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EECS Diversity Activities, Fall 2009

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Past Spring 2009 Events



 
Friday
December 4
12 noon
COE Undergraduate Research Poster Session
Light lunch provided.
Wozniak Lounge

 
Saturday
November 21
Expanding Your Horizons
WICSE volunteers conduct Photobears workshop
San Francisco State University

http://www.expandingyourhorizons.org

Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Mathematics Conferences for Girls in Grades 7-12 are designed to nurture girls' interest in science and math courses and to encourage them to consider science and math-based career options such as engineering, computer science and physical science. EECS women annually present a hands-on workshop at the Mills College EYH Conference, which attracts 500 girls for a day of encouragement to study science and mathematics.

Contact: Barbara Hightower (bhtower@cs) or
Sheila Humphreys (humphrys@eecs)

 
Tuesday
November 10
4 pm
Reception for Women Engineers
 
Saturday
November 7
9 am - 4 pm
EECS/Lockheed Martin STARS Institute
Soda Hall

Modules:
Interpersonal Communication
Project Team
Time Management
Presentation Content

 
Saturday
November 7
8 am - 4 pm
Graduate School Recruitment: Northern California Diversity Forum
UC Santa Cruz (transportation provided)

Online registration: http://www.ucop.edu/diversityforum/

 
Sunday-Monday
October 18-19
Negotiating the Ideal Faculty Position
A Workshop for Women in Science & Engineering
Rice University

http://advance.rice.edu/negotiatingtheidealfacultyposition/

 
Thursday
October 15
6-8 pm
WICSE Outreach Opportunity for Science Educator's Day (EDay)
Stanford University

http://photons.stanford.edu/activities/outreach/eday

 
Monday
October 5
6-8 pm
Graduate School Admissions
CS Professor Ras Bodik, UC Berkeley
EECS Professor Mark Horowitz, Stanford
HP Auditorium

 
Wednesday-Saturday
September 30 - October 3
Grace Hopper Women in Computing logo The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing with the theme of "Creating Technology for Social Good"
Students attending: Crystal Curtis, Alex Guo, Shanna Shaye Forbes, Lisa Fowler, Judy Hoffman, Alice Pang, Divya Ramchandran, and Erin Summers
JW Marriott Star Pass Resort and Spa
Tucson, Arizona

http://www.gracehopper.org/2009/fact-sheet/

 
Tuesday
September 29
6-7 pm
WICSE Welcome Event for new Grad students
Cafe Au Coquelet, Berkeley

 
Tuesday
September 22
4:30-6:30 pm
Thriving in a Male Dominated World: Gender and Race during the Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings
Speaker Maria Echaveste
310 Sutardja Dai Hall (CITRIS Auditorium)

 
Friday
September 11
12 noon
WICSE Lunch: Yahoo Panel Discussion
Marisela Peifer and Yahoo scientists

 
Wednesday
September 2
Best Practices in Graduate Advising
Speaker: Prof. David Patterson

 
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