Lily Jeznach on UMass’s Graduate Women in STEM organization.

1. Sponsored by: The Graduate School &

2. 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.
Professional
Development
Communications

3. Spring 2013:
STEM graduate
students form GWIS
Survey of 43 graduate students from CNS/CoE

4. 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?

5. Current GWIS Membership
46%
32%
8%
6%
4%
1%
<1%
3% College of Natural Science
College of Engineering
College Social and Behavioral Science
College of Informa on and Computer Science
School of Public Health
College of Educa on
College of Humani es and Fine Arts
Other
Total Membership = 395 Graduate Students and Post-Docs

6. Professional
Development
Communications

7. Mentoring
Undergraduate/graduate student mentoring
dinner series
Graduate student
peer mentors
Graduate student/faculty mentoring lunch series

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Quarterly Publications

12. 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