: link <http://www.e3mentoringprogram.wix.com/home>
*Contact*: email <e3mentoringprogram at gmail.com>

The E^3 Mentoring Program is currently accepting mentor applications!
Mentors are preferably women of color majoring in STEM fields. Application
takes approximately 10 to 20 minutes. Perfect to pay it forward and help
students in the Boston area learn about college life, the college process,
and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. Please spread
the word.

E^3: Empowering, Encouraging, Eliminating Barriers is a mentoring group for
motivated, underprivileged, and/or disadvantaged female students in grades
9th-12th. We are a student run organization comprised of college mentors
and high school mentees. We meet a few times a month from March to May.

Our mission is to build awareness about the lack of minority women in STEM
fields, eliminate barriers of opportunities, foster learning and academic
success, and cultivate leadership by bringing together the top leaders of
today with the striving leaders of tomorrow.

Apply at: http://www.e3mentoringprogram.wix.com/home

For any questions or concerns, email e3mentoringprogram at gmail.com.


*12. IAP Workshop: Girls in Tech - Planning Workshop for Program Leaders*
*When*: Monday, January 25, 3:00 - 7:00 PM
*Where*: MIT Building E14-514B <http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=e14>
*Contact*: email <morant at media.mit.edu>
*Register*: link <http://goo.gl/forms/1s4qy5Ox2W>

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/18
Limited to 10 participants

Are you interested in introducing girls and women to technology? Part of a
program that empowers them and shows the beauty of computer science? Want
to start a new one, or join others?

Our workshop deals with the process of planning a new program, or iterating
on an existing one. We will use the experience of many existing programs in
the field and research findings to talk about goals, activities and
tensions.

The workshop will help you:

   - Formalize your goals and vision for the program.
   - Design activities and methods to advance those goals, taking into
   account your unique situation.
   - Familiarize yourself with other programs in the field, through a
   library of methods and activities.
   - Learn about pressing issues in the field like inclusion, working with
   commercial companies, and scaling up.

Reserve your spot here: http://goo.gl/forms/1s4qy5Ox2W

Questions? Concerns? More info? morant at media.mit.edu

*13. The Quest for Real Meritocracy: How Addressing Implicit Bias Can Boost
Performance*
*When*: Wed., Jan. 27, Thu., January 28, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Fri., Jan 29,
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
*Where*: MIT Building E62-223 <http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=e62>
*Email*: link <elename at sloan.mit.edu>

Instructor: Elena Mendez-Escobar, PhD
Level: G; 3 units; Graded P/D/F
Contact instructor: elename at sloan.mit.edu

This class will discuss specific tools and interventions that business
leaders can use to unlock value by attracting and developing a diverse
workforce. Breaking the Mold co-founder Elena Mendez-Escobar, now at
McKinsey and Company, will unpack recent research linking diversity to
performance and will explain how implicit bias remain a key barrier for
diversity. Students will dissect successful interventions that business and
organizations have put in place to manage the effects of unconscious bias
and then develop their own initiatives for specific business environments.
This class will be highly interactive and include guest speakers from
McKinsey, simulations, and small-group experiential activities.

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

*14. Second Fridays at the MIT Museum: Medical Grand Rounds at MIT*
*When*: Friday, January 8, 5:00 - 8:00 PM
*Where*: MIT Museum (256 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA)

Four innovators will present medical problems they are tackling in their
labs and you'll be asked to brainstorm potential solutions. Find out how
your ideas compare to the specialists'. Are you up to the challenge?

Featuring:

   - Linda Griffith, Ph.D., School of Engineering Professor of Teaching
   Innovation, Biological Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering, MIT
   - Jeffrey Karp, Ph.D., Associate Professor at Brigham and Women’s
   Hospital, Harvard Medical School
   - David Kolesky, Graduate Student, Lewis Lab, Harvard University
   - Albert Swiston, Ph.D., Technical Staff, MIT Lincoln Laboratory


*15. [MASS AWIS] Science Book Club Inauguration*
*When*: Wednesday, January 27, 7:00 PM
*Where*: Andala Café (basement level), 286 Franklin St, Cambridge, MA 02139
*Info*: link <http://www.massawis.org>
*Register*: link <http://www.massawis.org/Jan2016_TheBillion-DollarMolecule>

The inaugural MASS AWIS Science Book Club presents Barry Werth’s:
*The Billion-Dollar Molecule: The Quest for the Perfect Drug*

*The Billion-Dollar Molecule* tells the story of Vertex Pharmaceuticals
which, at its outset, was a daring start-up that challenged Big Pharma.
Join MASS AWIS for a discussion of the book, plus appetizers and ample
networking opportunities. This event marks the inauguration of the MASS
AWIS science book club, a new and exciting initiative.

General Admission $10 • MASS AWIS members $5

Register here: www.massawis.org/Jan2016_TheBillion-DollarMolecule

Join MASS AWIS to save money on events and to support our work!
For more information, visit www.massawis.org


*16. Perimeter Scholars International Now Accepting Applications*
*Deadline*: Monday, February 1
*Info*: link
<http://link.perimeterinstitute.ca/c/306/8cab9f837a9632e4768140192df5450c000921f60cadc0d0ea8d627aa9211b01>
*Apply*: link <http://perimeterinstitute.ca/apply>

Perimeter Scholars International (PSI)
<http://link.perimeterinstitute.ca/c/306/8cab9f837a9632e4768140192df5450c000921f60cadc0d0ea8d627aa9211b01>
is now accepting applications for Perimeter Institute for Theoretical
Physics' unique 10-month Master's program.

Features of the program include:

   - All student costs (tuition and living) are covered
   <http://link.perimeterinstitute.ca/c/306/8cab9f837a9632e4768140192df5450c000921f60cadc0d03ee0975882a73340>,
   removing financial and/or geographical barriers to entry
   - Students learn from world-leading theoretical physicists –
resident Perimeter
   researchers
   <http://link.perimeterinstitute.ca/c/306/8cab9f837a9632e4768140192df5450c000921f60cadc0d00831ce7179cdf47e>
   and visiting scientists – within the inspiring environment of Perimeter
   Institute
   <http://link.perimeterinstitute.ca/c/306/8cab9f837a9632e4768140192df5450cc670db3686d0a89b2bbe2b2a7fa6f4ec>
   - Collaboration is valued over competition; deep understanding and
   creativity are valued over rote learning and examination
   - PSI recruits worldwide: 85 percent of students come from outside of
   Canada
   - PSI takes calculated risks, seeking extraordinary talent who may have
   non-traditional academic backgrounds but have demonstrated exceptional
   scientific aptitude

Apply online at http://perimeterinstitute.ca/apply.

Applications are due by February 1, 2016.

*17. *
*L'Oreal USA For Women in Science Fellowship*
*When*: Monday, November 30 - Friday, February 5
*Apply*: link <http://www.lorealusa.com/forwomeninscience>
*Questions*: email <RPacifico at us.loreal.com>

The L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science program recognizes and rewards the
contributions women make in STEM fields and identifies exceptional women
researchers committed to serving as role models for younger generations.
More than 2,250 women scientists in over 110 countries have been recognized
since the program began in 1998.

In the US, the For Women In Science fellowship program awards five
post‐doctoral women scientists annually with grants of $60,000 each.
Applicants are selected from a variety of fields, including the life and
physical/material sciences, technology (including computer science),
engineering, and mathematics.

I invite you to collaborate with us and spread the word to your community
about this special fellowship program for exceptional female post‐doctoral
researchers who are also committed to serving as role models for the next
generation of girls in STEM.

Applications will open on November 30, 2015 and are due by February 5, 2016.

The application and more information about the L’Oréal USA For Women in
Science program can be found at www.lorealusa.com/forwomeninscience.

Should you have any questions or require additional information, please
e‐mail me at RPacifico at us.loreal.com.

Thank you for considering this fellowship opportunity and for your help in
advancing the role of women in science.

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