WiSE T-shirts - from Heather
Hi WiSE PC!
I am so excited that our organization will soon have T-shirts! These will not only help us stand out at WiSE events, but they will also serve as an advertisement for our group and as a potential gift for our mentors and speakers. However, we need your help. Do you have ideas for the text/slogan to go on the back of the T-shirt? Read below for some info on the T-shirt, then email me back with your input.
The T-shirt will have our WiSE logo on the front pocket. Therefore, the back should complement the logo. If you don't remember what it looks like, check out your button, or check out this link
http://www.duke.edu/web/wise/wise_logo_small.jpg The text/slogan should incorporate the name of our organization.
To minimize the costs associated with each additional color, we are limited to white/black/red (the same colors as our logo).
In addition, we want your input on the following ideas:
Would you like to see a white T-shirt or a bright Duke blue one? (This could affect your text color.)
Do we want a "ladies" T-shirt, meaning the cut is made for us and our curves or the regular athletic T? (The vendor is working with us to offer this at close to the same price as the regular T)
Do we want to sell T-shirts at WiSE events?
Should we give T-shirts as gifts to our speakers, mentors, etc?
How about a T-shirt design contest in the future with the prize being a free T?
If we want to do a design on the back, rather than just text, I can check into whether that would cost extra.
I look forward to getting your input. Feel free to email me with any ideas or suggestions.
Have a great weekend!
Heather
2007 Distinguished Speaker:
2007 Distinguished Speaker: Dr. Angela Johnson
Unintended Consequences: How Science Professors Unintentionally Discourage Women of Color
Speaker: Angela Johnson
Time: Friday, Feb. 23, 10:30AM-12:00PM
Place: Schiciano Auditorium B, FCIEMAS Building
Program Evaluation
Dinner List: (Sage Vegetarian Restaurant)
Heidi Eichinger Holder
Tong Ren
Angela Johnson
Yi-Hsin Erica Tsai
Jia Guo
Heidi Koschwanez
Valerie Speth
Audrey (GPSC)
Lana BenDavid (GSA)
Tomalei Vess (GSA)
Dahlia (Bouchet)
Charlene Blake (Bouchet)
Lisa A McPhatter (Bouchet)
Jason Williams (Bouchet)
Hisani Horne (Bouchet)
WiSE OWL Award - from Heidi K.
WiSE OWL Award - Nominate your female peers!!
Do you know an outstanding woman in your lab who finds time in her busy day to not only do great research, but also serves as a leader or mentor on campus and/or within her local community? If so, nominate this hardworking woman (graduate student, post-doc or lab tech) to be recognized as a WiSE OWL!!!
To find out more about the WiSE OWL (Women in Science and Engineering Outstanding Woman Leader) Awards and submit a nomination for this award, please visit
http://www.duke.edu/web/wise/award.htmlNominations can be submitted online!!! Deadline is Wednesday March 21 at 5pm.
Nominators and nominees will be invited to a congratulatory reception held during the first week of April! Award winner will receive a gift of appreciation.
Questions - email Heidi at
hek2@duke.edu
Mentoring events - from Carrie
Feb 19. Resume workshop (12-1 PM)
Learn how to polish your resume with Dr. Virginia Steinmetz, Director of Graduate Student Career Services. Share tips and discuss with peers and mentors. At the end of this workshop, the MBTI will be introduced and participants given instructions on how to take the test online before the next event.
March 2, MBTI workshop (12-1 PM)
Participants will take the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality test online beforehand ($11 for students -- a discount).The workshop consists of results distribution and interpretation.
Location: Women's Center
Website update
The new mentoring events are up (including on the front page).
I've added the WiSE logo to the homepage as Tong had suggested. I wasn't sure where to stick it, so I just stuck it in the easiest place. Anyways, I've decided that the site needs a
major redesign, so hopefully the logo will look more natural on the new page.
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WiSE OWL website
So I've got the WiSE OWL site up and running. I ended up going through Duke's viewflash to get it set up. Trying to figure out cgi scripts ended up being much more difficult than anticipated. Sorry for the delay. Anyways, the nomination form is very similar to the other Duke surveys you've taken before. The downside is that you can't upload files, so instead of having folks upload a doc or pdf of the 2pg nomination reason, I have a text field. Not elegant, I know, sorry. The text field is will accommodate any length of response, but I specified that answers should be less than 700 words (about 2 pgs double spaced). I hope that change is o.k. Heidi, you should get a fairly unintelligible email whenever someone submits a nomination form. We will be able to view all the responses in an excel file at the end.
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WiSE lunch discussion: Enhancing Personal Innovation and Problem Solving
Speaker: Natalie Wisniewski
Time: Friday, Feb. 9, 12-1:15PM
Place: Teer 203
Program Evaluation
WiSE subcommittees
WiSE has expanded in many ways over the last few years, which is very exciting! However, it also means that there is more planning to be done, so there are opportunities to become more deeply involved in WiSE planning. We would like to form sub-committees to work together on the different WiSE projects. You are not required but encouraged to join a sub-committee. It will be a fun way to get more involved (and a good resume booster!).
The sub-committees will be:
* Mentoring program (leader: Carrie)
* WiSE awards (leader: Heidi K.)
* T-shirts & WiSE customized items (leader: Heather)
* Reading Group (leader: Valerie)
* Lunch discussion series & distinguished speaker event (leader: Tong)
Please consider helping out with a sub-committee! (or maybe two!) This will really help to spread out some of the PC work, and to make all of our projects better. We have made a commitment to the S&E women of Duke, and it's important for us to follow through in the best possible way. If you would like to join a sub-committee, please contact Tong or the project leaders.
Thanks in advance :)
Heidi H.
programming updates
WiSE OWL (outstanding women leader) Award will be announced. Nominations will be accepted till March 21, and winners will be recognized on a reception in the Student Appreciation Week (first week of April). Heidi K. has done a fabulous job on this.
Mentoring program will have two career related events. These are only open to WiSE mentoring program participants and WiSE PC members. Both events will be held at 12-1:30PM at the Women’s Center. RSVP to Carrie at
caroline.ring@duke.eduFeb 19. Resume workshop
Learn how to polish your resume with Dr. Virginia Steinmetz, Director of Graduate Student Career Services. Share tips and discuss with peers and mentors.
March 2, MBTI workshop
Participants will take the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality test online beforehand. The workshop consists of results distribution and interpretation.
Another
PC meeting will take place in late March to select WiSE OWL Award winners and to decide on fall 2007 events.
Face to Face: Dean Jo Rae Wright to Speak to International S&E Women
Speaker: Jo Rae Wright
Time: Friday, Feb. 2, 1:15-2:15PM
Place: Women's Center
33 RSVP'ed, ~30 attended.
