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General Body Meeting #1
Come to the first Fall Semester meeting of the Women in Science and Engineering organization. Meet your 2017-2018 WiSe officers, learn about upcoming career development series, and get some free pizza! WiSE UP with us after the meeting with an informal social at Felipe's Taqueria on 1209 W University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601. Photos
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It is time for the 2nd WiSE GBM. Our distinguished speaker will be Dr. Monika Maleszewska who carries a PhD in cell and molecular biology, and navigated her way to become scientific project manager at Applied Stem Cell Inc. Join us as Dr. Maleszewska shares her career journey spurring insights about the importance of career development as well as other valuable life experiences and lessons. You don’t want to miss this. So, mark your calendar! Your WiSE officers will offer…
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General Body Meeting #3
Hello WiSE Ladies and Gentlemen, It is time for our 3rd General Body Meeting on Wednesday, November 8th @5pm in ROG122. Our eminent speaker will be Dr. Manju Venugopal who carries a PhD in Biochemistry and Biophysics, and navigated her way through a number of stops (Project manager, Consultant and CEO) to become Senior Consultant at Global Center for Medical Innovation (GCMI). Join us as Dr. Venugopal shares her career journey spurring insights about the importance of career development as…
Find out more »Professional Career Development workshop
WiSE is collaborating with the career resource center (CRC) at UF to offer you a professional development workshop for FREE. The workshop will cover three out of the following topics: Resume pit-peeves Job offer / Salary negotiation technique Phone interviews (Screening) Body language Assertive vs. Aggressive interaction If you are interested in attending, please provide your topic preference by filling out this form. Response collection will close Monday 10/23 by EOB.
Find out more »WiSE Panel – New Perspective on Careers in STEM
It might seem like career options are binary: academic and non-academic (aka industry). This year’s WiSE panel will break the stigma and showcase the diverse career opportunities that exist outside academia. Our eminent speakers, all, have earned a graduate degree in STEM and built a successful non-academic career. Come learn about industry positions you never heard of and join us as we listen to some very insightful stories.
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General Body Meeting #5
WiSE is happy to announce our February speaker for the STEM Careers Seminar Series - Erin Winnick! Erin is a maker, engineer, writer, entrepreneur, designer, and science communicator. She is a fellow gator, and graduated from the University of Florida with her degree in mechanical engineering in December 2016! Erin is currently working as the Associate Editor for the Future of Work for the MIT Technology Review. She is pitching story ideas and writing for the print and online science…
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Girlz Spring Camp 2018
WiSE Girlz Science Spring Camp is a program organized by the Women in Science and Engineering at the University of Florida. It is a new program, aimed at female 6th and 7th graders from Alachua County. The girls will be exposed to different science, technology and engineering subjects through hands-on experiments and discussions organized directly by 5 different departments at UF (one different each day) Read more
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