[GWAMIT] Newsletter, April 2
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Message from the GWAMIT Board:
Check out the following events happening soon and do not forget to *save
the date for the GWAMIT 2019 **Leadership** conference!*
- The GW at MIT Board
*Event overview:*
*GW at MIT: *
0. Apply to be the GW at MIT Secretary! (now!)
1. GW at MIT: General Board Meeting Paint Nite! (April 4)
2. GW at MIT: EXPONENT company lunch & learn (April 5)
3. NE GWiSE Spring to Action (April 6)
4. Join the NE GWiSE board! (apply now!)
5. Make Your Voice Heard! - Statehouse Visit with Every Voice (April 9)
6. GW at MIT: National Eating Disorder Association Walk (April 14)
7. GW at MIT Leadership Conference (April 25-26)
*WOMEN-RELATED EVENTS:*
8. SAAM: Sexual Assault Awareness Month (April, whole month)
9. MIT Clothesline Project (Aprill 1-5)
10. AMA with Gioia de Cari (April 8)
11. School of Science: Truth Values Play and Mentoring Workshop (April
16-17)
12. 2019 AAU Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Misconduct
13. Sloan Product Hackathon - Sign Up! (April 26)
*Did you know ... ?*
Since 2010, GWAMIT organizes an annual *Leadership Conference* which
provides the opportunity to gain communication and leadership skills!
The conference will take place in late April this year. Save the date for
now and stay tuned, we will be sending further details soon!
*Storied Women of MIT:*
*Viviene Sze*
(click here
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As-mUL3LRyg&list=PL39HkZXO7Cwn4mJjCN1pEp1NuJcJGMV_y&index=13>
to see video about her)
*GW at MIT event details*
*0. Apply to be the GW at MIT Secretary! *
*Apply: *here
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfGpvw8qERJsZGT_7a3Fin7VCpZprcj5HedUyIuzpZkzHMHQA/viewform>
Do you enjoy GW at MIT events? Would you like to become more involved in
supporting women grad students at MIT? Then, join the GWAMIT Executive
Board as Secretary! The application link is provided above!
Among other tasks, you will be responsible for writing this awesome
bi-weekly newsletter and maintaining all the GW at MIT members informed about
opportunities and events of their interest!
Apply now! :)
Questions? You can email our current secretary
<arbelaiz at mit.edu?subject=GWAMIT%20Secretary%20Position%20-%20question>.
*1. GW at MIT: General Board Meeting Paint Nite!*
*When:* Thursday, April 4th 6-8pm
*Where:* W20 West Lounge
*RSVP now:* here <https://bit.ly/2HPd358>
Come learn about what GWAMIT has been up to this year, meet awesome
graduate women from across MIT, and paint!
We will do a presentation first and then go right into the Paint Nite.
Dinner, drinks (beer, cider, wine and nonalcoholic drinks), canvas frames,
paints and brushes will be provided! 21+ ID required.
*Limited **spots** available! *
*2. GW at MIT: EXPONENT company lunch & learn!*
*When:* Friday, April 5th. 12-1pm.
*Where:* 2-141
*RSVP:* link <https://exponentrecruit.azurewebsites.net/Register/3601>
Join us for a discussion and networking session with MIT Alumni, Dr.Lindsey
Gilman <https://www.exponent.com/professionals/g/gilman-lindsey>.
Dr.Gilman will talk about her transition from graduate school, career
progression, and the day-to-day work of a technical consultant. She will
also be available to answer questions from graduate students interested in
careers in industry. *Lunch will be provided.*
RVSP in the link provided above!
For more information, email pmafioletti at exponent.com with your CV.
*3. NE GWiSE Spring to Action*
*Title:* Roles and Relationships: A Summit on Mentorship in Grad School and
Beyond
*Date:* Saturday, April 6th, 10:20am-5:30pm
*Location: *Harvard University (exact location TBD)
*Who:* We welcome all affiliates of all genders from our partner schools
who are interested in the topic to attend!
*RSVP:* here <https://bit.ly/2HfYTJS>
NE GWiSE is having its second annual Spring to Action event! This year, it
will be a summit addressing roles and relationships and how to optimize
your mentorship experiences in grad school and beyond, hosted by Harvard
University.
The goals will be to discuss and understand how to navigate mentor/mentee
relationships, open the discussion to what roadblocks one might face when
trying to get the most out of a professional relationship, and learn the
current mentorship opportunities available at our local graduate schools
and discuss ways to improve or add mentorship programs.
The day will include:
• Inspiring keynote by Tamara Brown (Director of Sustainable
Development and Community Engagement at Praxair, Inc.);
• Workshops led by Dr. Avi Rodal (associate professor at Brandeis
University) and Dr. Kylie Huckleberry (post-doctoral researcher at
Northeastern University);
• Panel on mentorship featuring Dr. Kvilcim Kilic (Research
Scientist at Boston University), Dr. Simina Ticau (Senior Scientist at
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals), Dr. Shaun Patel (Neuroscientist and
bioinformatician at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General
Hospital), Dr. Caroline Uhler (Associate Professor at MIT), and Mounika
Vutukuru (PhD candidate at Boston University);
• Discussions;
• Optional mocktail hour for networking and socializing!
Come to any part of the event!
*Lunch, snacks, and coffee will be served throughout the event.*
*4. Join the NE GWiSE Board! *
*Interest form:* https://bit.ly/negwise-board
*When:* Now!
*Website:* www.negwise.wordpress.com
*Contact:* mbird at mit.edu
Interested in getting involved in a group of graduate women (who span 9
universities!) that advocates for improvements for grad women, networks
across schools, and helps schools form GW at MIT-equivalent groups?
Join New England Graduate Women in Science and Engineering (NE GWiSE)!
Our main events are an annual summer retreat focused on discussing the
progress of the group and professional development and an advocacy event,
"Spring to Action," focused on a specific topic (2018: sexual harassment,
2019: mentorship).
*Fill out our interest form above or contact mbird at mit.edu <mbird at mit.edu>
if you're interested! We're recruiting for the next board now! *
*5. Make Your Voice Heard! - Statehouse Visit with Every Voice*
*When:* April 9th, 10am-5pm (stop by any time!)
*Where: *MA Statehouse (24 Beacon St, Boston), Hearing Room A-1
*FB event:* link <https://www.facebook.com/events/338855433269429/>
*Attend:* Contact mbird at mit.edu if you're interested in attending!
Far too many of us have been impacted or know someone who has been impacted
by campus sexual violence. If we are going to break the cycle of violence,
students need to step up, speak out, and demand change! On 4/9, the Joint
Committee on Higher Education will hold a hearing open to ALL concerned
citizens on two bills to address campus sexual violence that are
near-universally supported by advocates and experts: H.1208/S.736 "The
Campus Climate Survey Bill" and H.1209/S.764, "An Act Relative to Sexual
Violence on Higher Education Campuses." More information on the bills below.
Come to testify about why these bills are so important to students or just
show up to support your friends and others in the community. Come whenever
you can!!
• *H.1208/S.736*
“The Campus Climate Survey Bill”: Creates a statewide anonymous sexual
assault survey that would increase transparency, ensure that every
student’s voice is heard, and provide accurate data that would be used to
generate campus-specific solutions to the sexual violence epidemic.
• *H.1209/S.764*
“An Act Relative to Sexual Violence on Higher Education Campuses”: Would
require colleges and universities to enter into partnerships with local
rape crisis centers, grant all students access to a confidential resource
advisor to guide them through the reporting process, institute annual
sexual violence prevention and awareness programming, train relevant campus
employees on handling sexual assault complaints, as well as a series of
other basic protections for survivors.
*6. GW at MIT: National Eating Disorder Association Walk*
*Date:* Sunday, April 14, 2019
*Time:* 10-11 am
*Location:* Boston Common
*Why:* NEDA Walks are inspirational, community-building events where
passionate walkers raise money to fund eating disorders education,
prevention, and support, as well as advocacy and research initiatives. The
largest eating disorders awareness events in the nation, NEDA Walks are a
celebration of hope and strength, filled with body-positive activities,
motivational guest speakers, and a short walk to symbolize unity in the
fight against eating disorders.
*Join our team:* go to https://nedawalk.org/boston2019, click "Register,"
then "Join an Existing Team." In the search bar, search for GWAMIT, then
click join!
Fundraising is optional!
*7. GW at MIT Leadership Conference*
*Date: *April 25-26 (Save the Date!)
GW at MIT’s annual Leadership Conference is scheduled to be held on April 25th
& 26th this year!
We have *Robin Chase-* transportation entrepreneur and author, co-founder
and former CEO of Zipcar, and Time’s 100 most influential people in the
world- as our keynote speaker!
We have a host of events lined up, including an improv workshop, a workshop
on how to become a visionary leader, and more.
*Keep an eye out for this space for more **information!*
*Women-Related event details*
*8. **SAAM: Sexual Assault Awareness Month *
Website: http://elephant.mit.edu/
Fb: @elephantatMIT <https://www.facebook.com/elephantatmit/>
• *Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) is here* with events throughout
the month of April! There will be workshops, study breaks, displays, a
self-defense class, storytelling events, a film screening, and more.
• Also, the AAU Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Misconduct opens 4/2 so
please fill it out so MIT can understand and improve our campus climate!
• Check out the website (http://elephant.mit.edu/) for the full calendar
of events!
Sponsored by Violence Prevention & Response (VPR).
*9. MIT Clothesline Project *
*When:* April 1-5
*Where:* W20
For the first week of April, which is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, MIT's
Clothesline Project will be on display in W20. First originating in 1990,
The Clothesline Project's mission is to show and educate the community,
through the hanging of t-shirts, that violence is a problem everywhere and
does affect anyone. By establishing our own Clothesline Project in 2011,
MIT is echoing that same message.
Administered by Violence Prevention & Response, the clothesline will be
lined with t-shirts created and decorated by anyone within the MIT
community who is a survivor, as well as those who have been impacted by
violence and/or those who wish to help end sexual violence.
If you are interested in making a t-shirt, please email Melanie Rocco,
Program Assistant of Violence Prevention & Response, at mrocco at mit.edu.
Whereas the official organization uses t-shirt color as representation of
the form of abuse, MIT and Violence Prevention and Response do not follow
this guideline. The t-shirts offered will be multicolored but will be
handed out at random and anonymously hung.
*10. Ask me Anything with Gioia de Cari *
*When:* April 8, 3.30pm.
*Where:* 2-123
*RSVP:* here
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeerX8lABGXza_bKUfeGQhB0LNjfFDCNh7KC_ztr5sTjcQYaw/viewform>
Graduate students in STEM are invited to join *Gioia de Cari *for an AMA
(Ask Me Anything) chat on April 8th at 3:30 PM in 2-123 over *coffee and
cookies from Flour Bakery*, sponsored by the School of Science.
An alumna of the Department of Mathematics, Gioia will be performing the
one-woman, award-winning play “T*ruth Values: One Woman’s Romp through the
Male M.I.T. Math Maze*” at MIT on the evening of April 16th with a next-day
lunch workshop for female graduate students in STEM.
Sign up for the April 16-17th play/workshop here
<https://www.truthvaluescommunity.com/join-us-at-mit>. RSVP for the April
8th AMA (to ensure we have enough snacks) here
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeerX8lABGXza_bKUfeGQhB0LNjfFDCNh7KC_ztr5sTjcQYaw/viewform>
.
*11. School of Science: Truth Values Play and Workshop*
*When & where: *
Play - April 16th. Little Kresge Theatre at 7:00
pm
Workshop - April 17th. W20-306 from 11:15 am
– 1:30 pm
*Apply:* https://www.truthvaluescommunity.com/apply
Truth Values Community, a unique new Arts + STEM program, welcomes graduate
students in STEM to apply, especially those from historically
under-represented groups* in STEM fields.
https://www.truthvaluescommunity.com/apply
*FREE to students*, this program includes:
• *April 16, 7 PM, Kresge*: A special one-night only performance of the
national hit play “*Truth Values: One Girl’s Romp Through M.I.T.’s Male
Math Maze*,” and panel discussion with prominent leaders in STEM**
• *April 17, 11:45 AM, Twenty Chimneys*: Workshop (*lunch included*) with
“Truth Values” creator and MIT alumna Gioia De Cari, celebrated diversity
expert Dr. Silvia Mazzula, and leaders and mentors in STEM**. Presentation
by Dr. Anna Frebel follows, relating themes in the play to current
challenges of women graduate students in STEM. *A raffle of several STEM
and Truth Values-themed prizes will be offered.*
• *Students also receive future opportunities to connect with the community
in person and online.*
To apply, students need to complete entrance and exit survey
(online entrance survey takes 5 to 10 minutes)
https://www.truthvaluescommunity.com/apply
and to attend both the play and the lunch.
*e.g. women, race/ethnic minorities, first-generation college students,
low-income communities
**Participants to be announced here:
https://www.truthvaluescommunity.com/join-us-at-mit
*12. **2019 AAU Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Misconduct*
*When: *Apr 2 – May 1 every day, all day
*Contact:* aausurvey at mit.edu
*URL:* web
<http://chancellor.mit.edu/aausurveyhttp://chancellor.mit.edu/aausurvey>
*FAQ:* here
<https://chancellor.mit.edu/sites/default/files/FAQ-2019-sexual-misconduct-survey.pdf>
Receive a $10 Amazon gift card!
The 2019 AAU Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Misconduct will be open for
students to take from April 2 to May 1. You should have received their
email earlier today! *Please take this survey! Your participation will help
MIT prevent and respond to sexual misconduct. *
For participating, you will receive a $10 Amazon gift card or $10 donation
to a charity of your choice!
*13. Sloan Product Hackathon - Sign Up!*
*When: *Friday, April 26 (time TBD)
*More info: *sloanproducthack at gmail.com
Want to create innovative digital products and compete for up to $5000 in
cash prizes? The 2019 MIT Sloan Product Hackathon, presented by Google, is
looking for student participants for its annual team-based competition. All
student “makers” welcome!
Organized by the MIT Sloan Product Management Club, Design Club, and Coders
Club. Reach out to sloanproducthack at gmail.com to learn more.
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