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 GWAMIT Newsletter - Week of March 13, 2017
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March 13, 2017
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*IN BRIEF*

*GW at MIT:*
1. Rescheduled: Archer Roose Tasting and Discussion with Founder Marian
Leitner (Mar. 13)
2. Come to the GWAMIT Spring 2017 General Board Meeting! (Mar. 14)
3. Come to the our weekly Empowerment Conference meeting! (every Wed)
4. Apply to the next GWAMIT Executive Board 2017! (now)

*MIT:*
5. Practice Mindfulness to Improve Well-Being and Resiliency (Mar. 14)
6. How to Optimize Your Professional Online Presence (Mar. 17)
7. Legatum Fellowship Deadline Approaching (Mar. 17)
8. ODGE Co-Sponsors FREE Screening - Hidden Figures (Mar. 17-19)
9. Women Take the Reel film festival: Power & Access (Mar. 17-24)
10. [Cheneyroom] March @ the Cheney Room! (Mar. 23)
11. Apply for a Funded Public Service Fellowship for Summer 2017 (Mar. 24)
12. MIT Sloan Africa Innovate Conference 2017 (Apr. 8)

*Outside MIT:*
13. [Catalyst Collaborative at MIT] Paradise: This is What A Scientist Looks
Like (now)
14. MOTHER TONGUE: Pan-Asian Boston-Area Women Artists BHCC Art Gallery
(Mar. 9 - Apr. 14)
15. ClearView Healthcare Partners - Consultant Position Openings (Mar. 19)
16. Women in Cambridge: A Night at the Theater (Mar. 21)
Dear GW at MIT Members,

We look forward to meeting each and every of you at the GWAMIT Spring 2017
General Board Meeting. And we welcome you to join us for a delightful night
at our wine tasting and discussion event this week!

Our Empowerment Conference team is working hard for the planning of the
conference. We would welcome everyone to our weekly meeting if you would
like to help us!

Another important notice is we are starting to recruit for our executive
board for the next school year. Please see the detailed info below!

The GWAMIT Board
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*FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS*
************ GW at MIT ************

*1. Rescheduled: **Archer Roose Tasting and Discussion with Founder Marian
Leitner*
*When:* Monday, March 13th, 5:00PM - 6:30PM
*Where:* MIT Building W11-190 (main dining room)
*Sign-up:* link
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe2Sx556vZU6sh-NvFGXg-ni8JW3EtyeRVRM1UqlFOnL99lMg/viewform?c=0&w=1>
Come socialize with graduate women across MIT and talk to entrepreneur and
founder Marian Leitner about her experiences! Her newest company, Archer
Roose, sells quality and eco-friendly boxed wine. We will get to experience
her product while we learn about her journey.
**Remember to bring 21+ ID in order to sample the wine!
Light snacks and some non-alcoholic beverages will also be provided.
*2. Come to the GWAMIT Spring 2016 General Board Meeting!*
*When:* Tuesday, March 14th, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
*Where: *MIT Building 32-124
*RSVP:* link
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdGZn4RgttInVY0ih4Wy3URz5JTxnGhLBkGg_di7TRAgYeNcw/viewform#start=openform>
Please join us for the GWAMIT Spring 2017 General Board Meeting!
We welcome everyone to this meeting: members, departmental representatives,
anyone wanting to know more about GWAMIT and discuss personal, professional
as well as academic issues relevant to our community.
Food and drinks will be provided!
*3. Come to the our weekly Empowerment Conference meeting! *
*When:* Wednesdays, 11:00AM – 12:00PM
*Where: *MIT Building 56-180
Our Empowerment Conference team is meeting every week for the planning of
the conference.
If you would like to get involved with us, this is definitely a great start.
*4. Apply to the next GWAMIT Executive Board 2017!*
*When:* now
*Apply:* link
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZcyeeUisIjh_4yDlKIcAjLnwKCIdaaZqTywA1nrwh49Nj9A/viewform?usp=sf_link>
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!
Before applying, please take a look at our website, and email
gwamit-exec at mit.edu to schedule a brief, 1:1 interview with a current
Executive Board member.
************** MIT **************

*5. Practice Mindfulness to Improve Well-Being and Resiliency*
*When: *Tuesday, March 14th, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
*Where: *MIT Building 76-156
*Register*: link
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/practice-mindfulness-to-improve-well-being-and-resiliency-registration-31296326154>
Presenter – Paul R. Fulton, Ed.D., M.S.; Harvard Pilgrim Health Care,
Mindfulness-Based Learning and Founding Member, Institute for Meditation
and Psychotherapy
This program introduces the basic principles and practices of mindfulness,
a concentrated state of awareness that helps people see and respond to
situations with greater clarity. Individuals who employ the techniques of
mindfulness in their work are able to monitor moment-to-moment
effectiveness, respond promptly and appropriately to difficulties as they
arise, and remain open to new ideas and perspectives. Participants will be
introduced to meditation practices that will teach them how to be more
focused, creative, and resilient in all aspects of their lives.
*6. How to Optimize Your Professional Online Presence*
*When:* Friday, March 17th, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
*Where:* MIT Building NE49-5000 (L-Lab) | 600 Technology Square, Cambridge,
MA 02139
*Register:* link
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-optimize-your-professional-online-presence-registration-31297358241?utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=order_confirmation_email&utm_term=eventname&ref=eemailordconf>
Presenter – Stephanie Leishman, B.A.; Founder, Apiarity
In this workshop, learn what it takes to really shine online. In this
session, you will explore what makes a great professional website, how to
improve your LinkedIn profile, and review what other social media platforms
have to offer. This workshop will help you: improve what people see about
you online; network for long-term career success; find a better job; and
increase your industry-specific learning.
*7. Legatum Fellowship Deadline Approaching*
*When:* March 16th
*Apply:* link
<http://legatum.mit.edu/resources/legatum-fellowships/?utm_source=Mailing+List+%26+Recruitment&utm_campaign=1173b36bd4-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_03_09&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1d72e60a1c-1173b36bd4-54953617&mc_cid=1173b36bd4&mc_eid=2c4e11ac4f>
The Legatum Fellowship is a competitive program designed to help aspiring
entrepreneurs gain a world class education at MIT in order to launch and
scale their ventures and maximize their likelihood of success as principled
entrepreneurial leaders and agents for change who will transform society
and improve global wellbeing. Every year, we select a cohort of
approximately 20 highly-motivated student entrepreneurs to join our
one-year Fellowship. During this time, Fellows receive funding to support
their tuition, stipend, project development and travel.
This Fellowship is intensely action-oriented and suits students who are
fully committed to becoming principled leaders, motivated to improve the
lives of others through entrepreneurship.
*8. ODGE Co-Sponsors FREE Screening - Hidden Figures*
*When & Where:*
March 17, 2017 at 8:00 pm in 26-100
March 18, 2017 at 8:00 pm in 26-100
March 19, 2017 at 7:00 pm in 26-100
*Info:* link <http://lsc.mit.edu/schedule/current/desc-hiddenfigures.shtml>
FREE admission! Sponsored by MIT Libraries, the Office of the Dean for
Graduate Education, the Office of Multicultural Programs and the Title IX
Office.
Hidden Figures is the incredible untold story of Katherine G. Johnson
(Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson
(Janelle Monáe)--brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who
served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the
launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that
restored the nation's confidence, turned around the Space Race, and
galvanized the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines
to inspire generations to dream big.
The miracle lies in how the film gently touches on some of the most
intractable social problems addressed by the civil rights movement, while
maintaining an infectiously buoyant vibe - not to mention a bouncy
soundtrack.       -- Tirdad Derakhshani, Philadelphia Inquirer.

*9. [MITWGS] Women Take the Reel film festival: Power & Access Where &
Where: *
Fri March 17, Daughters of the Dust at Bartos Theatre
Fri March 24, Kate Bornstein is a Queer and Pleasant Danger in 6-120
*Info*: link <http://wgs.mit.edu/women-take-the-reel/>
This annual film festival is a collaborative effort among Women's and
Gender Studies departments involved in the Graduate Consortium in Women's
Studies (as well as select institutions/universities aligned with its
mission) that features films directed by women and about issues relating to
gender, race, sexuality, class and/or feminism.
The focus is on intellectual investigation of these issues as well as
visibility for female directors, and so every film is accompanied by a Q&A
and discussion with either the film director, producer, or a faculty member
from the film screening's host institution host institution.
All films are free and open to the public.
All MIT screenings begin at 7:00pm with Otto’s Pizza served at 6:30pm.
*10. [Cheneyroom] March @ the Cheney Room!*
*When:* March 23rd
*11. Apply for a Funded Public Service Fellowship for Summer 2017!*
*Deadline:* Friday, March 24th at noon
*Where:* PKG Public Service Center (W20-549) Conference Room
*Info:* link <http://studentlife.mit.edu/pkgcenter/fellowships>
The Fellowships program supports MIT students working on capacity-building
service projects. Students work with community-focused organizations
including non-profits and social enterprises. These can include a student's
own social enterprise.
What can you do? Follow your passion and benefit a community in need! You
can create your own project, continue work on an enterprise you already
started, or intern with a service organization.
We welcome a wide range of service projects and support work in the US and
abroad.
Funding is primarily used for travel/living expenses.
Average summer funding is $4,700.
Proposal Workshops:
When: Thursday, March 16 from 12 –1pm
            Friday, March 17 from 12:30 –1:30pm
            Wednesday, March 22 from 11:30am –12:30pm
Where: PKG Public Service Center (W20-549) Conference Room
Questions? Contact Alison at hynd at mit.edu
*12. MIT Sloan Africa Innovate Conference 2017*
*When: *Saturday, April 8th, 8:00 AM – 6:30 PM
*Where:* MIT Media Lab | 75 Amherst Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
*Register*: link
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mit-sloan-africa-innovate-conference-2017-tickets-32279109686>
The annual MIT Sloan Africa Innovate Conference is a unique forum that
brings together the strengths of MIT and leading entrepreneurs and
change-agents from across the African continent. The conference attracts
over 400 business leaders, entrepreneurs, students, professors, and alumni,
all with strong interests in Africa. The theme for this year's conference
is “Africa Innovate Conference: Ideas to Impact” and discussions will focus
on how to transform promising ideas into sustainable businesses in Africa.
Our closing keynote speaker this year will be Her Excellency Dr. Ameenah
Gurib-Fakim, President of the Republic of Mauritius.
************** Outside MIT **************

*13. [Catalyst Collaborative at MIT] Paradise: This is What A Scientist Looks
Like*
*When:* now
*Form:* link
<https://www.centralsquaretheater.org/about/catalyst-collaborative-at-mit/scientist-looks-like/>
In April 2017, Central Square Theater is producing Paradise by Laura Maria
Censabella, about a dynamic Yemeni-American high-school girl who discovers
a passion for science. Her teacher helps her navigate dreams of becoming a
research scientist in spite of the challenges of stereotypes – from both
within and without her Muslim community – about women in science.
As part of Central Square Theater’s science-theater initiative, Catalyst
Collaborative @ MIT, we are launching a campaign promoting Paradise,
inspired by how the face of American science is changing, and to make vivid
the achievements of female scientists, scientists of color, and young
scientists.
Our goal is to find professionals and students – in any and all fields of
science – to answer the questions below and send us a photo. We will post
these on Central Square Theater’s social media, link you to a ticket
discount code for Paradise, and thank you in our printed program.
Please use this form to tell us more about your achievements and
aspirations – we are excited to hear from you!
This campaign continues the spirit and mission of the This Is What A
Scientist Looks Like project developed by freelance science writer Allie
Wilkinson to challenge the stereotypical perception of a scientist.
*14. MOTHER TONGUE: Pan-Asian Boston-Area Women Artists BHCC Art Gallery*
*When: *March 9 – April 14
*Where*: 250 New Rutherford Ave., Boston, MA  02129
Experience this multi-media group exhibit that explores the complex
relationship between personal identity, storytelling and cultural
expectation.
With special featured screenings of videos from the Media Literacy Course,
Asian American Studies Program/UMass Boston
The Mary L. Fifield Art Gallery at Bunker Hill Community College is free
and open to the public.
Gallery hours: M/W/F 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; T/Th 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.
– 2 p.m.
*15. ClearView Healthcare Partners - Consultant Position Openings*
*Deadline:* March 19, 11:59PM
*Apply:* link <http://www.clearviewhcp.com/careers/apply/current-openings>
ClearView Healthcare Partners is a premier life sciences consulting firm
with offices in Boston and New York City serving clients in the
biopharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostics spaces.  We provide
world-class strategic decision-making support across a wide range of
business issues.  Our goal is to inform actionable recommendations that
allow companies to achieve their business objectives.
ClearView represents a unique opportunity for professional growth and
client impact.  We are ranked #15 in Vault.com’s Consulting Fifty based on
our commitment to training, professional development, and providing
meaningful value for our clients.
At ClearView, you will encounter an entrepreneurial environment, interact
with a dynamic group of colleagues, present to clients in critical business
situations, and develop a deep understanding of the life sciences and
biopharmaceutical industry.  You will be mentored directly by ClearView
partners and managers, who have a wealth of experience in life sciences
consulting.  In addition, you will be exposed to a wide variety of business
issues ranging from new product planning and business development to
product commercialization.
*16. Women in Cambridge: A Night at the Theater*
*When: *March 21st, 6:00PM
*Where*: Central Square Theater, 450 Mass Ave., Cambridge
Deciding what to do after you finish your advanced degree? Consider
management consulting and For March, we are taking a trip to the Central
Square Theater to mingle and meet the Directors! They have a beautiful and
versatile space, as well as a wide range of productions, programs, and
community involvement. Catherine Carr Kelly, Debra Wise, and Lee Gardner
will be there to share their passion for the Central Square Theater with
us. This is a can't miss!
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