Women in Science Panel Discussion: Women Don't Ask: How to Become an Effective Negotiator

Surveys have shown that 20% of all adult women will never negotiate, which has lead to an average salary 30% lower than men in similar positions.  This panel focuses on the major pitfalls of negotiating, why women negotiate less effectively and provide tools for effective communication at any stage of your career (undergraduate to professional). The panelists come from a broad range of backgrounds:

Teresa Cardador- Assistant Professor, School of Labor & Employment Relations
Don Ort - Robert Emerson Professor of Plant Biology
Alexis Thompson - Director, Postdoctoral Affairs Office
Sarah Zehr - Assistant Dean and Director, Engineering Career Services

Date: Tuesday April 24th, 2012
Time: 4-6pm
Place: Music Room, Levis Center

Thank you, and hope to see you there!

-WIS Officers
If you have any questions, please email Courtney Leisner (leisner1@illinois.edu)

Women in Science Panel Discussion: What Does it Mean to Be a Women in Science? March 6, 2012

Women in Science (WIS) Panel Discussion

Tuesday, March 6th from 4-6pm in 269 Everitt Lab

Please join Women in Science as we hold our first panel discussion!

Topic: What does it mean to be a woman in science?

We will be discussing what has been important in driving women forward in their scientific careers, and what advice would they give to others starting their careers in science. The panelists come from a broad range of backgrounds and stages of their careers:

Hannah Deberg (Physics, Graduate Student)
Courtney Sloan (Chemistry, Post-Doc)
Jennifer Fraterrigo (Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Assistant Professor)
Lisa Ainsworth (Plant Biology, Associate Professor)

Date: Tuesday March 6th
Time: 4-6pm
Place: 269 Everitt Lab (north quad across from the Union)

Light refreshments will be served.

Thank you, and hope to see you there!
-WIS Officers

Volunteer at the Orpheum Museum!

The Orpheum Museum and the University of Illinois are teaming up for the Girls Do Science Club (GDSC).  Volunteers are needed to help 1st-5th grade girls with a programming project.  This project is very simple, and volunteers only need to have a tiny bit of programming experience. 

GDSC events will be held on:
February 20th, 3:45-4:30 and 4:45-5:30
February 27th, 3:45-4:30 and 4:45-5:30
March 5th, 3:45-4:30 and 4:45-5:30
March 12th, 3:45-4:30 and 4:45-5:30

(Dates may change, but will always be held on Mondays)

If you're interested in helping girls learn programming, please email ChicTech.WCS@gmail.com to sign up or request more information.

Casting Call for "King of the Nerds" Reality Show!

The producers of Mythbusters, Survivor, and Amazing Race are looking for a new generaiton of nerds and geeks to compete and win big $$!  "King of the Nerds" is a new competition-based show embracing and celebrating passionate and intellectually savvy guys and girls 21-30 years old.  Showcase your skills by competing on topics you already know and win big!

Are you passionate about mathematics, physics, synthetic biology, nanotechnology?

Are you a super fan of Star Wars, Star Trek, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Battlestar Galactica, or Joss Whedon?

Do you build robots and write apps and programs for fun?

Do you consider yourself a "maker" or "DIY" person?

Do you compile your own Linux Distros?

Do you love everything Sci-Fi?

Are you Arduino proficient?

Can you count Pi to 50 places?

Are you in Mensa?

Have you excelled at the top of your studies?  Have you received awards, recognitions, or accolades for your academic achievements or hobbies?  Are you a passionate person who is intellectually driven and has been typecast most of your life?  Are you ready to compete against other nerds in a competition show that will showcase your smarts and inner geek?

If you answered yes to any of the above, if you consider yourself a geek or nerd, and are between the ages of 21-30, then audition today!

Email: kingofthenerdscasting@gmail.com to apply.  Include your name, age, photo, contact information, and a brief bio on what makes you today's most ingenious nerd!  Put "Referred by MY" in the subject line of the email.  For more information about the show, visit http://www.nerdking.net/. 

The Physics of Climate Change - Saturday, October 1, 2011

SATURDAY PHYSICS FOR EVERYONE 

FALL 2011
Physics Department
University of Illinois
Room  141 Loomis Laboratory of Physics
1110 W. Green Street Urbana, IL  61801

Welcome to the 2011 Saturday Physics for Everyone at the Physics
Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  

Next Saturday Physics lecture will take place on October 1.

Professor Scott Willenbrock, Department of Physics, U. of Illinois  will talk about  "The Physics of Climate Change": Professor Scott Willenbrock
Title:    ""The Physics of Climate Change"
Day:       Saturday, October 1, 2011
Time: 10:15am
Place: 141 Loomis, 1110 West Green Street, Urbana

Climate Change is a hot topic, but we hear conflicting reports on the seriousness of the issue. Some say it is a grave danger, and could severely disrupt life on Earth. Others say it is a conspiracy, and that the dangers are way overblown. What's the truth? In order to form your own opinion, you need to understand the basic physics underlying Climate Change. I discuss this physics in nontechnical language, and give you the tools to make your own judgment about Climate Change.

International Business Immersion Program, Deadline: November 1, 2011

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS IMMERSION PROGRAM, ACE/BADM 436 APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE!

www.ibip.illinois.edu

DEADLINE TO APPLY NOVEMBER 1, 2011.

Don’t miss this opportunity to study international agribusiness supply chains by experiencing them first-hand in Europe!

The program has three components: a course in the Spring Semester of 2012 (Tuesdays 3:30-5:20pm) , a two-week study tour to Europe from May 12-26, and a final presentation in the fall of 2012.

IBIP Info Sessions:
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Monsanto Room of the ACES Library
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Wednesday, October 12, 2011
in rooms 3015/3017 BIF
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

The 2012 IBIP program will be headed to Europe from May 12-26, 2011. Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors graduating in December 2012 are encouraged to apply. May 2012 graduating Seniors will not be considered.

The program is housed in the College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, but is cross-listed in the College of Business Administration and works closely with many of the Title VI Cultural Centers as well as CIBER, Center for International Business Education and Research.

The program requires a $1,500 course fee, to be paid in three installments. Students are also responsible for airfare. Students are encouraged to apply for internal IBIP scholarship support after having been admitted to the program. In addition, students should apply for the study abroad funds that the colleges offer.

During the spring semester, the course will focus on international business in the European Union. Students will become experts in one particular industry from a comparative perspective, working in teams. During the study tour, we will visit multinational companies, regulators, farmers, and local companies.

The program is sponsored in part by: ADM, Bunge, Monsanto, and the Caterpillar Foundation, OSI Group, BASF, and the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)This program would not be possible without their continued generous support and enthusiasm in helping to develop global leaders

For more information contact Prof. Andrea Martens, amartens@illinois.edu or Lynnea Johnson at lsjohnso@illinois.edu and check out former student experiences at www.ibip.illinois.edu.

Entrepreneurship Workshop in Silicon Valley, Deadline: October 7, 2011

The Technology Entrepreneur Center and the College of Engineering would like to send up to 25 students to Silicon Valley during the winter break for a one-week technology entrepreneurship workshop and visits with startups and leading technology companies.  The trip is slated for January 8-13, 2012.

The workshop and lecture sessions will focus on innovation, technology entrepreneurship and leadership, and will feature corporate leaders, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs.  Students will also have several opportunities to network with prominent entrepreneurial Illinois alumni.

The program aspires to expose students to many facets of technology entrepreneurship, with firms in various stages of a startup lifecycle, and to continue to build an entrepreneurial community at Illinois.  We invite Illinois undergraduate and graduate students to submite applications to attend this workshop.  For full consideration, application materials must be received by 5:00pm on October 7, 2011.

The cost to students to attend the workshop is to be determined.

Applicants will be notified of their status by 5:00pm on November 1, 2011.

Interested?  Apply here by 5:00pm on October 7th: http://tec.illinois.edu/silicon-valley-workshop

Friday Forum - Few Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)? Why--and What to Do

Few Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)? Why--and What to Do

Ruth Sweetser, Director of Corporate Relations at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago and former AAUW President at both the state and national levels on: "Few Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)? Why--and What to do."

It's well known that women now make up almost half of the U.S. workforce. When it comes to jobs in the Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, however, women aren't fairing so well. According to a report by the U.S. Department of Commerce entitled Women in STEM: A Gender Gap to Innovation, "Although women fill close to half of all jobs in the U.S. economy, they hold less than 25% of STEM jobs." The report goes on to say that this percentage has remained steady over the past decade, "even as women's share of the college-educated workforce has increased."

Why is this true, and what can be done about it-or, should anything be done about it? This will be the focus of the Friday Forum lecture on September 16th, 12 noon at the University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright Street on the University of Illinois campus. Ruth Sweetser, Director of Corporate Relations at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago and former AAUW President at both the state and national levels, will be speaking about women in the STEM fields and discussing the latest research on this topic, including AAUW's 2010 in-depth report, "Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics." AAUW is a nationwide network of individuals, branches, and college/institution partners that advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research.

ALL LECTURES ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

Y THAI LUNCH TICKETS: $6.00/3.00 student

Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment Program, Deadline: September 30, 2011

The Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment program is now accepting applications to the XSEDE Scholars Program.  Please share the attached recruitment flier with underrepresented minority students in STEM disciplines.

  
This year-long program will provide undergraduate and graduate students opportunities to learn more about advanced computational tools and digital resources and network with the XSEDE professional community. Among the benefits of the program are a travel grant to the November supercomputing conference in Seattle -- SC11, and opportunities to participate in online community sessions and network with researchers.

The online application form is at http://bit.ly/xsede_2011, and the deadline to apply for this program is September 30, 2011. If students have questions, they should contact Alice Fisher, Scholars Program manager at Rice University, at afisher@rice.edu. For more information about XSEDE, visit: http://xsede.org/.

Extras Needed for Commericals

The Office of Public Affairs is preparing to shoot the 2011-12 commercials that will run at halftime during televised Illinois sporting events next season and we’re looking for non-speaking extras for two of the scenes.

More information about the scenes, instructions and information on how to sign up can be found at http://illinois.edu/431/final_instructions_for_extras_2011.doc.

We need a fairly large number of men and women to play students in a classroom and for an outdoor crowd scene. Roughly, we’re looking for people between the ages of 16 and 25, but basically, they need to look (from a distance) old or young enough to be one of our students. Anyone under the age of 18 will need a consent form signed by a parent.

Scenes are June 28 from 11-12:30 in the Beckman Institute and June 29 from 3-5pm in front of Foellinger Hall on the Quad. We’ll take people for one or both days. These are always fun and there’s a good chance participants will be seen on national and regional television for the next year.

IGNITE at the Illinois Leadership Center - May 16, 2011

By attending Ignite you will:

·         Learn how to lead change within organizations and practice engaged citizenship

·         Develop an understanding of the importance of forming coalitions and building community

·         Practice system thinking techniques to navigate complex organizational challenges

Date: May 16^th 2011

Time: 10:00am – 6:00pm

Location: Illini Union

Register online today, as spots fill quickly!

https://www.illinoisleadership.uiuc.edu/getinvolved/insight.asp

Illinois Leadership Center

www.illinoisleadership.illinois.edu

290 Illini Union, MC-384

1401 W. Green St.

Urbana, IL 61801 USA

leadership@illinois.edu

217-333-0604 (phone)

217-265-8464 (fax)

Accenture Networking Forum, Friday April 15th, 2011

Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, believes that attracting, retaining and promoting women is critical to success. As part of this commitment, Accenture is hosting a social media webcast event on Friday, April 15 for top female students in Canada and the United States. Apply to attend the Accenture Women's Networking Forum and learn from Accenture women as they discuss the importance of "Building Your Personal Brand."
To learn more about the Accenture Women's Networking Forum and to apply, please visit www.accenture.com/womensnetworking.

Illinois Integrity, Saturday, March 5 ,2011

What are your personal values?  Well now’s the perfect opportunity to learn at our last Integrity program this semester!

Integrity - Saturday, March 5, 2011
10:00am -5:00pm

Illini Union

At Illinois Integrity, you will learn skills that will help you:
• Understand your personal values and your leadership behaviors
• Determine how a group's goals effect team development and effectiveness
• Personally define your values such as honesty, fairness, concern for others, and achievement
This program is offered at no cost to Illinois students!
If you have already attended Insight, tell a friend! Let them know about your experience. This is the last Integrity of the 2010-2011 school year. Do not miss out!

Register today, as spots fill quickly!
https://www.illinoisleadership.uiuc.edu/getinvolved/insight.asp

Illinois Leadership Center
http://www.illinoisleadership.illinois.edu/
290 Illini Union, MC-384
1401 W. Green St.
Urbana, IL 61801 USA
leadership@illinois.edu
217-333-0604 (phone)
217-265-8464 (fax)

VentureLab Green Living 2011, Deadline: March 1, 2011

Innovators and Inventors!  Are you looking to commercialize a product or innovation in the areas of alternative energy, green building, community sustainability, water quality or another that addresses a "green" or "sustainability" issue?   Join us for VentureLab Green Living, a five day, highly experiential and immersive program developed and designed to enhance the success of your "green" business idea.

Trying to balance all the things you have to do to get your business not just off the ground, but flying high, can be tough, and early-stage entrepreneurs often know they could be doing things more effectively.  At VentureLab Green Living you'll have the space to think and explore within a dynamic environment that will help you evolve your business strategy, sales channels and marketing, as well as better understand the financial mechanics of your venture, helped by people who have been there and done it.  You'll come out of the program not only with a more competitive action plan, but also with a set of tools that will help you grow your business for years to come. 

Applications are due by March 1, 2011.  To apply, please visit the VentureLab website.

Illinois Insight, February 5, 2011

At Illinois Insight, you will learn skills that will help you:
• Understand how you think and why you do the things you do.
• Assess your own strengths and weaknesses.
• Identify your values, motivations, passions and leadership style.

This program is offered at no cost to Illinois students and is a great way to jump start the new semester!
If you have already attended Insight, tell a friend! Let them know about your experience.  This is the last Insight of the 2010-2011 school year. Do not miss out!

Illinois Insight will be held Saturday, February 5, 2011 from 9am-6pm in the Illini Union.

Register today, as spots fill quickly!https://www.illinoisleadership.uiuc.edu/getinvolved/insight.asp

Illinois Leadership Center
http://www.illinoisleadership.illinois.edu/
290 Illini Union, MC-384
1401 W. Green St.
Urbana, IL 61801 USA
leadership@illinois.edu
217-333-0604 (phone)
217-265-8464 (fax)

The Heart of Collaboration: How Science and Engineering Go Hand-in-Hand

We are excited to pass along an article written by Joanne Manaster, a faculty member in the School of Integrative Biology, and the head of our Bioengineering camp for G.A.M.E.S.  Professor Manaster is also the author of the website Joanne Loves Science.

From the article:
"How often do you give thought to your heart? As long as your heart is beating properly and without pain, most of us are unconcerned with how doctors, scientists and engineers study the heart, diagnose problems, and create solutions to conditions and maladies that affect the heart.

When something goes wrong with the heart, doctors are able to diagnose the problem based on knowledge supplied by science. The tools doctors use to diagnose the problem (such as ultrasound, the electrocardiogram (EKG), the stethoscope and blood pressure machine) and then treat the problem (via stents, pacemakers, replacement valves and drugs) come from a field called bioengineering. Let’s take a look at how the broad field of bioengineering helps us when our heart is not at its best. By definition, bioengineering can be considered a combination of any field of engineering mixed with any field of biology, in any proportion." 

To read the rest of this great article, please visit the website!

Job Shadow Opportunity with Deloitte Consulting, Deadline: December 13th, 2010

You are invited....To build a partnership between one of the world’s leading universities and one of the world’s leading consulting firms:
University of Illinois College of Engineering and Deloitte Consulting LLP

Like the University of Illinois College of Engineering, Deloitte recognizes the value of an multidisciplinary
background and diverse teams. Engineers bring a unique set of skills to consulting that have enabled them to succeed at Deloitte. We would like take the opportunity to share with you a little bit about Deloitte, our people and clients, and to discuss ways we can work together on campus.

Goals:· Provide background information on Deloitte Consulting and the Business Technology Analyst program
· Share why engineers make great consultants and some success stories of Illinois engineers at Deloitte
· Tour the Deloitte office, learn what Deloitte Consultants day to day, and work through a simulated Deloitte project

Logistics:When: Friday, January 7 from 9 am – 3 pm
Where: 111 S Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 6060
How to Apply:
Submit your resume on Engineering Career Services under “Job Shadow” by December 13. If you have any questions, please reach out to Brianne Petricone at bpetricone@deloitte.com.Deloitte Consulting Job Shadow for the University of Illinois’ College of Engineering

Saturday Physics Lecture with Professor Tony Liss, Saturday, December 4th, 2010

SATURDAY PHYSICS HONORS PROGRAM - FALL 2010 SCHEDULE

Welcome to the 2010 Saturday Physics Honors Program at the Physics Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. If you are a teacher,  please encourage your students to come.

The last Saturday Physics lecture in the Fall 2010 season will take place on December 4.  Professor Tony Liss,  Department of Physics, U. of Illinois will talk about "Unlocking the Dark Secrets of our Universe: How Studying the Smallest Things, with the Biggest Science Project Ever, Gets to the Heart of the Matter"

Professor Tony Liss
Title:  "Unlocking the Dark Secrets of our Universe: How Studying the Smallest Things, with the Biggest Science Project Ever, Gets to the Heart of the Matter."
Day: Saturday, December 4, 2010
Time: 10:15am
Place: 141 Loomis, 1110 West Green Street, Urbana
Abstract:The goal of particle physics is to explain the nature of the Universe at its most fundamental level, including the basic constituents of matter and their interactions. Despite incredible progress in this understanding over the last century, only 4% of the total mass-energy of the Universe is from matter we can produce in our laboratories. The remaining 96% is composed of mysterious dark matter, seen only through its gravitational influence, and even more mysterious dark energy, which drives an accelerating Universe. In this talk, I introduce these and other mysteries and discuss how experiments at the Large Hadron Collider might unlock these dark secrets of the Universe.

Lectures, including Q&A period last approximately 90 minutes. They are open to the general public and are free of charge.  We are looking forward to seeing you there!

Questions?Contact  Toni Pitts (Coordinator of Recruiting Advising and Special Programs)
University of Illinois
Department of Physics
Office: 290Z Loomis Lab of Physics
1110 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL  61801
Phone: (217) 244-2948
Fax: (217) 333-9819

Presentation by Dan Ingalls, "Forty Years of Fun With Computers." November 18th, 2010.

Dan Ingalls, the principal architect of five generations of Smalltalk environment, will give a presentation called "Forty Years of Fun With Computers."

Date: Thursday, November 18th
Time: 2-3:30pm
Place: 2405 Siebel Center

Dan Ingalls has had the good fortune to create, or at least to assist at the birth of, a number of core technologies that we take for granted these days. In this talk he will present these from several perspectives: the forces that brought them forth, the qualities that give them power, and the liveliness that makes them all fun to this day.

I-WIN: Illinois Women in Non-Traditional Fields Program

I-WIN: Illinois Women In Non-Traditional Fields Program

Wanted: Women students who are enrolled in non-traditional fields of study (such as aviation, engineering, computer science, chemistry, mathematics, physics). To video journal about times they have faced difficulties and obstacles because of their chosen field. This academic year long project will culminate with an awards program and reception showcasing the films of the participants.

Sponsored by: Women’s Resources Center; 703 S. Wright St., Champaign

Contact:  Call us at 217.333.3137 or email us at womenscenter@illinois.edu.

Criteria for Participation: Undergraduate or graduate students; female; in a non-traditional field of study (Engineering, Math and Sciences).

How to apply: Fill out the attached application and return it as an attachment to womenscenter@illinois.edu by 11.1.10.  That’s all there is to it!!  For more information go to www.go.illinois.edu/WRC !