Winter Term - Week 5

We’re now in the second half of winter term! It goes so quick, doesn’t it?

We’re also in February, which has some especially fun astronomical activity this year. A “parade of planets” will be visible throughout the month, meaning that several planets will be visible simultaneously in certain locations. It all culminates at the end of the month, when seven planets in our solar system will be visible all at once. Check out Starwalk’s guide to spotting the phenomenon wherever you happen to be!

GWISE x WISP Journal Club

Last call to get in on the first session of the Journal Club!

There is still time to register for the GWISE x WISP Journal Club! Dartmouth’s Graduate Women in Science & Engineering (GWISE) team has generously offered to cohost a series of sessions during winter and spring term! Journal clubs are a fundamental part of the graduate experience and are also a great way for undergraduates to learn how to engage with scholarly materials. Some other great reasons to participate include:

• Better understand how to read a science paper and gain key take-aways

• Learn how to analyze and debate science literature

• Become more comfortable asking questions and speaking up in a group

• Learn about methodologies and disciplines beyond your own

• Gain insight and inspiration for your own research projects

• Network with graduate women who have been where you are!

This is an incredible opportunity to learn about the work of our graduate student partners and expand your skills as an aspiring scientist. Sessions will most likely be held on select Tuesdays at 5:30-7PM in the LSC. The first two sessions are scheduled for Feb 11 and Feb 25. Materials will be sent ahead to those who register. It’s the expectation that registrants will attend all 6 sessions unless there is a scheduling conflict. Please register ASAP, as there will be a cap of about 20 participants per session, with a waiting list for those who register later.

And there will be food!

WISP Internships

Timesheet reminder

Thanks again to everybody who submitted their timesheets this weekend for the second pay period of the term! If you haven’t done that yet, please do so ASAP! We want to pay you for your work.

Pro tip: TimesheetX allows you to leave a note about how you spent your hours (i.e. meeting with your mentor, assigned readings, running experiments, etc). Please make use of this feature, as it will help your mentor approve your hours more expediently.

WISP Peer Mentor Program

Course Selection Office Hours

Wednesday, February 12, 4:30-6PM

Baker-Berry 178K

Course selection for this spring is fast approaching! The spring term course selection period is 2/12-2/20. The PMP will offer course selection open office hours on Wednesday, February 12th 4:30-6pm in Berry 178K. 

Mentees, this is a great opportunity to drop by and chat with students who have been through this process before, ask questions, and get feedback on their experience in selecting courses in a variety of subjects. Refreshments will be served!

Mentors, it would be wonderful if you would consider dropping by for 30-minute shifts to offer your thoughts and experience. We’d love to have as many different majors represented as possible. Please visit this google sheet to claim a time to attend.

Note: PMP course selection open office hours are not affiliated with Undergraduate Advising but rather an opportunity to hear about the experiences of your peers.

Questions? Please reach out to [email protected] or [email protected].

Paleoanthropology Fossil Lab Tour

Tueday, February 4, 5:30-7PM

Silsby 013-Berry 178K

Explore the 7 million year history of the human lineage in Dartmouth College's Paleoanthropology fossil lab which features hundreds of fossil replicas of our human ancestors and extinct relatives.

Register HERE to attend!

Happy Winter Carnival! Have fun and stay warm!