[GWAMIT] GWAMIT Newsletter - Week of June 19, 2017

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*June 19, 2017*
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*FROM THE BOARD*

Dear GW at MIT Members,

Summer is finally here! We hope you have fun and exciting sun-filled days
ahead of you.
GW at MIT is currently seeking an Publicity Chair, so if you're savvy with
social media and marketing, reach out to us and join the vibrant community
of women that is GW at MIT! More details included in the description below. As
always, there are lots of opportunities to get involved with GW at MIT
throughout the summer, so be sure to check them out!

The GW at MIT Board
*IN BRIEF*

*GW at MIT:*
1. Apply to be GW at MIT Publicity Chair! (now)
2. Join us at the Mentoring Program Committee! (now)
*MIT:*
3. The Nuts and Bolts of an Academic Job Search (July 19)
4. MIT School of Engineering Communication Lab: Summer Institute
(July 24-28)
5. SOLVE MIT : Women and Technology (Aug 01)
6. Middle Eastern Dance Class (Tuesdays)
*Outside MIT:*
7. Job Opening: Director of Engineering at Flare (now)
8. Professional Grant Development Workshop (July 10)
9. Join academics signing a statement on climate change
10. Mentoring as a Catalyst: Reception and Book Release with Dr. Stacy
Blake-Beard (June 20)
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*FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS*
************** GW at MIT **************

*1. Apply to be GW at MIT Publicity Chair*
*When:* Now
*Apply:* gwamit-exec at mit.edu <gwamit-mentor at mit.edu>
Are you passionate about social-media engagement? Are hashtags, snaps and
insta your jam? Do you have creative marketing and communication skills? Do
you want to apply these skills at an organizational scale? Join GW at MIT as a
Publicity Chair!

The responsibilities of the Publicity Chair will include:
- Managing and updating GW at MIT's social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook,
Instagram as well as blog and website)
- Designing promotional materials (such as posters, flyers, banners) for
official GW at MIT events and conferences
- Attend weekly board meetings and have fun with the rest of the awesome
board members!

If you're excited about helping GW at MIT become social-media savvy and gain
greater visibility on campus, please email us at gwamit-exec at mit.edu
<gwamit-mentor at mit.edu> with a short description of the following:
1) Who you are (name, year, department)
2) What experience you have with publicity, marketing, or managing social
and digital content (even if it is personal!) :)
*2. Mentoring Program Committee*
*When:* Now
*Apply:* gwamit-mentor at mit.edu
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:
- Events Chair (overseeing the events which bring mentor and mentees
together throughout the year)
- Dear Kate Lead and Website Chair (curate a monthly advice column in which
mentors from the program respond to questions from grad students and
maintain website)

If you have interest in helping to cultivate rewarding mentoring
relationships by helping us brainstorm new ideas, organize events, and
match mentors and mentees, please get in touch (gwamit-mentor at mit.edu) with
us with the following:
1) Which position you'd like to apply for, and
2) Why you're excited about GWAMIT Mentoring! :)
For more information on the GWAMIT Mentoring program, please visit our
website <http://gwamit.scripts.mit.edu/gwamit-exec/mentoring-program/>.
************** MIT **************

*3. The Nuts and Bolts of an Academic Job Search*
*When:* July 19th
*Where: *34-101
*Time*:  2:30pm-4pm
Are you considering an academic career? Wondering how to mount a successful
job search in a highly competitive academic job market? Come and hear how
others have done it. Faculty panelists who successfully landed a position
will outline an effective search strategy and discuss important elements of
the process – finding opportunities of interest, preparing a strong
application, the role of your advisors, interviewing, negotiating, and how
the increasingly competitive job market is changing the faculty search
process. We are very honored to have a diverse group of panelists
consisting of MIT, Tufts, and Wheelock College professors

*Panelists:*
Professor Anna Frebel, Silverman: (1968) Family Career Development
Assistant Professor of Physics, MIT
Professor Barbara Imperiali: Class of 1922 Professor of Biology and
Professor of Chemistry, MIT
Professor Elizabeth Nolan: Associate Professor of Chemistry, MIT
Professor Carolin Cardamone: Assistant Professor of Astronomy, Wheelock
College
Professor Lenore Cowen: Professor of Computer Science, Tufts University
Professor Shafiqul Islam: Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering,
Professor of Water Diplomacy, Tufts University.
*4. MIT School of Engineering Communication Lab: Summer Institute*
*When:* July 24th - 28th
*Where: *Whitaker Building, 56-614
*Sign-up*: link <http://mitcommlab.mit.edu/events/>
We warmly invite you to join us for our first Communication Lab Summer
Institute, a hands-on workshop for students, postdocs, and administrators.
Participants will learn how to create innovative communication resources
for engineers and scientists.
July 24- 27, 2017: Communication Lab Summer Institute
July 28, 2017: Optional additional day to learn about our Fellow training
curriculum, which is available for purchase.
The deadline for submitting your registration and payment is Monday, July
17, 2017.
*5. SOLVE MIT Challenge : Women and Technology*
*Submission Deadline:* August 1
*Apply:* link <https://solve.mit.edu/challenges/women-and-technology>
How can women and girls of all socioeconomic backgrounds use technology to
fully participate and prosper in the economy? The Solve community aims to
unearth and support innovative solutions to ensure women and girls can
fully participate and prosper in the workforce and the economy.
To do so, the Solve community can:
- Improve connectivity and technology access for women, particularly in
underserved areas
- Increase women’s financial inclusion through access to digital payments,
savings, investment, and insurance
- Increase opportunities for dignified income generation in nontraditional
sectors and through access to new supply chains and new markets
- Correct for bias and heuristics, whether in the workplace or within
communities

If you have a solution to one of these big global challenges, apply to
become a Solver by August 1 and join the Solve community today.
*6. Middle Eastern Dance Class*
*When:* Tuesdays, 7:30PM - 9:00PM
*Where: *24-121
*Sign-up*: link <https://spouses.mit.edu/mit-events/event/16499960>
Are you fascinated by the diversity of expression of this perhaps oldest
and most feminine of dance forms? Come try it out Tuesday evenings, 7:30 -
9:00.
To join, contact Loni Butera at (617) 491-5657, or loni at mit.edu
************** Outside MIT **************

*7. Job Opening: Director of Engineering at Flare *
*Apply*: link <https://angel.co/flare-4/jobs/249383-principal-engineer>
Flare is a venture-backed startup based in Boston, MA. We are creating a
software platform and connected accessories that fit seamlessly into users
lives and are uniquely designed to help them in the threatening situations
they are most likely to face based on their age, gender, race, and
lifestyles. Our first product helps female college students get out of
uncomfortable situations that often lead to sexual assault or rape.

We are looking for a passionate core team member who cares deeply about the
safety issues facing marginalized communities, is fed-up with the status
quo, wants to play an instrumental role in the early stages of a startup,
and is ready to fully dive into creating lasting change. Sitting at the
intersection of hardware and software development, you will be the guiding
force in our product development, working closely with the other founders
to spearhead our technical team and define the technical direction,
architecture, and evolution of our products. The work will require
creativity, persistence, adaptability and a rapidly evolving business
environment, a passion for the unknown, and a solid knowledge of software
and electronics product development.
*8. Professional Grant Development Workshop  *
*Where*: Bentley University, Waltham, MA
*When:* July 10-11, 2017 (8:30AM - 4:30PM)
*Register:* link
<https://granttrainingcenter.com/workshop_description/1390?utm_source=1390&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ol>
This intensive two-day grant proposal workshop is geared towards those who
wish to strengthen their grant writing skills, as well as beginners who
wish to acquire and master the techniques of preparing and writing winning
proposals to various funding agencies. The focus will be on how to
effectively write proposals in times of keen competition and limited
resources.

Participants will learn how to:
1. Navigate the world of grant procurement
2. Research and identify potential funding sources
3. Address the guidelines of federal and foundation applications
4. Focus on foundation and corporate giving in Massachusetts
5. Understand the new federal guidelines for writing winning grants
6. Know the review process and how to address key points for reviewers
7. Write winning grants that stand out against scores of competing
submissions
8. Develop focused and realistic budgets
9. Demonstrate the merits, excellence and innovation of your proposal
10. Package professional grant submissions

Workshop Fee: $595.00 (includes a comprehensive directory, electronic
workbook, certificate of completion, and continental breakfast) *Space is
available on a first-come, first-serve basis.*
*9. Sign Statement on Climate Change*
*URL*: link <http://academiaunited.org/>
Join academics across America in signing a new statement on climate change
that is going live right now. This statement enables the faculty, staff,
and students of American universities and colleges to join groups of
mayors, business leaders, and university/college presidents who are
announcing that even though the federal government is withdrawing from the
Paris Agreement, we will do our parts to fight climate change.

Please consider signing the statement, and forwarding this invitation to
any colleagues at any American university or college who you think might be
interested. Note that after you sign, you will have to reply to a
subsequent confirmation email.
*10. Mentoring as a Catalyst: Reception & Book Release Celebration*
*When:* June 20, 5:00PM - 7:00PM
*Where:* Simmons College, 300 Fenway (School of Management, 5th Floor)
*Sign-up*: link
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/june-cgo-event-on-mentoring-diversity-reception-book-release-celebration-tickets-34333414166?aff=estw>

Please join the Center for Gender in Organizations (CGO) and Dr. Stacy
Blake-Beard as we celebrate the release of her co-edited volume (with
Audrey Murrell) on mentoring in a global context. "Mentoring Diverse
Leaders: Change for People, Processes, and Paradigms" provides up-to-date
research on the impact of mentoring relationships in organizations,
particularly as they relate to cultivating diverse leadership.

Through contributions from experts in the fields of psychology, business,
law, non-profit management, and engineering, they demonstrate the ways
mentoring for diversity actually drives innovation and change, talent
management, organizational commitment, and organizational success. At this
CGO session, Dr. Blake-Beard will moderate a panel with the authors of
three of the book chapters.

We will close with a book signing and cocktail reception. Space is limited
and will fill up fast, so please RSVP today!
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