room reservation and additional speaker
We've confirmed our room reservation for Teer 203.
Heidi Koschwanez recommended Natalie Wisniewski to speak about problem solving skills. She will come in on February 9. WiSE will share the cost for bringing her in with CBTE.
Career related events planning
Tong attended a meeting with Virginia Steinmetz, Molly Starback, Tomalei Vess, and representatives from GPSC and DUPA. The purpose of the meeting was to avoid a proliferation of career-related programs this spring and we hope to reach a consensus on our common objectives, audiences, format, timing, and the topics to be covered.
Career center has a career week in late January and the annual symposium for S&E Ph.D. students in April. WiSE has already planned a panel scheduled on March 23, 2007 on alternative careers in S&E. The three offices agreed to work together to put on a series of career seminars in the spring, probably monthly.
The following career alternatives were suggested: - patent law
- scientific writing and journalism
- secondary education, or teaching at a non-research university
- science/technology policy (domestic and international?)
- education policy
- science/math secondary(?) or higher education
- NGO work
- clinical research
Supporting organizations:
- Office of Postdoctoral Services - Molly Starback
- Graduate Student Affairs - Tomalei Vess
- Career Center Graduate Student Services - Virginia Steinmetz
- DUPA Professional Development Committee - Sheila Plant
- GPSC - Pae Wu, Audreay Ellerbee
- WiSE - Tong Ren
PC welcomes three new members
WiSE welcomes Caitlin Luderer, Lixian Zhong, and Adar Ben-Eliyahu to join the PC. Lixian is a Ph.D. student in Pharmacology, and Adar is in the department of Psychology &Neuroscience. Caitlin is in the Coastal Environmental Management Program at the Nicholas School.
update on sping event planning
Spring events line up:
Feb 2, Jo Rae Wright to speak to International S&E women (dessert and milk/tea event)
Feb 23, Angela Johnson on women of color in the sciences (distinguished speaker, auditorium reservation confirmed)
Mar 23, Panel on Exploring Alternative Careers (4 panelists confirmed)
Apr 6, Dr. Guilak on Managing a Research Lab (back by popular demand)
We hope to host one more lunch event and there's been discussion for ideas among PC members. On a side note, we are still waiting for results for our room reservation request.
