[GWAMIT] GWAMIT Newsletter - Week of Aug 29, 2017

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 GWAMIT Newsletter - Week of Aug 29, 2017
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*August 29, 2017*
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*FROM THE BOARD*

Dear GW at MIT Members,

Summer is (sadly) coming to an end but there are a lot of exciting
opportunities to get involved with GWAMIT in the Fall!

With the start of the semester, the GWAMIT Mentoring Program has opened
applications for women graduate students to be matched with a mentor
(detailed description below). Apply now to get matched with mentors in the
Boston area from a wide array of disciplines!

Happy start of the school year everyone!

- The GW at MIT Board
*IN BRIEF*

*GW at MIT:*
1. GWAMIT Mentoring Program
*MIT:*
2. MIT GSC Statement on Charlottesville
3. MIT Class 6.928: Leading Creative Teams (now)
4. Tuesday Movie Night: Ghostbusters (Aug 29)
5. Visual Arts Center: Civil Disobedience (July 18 - Oct 29)
6. Talk: Race, Class and #BlackLivesMatter in the Trump Era (Sept 14)
7. Me(dia) Response - Self-Awareness And Activism Through Art-Making (Sept
15)
8. MIT List Visual Arts Center: Fellowship Opportunity (now)
9. MIT Work-Life Center Fall Seminar Series (Fall '17)
*Outside MIT:*
10. Brown University Fall Young Scholars Conference (Oct 6-7)
11. J-WAFS Grant for Water and Food Projects (Sept 18)
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*FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS*
************** GW at MIT ************* *

*1. GW at MIT Mentoring Program*
*When:* Now
*Apply:* Link <https://goo.gl/forms/qC2tF5EUwqEDjSDF2>
*Email:* gwamit-mentor at mit.edu
With the start of the semester, the *GWAMIT Mentoring Program *has opened
applications for women graduate students to be matched with a mentor. In
the program, graduate women are mentored by faculty, alums, or Boston-area
professionals. Mentorship can be sought in areas ranging from careers to
more personal matters.

Graduate women mentees are responsible for meeting with their mentor every
month for a minimum of 1 hour and attending a beginning-of-term and
end-of-year dinner. After one semester, you can choose to be rematched or
leave the program, but we prefer for you to participate for the entire
academic year so that you can build a strong relationship with your mentor.

If you are interested in participating as a mentee this school year, please
fill out the survey <https://goo.gl/forms/qC2tF5EUwqEDjSDF2> by *Friday,
September 15th*.

Mentees will be able to enter preferences for mentors based on mentor
profiles that will be distributed soon. Mentees will be given priority in
selecting mentors in the order you fill out the above survey, so please
don’t wait!

If you have a recommendation for a faculty/alum/professional mentor,
questions, or would like more info, visit our website or e-mail
gwamit-mentor at mit.edu.
************** MIT **************

*2. MIT GSC Statement on Charlottesville*
*Link: *link
<http://gsc.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Statement-on-the-Charlottesville-Tragedy-.pdf>
In light of recent events, the Graduate Student Council has released a
statement regarding the recent tragedies in Charlottesville, VA. Please use
the link above for the full statement.
*3. MIT Class 6.928: Leading Creative Teams*
*Course Link: *link <http://gelp.mit.edu/grad>

Are you interested in amplifying your *professional effectiveness*? Our
class will equip you with three of the most valued skills needed in today’s
fast changing technology and engineering environments:
- The ability to work in a team
- Creativity and innovation
- Leadership and personal impact

*6.928J Leading Creative Teams*
Fridays, 9:30am-12:30pm
Prereq: None
9 Units: G 3-0-6
Instructor: David Nino (dnino at mit.edu)

Enrollment is limited, so register now! More info can be found at this link
<http://gelp.mit.edu/grad>.
*4. Tuesday Movie Night: Ghostbusters*
*When:* August 29, 2017
*Where:* Cheney Room, 3-310
On campus already? Feel free to join us for a screening of Ghostbusters, as
part of Orientation week! Grab some snacks, meet some first-years, and
relax!
*5. MIT List Visual Arts Center: Civil Disobedience*
*Website:* link
<https://listart.mit.edu/exhibitions/list-projects-civil-disobedience>
*List Projects: Civil Disobedience* is a program of documentaries, news
footage, citizen journalism, artist’s films and videos focusing on moments
of political resistance and public demonstration from the early 20th
century through today. Presenting records from the historical Civil Rights
and women’s movements, gay liberation and AIDS activism, the Black Lives
Matter movement, and recent Women’s Marches recognize the history of
resistance, and considers the role that artists and documentarians play in
chronicling and confronting abuses of power and social injustice.

Thursday evening film program:

*Stonewall Uprising (*2010) Directed by David Heilbroner and Kate Davis. 82
min.
*August 31, 6PM*

*Stonewall Uprising* documents the police raid of the Stonewall Inn, a
popular gay bar in Greenwich Village of New York City, in 1969. Sparking
six days of violent protests, the Stonewall rebellion was a turning point
in the gay liberation movement and modern fight of LGBTQ rights in the
United States.

All programs are free and open to the general public. RSVP
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/film-screening-stonewall-uprising-2010-dir-david-heilbroner-and-kate-davis-tickets-35432243795>
required.
*6. Talk: Race, Class and #BlackLivesMatter in the Trump Era *
*When:* September 14, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
*Where:* 4-237
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor will be speaking on “Race, Class and
#BlackLivesMatter in the Trump Era”

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor is the author of *From #BlackLivesMatter to Black
Liberation*, published by Haymarket Books in January 2016. The book surveys
the historical and contemporary ravages of racism and persistent structural
inequality, including mass incarceration, housing discrimination, police
violence, and unemployment. Taylor is currently an Assistant Professor in
African American Studies at Princeton University.
*7. MIT List Visual Arts Center: Me(dia) Response - Self-Awareness And
Activism Through Art-Making*
*When:* Aug 18 (Part 1), Sept 15 (Part 2), TBD (Part 3), 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
*Website:* link
<https://listart.mit.edu/events-programs/public-program-media-response-self-awareness-and-activism-through-art-making-part-1>

Join artist Kate Gilbert in a participatory workshop infusing tools of
meditation with media imagery to create an accumulative work of art or
artifact that represents a personal, balanced response to violent imagery.
This workshop, the first in a three-part series will begin with guided
meditation focused on finding ones inner voice. Once centered, participants
will incorporate photojournalistic imagery to create a small 3D artifact,
representative of the political or social concern of their choice.
Participants will leave their artifact for the next workshop participants
to use and are encouraged to attend each workshop to deepen their practice
of defining self and activism in a media-saturated world.

This workshop series will lead participants through the acceptance of
violent imagery in media as a necessary catalyst for change, defining one’s
response to violence and will culminate in a civically-engaged creative
action.  Participants are encouraged to attend each consecutive workshop to
deepen their practice of defining self and activism in a media-saturated
world.

All programs are free and open to the general public. Lunch will be
served. RSVP here
to register for Part 1
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/media-response-self-awareness-and-activism-through-art-making-part-1-making-a-statement-tickets-35433061240>
(Aug
18) and Part 2
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/media-response-self-awareness-and-activism-through-art-making-part-2-building-an-understanding-tickets-35433206675>
(Sept
15).
*8. MIT List Visual Arts Center: Fellowship Opportunity*
*When:* Now
Apply: eagarner at mit.edu
The List Visual Arts Center, MIT’s contemporary art museum, collects,
commissions, and presents rigorous, provocative, and artist-centric
projects that engage MIT and the global art community.

The List Visual Arts Center is pleased to offer a fellowship position to
assist with all details in organizing a two-day symposium. The working
topic for the 2018 Wasserman Forum will be Future Genders and looking at
how gender identity is being addressed by artists today. The List Center is
seeking a candidate that has a demonstrated interest in gender issues as
they are presented through contemporary visual arts.  The Wasserman Forum
Assistant will work in conjunction with the List Center Staff in
conceptualizing the panels for the Forum, and undertake organizational
duties such as and not limited to speaker contracts, obtaining and editing
speaker bios, handling travel needs, assisting in all aspects of
hospitality for Forum participants, preparing press materials, coordinating
volunteers for the Forum, and determining and ordering all amenities for
the event. The Wasserman Forum Assistant will also be expected to be on
hand for the entire duration of the forum planned for November 2018. This
position will report to Emily Garner, Campus and Public Program Coordinator.

This is a part-time one-year stipend position and not an MIT benefited
employee. The hours of the position will gradually increase as the timeline
approaches the date of the event.

*Job Requirements*
Applicants must possess a bachelor’s degree in art history, women’s and
gender studies, or a related field with a preference of being enrolled in a
graduate degree program. Applicants also must be authorized to work in the
US.

To apply, please submit a letter of interest, a resume, and the names of
two professional and/or academic references to Emily A. Garner,
eagarner at mit.edu.

This position will start November 2017.
*9. MIT Work-Life Center Fall Seminar Series*
*When:* Various dates, Fall 2017
*Where: *Koch Institute
*Event link: *link <http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars>
The MIT Work-Life Center’s popular Seminar Series provides research-based
strategies, tips, and information to help you deal with a diverse array of
work-life issues.


Registration <http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars> is required for all
seminars, briefings, and discussion groups. All programs are free of charge
and open to all members of the MIT community, including students, staff,
faculty, and their partners and families.
************** Outside MIT **************

*10. Brown University Fall Young Scholars Conference*
*When:* October 6-7, 2017
*Where*: Brown University, Providence, RI
*Website:* lin
<https://www.brown.edu/about/administration/institutional-diversity/initiatives/young-scholars-conference>
k
<https://www.brown.edu/about/administration/institutional-diversity/initiatives/young-scholars-conference>
Brown University's Office of Institutional Diversity & Inclusion and GWiSE
invite you to apply for our annual *Fall Young Scholars Conference *(YSC).
YSC is a career and networking conference to empower female graduate
students and postdoctoral researchers in STEM as they prepare for the job
market. The YSC showcases the attendees’ own research while providing them
with practical experience in job interviews and presentations for different
career tracks and settings.

The Fall 2017 YSC theme, *'Atoms, Axons, and Asteroids: Big Data in STEM'*
will focus on computation in the biological, cognitive, and physical
sciences. It will take place on Friday, October 6th and Saturday, October
7th at Brown University.

To encourage participation throughout the greater New England area, travel
and accommodations will be reimbursed up to $500. Space is limited and
selection is competitive. To receive full consideration, we encourage you
to submit an application by September 8th. Please fill out the application
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScCypboKJ_GNKk7LHO1yqXWYkb4vUImB8B7AOn-devWgZfnjQ/viewform>
here and visit our website for the most up-to-date schedule.
*11. J-WAFS Grant for Water and Food Projects in India  *
*Deadline:* September 18, 2017
*Apply:* link
<https://jwafs.mit.edu/sites/default/files/images/J-WAFS.India.call.for.proposals.FINAL.pdf>
The J-WAFS Grant for Water and Food Projects in India is a funding
opportunity for current members of the MIT community interested in
addressing a water or food challenge in India. Up to three grants, totaling
$15,000, will be awarded. The grants are intended to further work being
pursued by individuals as part of their MIT research, innovation &
entrepreneurship initiatives, coursework, or related activities, or support
a relevant new activity.

The grant is for development projects or projects benefiting low-income
populations. Examples of relevant challenges may include but are not
limited to:
- Economically appropriate water purification technologies, esp. for rural
areas
- Water distribution and management strategies, esp. for rural areas
- Other water quality issues, e.g. sanitation, monitoring, etc.
- Food safety issues
- Food preservation and waste reduction
- Water for agriculture, especially smallholder farms
- Agricultural innovations and improvements

Interested applicants should read the J-WAFS Water and Food Projects in
India call for proposals
<https://jwafs.mit.edu/sites/default/files/images/J-WAFS.India.call.for.proposals.FINAL.pdf>
for instructions and application requirements. Eligible applicants should
submit a proposal to Andi Sutton, J-WAFS communications and program manager
(arsutton [at] mit.edu).
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