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The aim of WISC is to facilitate networking, support, mentoring and outreach among women graduate students and post-docs within the science departments. Here are descriptions of our main activities.
Calendar:
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Event |
| May 15,2009 |
Science Fair Judges Needed!
The School for Democracy and Leadership in Crown Heights Brooklyn is looking for
judges for its middle and high school science fair, this Friday, May 15th. Click here to view the flyer.
Inquiries can be mailed to maggie.schwirck@gmail.com
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| April 13,2009 |
Take a Girl to College Day
If you are interested in volunteering, please email wisc.group@gmail.com
To regsiter and/or read more about Take a Girl to College Day, click here |
| January 23,2009 |
WISC Winter Social and Poster Session
6:00 PM, Havemeyer 7th floor lounge.
Please volunteer to do a poster! If you are interested, please email wisc.group@gmail.com |
| November 14, 2008 |
Science and Engineering Graduate Student Panel
4pm, Havemeyer 7th Floor Lounge |
| October 31, 2008 |
Girls Science Day Set-Up Meeting
12 Pm to 1 PM, Miller Room (Havemeyer 328) |
| September 19, 2008 |
September Social
6pm, Havemeyer 7th Floor Lounge |
| Septbember 17, 2008 |
Breakfast with Prof. Eve Marder (professor of biology at Brandeis University)
10 am at Kitechenette uptown. Please contact us if you are interested. Space will be limited. |
| September 25, 2008 |
Girls' Science Day Meeting
6:30 PM, Havemeyer 717 |
| Nov. 20, 2008 |
WISC Sponsered Chemistry Colloquim
Prof. Cynthia Friend (Harvard University) |
Stay Updated
Facebook Group:
If you are a member of Facebook, please find our group there! It's called "WISC," and there, you can find information about upcoming events, contact other members of WISC, post pictures, etc.
Google Calendar:
We have also made a Google calendar that will remind you of events, so check it out!.
Main Acitivites:
Game of Life Discussion Series:
The Game of Life (GoL) discussion series is a forum to gather and address the many issues that confront us as we evolve into the coming stages of our lives, as people, as scientists, as women regarding our careers, research, families, our finances and so much more! See the link at left for details of past and future events.
Breakfast with Colloquia Speakers:
WISC hosts breakfast for women colloquia speakers in all science departments. This is a great opportunity to have an informal conversation with succesful women scientists in academia. Details of future and past events are here . If a woman scientist is speaking in your department, contact us for help organizing a breakfast.
Outreach:
WISC organizes and sponsers a variety of community outreach events. These are primarily aimed at exposing middle school girls to science and higher education in general. The biggest event, Girl's Science Day, is an annual event for girls to come and participate in hands-on science experiments. Each spring there is Take a Girl to College day where 7th grade girls shadow a college student for a day. See the outreach page to learn more details, more events, and how to get involved.
WISC general meeting:
Is there something we have forgotten? Or a vision you would like to get started?
Come with your ideas, willingness to get involved or just to see what we are up
to at our next meeting. Meetings last approximately 30 minutes and refreshments are provided.
Checkout the minutes if you missed a meeting.
Subscribe to the WISC mailing list!
Simply send an email from the account that you wish to recieve WISC emails to
majordomo@columbia.edu, with the body stating subscribe wisc. Click here for more detailed directions.
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