Are you a woman in science who is interested in joining a community of your peers? Are you an undergrad interested in science who wants to develop a mentoring relationship with a graduate student or faculty member in science? Are you a woman in the sciences who wants to socialize and network with others in different disciplines? Then WIS is right for you!
Women in Science (WIS) is an organization with a new chapter on campus that was organized to support and encourage women to seek careers in research and science. This group seeks both male and female students who want to engage in an active community of people who support women in the sciences and encourage their professional and personal development in the field. This organization hopes to create an interdisciplinary venue/organization that brings together all women in the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). The goals of this organization are to provide a platform for women in the various sciences to interact, network and socialize in an informal setting, as well as provide valuable career development opportunities.
Women in Science (WIS) is an organization with a new chapter on campus that was organized to support and encourage women to seek careers in research and science. This group seeks both male and female students who want to engage in an active community of people who support women in the sciences and encourage their professional and personal development in the field. This organization hopes to create an interdisciplinary venue/organization that brings together all women in the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). The goals of this organization are to provide a platform for women in the various sciences to interact, network and socialize in an informal setting, as well as provide valuable career development opportunities.
A few activities this organization hopes to plan include:
-Career development workshops that include a panel of men and women in different stages of their scientific careers in order to discuss pressing issues as we advance in our career paths
-Happy Hours providing an informal setting for undergraduate/graduate/ professor/professional women in the sciences to interact
-A field trip to Chicago to see collections at the Field Museum guided by faculty members here at UIUC
This organization is open to undergraduates, graduates, faculty and staff, those in scientific industry, and anyone else who supports and promotes women in the sciences. If you are interested, please attend an informational meeting on January 25, 2012 in ACES Library Heritage Room from 5-7pm. Pizza and soda will be provided for those who attend!
-Career development workshops that include a panel of men and women in different stages of their scientific careers in order to discuss pressing issues as we advance in our career paths
-Happy Hours providing an informal setting for undergraduate/graduate/ professor/professional women in the sciences to interact
-A field trip to Chicago to see collections at the Field Museum guided by faculty members here at UIUC
This organization is open to undergraduates, graduates, faculty and staff, those in scientific industry, and anyone else who supports and promotes women in the sciences. If you are interested, please attend an informational meeting on January 25, 2012 in ACES Library Heritage Room from 5-7pm. Pizza and soda will be provided for those who attend!
We look forward to seeing you there!
Courtney Leisner
WIS President
leisner1@illinois.edu
WIS President
leisner1@illinois.edu
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