[GWAMIT] GW@MIT Newsletter, August 6th, 2019

Tue Aug 6 10:29:19 EDT 2019

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Events overview:
GW at MIT events:

  1.  GW at MIT Summer Reads & Listens
  2.  NE GWiSE Summer Retreat 2019 (August 10th)
  3.  Become a GW at MIT department rep (now!)
  4.  Save the date! Lam Research Networking Breakfast with GW at MIT (Oct. 11th)
Women-related events:

5.     Women of MIT Hackathon (August 6th)

6.     Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Module Now Open!

7.     MIT Alumni Advisors Hub

8.     OEOP SEED Program Paid Positions (applications open now!)

9.     6.S976 Engineering Leadership in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (registration open now!)

10.  8th Annual U.S. C3E Poster Competition (deadline Sept. 1st)

Did you know…?
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, the General Post Office in Ireland is releasing Space Exploration Stamps featuring US astronauts with Irish ancestry. Two out of the four astronauts honored are female astronauts, one of which is retired US NASA astronaut Cady Coleman, an alum of MIT! Read more about it here<https://www.anpost.com/Media-Centre/News/GPO-Touch-Down-for-Astronaut-to-unveil-Space-Explo>.
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1.     GW at MIT Summer Reads & Listens
This week’s picks:
Podcast: “Invisible Women<https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLjk5cGVyY2VudGludmlzaWJsZS5vcmcvOTlwZXJjZW50aW52aXNpYmxl&episode=cHJ4Xzk2X2JkOWNlN2M5LTUwMTUtNDdkYi1hOGY0LTVkODU0NDI1MzI4NQ&at=1563992835150>”, Episode 363 of 99% Invisible podcasts
Article: “The Importance of Photographing Women in Sports<https://www.wired.com/story/female-hockey-players-photo-gallery/?mbid=social_fb&utm_brand=wired&utm_medium=social&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR25iXcKOrkTOB44EuXlqk3ssAAJYMcV6xnO9bPTzZJJNPyMV2NJmWL91uo>” by Laura Mallonee
If you have a suggestion for a podcast or article, please contact us here<mailto:mfunkenb at mit.edu?subject=GWAMIT%20Summer%20Reads%20&%20Listens%20Suggestion>.

2.   NE GWiSE Summer Retreat 2019

Empowering Individuals to Foster an Inclusive Campus Climate

When: Saturday, 10 August 2019, 10AM – 5:30PM

Where: Tufts University – Robinson Hall Room 253 (212 College Ave, Medford, MA 02155)

RSVP: https://bit.ly/30EToe1

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Come join us at our third annual NE GWiSE Summer Retreat! This year, we hope to bring fresh thinking and approaches to the subject of diversity, inclusivity, and intersectionality.  Our theme, “Empowering Individuals to Foster an Inclusive Campus Climate,” aims to engage the audience on how the campus climate can and will affect each one of us, and that every one of us can make a difference through unilateral and collective action.

The day will include:

·        Inspiring keynote by Dr. Banu Subramaniam (Professor at UMass Amherst), talk entitled: Alien Becomes Exotic: Gender, Race and the Practice of Science

·        Workshops on diversity and inclusion

o   Session 1: Inclusive peer mentoring (Alyssa DiLeo, Tufts) OR Implicit Bias and microaggressions (Blessing Lawrence, Tufts)

o   Session 2: Disability inclusion in academia and STEM (Grace Moskola – Director of Disability Office and part of Office of BGLTQ Student Life, Harvard) OR Implicit Bias (Beatriz Cantada, Program Director for ICEO, MIT)

·        Panel-style Q&A session featuring students and staff who have been a part of successful diversity initiatives at their schools

o   Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein<https://twitter.com/IBJIYONGI?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor> (Assistant Professor at UNH)

o   Dr. Ritu Raman<https://rituraman.com/> (Postdoc at MIT and founder of WiSDM)

o   Ugochi Oguh (Student, Tufts)

·        Social hour – games!

Light breakfast, lunch, snacks, and coffee will be served throughout the event.

New England Graduate Women in Science and Engineering (NE GWiSE) is an alliance between graduate women in STEM from universities across New England. Learn more about NE GWiSE at our website: https://negwise.wordpress.com/

3.    Become a GWAMIT Department Rep!

Interested in building connections across MIT and helping with the personal and professional development of graduate women at MIT? Want to be involved with GWAMIT but don't have the time to be a full board member? The Department Rep position might be perfect for you!

Fill out this quick application now! https://forms.gle/2dQtTWvRaPpHnMBH9 The full description of the role is in the application. We need reps for most departments so we look forward to hearing from you!

Purposes of the role:

1) Keep your department updated about GW at MIT events and initiatives, and

2) Keep GWAMIT in touch with departmental needs and activities

Benefits of the role:

1) Opportunity to connect with women across campus

2) Be well-informed about GW at MIT events and initiatives and departments’ initiatives
3) Get funding for women-focused events in your department or between departments
            - At least $50/department involved in the event!
            - We can also help you book classrooms and event spaces on campus

·       We would love to hear from anyone interested in becoming a department rep, but are especially in need of reps from: Civ & Env Eng, DMSE, EECS, Biology, Econ, Sloan, Aero/Astro, HASTS, Humanities, Writing, Nuclear Science and Engineering, Linguistics and Philosophy, CMS, CSB, CCWE, ESD, HST, IDSS, MAS.
Email the current GWAMIT Membership Chair, Molly, at mbird at mit.edu<mailto:mbird at mit.edu> if you have any questions!

4.   Save the date! Lam Research Networking Breakfast with GW at MIT

Where: 12-0168

When: Oct 11th, 10-11 am

Keep an eye on this space for more information!
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5.   Women of MIT Hackathon
When: August 6th from 6-8:30PM
Where: MIT Museum (265 Mass Ave, Building N51)
Information: here<https://mitmuseum.mit.edu/calendar/women-mit-wikipedia-hackathon>
Team up with the MIT Museum and MIT Libraries to create and improve Wikipedia entries for MIT alums. No experience necessary, training will be offered that evening.
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6.   Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Module Now Open!
The Office of the Vice Chancellor has partnered with the Division of Student Life to offer a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion online module for graduate students. The effort stems from the Black Students’ Union (BSU)<https://mit.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=88f983a0e3c2a43fb2a2eabd0&id=301e37d8fb&e=4aaa2578c0> and Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA) recommendations<https://mit.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=88f983a0e3c2a43fb2a2eabd0&id=d731dde014&e=4aaa2578c0> for a more inclusive MIT.

While the module is not required for continuing graduate students, we strongly encourage you to take it. The aim is to provide a shared understanding of terms and common issues, to teach you to identify unconscious bias, and to highlight helpful campus resources, affiliated offices, and programs.

Access to the course is now open via the MIT ATLAS Learning Center<https://mit.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=88f983a0e3c2a43fb2a2eabd0&id=466b4b349b&e=4aaa2578c0> using your Kerberos ID. The course will remain open through Friday, September 27.

Thank you for your active help in welcoming all to our healthy community!

7.   MIT Alumni Advisors Hub
Did you know that MIT has an Alumni Advisors Hub? You can use it to connect with MIT alumni who have expressed interest in meeting with or mentoring current students. Check it out here<http://alumniadvisors.mit.edu>!
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8.   OEOP SEED Program paid positions open
Apply: here<https://staffapp.mit.edu/>
[Program Staff Application]<https://staffapp.mit.edu/>
Saturday Teaching and Mentoring Jobs!
Interested in a rewarding teaching experience? The MIT Office of Engineering Outreach Programs (OEOP) is currently seeking passionate undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, or working professionals who are committed to empowering middle and high school students with the skills and confidence to become future scientists and engineers. The OEOP runs academic enrichment programs for talented students from underrepresented backgrounds. You can learn more at http://oeop.mit.edu/.
 We are currently seeking candidates for Facilitator<https://staffapp.mit.edu/pm/resource/eyJoZnJlIjogOTQ2Njg4ODksICJ2cSI6IDExMDIxNH0/>, as well as Instructor<https://staffapp.mit.edu/pm/resource/eyJoZnJlIjogOTQ2Njg4ODksICJ2cSI6IDExMDIwOH0/> and Teaching Assistant<https://staffapp.mit.edu/pm/resource/eyJoZnJlIjogOTQ2Njg4ODksICJ2cSI6IDExMDIxN30/> roles for the following courses in our Saturday enrichment program, SEED:

  *   Academic Mentoring Seminar<https://staffapp.mit.edu/pm/resource/eyJoZnJlIjogOTQ2Njg4ODksICJ2cSI6IDExMDIxMX0/>
  *   Materials Science
  *   Civil Engineering
  *   Computer Science
  *   Electronics
  *   A new project course to focus on one of the following: Architecture, Data Visualization, Computational Biology, Environmental Engineering, or Genomics
The SEED Academy program works with middle and high school students from public schools in Boston, Cambridge, and Lawrence. All positions are paid. For more information and to apply, please visit https://staffapp.mit.edu<https://staffapp.mit.edu/>!

9.   6.S976 Engineering Leadership in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
*New EECS/GEL Course
Fall 2019 • MW 12:30-2:00pm • Room 4-231
Units: 3-0-9
Prerequisite: None
Instructors: David Martinez (dmartinez at ll.mit.edu<mailto:dmartinez at ll.mit.edu>), Associate Division Head, Lincoln Laboratory & David Niño (dnino at mit.edu<mailto:dnino at mit.edu>), Senior Lecturer, GEL Program
Course Description:
This course will equip MIT graduate engineering students to lead, develop, and deploy AI systems in ways that augment human’s cognitive capabilities, while providing positive impact to society. It will teach at the intersection of engineering leadership and artificial intelligence, and deliver learning experiences in ways that are informed by research but applied to engineering products and/or services.
At the completion of this course, students will be able to lead AI teams based on four competencies:

  *   Understanding an end-to-end AI architecture at the systems engineering level
  *   Applying engineering leadership principles
  *   Creating a strategic vision and development plan for an AI project focused on a product or service
  *   Developing an execution strategy, staffed by a diverse and multidisciplinary team
For questions, please email David Martinez (dmartinez at ll.mit.edu<mailto:dmartinez at ll.mit.edu>)

10.         8th Annual U.S. C3E Poster Competition – Awarding & Recognizing Women in Clean Energy
Date: November 13-14th
Application deadline: September 1st, 2019
Application: here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeDpXMBxOzUJDZQucHBPy0L6t9lcm-o6w2VImeF7rxsmxYd_w/viewform>
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Details: Female undergraduates, graduate and postdoctoral students pursuing research in the clean energy sector are invited to apply! Entrants will submit their research for an opportunity to present their work on November 13-14, 2019, at the 8th Annual U.S. C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.

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