WiSE lunch event: Gender Influences in Academia
Time: Sept 23 12:00-1:15PM
Venue: Women's Center
Panelists: Lori Setton, Karen Daniels, Lisa Huettel
Program EvaluationPC updates:
1. ACTIVE PC MEMBERS:Lori Norton
Sarah L. Kieweg
Heather Dean
Heather LaBreche
Yi-Hsin Erica Tsai
Heidi Holder
Heidi Koschwanez
Tong Ren
2. Funding
WiSE received full amount we applied for from GPSC funding.
WiSE received full amount of funding requested from GSA.
3. WiSE + SWE mentoring program
Up to now we have 12 people signed up to be mentors. The kick-off party will take place either before or right after the fall break.
4. Distinguished speakerWe have set the date for Dr. Vasu Varadan’s visit to be January 13, 2006. Engineering Dean Dr. Kristina Johnson agreed to come to this event and meet the speaker. This date is a bit early (3rd day of school), but this was what worked best for Dr. Varadan and Dean Johnson. The tentative visiting schedule is:
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Thursday Jan 12, arrive at Durham, NC.
Friday Jan 13:
10:00-11:30AM WiSE keynote talk and discussion
12:00-1:00PM Lunch with WiSE women and Duke administrators.
1:30-2:30PM Meet with Engineering professors and students.
3:00-4:00PM Technical Presentation
5:00PM leave Durham, NC
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WC program coordinator interviews
On behalf of WiSE, Heidi K. and Tong attended all three interviews for the new program coordinator at Women's Center. By meeting and talking to the candidates in person, and filling out the evaluation forms afterwards, we helped the Women's Center to make the right decision. In other words, we helped to pick the right person to be our new WiSE advisor.
Pratt School's Katrina efforts
Pratt School is working to help Katrina victims. Heidi attended the meeting on Sept. 7 led by Dean Johnson and Tong attended the meeting on Sept. 16 led by Dean Frazoni. WiSE is willing to help Pratt with any hurrican relief efforts around the area. Thanks to Lori for bringing our attention to this issue.
WiSE/SWE mentoring program
The WiSE/SWE mentoring program was announced today. WiSE used the Duke OIT survey tool software to collect mentor profiles. SWE was responsible to collect mentee profiles. GSA showed great interest in this program.
fall 2005 PC mtg
Time: Monday Sept. 12, 12:00-1:00PM
Venue: CIEMAS conf. RM 2431
Mtg minutesSome updates on current work:
1. Funding applications have been submitted to GSA and GPSC today. I am in the process of applying funding from Pratt and ECE for the distinguished speaker event.
2. Heidi K. and I will be working on the mentor program, and send out an email to collect potential mentor profiles within this week.
3. I am still working with Dr. Vasu Varadan (our distinguished speaker) and Dean Johnson to schedule a date for her visit.
4. We plan to organize a volunteer event on Saturday, November 12, at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham.
