[GWAMIT] GW@MIT Newsletter, November 12th, 2019

Tue Nov 12 11:39:29 EST 2019

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Events overview:
GW at MIT events:

  1.  Owning a car 101 (Nov. 22nd)
  2.  NE GWiSE & GW at MIT Interactive Session with Dr. Rati Thanawala: "What are the levers for early career success in tech firms? How can women prepare while still in graduate school?" (Dec. 3rd)

3.     Save-the-date: Ellen Swallow Richards Birthday Celebration (Dec. 8th)
Women-related events and opportunities:

4.     Graduate Community Fellow Position Open for Title IX & Bias Response Office (apply now!)

5.     The Imposter Phenomenon (Nov. 15th)

6.     Tig Notaro Stand Up! (Nov. 15th)

7.     Equalize 2020: Pitch Event for Women Entrepreneurs (apply by Nov. 15th)

8.     MIT Women in Aerospace Engineering Day (Nov. 16th)

9.     Friendship & Dating in the US, Navigating MIT (Nov. 19th)

10.  Women at Draper College Outreach Event (Nov. 21st)

11.   Score 3 Venture Fellowship (Applications now open!)

12.  Upcoming IAP Grad Workshops

Did you know...?
NASA Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir conducted the first all-female spacewalk a few weeks ago. Read about these amazing women here<https://www.cbsnews.com/news/all-female-spacewalk-by-the-numbers/> and learn more about their spacewalk here<https://www.cbsnews.com/news/all-female-spacewalk-watch-live-stream-nasa-astronauts-spacewalk-today-2019-10-18/>.
[Space Station All Female Spacewalk]
Photo Credit: NASA, from www.cbsnews.com<http://www.cbsnews.com>.

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1.    Owning a car 101

When: Friday Nov 22nd
Time: 12-1:30 PM
Location: TBD
Sign-up: https://bit.ly/2CCGvHv
Curious about car ownership but don't know how to go about it? Then join GW at MIT and MITFederal Credit Union over lunch to learn the various aspects of car ownership! More details will be shared soon!
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Image from: https://www.erieinsurance.com/blog/hidden-cost-of-car-ownership

1.    NE GWiSE & GW at MIT Interactive Session with Dr. Rati Thanawala: "What are the levers for early career success in tech firms? How can women prepare while still in graduate school?"

An interactive session with Dr. Rati Thanawala, Technology Executive & 2018 Harvard Advanced Leadership Fellow

When: Tuesday, December 3rd, 6pm to 8pm
Where: MIT Building 4 Room 149, Address: 182 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA 02142

Who: All MIT community members and NE GWiSE affiliates (Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis, Brown, Dartmouth, Harvard, MIT, Northeastern, and Tufts) are welcome to attend.

Please Register/RSVP at https://bit.ly/2ClfXKY. Light dinner will be served!

Join NE GWiSE and GW at MIT for an interactive session with Dr. Thanawala where she'll discuss why "early" career success is particularly important for people of "difference" (eg. race + gender, LGBTQ). And, why it is important to prepare for the new situations that are critical in the workplace but which are typically not experienced in college; which (non-technical) skills, if honed, can have a big impact, and what self/mindsets allow new hires to create higher impact.

Dr. Thanawala spent 39 years in tech, the last 17 as VP at Bell Labs. She came to Harvard as a 2018 Advanced Leadership Fellow. Dr. Thanawala has a PhD in Computer Science (Yale) and has worked in many tech domains - R&D, product management, new product introduction, etc. She is now creating a Leadership Academy for Women of Color in Tech, which pilots in Boston in March 2020. The pilot is funded by the Melinda Gates Foundation, and is open to students from the 9 schools that are part of NE GWiSE.

[Rati Thanawala - Flyer final -Early career- NEGWISE event - Dec 3, 2019]

2.    Save-the-date for Ellen Swallow Richards Birthday Celebration

When: Sunday Dec, 8th

Location: TBD

Ellen Swallow Richards was the first woman admitted to MIT and received her S. B. degree in 1873. She appealed to the Women's Education Association of Boston to establish a lab at MIT for instructing women in chemistry, which opened in 1876. You can read more about her and her powerful influence on our institution here<https://libraries.mit.edu/mithistory/community/notable-persons/ellen-swallow-richards/>.

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3.  Graduate Community Fellow Position Open for Title IX & Bias Response Office
A job has just been posted for a revised Graduate Community Fellows<https://oge.mit.edu/community/gcf/> position with the Title IX & Bias Response office for the academic year. If you are a graduate student at MIT and are interested, please contact Jessica Landry<mailto:jlandry at mit.edu> in OGE to apply.
The position starts immediately, requires 10 hours per week, and pays $675 per month.
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TITLE IX & BIAS RESPONSE OFFICE: TRAINING & EDUCATION
MIT's Title IX & Bias Response Office (T9BR) strives to promote a living, working and learning environment where all members of our community can thrive, free from discrimination. The goal of T9BR Office's prevention and education efforts is to present information in the clearest and most accessible way possible for the entire MIT community.
This fellow will support the Education Specialist in the office with overseeing, developing, and implementing training and education materials.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Develop script drafts for updated online training videos
- Manage and develop communication timelines for online training modules for undergraduate students
- Conduct gap analysis of current promotional materials and resources
- Support website content updating and upkeep
- Support the Title IX Student Advisory Committee meetings and subcommittees including meeting logistics, note taking, and recruitment.
- Support with ongoing projects (including data analysis and training development)
 Skills and qualifications:
- Strong organizational skills
- Detail-oriented
- Genuine interest in learning more about prevention education efforts
- Ability to work collaboratively and independently to meet deadlines
- Experience or Interest in designing materials in Canva
- Experience or Interest in maintaining the website through Drupal
- Interest and skills in data analysis

4.  The Imposter Phenomenon

When: Friday, Nov. 15th, 12-1PM

Where: E19-202

RSVP: here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfzkU0nrN7-sjDxD4abxdZHls_C0819qb2gPfVlc4HaJRtWDA/viewform>

Presented by Maryam Khodadoust in Student Mental Health & Counseling. Do you make excuses about your successes? ("I'm just lucky, was at the right place at the right time, anyone could have done it." Etc). Do you remember every failure and review it like a crime scene--over and over again your head? Do you procrastinate on academic work that matters to you? Have you held back from submitting a paper for publishing or conference or grant? You may be suffering from Imposter Phenomenon. Learn about this phenomenon and strategies to keep it from hijacking your academic experience.

5.  Tig Notaro stand up!

When: Friday, November 15th, 8PM

Where: Little Kresge Theatre (W16-035)

Tickets: here<https://mit.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=1113&p=1>

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Co-sponsored by the De Florez Fund for Humor<https://shass.mit.edu/resources/internal/deflorez> and Women's and Gender Studies<http://wgs.mit.edu/events-all/tignotaro>
Tig Notaro is a groundbreaking stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer, and director originally from Mississippi. Hailed for her effortless storytelling and fearless stage presence, her subject matter ranges from the delightfully absurd to the monumentally serious. Rolling Stone recently named Tig "one of the 50 best stand-up comics of all time."
This year, Tig and her wife/writing partner Stephanie Allynne sold the screenplay First Ladies to Netflix with Jennifer Aniston attached to star as the first female President of the United States, and Tig starring as the First Lady. In 2019 Tig will also appear opposite Oscar Award winner Octavia Spencer in the Paramount Pictures comedy Instant Family.
For two seasons, Tig wrote, produced, and starred in the critically acclaimed semi-autobiographical Amazon series One Mississippi, which she co-created with Oscar Award winner Diablo Cody. The series yielded several award nominations, including WGA, GLAAD and The Critic's Choice Awards.
In 2013, Tig was nominated for a Grammy Award for her sophomore release, Live, the number one selling comedy album of 2012. Tig was also nominated for both an Emmy Award and a Grammy Award for her 2015 HBO special Boyish Girl Interrupted. She received a GLAAD Award nomination for the Netflix Original Documentary Tig. Her memoir, I'm Just a Person, is a New York Times Bestseller.
Tig is a favorite on numerous talk shows, including Ellen, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and Conan. She is also a frequent public radio contributor.
Tig continues to tour internationally, selling out Carnegie Hall in 2016. In her time off, Tig enjoys bird-watching with Stephanie, their twin sons, and cat, Fluff, at home in Los Angeles.

Photo credit: Bob Chamberlin, Los Angeles Times

6.  Equalize 2020: Pitch Event for Women Entrepreneurs
Academic early-stage technology venture firm Osage University Partners along with Washington University in St. Louis Office of Technology Management invite women academic entrepreneurs to participate in a pitch event and symposium on June 24-25, 2020 in St. Louis, Missouri.
Equalize 2020 is a pitch competition and symposium designed to take national action around the disparity of women academic inventors forming university startups.
This event will provide a platform to select, coach, and promote women inventors with startup technology. We will help women inventors engage investors and corporate partners, and build networks to drive women-founded university startups.
Qualifications: Women with academic appointments and technologies that are 4 years from the clinic or marketplace.
Deadline to Apply: November 15, 2019
Learn more and apply here: https://equalize.wustl.edu
Event: June 24-25, 2020
St. Louis, Missouri
Cortex Innovation District
For questions about this opportunity, please contact Kristen Otto (kristenotto at wustl.edu<mailto:kristenotto at wustl.edu>).
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7.  MIT Women in Aerospace Engineering Day

When: Saturday, November 16th, 9:30AM-3:30PM

RSVP: here<http://bit.do/waeday2019>

Ready to take flight? Experience a taste of aerospace engineering through hands-on activities, lab tours, and conversations with college students and professors at MIT's Women in Aerospace Engineering (WAE) Day!

Breakfast and lunch provided.

Open to female and non-binary high school students from all backgrounds. No experience or prior interest in STEM needed!

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8.  Friendship & Dating in the US, Navigating MIT

When: Tuesday, Nov. 19th, 5-6:30PM

Where: E19-202

RSVP: here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfzkU0nrN7-sjDxD4abxdZHls_C0819qb2gPfVlc4HaJRtWDA/viewform>

Presented by Vienna Rothberg, Violence Prevention & Response (VPR)

9.  Women at Draper College Outreach Event
When: Thursday, Nov. 21st, 11AM-1:30PM

Where: Draper, 555 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139

RSVP: here<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/explore-draper-tour-lunch-tickets-79031821305> by 11/14

Join us for an informational tour including the following demos:

*     autonomous drone navigation

*     gecko-inspired climbing technology

*     space shuttle simulator

A Driver's License or other Photo ID is required for entry into this event. Lunch is provided.

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10.      Score 3 Venture Fellowship

The Fellowship is for graduate students interested in careers in Venture Capital or Private Equity and who identify as Women, People of Color, or LGBTQ. They work on real deals in a volunteer, immersive experience within a real angel group.

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Apply TODAY to become a Score 3 Venture Fellow!
Who: Current MBA students who identify as women, People of Color, and/or LGBTQ
What: Gain access to working with angel groups on flow, operations and real deals
Why: Student is interested in working in VC/PE and angel groups are seeking quality, diverse talent
(Apply here<https://www.s3angels.org/score_3_fellows>)
The WHY:
The goal of the Venture Fellowship is to prepare undeniably talented individuals to be leaders in the VC/PE space. It's hard for all entrepreneurs to raise funding, but it's even tougher for Women, People of Color and LGBTQ People. Over time, as the "Funders" become more diverse, so will the "Funded."
Our Founder has been an active angel investor for many years, and after successfully exiting his software firm in Washington, DC, he launched the Score 3 Angels as a nonprofit with the mission of broadening access to funding and the power to fund.
The Details:
Venture Fellow work on real deals in a volunteer, immersive experience within a real angel group for one year. The expectations for excellence will be high, but those that are truly committed to breaking into the VC/PE space will recognize the value of this opportunity.
Fellows WIN:  They get to work on real deals, work with 50 to 60 angel and venture investors, and get real experience that will help them enter the world of Venture Capital.
Society WIN: When we get many more diverse voices on the investment side of the industry, they will make more investments in diverse founders.
Founders WIN: Diverse founders will have a network of friendly angel groups and venture firms that we can route them to on their quest to raise funds and other forms of social and knowledge capital.
Requirements:
- Identify as one or more: Person of Color, Woman, or LGBTQ
- Must have tremendous hustle!
- Current MBA candidate Strongly Preferred (or, will start an MBA program in the Fall)
- Must be willing to learn!
- Must have a passion for startups and venture investing!
- Have a strong desire to help others!
- Did we forget to mention...must have tremendous hustle!
Duration of Fellowship: 1 year minimum (2 year max)
<https://www.s3angels.org/>Deadline: We'll evaluate candidates on a rolling basis, and match them with a local (or remote) angel group.
Application and more information about the Score 3 Venture Fellowship here<https://www.s3angels.org/score_3_fellows>.
Replies can be sent to Marinna Kus (mk at score3.org<mailto:mk at score3.org>) and myself, Bethany Bolte (bb at score3.org<mailto:bb at score3.org>)

11.          IAP Grad Workshops on Engineering Leadership
Instructors: David Nino (dnino at mit.edu<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/14.3.339.0/scripts/premium/dnino@mit.edu>) and other GEL Graduate Program Instructors and Guests
Join us for these two workshops designed for MIT graduate students interested in "making a positive difference" in their chosen fields. Grounded in research but experiential and engaging in delivery, they will build practical skills that apply to engineering and technology environments.
The workshops will also provide a pre-view for graduate engineering students on how to earn a new Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program (GEL) certificate in engineering leadership, which will be based on the completion of our academic courses.  Doctoral engineering students can also learn how to combine our academic classes to satisfy minor requirements in selected graduate degree programs.
* Schedule:
Discovering and Developing Your Leadership Strengths
When: Monday, January 20th, 12:30pm-3:30pm
Room: TBD
Register: Email Lisa Stagnone (lstag at mit.edu<mailto:lstag at mit.edu>)
In this first session, you will learn how to discover your leadership strengths and invent career pathways for putting them to work.
Attendees will learn to:

  *   Discover your distinctive professional strengths.
  *   Identify work environments that can bring out your best.
  *   Explore strategies for securing jobs that align with your life aspirations.
Mastering Constructive Conflict
When: Wednesday, January 22nd, 12:30pm-3:30pm
Room: TBD
Register: Email Lisa Stagnone (lstag at mit.edu<mailto:lstag at mit.edu>)
In a safe and open environment, conflict can serve an essential role in building collective capacity for creativity, innovation, and group learning. Learn how conflict can achieve these constructive outcomes.
Attendees will learn to:

  *   Assess your own personal preferences for conflict.
  *   Become a better problem solver in groups.
  *   Increase your ability to deliver and receive critical feedback.

See website<https://gelp.mit.edu/grad-students/grad-iap-workshops-2020> for additional details.

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