[GWAMIT] GWAMIT Newsletter - Week of May 22, 2017

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 GWAMIT Newsletter - Week of May 22, 2017
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May 22, 2017
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*FROM THE BOARD*

Dear GW at MIT Members,



Good luck with finals and the end-of-term rush! We hope the last semester
has been enjoyable for everyone. 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
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*IN BRIEF*

*GW at MIT:*
1. Come and join us at the Mentoring Program Committee! (now)
*MIT:*
2. Volunteer for SWE Engineering Chats with high school girls (May. 25)
3. MIT School of Engineering Communication Lab: Summer Institute (July.
24-28)
4. Petition for more on-campus graduate housing (now)
5. Middle Eastern Dance Class (Tuesdays)
*Outside MIT:*
6. [MASS AWIS] She prevailed: the secrets to start-up success in STEM from
women entrepreneurs (May. 23)
7. New England Future Faculty Workshop at Northeastern University (May. 23)
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*FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS*
************** GW at MIT **************

*1. 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:
• 2 Co-chairs (lead the committee in running the program!)
• Matching Chair (responsible for matching mentors and mentees at the
beginning of each 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)
• Mentoring Relations Chair (communicate with mentors and mentees about the
latest GWAMIT Mentoring events and initiatives)

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 **************

*2. Volunteer for SWE Engineering Chats with high school girls*
*When:* Thursday, May 25th, 10:00AM - 1:00PM
*Where: *Wellesley High School
*Sign-up*: link
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeqm4ZLqJnFEPJyhp8NZ9DbTaniJ2uKGswdd3xUkWZPLnarPQ/viewform>
Help us visit Wellesley High School and inspire students to pursue STEM
careers through a Q&A panel and hands-on activity! Full round-trip lasts
three hours. Travel time counts as volunteer hours and expenses are
reimbursed by SWE!
Engineering Chats offers a direct way for MIT undergraduates to inspire
students to pursue STEM careers at local high schools. This is a great
opportunity for you to help us teach students about opportunities in STEM
and answer questions about the life of a college student!
Sign-up to volunteer on Thursday, May 25th!
*3. 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.
*4. Sign the petition calling for more on-campus graduate housing!*
*When:* Now
*URL*: link
<https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/mit-support-a-better-world-by-housing-graduate-students>
• A group of graduate students are organizing to call for MIT to provide
more affordable graduate student housing
• Both due to the cost burden of housing on students, as well as the impact
of students presence in the housing market on the local affordability crisis
• With MIT having been selected by the federal government to redevelop the
Volpe site in Kendall Square, this is an important opportunity to press the
administration to support graduate students and mitigate the institute's
impact on the housing market

The MIT Volpe Working Group is soliciting comments now; please sign the
petition and add your comments! Or write volpe-site at mit.edu
*5. 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 **************

*6. [MASS AWIS] She prevailed: the secrets to start-up success in STEM from
women entrepreneurs*
*When: *Tuesday, May 23rd, 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
*Where:* Mass Innovation Labs, Cambridge, MA
*Register:* link <http://mass-awis.org/events/startup-success_may2017/>
*7. New England Future Faculty Workshop at Northeastern University*
*Deadline:* May 26
*Register:* link
<http://www.northeastern.edu/advance/recruitment/future-faculty-workshop/>
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