Past Events
New England Health Professions Fair at Yale University
Friday 9/28/12 12:00-3:00 PM at the Lanman Center, Payne Whitney Gymnasium
WesWIS will be sponsoring transportation for a limited number of students to attend the fair featuring representatives from: Allopathic, Osteopathic Medicine, & M.D./Ph.D. Programs, Dental Medicine, Nursing, Public Health Optometry, Podiatric Medicine, and Physicians Assistant Post-Baccalaureate Studies.
Post-Graduate Panel
Thursday 3/28/13 at 7 PM in Usdan 108
Come learn about the various opportunities in graduate studies from representatives in a wide range of disciplines. Dinner will be served, RSVP required.
Panelists include:
- Yashoda Sharma, Project Coordinator at Yale University School of Medicine
- Megan King, Assistant Professor at Yale University School of Medicine
- Janeen Skutnik-Wilson, Partner of NSF-DBA at NSF International
- Ethel Pippin: Strategic Marketing and Product Leader at MassMutual Financial Group, Founder of Almega Consulting Group
- NEURON
Sunday 2/23/2014
WesWIS will be taking students to the annual conference centered around neuroscience and undergrad research. For those interested in being featured in the poster session, abstracts are due TBA.
First General Meeting of the Year
Monday 9/22/14 at 12:00 PM in Allbritton 311
Learn about WesWIS and opportunities to get involved this year! Please join us to support the promotion of women in the sciences and to weigh in with your opinions and ideas. Lunch will be served. People of all majors and genders are welcome.
Thursday 10/23/14 at 9:30-10:30 PM in the Astronomy Library (in Van Vleck Observatory)
Join us for a night of stargazing, hot chocolate, and great company! Assistant Professor Meredith Hughes will be our celestial guide for the night. New friends and spectacular views of the universe: what could be better? Update: In case of inclement weather, we will turn this event into a hot cocoa and cookies mixer. There may also be a pop-up planetarium!
WesCourses: Peer Mentor Lunch
Wednesday 11/7/14 at 12:00-1:00 PM in Allbritton 311
Get help planning out your courses. WesCourses is a peer-mentor lunch that's a great opportunity to get student-input on class selection during preregistration for the spring semester. Lunch will be served.
Summer Program Panel
Wednesday, 11/19/14 at 8 pm in Downey House Room 113
Interested in doing summer research but don’t know where to start? Students with diverse interests including astronomy, math, computer science, biology, environmental science, and medicine, and neuroscience will tell about the application process and their experiences at REU’s (research experiences for undergraduates), Wesleyan’s summer research program, and various other summer research opportunities. For many programs, the deadline to apply is in Jan, Feb, or March, so get a head start and some insider advice from your peers!
Late Night Study Break
Monday, 12/8/14 from 8:30-10:30pm in the Chemistry Lounge (Hall-Atwater 6)
Take a break from the stress of studying for finals by catching up with friends and refueling with caffeine and snacks! Or just form a study group and enjoy a pick-me-up! Donuts and coffee will be provided.
Kick-off Meeting: An Afternoon of Tea with Peers and STEM Faculty, with special guest Michelle Francl!
Thursday 2/19/15 at 4PM in the Butterfield Room at the Wasch Center
We'll start with a few announcements and updates, and then set you loose to catch up with your peers and chat with the STEM profs. We're expecting faculty from astronomy, biology, chemistry, MB&B, math, physics, and psychology, so no matter what kind of science you like, there will be cookies and conversation right up your alley!
Thursday 3/26/15 at 8PM in Woodhead Lounge
Ask recent (and a couple of not-so-recent) grads about applying to grad school and what it's like to be a grad student. We'll have a good sampling across the sciences, including medicine.
WesCourses: Peer Mentor Lunch
Friday 4/3/15 at 12:00-1:00 PM in 201 Shanklin
Get help planning out your courses. WesCourses is a peer-mentor lunch that's a great opportunity to get student-input on class selection during preregistration for the spring semester. Get the lowdown on the best classes and profs from upperclass(wo)men. No faculty allowed! Lunch will be served.
Science Careers/Industry Panel
Monday 4/13/15 at 7PM in Room 12 in 41 Wyllys
What can you do with your science degree OTHER than grad school? Ask professionals in industry and medicine about their career paths and opportunities to use your STEM degree outside of academia. Dinner will be provided.
Women of Color in Stem Forum
co- sponsored with SUSS
Tuesday, 4/21/15, 6:30-8:30pm in Room Allbritton 004
Double Jeopardy: A Discussion on Intersectionality
Late Night Study Break
Monday, 5/09/15 from 9:00pm - 1am in the Chemistry Lounge (Hall-Atwater 6)
Take a break from the stress of studying for finals by catching up with friends and refueling with caffeine and snacks! Or just form a study group and enjoy a pick-me-up! Donuts and coffee will be provided.
First General Meeting of the Year
Wednesday 9/23/15 at 12:00 PM in Allbritton 311
Learn about WesWIS and opportunities to get involved this year! Please join us to support the promotion of women in the sciences and to weigh in with your opinions and ideas. Lunch will be served. People of all majors and genders are welcome.
Stargazing & Hot Chocolate with Astronomer Meredith Hughes
Thursday, 10/7/15 at 7:00 - 9:00 PM in the Astronomy Library (in Van Vleck Observatory)
Join us for a night of stargazing, hot chocolate, and great company! Assistant Professor Meredith Hughes will be our celestial guide for the night. New friends and spectacular views of the universe: what could be better? Stargazing 7:30 - 8:30 with hot chocolate and conversation before and after. Rain Date: Tuesday, October 13
WesCourses: Peer Mentor Lunch
Friday, 11/6/15 at 12:00-1:00 PM in Downey House
Get help planning out your courses. WesCourses is a peer-mentor lunch that's a great opportunity to get student-input on class selection during preregistration for the spring semester. Lunch will be served
Summer Program Panel
Nov 17, 2015 7-8pm, Allbritton 311
Thinking about summer research? Come find out where to look for opportunities, how to apply, and what it's like to do summer research. Our panelists are juniors and seniors who have done research in many different science fields (astronomy, biology, physics, environmental science, medicine, molecular biology, math), and the discussion will be relevant to all fields of science. Come with your questions, and stay for the cookies!
Study Break
December 14, 2015 9-11pm, Woodhead Lounge
Take a break from exam studying to grab donuts and coffee with WesWIS!
February 23, 2016 4-6pm, Van Vleck Observatory Library
An evening of tea with female STEM faculty and peers.
Reception with Carol Ann Mason
April 7, 2016 Woodhead Lounge, 4-5:30pm
Meet Prof Mason, Co-Director, Doctoral Program in Neurobiology and Behavior, Columbia
WesCourses
April 8, 2016 41 Wyllys Rm#114, Noon-1pm
Lunch and informal conversation about classes offered next semester.
After Graduation Career Panel
April 21, 2016, &:30pm, Hall Atwater 84
What are you doing after Wesleyan? Let's figure it out together.
Study Break
May 9, 2016, 9-11pm, Woodhead Lounge
Take a break from exam studying to decorate your own cookies with WesWIS!
Organizational Meeting
Tues Sept 27, 2016 12-1pm in Woodhead
Learn about WesWIS and opportunities to get involved this year! Please join us to support the promotion of women in the sciences and to weigh in with your opinions and ideas. Lunch will be served. People of all majors and genders are welcome.
Stargazing and Hot Chocolate
Thursday, October 13, 2016 8-9pm at the observatory
Join us for a night of stargazing, hot chocolate, and great company! Assistant Professor Meredith Hughes will be our celestial guide for the night. New friends and spectacular views of the universe: what could be better? In case of inclement weather, we will turn this event into a hot cocoa and cookies mixer alongside shows in the inflatable planetarium.
B.A./M.A. Informational Panel
Wednesday, November 2, 201612:20-1pm in Allbritton 311
Current students in the BA/MA Program answer your questions on staying for the fifth year master's program.
WesCourses
Friday, November 11, 2016 Noon, Boger Hall (41 Wyllys) Rm 114
Get help planning out your courses. WesCourses is a peer-mentor lunch that's a great opportunity to get student-input on class selection during preregistration for the spring semester. Lunch will be served.
Study Break
Monday, Dec 12, 2016 9-11pm in Woodhead
Take a break from the stress of studying for finals by catching up with friends and refueling with caffeine and snacks! Or just form a study group and enjoy a pick-me-up! Donuts and coffee will be provided.
Student-Faculty Tea Party
Friday, February 3, 2017, 3:00pm-4:30pm, Math Lounge (Exley 601)
Hang out with your fellow scientists and female faculty from Wesleyan's science departments. Tea & cookies provided.
Hidden Figures
Wednesday, March 29, 2017 8pm, Goldsmith Family Cinema, Center for Film Studies
WesWIS co-sponsors a screening and discussion of Hidden Figures, the incredible untold story of Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe)—brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race, and galvanized the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
WesCourses: Peer Mentor Lunch
Friday, April 7, 2017 12pm, Boger Hall 114
Join WesWIS for help with planning out your courses for next semester and beyond. Upperclass(wo)men from all of Wesleyan's science majors will be present to give advice and information about their experiences in the major. No faculty allowed! Lunch will be served.
End-of-Year Dinner
May 14, 2017 7-9p, Woodhead Lounge
We welcome you all to an end-of-year dinner to celebrate your great accomplishments in science and beyond. An RSVP to msnow@wesleyan.edu assures enough food!
Organizational Meeting w/Ice Cream
Tues September 26, 2017 12:30-1:20pm ESC189 (24/7 Space)
Learn about and share ideas with Wesleyan Women in Science! Please join us to support the promotion of women in the sciences and to weigh in with your opinions and ideas. Liquid nitrogen ice cream and sundaes will be served. People of all majors and genders are welcome.
Stargazing and Hot Chocolate
Tuesday, October 17, 2017 9pm at the observatory
Join us for a night of stargazing, hot chocolate, and great company! Assistant Professor Meredith Hughes will be our celestial guide for the night. New friends and spectacular views of the universe: what could be better?
BA/MA Panel
Tuesday, October 31, 2017 Noon-1pm, Boger Hall Rm 114
Hear from current students & the Director of Graduate Student Services about the ins & outs of the fifth year masters program.
WesCourses Peer Mentor Luncheon
Friday, November 10, 2017 11:50a-1:20p, 311 Allbritton
Get help planning out your courses. WesCourses is a peer-mentor lunch that's a great opportunity to get student-input on class selection during preregistration for the spring semester. Lunch will be served
Study Break
Monday, Dec 11, 2017 9-11pm in Woodhead
Take a break from the stress of studying for finals & drop by for fruit, hot chocolate, and other snacks. Connect with others who need to refuel and enjoy a pick-me-up! Sponsored by WesWIS and WesMaSS.
Tea Party
February 15, 2018 4:15pm, Van Vleck Observatory Library
An evening of tea with female STEM faculty and peers.
WesCourses Peer Mentor Luncheon
Friday, April 6, 2018 Noon, 137 Exley
Get help planning out your courses. WesCourses is a peer-mentor lunch that's a great opportunity to get student-input on class selection during preregistration for the spring semester. Pizza will be served.
Grad School Panel
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 7pm, Boger Hall 114.
Ask recent grads about applying to grad school and what it's like to be a grad student. We'll have a good sampling across the sciences, including medicine.
Study Break
Sunday, May 13, 2018 8-10pm in Woodhead
Take a break from the stress of studying for finals & drop by for caffeine and snacks! Connect with others who need to refuel and enjoy a pick-me-up! Sponsored by WesWIS and WesMaSS.
Organizational Meeting with Lunch
Friday, September 14, 2018 Noon-1:20pm ESC139
Learn about and share ideas with Wesleyan Women in Science! Please join us to support the promotion of women in the sciences and to weigh in with your opinions and ideas. Pizza will be served. People of all majors and genders are welcome.
Stargazing and Hot Chocolate
Monday, October 8, 2018 9:30-11:00pm at the observatory
Join us for a night of stargazing, hot chocolate, and great company! Assistant Professor Meredith Hughes will be our celestial guide for the night. New friends and spectacular views of the universe: what could be better?
WesCourses Peer Mentor Luncheon
Friday, November 2, 2018 11:50a-1:20p, 311 Allbritton
WesCourses is our every-semester peer mentoring lunch during planning period. Come get the inside scoop on classes and professors from juniors and seniors in all of the different STEM majors (no professors allowed!). You can get help thinking about next semester, as well as your whole plan for your major, getting involved with research, or anything else you want to talk about. Pizza will be served.
Study Break
Monday, December 10, 2018 8-10pm in the Fishbowl, Exley 139
Take a break from the stress of studying for finals & drop by for caffeine and snacks! Connect with others who need to refuel and enjoy a pick-me-up!
Engineering Panel
Friday, February 1, 2019 Noon in Allbritton 311
There will be a Transportation engineer from the Beta Group, 2 Wesleyan alumni who are now pursuing a degree in engineering at Columbia University. They will be talking about their experiences, the 3-2 and 4-2 engineering programs and will answer any questions/concerns students may have if they are interested in pursuing a career in engineering.
Tea Party
February 21, 2019 4:15pm, Allbritton 311
An evening of tea, coffee, and delectable sweets, with female STEM faculty and peers.
WesCourses: Peer Mentor Lunch
Friday, April 12, 2019
WesCourses is our every-semester peer mentoring lunch during planning period. Come get the inside scoop on classes and professors from juniors and seniors in all of the different STEM majors (no professors allowed!). You can get help thinking about next semester, as well as your whole plan for your major, getting involved with research, or anything else you want to talk about. Pizza and salad will be served.
Imposter Syndrome Workshop
Friday, May 10, 2019 in Usdan 108
Late Night Study Break
Sunday, May 12, 2019
Take a break from the stress of studying for finals & drop by for caffeine and snacks! Connect with others who need to refuel and enjoy a pick-me-up!
Organizational Meeting with Lunch
Thursday, September 12, 2019 Noon-1:00pm Allbritton 311
Learn about and share ideas with Wesleyan Women in Science! Please join us to support the promotion of women in the sciences and to weigh in with your opinions and ideas. Pizza will be served. People of all majors and genders are welcome.
Stargazing and Hot Chocolate
Thursday, October 10, 2019 10:00-11:00pm at the observatory
Join us for a night of stargazing, hot chocolate, and great company! Assistant Professor Meredith Hughes will be our celestial guide for the night. New friends and spectacular views of the universe: what could be better?
WesCourses: Peer Mentor Lunch
Wednesday 11/8/20 at 12:00-1:00 PM in Allbritton 311
WesCourses is our every-semester peer mentoring lunch during planning period. Come get the inside scoop on classes from juniors and seniors in all of the different STEM majors (no professors allowed!). You can get help thinking about next semester, as well as your whole plan for your major, getting involved with research, or anything else you want to talk about. Sandwiches will be served.
Late Night Study Break
Sunday, Dec 8, 20 8-9pm in Woodhead Lounge
Take a break from the stress of studying for finals & drop by for caffeine and snacks! Connect with others who need to refuel and enjoy a pick-me-up!
Resume Workshop
Thursday, 2/20/20 at Noon in Usdan 110
Come workshop your resume and have WesWIS help you take a new headshot - - we'll even feed you pizza! Jacob Gonzalez, STEM Career Advisor, and Candice Etson, Assistant Professor of Physics, will be there to help you polish your resume. We will have a professional backdrop (courtesy of Olivia Drake) and high-quality camera available to take head shots. Please join us! Just be sure to RSVP to reserve your spot.
WesCourses: Peer Mentor Lunch - CANCELLED
Friday, 4/3/20 at 12:00-1:00 PM in Exley 137
WesCourses is our every-semester peer mentoring lunch during planning period. Come get the inside scoop on classes from juniors and seniors in all of the different STEM majors (no professors allowed!). You can get help thinking about next semester, as well as your whole plan for your major, getting involved with research, or anything else you want to talk about. Lunch will be served.
Organizational Meeting
Friday, September 11, Noon
Find out how WesWIS works to build a community within the sciences and to help you become the best scientist you can be! Please join us to support the promotion of women in the sciences and to weigh in with your opinions and ideas. WesWIS events are open to people of all majors and genders. Join the meeting here: https://wesleyan.zoom.us/j/97890027497
Film Screening: Picture a Scientist
Wednesday, October 21, 2020 7:30 pm
Zoom Discussion @ 9:00pm
Join WesWIS for a screening of the documentary, "Picture a Scientist" on Foss Hill followed by a Zoom panel discussion with Dr. Nancy Hopkins, the scientist who sparked the movement to address gender bias in STEM, the award-winning co-director of the documentary Sharon Shattuck, the producer Manette Pottle who also produced the documentary "Behold the Earth", and Wesleyan Professor Martha Gilmore, co-developer of two spaceship mission concepts for NASA'S Discovery Program.
Meeting ID#940 5740 5225
Passcode: 578657
Grad School Panel
Friday, October 30, 2020 4:30pm
Ask recent grads about applying to grad school and what it's like to be a grad student. We'll have a good sampling across the sciences.
WesCourses: Peer Mentor Meeting
Friday, November 6, 2020 Noon
WesCourses is our every-semester peer mentoring meeting during planning period. Come get the inside scoop on classes from juniors and seniors in all of the different STEM majors (no professors allowed!). You can get help thinking about next semester, as well as your whole plan for your major, getting involved with research, or anything else you want to talk about.
WesWIS Kickoff and Organizational Meeting!
Labyrinth Tent, Friday, September 24, 2021 1:00pm
Wesleyan Women in Science is having a Fall kickoff lunch and organizational meeting this Friday, September 24 at 1pm. All are welcome!
Wesleyan Women in Science Mentoring Program Kickoff Meeting
Labyrinth Tent, Friday, October 15, 2021 12:30pm
This will be the second year of our mentoring program that matches newer students (freshmen/sophomores) with older students (juniors/seniors) to help with navigating classes, finding research opportunities, and just having another friendly face around campus. If you're interested in joining the program, either as a mentor or mentee, please fill out this form by October 8. We will have a kickoff event for our mentoring program on October 15, involving liquid nitrogen ice cream. :-)
Stargazing and Hot Chocolate
Van Vleck Observatory, Tuesday, October 19, 2021 9:00-10:00pm
Join Wesleyan Women In Science next for stargazing and hot chocolate. Masks required indoors and all food and drink must be consumed outside.
Friday, November 5
12:30pm Wesleyan Women in Science WesCourses Event
Thinking about classes for next semester? Wondering how to structure your major, fit in study abroad among your science requirements, or curious about getting involved with research? Join us for our WesCourses peer mentoring lunch today! We'll have at least one junior or senior from each NSM major there to help you figure stuff out. It's cold, but the pizza will be hot! 12:30pm in the Labyrinth tent.
Thursday, November 11, 2021 1:00pm | Exley 121
Maria Jose Duenas-Decamp, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Tryptophan in position 375 enhances sensitivity to soluble CD4 neutralization; a candidate to develop future HIV immunogens
You can also meet the speaker! 11:45am-12:45pm | Hall-Atwater 230, Lunch provided, please RSVP: tpadillabena@wesleyan.edu
Friday, November 19
1:30pm, Exley 216 Wesleyan Women in Science present Faculty Failures
Join us Friday, 1:30 in Exley 216 our first-ever Faculty Failure Panel! Listen to professors talk about setbacks in their careers and how they were able to overcome them. See you then!
Summer Opportunities Panel
Gordon Career Center, Friday, December 3, 2021 12:15pm
Join us this Friday December 3rd at 12:15pm for our Summer Opportunities Panel in the Gordon Career Center. Don't miss out on the chance to hear your peers in STEM talk about their experiences doing a wide range of interesting things over the summer and learn how you can get involved!
Study Break!
Observatory Library, Monday, December 13, 2021 8-10:00pm
WesWIS Spring Semester Kickoff! Join us this Friday, February 18th, 2022 at 12:30 pm in the Woodhead Lounge in Exley!
Want to get to know other women in sciences, learn about how to get involved in WesWIS, and talk about your favorite science books? This is your chance!This semester, we're doing Book Club edition! Bring your favorite science bookand chat with other WesWIS members about your favorite reads - as well as learn a little bit more about the group! Or, check out our Instagram/email us for more information!
Alumni Career Panel
Friday, February 25, 2022, 12noon
https://wesleyan.soom.us/j/94713688372
Faculty Lunches
Andrea Roberts, Organic Chemistry Lab Professor
Joyce Powzyk, Biology Department
Matthew Kurtz, Psychology Department
Martha Gilmore, Earth & Environmental Sciences
Psyche Loui, Psychology Department
Janet Burge, Computer Science Department
Suzanne O'Connell, Earth & Environmental Sciences
Gloster Aaron, Neuroscience & Behavior/Biology
Cameron Hill, Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Dan Licata, Computer Science
Seth Redfield, Astronomy Department
Manju Hingorani, MB&B Department
Victoria Manfredi, Mathematics & Computer Science
Ellen Thomas, College of Integrative Sciences
Andrea Patalano, Psychology
Saray Shai, Mathematics and Computer Science
Edward Moran, Astronomy
Alyson Hildum, Mathematics and Computer Science
Kim Kyungmi, Psychology
Andrea Roberts, Chemistry
Kelly Thayer, College of Integrative Sciences
Val Nazzaro, Quantitative Analysis Center
Grace Sutton, Psychology/Neuroscience & Behavior
Lab Tours
Erika Taylor, Chemistry Department
Rich Olson, MB&B Department
Ann Burke, Biology Department
Charles Sanislow, Psychology Department
Amy McQueen, MB&B Department
Michelle Personick, Chemistry Department
Candace Etson, Physics Department
Janice Naegele, Biology Department
Anna Shusterman, Psychology Department
Joe Coolon, Biology Department
Renee Sher, Physics Department
Alison O'Neil, Chemistry Department
Sonia Sultan, Biology Department
Anna Shusterman, Psychology Department - Cancelled