Sponsored by: The Graduate School &

GWIS embraces an inclusive and diverse

membership in order to enhance the participation and recognition of women in STEM, catalyze

change in the professional climate, and inspire the success of future generations of STEM professionals.

ProfessionalDevelopment

Communications

Spring 2013:STEM graduate

students form GWIS

Survey of 43 graduate students from CNS/CoE

Peer groups

Faculty mentoring program

Professional workshops

Networking workshops

1 on 1 professional coaching

Self development workshops

Outreach programs

Online resources

Other

Survey of 43 graduate students from CNS/CoE

Number of votes

Does your department have a

woman’s group?

What kinds of programming and initiatives would you like

to see?

Current GWIS Membership

46%

32%

8%

6%

4%

1%<1%

3% CollegeofNaturalScience

CollegeofEngineering

CollegeSocialandBehavioralScience

CollegeofInforma onandComputerScience

SchoolofPublicHealth

CollegeofEduca on

CollegeofHumani esandFineArts

Other

Total Membership = 395 Graduate Students and Post-Docs

ProfessionalDevelopment

Communications

Mentoring

Undergraduate/graduate student mentoring dinner series

Graduate student peer mentors

Graduate student/faculty mentoring lunch series

Programming workshops with student experts for data analysis

and visualization

Situation Rooms for negotiation, teaching,

networking, poster presentation, and more

Informal luncheons to discuss future/careers

Grants, fellowships, and visa information for International

students

Collaborations:• Materials Research Society• Indian Student Association• Women in Transportation

• Women of Color Leadership Network• Graduate Students of Color Association

• Graduate Students for Diversity in Science and Engineering• Office of Professional Development

• Society of Mycology at UMass for Teacher and Students • International Programs Office• Diversity Programs Office - CoE

• Chemical Engineering Graduate Society

Professional Development

Networking

Informal Networking Events

Formal Workshops

Improving our “digital networking” with a LinkedIn profile picture

photoshoot

Other events:• Situation Rooms• Networking receptions• STEM Summer BBQ• Team building skill workshops

Outreach

Fostering excitement and interest in STEM with GWIS

female role models

Sound Bytes Cafes at ARMSWorkshops with Girls Inc. Eureka!

Campus visit for Four Rivers Charter School in Greenfield

Quarterly Publications

What’s next?

“a way to inspire the next generation of scientists and break down the construct of what a scientist is”“an empowering group that has ideas and programming that are going to change the status quo““enrichment of the grad student experience on many levels”“a source of confidence and support in standing up for myself and issues i feel passionate about”

• Continue to grow and adapt programming to fit membership needs

• Increase the diversity of our membership• Establish an vast alumni network of UMass STEM

graduate alums