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Hi WMW list, <br><br>
Women Mentoring Women (WMW) recognizes that although for most graduate
students the primary mentoring relationship is with their academic
advisor, graduate students and post-docs can benefit from more than one
mentoring supportive relationship. WMW seeks to create a network of
graduate women, who through mutual support and contact with other women
in our community, find their graduate careers more academically and
personally successful. <br><br>
Please note the following events. If you have any questions, please let
me know.<br><br>
victoria blodgett<br>
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<b>MentorNet<br>
</b>The Graduate School has added to its mentoring resources by joining
MentorNet. The program focuses on matching students of color and
women in science and engineering with female or male mentors.
MentorNet is a one-on-one e-mentoring program that is designed to provide
information, encouragement, and support to graduate students.
Students are matched in mentoring relationships with mentors from
academia, government, and the public and private sectors. MentorNet
provides the training, coaching and support for mentees/mentors to pursue
an 8-month mentoring relationship. <br>
How can you find a mentor?<br>
1) Join the MentorNet Community. <br>
(<a href="http://www.mentornet.net/join%20">http://www.mentornet.net/join
</a>)<br>
2) Sign in to the Community and follow the One-on-One Mentoring Programs
links to create a protege profile. <br>
For more information, please go to
<a href="http://www.mentornet.net/">www.MentorNet.net<br><br>
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</a><b>Wednesday, February 6<br>
National Clandestine Service Information Session<br>
</b>5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. <br>
HGS room 119A/B Yale University<br><br>
National Clandestine Service careers offer fast-paced, varied work
environments that will challenge you to find innovative solutions to
complex problems, to travel internationally and to use existing or new
language skills in ways that will make a positive difference to you, your
family and your country. This is more than a job. It is a way of life for
professionals who demand the highest personal satisfaction from their
work. Please bring your resume and be prepared for a potential interview
the following day. Please apply online at
<a href="https://www.cia.gov/">www.cia.gov<br><br>
</a><b>Monday, February 18<br>
"Beyond the Body Count: Diversifying Faculties and Scholarship in
Global Universities"</b> <br>
6:30-8:00pm, Rosenfeld Hall, 109-111 Temple Street (corner of
Temple and Grove) <br><br>
Senior administrators from Yale, Harvard, Columbia and NYU will
participate in a panel discussion about the implications of the WFF
report "Women, Men, and Yale University: A View from 2007."
They will speak to how their institutions frame the challenge of
promoting diversity and equity, as well as to the interventions these
institutions are undertaking in order to address that challenge. We hope
this conversation will be generative of ideas and practices that our
respective administrations can evaluate as potential policy reforms.
<br><br>
Speaking at this event will be: <br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Hannah
Brueckner, Professor of Sociology, Yale University <br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Judy
Chevalier, Deputy Provost for Faculty Development and William S. Beinecke
Professor of Finance and Economics, Yale University <br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Evelynn
Hammonds, Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development & Diversity,
Harvard University <br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Geraldine
Downey, Vice Provost for Diversity Initiatives, Columbia University <br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Susan
Sturm, George M. Jaffin Professor of Law and Social Responsibility,
Columbia Law School <br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Jean
Howard, Former Vice Provost for Diversity Initiatives, Columbia
University <br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>E. Frances
White, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, New York University <br><br>
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<font face="arial" size=2><b>February 27<br>
The Women's Foreign Policy Group (WFPG) Mentoring Fair<br>
</b><i>Hemmerdinger Hall <br>
New York University<br>
6:30-9 p.m.<br><br>
</i><b> </b>on February 27, 2008 co-sponsored by NYU's International
Public Service Association, Wasserman Center for Career Development and
Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. The event will
take place in Hemmerdinger Hall at New York University from 6:30-9 p.m.
This mentoring fair is a unique and exciting opportunity for students to
meet WFPG members, speak informally with these experts about their career
experiences, and find out what skills are required to become
involved in their given fields. Our members are women leaders in
the foreign affairs community, drawn from organizations such as the U.S.
Department of State, the United Nations, NGOs, international
corporations, the media, and academia. The fair provides students
with a great opportunity to make contacts with professionals who
can provide practical advice and guidance in career planning.
Students who have registered will receive an updated list of the
organizations that will be represented. <b>Space is limited and
advance registration is REQUIRED.</b> Attendance is $5 for
students. Go to <a href="http://www.wfpg.org/">www.wfpg.org</a> for
additional information and to register.<br><br>
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</font><b> Thursday, February 28<br>
"Why So Slow? The Advancement of Women," a presentation by
Virginia Valian</b> <br>
6:30-8:00pm, <br>
Rosenfeld Hall <br>
109-111 Temple Street (corner of Temple and Grove) <br><br>
Dr. Virginia Valian is a Professor of Psychology and Linguistics at
Hunter College-CUNY; author of "Why So Slow? The Advancement of
Women," (MIT Press, 1998); and the Hunter College ADVANCE Program
Principal Investigator. Her talk will address why so few women occupy
positions of power and prestige, using concepts and data from psychology,
sociology, economics, and biology to explain the disparity in the
professional advancement of men and women. She will then discuss
strategies for eradicating gender bias and promoting equality and
excellence in the academy.<br>
For more information about Dr. Valian and her work, please see her
website:
<a href="http://maxweber.hunter.cuny.edu/psych/faculty/valian/valian.htm">
<u>http://maxweber.hunter.cuny.edu/psych/faculty/valian/valian.htm
</a></u>. <br><br>
<br>
<font size=4><b>Coming Soon: <br><br>
</font>Evening Discussions/Workshops</b> –focused on issues confronting
women in the professional world and in the academy. <br>
<br>
<br>
<b>“Ladies who Lunch” a lunch time discussion series</b> is an
opportunity to speak with and meet other women who have in some way done
remarkable, intriguing things, or made memorable footprints on their
journey. These sessions offer a chance to talk about the challenges and
celebrations of being women. These are casual gatherings designed
to give participants time to engage in conversation with our guests.
<br><br>
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<u>Victoria A. Blodgett<br>
</u>Assistant Dean and Director<br>
Graduate Career Services<br>
HGS Room 124<br>
GSAS, Yale University <br>
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