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weSTEM
Lessons in Leadership & Influencewe16 Philadelphia | GradSWE @ Illinois | Anna Oldani
Why?
How?
What?
Why?
How?
What?
To inspire and empower women in STEM
Why?
How?
What?
By addressing the needs of your community
Why?
How?
What?Creation of intentional spaces for women to succeed
Who are you?
Who are we?GradSWE @ Illinois
To promote diversity in graduate education in engineering and science to enable innovative and creative solutions to the future technical challenges of society
● One of 10+ Illinois SWE committees
● Programming to enhance graduate student experience
● Mentoring and development opportunities
women empowered in STEM beINSPIRED, stayMOTIVATED, growPASSIONATE
weSTEM
● Flagship event - from 50 to 150+ attendees
● Share experiences and provide insight
● Empower students to pursue unique paths
beINSPIREDstayMOTIVATED growPASSIONATE
Be Inspired
Develop a Community
Assess current and future needs of your peers
● Communicate with target group
● Identify unique opportunities
● Seek out resources
● Partner with established groups
Design your Future
Create intentional spaces for graduate women to succeed
Structure programming to
● Address needs○ Professional○ Personal○ Academic
● Fit constraints○ Timing○ Size○ Cost
Stay Motivated
Discover new Potential
Build the right mix to connect with participants
Bring speakers who
● Highlight diversity of thought & background
● Connect through personal experiences
● Engage in new discussions
Devise aStrategy
Structure the environment to fit your priorities
● Tell a story○ Chronological○ Situational
● Build a format ○ Panel discussions○ Dual-track talks○ Breakout time
Dual TrackTalks
BreakoutSessions
PanelGroups
Grow Passionate
Defy the Perception
Provide insight through personal experiences
Draw on Supporters
Build strategic relationships with academia and industry
“Breakout sessions seemed too short”
“I was really hungry for dinner”
“Not a big fan of social networking hour”
“Afternoon giant cookies put everyone to sleep!”
Decipher Feedback
“There are a lot of good conversations that need to happen that happen at weSTEM”
“An inspirational, relaxing atmosphere in which networking… was easy and natural”
“It does a great job of providing mentors, a network, and of inspiring its attendees”
“This was a highly interactive and incredibly organized conference”
Decipher Feedback
Thank you.
http://societyofwomenengineers.illinois.edu/about-gradswe/
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