Events: Fall 2007 - Spring 2008
Theme: Defining Success: What Women Scientists and Engineers Want
"If I Knew Then What I Know Now" : A Panel Discussion of Graduate Women
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Time: 5:45-7:30 pm, DINNER PROVIDED!
Place: Teer 203
Meet incoming students from throughout the university! A panel of women from the graduate and professional schools will share their experiences and tips for thriving at Duke. This informative session seeks to provide a safe forum for exploring the "how to’s" and "why not’s" of graduate life as well as a great opportunity to network with women both within and outside of your school or department. Start off the school year smart! Co-sponsored with GPWN (Graduate and Professional Women’s Network) and GPSC (Graduate and Professional Student Council).
Pitch Your Idea with Joseph Holmes
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Time: 5 - 6:30 pm, Dinner provided after workshop!
Place: Teer 203
Come to this workshop facilitated by Mr. Joseph Holmes to refine your networking and communication skills. We’ll learn how to quickly and effectively convey our projects, ideas, and selves to others, be they scientists, journalists, or friends around the dinner table. The interactive workshop will start with a short effective speaking lesson, followed by speed networking practice in rotating pairs, and will close with a casual dinner. Mr. Holmes is the CEO of Acuity Edge, a management consulting firm dedicated to providing the highest quality of strategic-level service for corporate, university, government, and venture capital clients. He enjoys the interface between technology and business as found in university tech transfer, corporate IP management, and new entrepreneurial ventures. Mr. Holmes is currently an adjunct faculty member in the Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program at Duke University.
Make-Your-Own-Sundae Social
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
Time: 5 - 7 pm, Ice cream + fixin's will be provided!
Place: Blue Express next to the LSRC
Co-Sponsored with the American Medical Women's Association (AMWA).
Do you ever feel like you are the only woman in the room (including the professor)? Still remember what it was like to be an undergrad trying to decide how to steer your future career? How hard it was to approach professors and find interesting and helpful programs? How you decided on a graduate school? How to balance all your various desires and interests? Feel like you’ve never had a conversation with a Duke undergrad before? Wondering what life is like for the other half of Duke students? Want to share your experience with younger students in an informal mentor-like environment?
Then come to out mid-semester ice cream social!
You'll get to know undergrads from various fields in science and engineering, hear their worries and concerns, share your past experience with them and offer some older-sister-style advice. Meet graduate students, medical students, and undergraduate women and get to know them in a fun, relaxing environment. Come join us as we welcome Duke undergrads in science and engineering to our "sisterhood", promote the interaction between undergrad and grad students, and share some experience and advice - have we mentioned that there will be ice cream?! Please join us for a bit of socializing and fun.This event is co-sponsored with the American Medical Women's Association (AMWA).
Balance Your Life: A Panel Discussion on Children and Work
Friday, October 19, 2007
Time: 12 - 1:15 pm, Lunch Provided!
Place: Teer 203
Are you a proud mother trying to balance your career and children? Are you worried about being able to maintain your career if you start a family? Is it possible to accomplish your dreams without sacrificing too much? What options are available to those who don’t have a strong family base? At this event we’ll hear from a diverse panel of women about how they handle balancing their careers and children. Panelists include: Leslie Lerea, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, UNC Graduate School; Amanda Moehring, NIH NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow, Duke Biology; Tanya L. Otte, Meteorologist, Atmospheric Sciences Modeling, NOAA-EPA; and Phoebe Acheson, Senior Library Assistant, Bostock Library, Parents@Duke.
Lunch with Prof. Margaret Murnane
Tuesday, November 6th
Time: 12 - 1:30 pm, Lunch Provided!
Place: TBA
Prof Murnane is a fellow of JILA (formerly the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics) and a faculty member in the Departments of Physics and Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Colorado (Boulder, CO). She has been invited to Duke for the inaugural Hertha Sponer Presidential Lectureship on Nov 6th at 4PM in Griffith Theatre. WiSE is lucky to chat with this successful woman over an informal lunch. Space is limited for this luncheon, so please RSVP.
Pump up Your Professionalism with Sharon Hill
Friday, November 9, 2007
Time: 12 - 1:15 pm, Lunch Provided!
Place: Teer 203
Come to a fun, interactive and intimate session led by Certified Etiquette Trainer (CET) Ms. Sharon Hill. Learn essential networking skills such as the power of a handshake, the magic of eye contact, and the secrets of small talk. Sharon spent more than 20 years as a development and marketing manager at IBM. She was elected Chairman of the Raleigh/RTP Black Diversity Network Group, a position she held for five years at IBM’s largest site. As a Toastmasters International award winner, Sharon now is the president of Sharon Hill International, through which she teaches seminars focusing on American business etiquette, effective speaking techniques, and preparing students for corporate America and others. This interactive workshop will be followed by a book signing / sale of Sharon’s recent books: 35 Tips for Students to Succeed in Corporate America, and Wild Woman’s Guide to Etiquette: Saving the World One Handshake at a Time. Limited to Duke affiliated participants only.
WiSE Cookie Decorating Party
Thursday, December 6th, 2007
Time: 5 - 6:30pm, Cookies, supplies and hot cocoa provided!
Place: MSRBI Room 001
Come celebrate the holiday season with WiSE! We will be decorating sugar cookies to donate to the Durham Crisis Response Center--we will "sample" some too! The Durham Crisis Response Center houses battered women and children as well as sexual assault victims. This is a wonderful event to socialize with fellow WiSE members and to make a difference. Cookies, supplies, hot cocoa and holiday music will be provided -- just bring the holiday cheer!
Starting out strong: An Assertiveness Workshop with Kacie Wallace
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Time: 12 - 1:15pm, Lunch provided!
Place: Note special location! Love Auditorium, LSRC
Want to start out the year strong by knowing how to be more assertive in both your work and personal life? Feel like you do not know how to make requests without coming across as being too pushy or weak? Kacie Wallace (J.D., L.L.M.) is a professor at NC Central School of Law and an adjunct professor at Duke. She successfully conducted the "Ladylike Negotiation" workshop for Duke GPWN last year and is our first speaker of the year. Make it a part of your new year's resolution to become the more poised version of you, and let it be a way for you to define success! Lunch provided upon RSVP to Phoebe Lee by Jan 22nd.
Duke Women's Basketball game vs Virginia Tech
Friday, February 1, 2008
Time: 5:45 pm -
Place: Meet at the Duke Women's Center Lower Lounge (126 Few Fed Bldg.) at 5:45pm or at Cameron Stadium by game time 7pm
Join GPWN and Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) at the upcoming Duke Women’s basketball game versus Virginia Tech. Meet at the Duke Women's Center at 5:45pm or meet our group at Cameron Stadium by game-time at 7pm. Graduate students get in free with Duke ID. Go Duke!
Stop faking it: How to feel as bright and capable as everyone seems to think you are -- overcoming the "Imposter Syndrome" with Dr. Valerie Young
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Time: 11:30 - 1pm, Free lunch reception following workshop at 1pm.
Place: Note special location! Workshop: Love Auditorium; Lunch reception: Hall of Science, LSRC
April 14, 2008 -- the audio recording is no longer available.
Are you crushed by even constructive criticism, taking it as evidence of your ineptness? Do you often dismiss your accomplishments as a "fluke" or "no big deal?" Like you, we wanted to know why so many intelligent, capable people suffer from the so-called Impostor Syndrome and, most importantly, what it takes to overcome it. You’ll learn: what the so-called Impostor Syndrome is and how it operates in every day life; how race, class and gender can and do contribute to feelings of fraudulence (hint: it’s not "all in your head"); how to stop the perfectionism, procrastination, and chronic self-doubt standing between you and your goals; key gender differences as they relate to the all important topics of competence, failure, and success. Plus, you’ll be guided through a proven 7-step process designed to give you additional insight into your own self-limiting philosophies and patterns. You’ll actually leave the session with a personalized plan for change. Finally, you’ll hear more than theory. You’ll walk away with practical strategies for interrupting the Impostor Syndrome that you can start using immediately. We are happy to welcome Dr. Valerie Young as our Distinguished Speaker of 2008. Our event co-sponsors are: The Office of Postdoctoral Services, Duke Medical School, Duke School of Nursing, the Graduate and Professional Women’s Network, Graduate Student Career Services, the Department of Biology, the University Program in Genetics and Genomics, the Center For Integrated Education Research and Development, the Bouchet Society, the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, the Graduate and Professional Student Council, and Graduate Student Affairs.
Duke show & tell: Showcasing breast cancer research that makes an impact
*TBA* Due to scheduling conflicts, this event has been POSTPONED.
Ever wonder if what you do in the lab actually makes a difference in the "real world"? Want to see how all types of research done by your peers can "make a difference"? We have invited three researchers that work on breast cancer though through different approaches: a clinician, an engineer, and a biomedical research scientist. Please come by to see what is going on in Duke’s greater research community, and how our research is helping to save lives. Lunch provided upon online RSVP.
WiSE Movie Night
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Place: Lofts at Lakeview Movie Room
Come join the ladies of WiSE for a great movie, snacks and fun! Sara Salahi will be hosting us at the Lofts of Lakeview--meet her at the door to the lobby to get in. Parking for the Lofts can be found either in the small parking lot that is in front of the Lofts, any of the parallel parking spots in the street between the Lofts and the Friday's complex, or in the Friday's parking lot. To attend this event please RSVP via Facebook or our online RSVP form. Questions? Contact Ana Sanchez for more information.
Shaping the world, one job at a time: An altruistic/alternative career panel
Friday, March 21, 2008
Time: 12 - 1 pm; Lunch Provided!
Place: Teer 203
RSVP online
Are you looking for non-academia jobs that are outside of the box? Do you seek career choices that help to better the world by helping others? Come explore altruistic alternatives including non-profit research, teaching, and science policy as ways to achieve your goal of a meaningful career. Lunch provided upon RSVP. RSVP online. Panelists include:
Rochelle Schwartz-Bloom: K-12 education
Rochelle Schwartz-Bloom was trained as a neuropharmacologist and has devoted her basic science research to understanding the mechanisms of neuroprotection after neuronal injury. Additionally, she has had a long-standing interest in science education. She developed a research program at Duke University that applies science-based research to K-12 curriculum and professional development (RISE).
Bora Zivkovic: Science career online
Bora Zivkovic is the Online Community Coordinator at the Public Library of Science ONE (PLoS ONE). He got this job because someone posted it on the comment section of his blog. His job is to try to motivate you to comment on the papers at PLoS, and his scientific specialty is chronobiology (circadian rhythms and photoperiodism).
Anne Casper: Liberal arts college science education
Anne Casper is currently a post-doc in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at Duke, and is a SPIRE program fellow at UNC Chapel Hill. The mission of SPIRE is to provide multi-dimensional professional development for science researchers and educators to succeed in academic careers, to bring engaging teaching methods into the classroom, and to increase diversity in science professions.
Nirupama Sista: Science career in public policy/nonprofits
Nirupama Sista is the Associate Director of Science Facilitation at Family Health International (FHI). FHI is among the largest and most established nonprofit organizations active in international public health with a mission to improve lives worldwide through research, education, and services in family health.
Subhashini Chandrasekharan: Career in science policy
Subhashini Chandrasekharan is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Center for Public Genomics within IGSP’s Center for Genome Ethics, Law, and Policy (GELP). GELP was created to foster ethically responsible and socially beneficial uses of genome science, while addressing the complex ethical, legal, social and policy impacts of the Genome Revolution.
WiSE Happy Hour @ TGI Fridays
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Time: 5 - 6:30pm; Appetizers provided!
Place: TGI Fridays
It may be only Wednesday, but it's time for happy hour! Meet us at TGI Fridays on Erwin for appetizers and drinks. WiSE will provide the appetizers, and TGI Fridays will be offering great drink specials on beer and mixed drinks. Please RSVP via Facebook or our online RSVP form.
OWL award: Female mentors that make a difference
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Time: 4 - 5pm; Appetizers and drinks provided!
Place: FCIEMAS Atrium
The WiSE Outstanding Woman Leader Awards honor current female graduate students, post-docs, and laboratory technicians who have contributed not only to the scientific community through research excellence, but also to the Duke and the Durham communities through exemplary leadership and mentoring. Know a deserving woman? Please nominate her! Nominations are due Friday, March 21, 2008, 5pm.
Building and maintaining healthy relationships
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Time: 6 - 8pm; Dinner provided!
Place: *LOCATION CHANGE* Hudson 212
Have you found yourself having to face the prospect of a long distance relationship with your significant other? Or are you interested in ways to keep your relationships healthy? Join us for a small group workshop with Dr. Gary Glass from Counseling and Psychological Services. Dinner is provided. This event is limited to the first 30 RSVP's, so please RSVP early! Couples, singles, and anybody else are welcome to attend.