Spring Term - Week 1

Welcome back, WISP! We missed you! Hopefully you had a wonderful Spring Break and are ready to dive into the new term.

WISP Internships

Interns, please make sure that you reach out to your faculty mentors to set a time to meet up to discuss the spring term. Some things you should consider:

• What will your schedule look like this term? Be clear about how many hours you can commit each week.

• Who should your point of contact be this term?

• What’s the best means of communication? Email, Slack?

• With the Wetterhahn Symposium around the corner, how should you focus your efforts so that you have content for your poster?

Please also remember that the next timesheet due date is April 12 at 11:59PM!

Peer Mentor Program

Mentors and mentees, please take a moment to check in and make a plan to catch up! There are some really great events on campus that offer the opportunity to get together, including:

• A week-long series of meditative campus programming led by the monastic community of Plum Village

• The Hood Museum’s Maker Drop-In

• Volunteer work sessions at Organic Farm - just in time for the spring blooms!

• The Hop’s Spring Film Series

We’ll also have some events this term organized by our Peer Mentor Coordinators!

WISP Journal Club - Update

Please take note: the April 8 journal club meeting has been canceled. The third and final meeting will be held on April 22, 5:30-7PM, in LSC 205. The materials for this session will be sent out in advance, and refreshments will be available.

We’re so grateful to our friends in GWISE for running these sessions! This is a great way to meet graduate women in the sciences and learn how they approach academic literature. if you would like to attend the April 22 meeting, please make sure to sign up at this link.

Save the Date!

Faculty Panel Talk

April 30, 4:00PM, Location TBA

WISP friends, mark this one on your calendars! Assistant Professor of Engineering Rebecca Gallivan and Assistant Professor of Biomedical Data Science Indrani Bhattacharya will speak about their experiences in pursuing the sciences, grad school, and academic career paths, including a Q&A session.

If you are at all considering an academic or professional career in STEM, this is a talk you’ll want to attend. Registration will go out in the spring term, so keep your eyes peeled!

Save the Date!

Pre-Symposium Mixer

May 14, 5:30-7:30PM, ECSC South Atrium

We know public speaking can be stressful. Why not practice what you’re going to say at the poster session with us? Hosted by Undergraduate Research, this mixer will allow you to meet other presenters, see some examples of good and less-than-ideal posters (courtesy of our graduate friends), and—if you want—practice your poster “pitch.” No visual aids necessary, so your poster doesn’t need to be complete! Get practice and peer feedback in a comfortable setting.

And we’ll have mocktails and snacks!