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We
had a tremendous response to our newsletter that featured coming events
so we are doing this again. Do check out the MTSU National
Women's History Month Women in Science Invited Lecture on March 29
and 30 and our updated list of spring 2010 events
The 2010
National Women's History Month Women in
Science Lecture (and professional development workshop geared to
students but open to all) by Dr. Diana Bilimoria, Department of
Organizational Behavior,
Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University will
be of tremendous value as we "raise girls in Tennessee
science."
We hope to see you there!
Judith
Iriarte-Gross
Director, GRITS Collaborative Project
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Welcome to our NGCP
AAUW Liaison!
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Please join me in welcoming Judy Arnold-Rogers
as our
new liaison for the GRITS Collaborative in Tennessee. Judy is a
long-time
educator who is currently on the faculty of Lincoln Memorial University
where
she is a professor of Graduate Education. An AAUW member since
graduating
from college, Judy is past president and past chair of the education
committee
of the Knoxville, TN branch. She is currently the Chair of their
Equity
Issues Task Force for which she organizes an annual Equity Issues
conference in
her community. She also participates in the SHADES program that
brings
together female STEM professionals with educators and middle school
girls, and
is involved in the Sister to Sister Summit, recently hosting in-service
sessions
with educators and administrators about "What Happens to Girls in
Poverty
if We Don't Reach Them in School?" the focus of her current research.
Judy
has already hit the ground running, joining a conference call with the
GRITS
leadership team last week and meeting up with Letha in Memphis over the
weekend. Judy is looking forward to
meeting everyone and learning more about the GRITS Collaborative.
Please feel free to contact Judy by e-mail at
DRJ10SC@aol.com or by telephone at
865.257.1834.
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Upcoming GRITS Collaborative Events
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MTSU Scholars Day Research Presentations
March 26, 2010, 12:40 PM to 2:45 PM,
Murphy Center, MTSU Campus
Stop by the MTSU campus on Scholars Day and check out Jennifer Ilsley's
research project titled: Encouraging
Young Women to be Future Leaders in Math and Science in Tennessee.
Jennifer has been collecting EYH pre- and
post-survey data for the past few years and will present her results at
Scholar's Day. The
University-Wide Poster/Multimedia session will be held on Friday, March
26,
2010 from 12:40 PM to 2:45 PM in the Murphy Center Track area.
Buds to Blooms
March 27, 2010, 10:30 AM-2:30 PM
Hickman County Middle School
Hands-on, mini EYH for middle school
girls and their moms. For information
contact the WISTEM Center at 615.494.7763.
2010
MTSU National Women's History Month Women in Science Invited Lecture
The
2010 National Women's History Month Women in Science Lecture by Dr.
Diana Bilimoria, Department
of Organizational Behavior, Weatherhead School of Management, Case
Western
Reserve University. Dr. Bilimoria will
also present a workshop for students.
March 29, 2010, 6:00 PM Monohan
Residence Hall Classroom
Purposeful
Planning of Your Scholarly Career and Contributions (Workshop for
students but open to all)
In
this interactive workshop, Dr. Bilimoria will engage with students
regarding
their career aspirations and skill development. She will discuss
aspects
of purposeful career planning such as leadership development, mentoring,
C.V.
enhancement, scholarly skill development, scholarly visibility, and the
early
experiences of women faculty.
March
30, 2010, 3:00 PM Cason Kennedy
Nursing Building, CKNB N109, MTSU Campus
Breaking
Barriers and Creating Inclusiveness: Institutional Transformation to
ADVANCE
Women Faculty in Academic Science and Engineering (Women in Science
Lecture)
In this talk, Dr. Bilimoria will describe the initiatives, experience
and
outcomes of 19 US universities, funded by the National Science
Foundation's
ADVANCE Institutional Transformation program, which
have embraced comprehensive transformation for improved gender
representation
and inclusion in science and engineering disciplines. She will present a
general model of institutional change, specifying the facilitating factors, program initiatives, institutionalization, and
outcomes
of their transformation. Institutional transformational results in terms
of the
increased participation and advancement of women faculty in academic
science
and engineering across these universities and within specific
disciplines will be presented.
Trinity
University Upward Bound Tour of Tennessee Colleges
March 31, 2010, 3:00-4:30 PM, Honors
College Room 106. Contact the WISTEM
Center at 615.494.7763 for information.
1st
Annual WISE Cake-Off
April 1, 2010, 9:00-1:00 PM
Keathley University Center 2nd
Floor Lobby
All student organizations are invited to participate in
this cake decorating contest fundraiser. Organizations will
decorate
their cake between 9:30-11:30 AM on the tables provided in the KUC 2nd
floor
lobby. Tasting of the cakes will begin at 11:30 AM, and judging of
the
cakes (based on aesthetics, taste, and best representation of the
student
organization) will be announced at 12:00 PM. Raffle tickets will be
sold
starting at 9:00 AM--each raffle ticket represents 1 slice of cake.
There
will also be a professional cake to be auctioned by 12:30 PM. All
proceeds
of this fundraiser will go to benefit the children of Haiti via
UNICEF.
United Nations International Children's Fund is working to support the
Haitian
children, and keep them from being exploited. They are also
donating
medical supplies, clean water, etc. Faculty and staff are also
encouraged
to attend and participate in this fundraiser.
For information contact WISE at talliannahawk@gmail.com.
EPA@MTSU
Two special guest lectures are being
presented by Dr. Barbara A. Carr, Ph.D. whose doctoral research at Texas
A&M University focused on the effect of chemical and thermal
pollutants on
aquatic life and various aspects of behavior in mariculture
operations. At Louisiana State University she taught and
conducted research in mariculture, aquaculture and water pollution
biology as
an assistant professor in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences. Later she was appointed as the Research
Coordinator for the Institute for Environmental Toxicology. Before
joining the EPA in 1993, she was a
principal in two environmental consulting firms conducting NPDES
bioassays,
testing for radon, asbestos, lead, PCBs, conducting UST removals, and
Phase 1
and 2 environmental property assessments.
Dr. Carr has been the SPCC Enforcement Officer and Coordinator for
Region
5's SPCC Program since 1994.
Moon: Cheese or Not? April
14, 2010, 6:00 -7:00 PM Monohan Residence Hall Classroom
A
short chronicle of one woman scientists' not-so-direct path to a
satisfying career in Environmental Protection.
Moon: Cheese or Not was the title of my first science project in
7th grade. After that I was hooked on science and even more so
after my sophomore biology class where I got to use a microscope. I
will also talk about being a well-rounded person, having a passion for
work balanced with life, family and friends; knowing
and honoring your values, your capabilities, and your
commitments; being open, being curious and being able to be awed by
life/Nature/the Universe.
Oil, Pollution and Prevention.
April
15, 2010, 11:20 A.M.-12:45 P.M. Alumni Memorial Gym 115 Dr. Carr
is going to talk about "oil" and why it is toxic to aquatic
life/environments, kinds of oils, facilities and industries that
use/store oils, a general history of the Oil Pollution Prevention
regulation, photos of oil storage facilities (big and little ones),
photos from one of the worst oil spill disasters in decades (the Ashland
Oil spill), the regulatory process and how it is influenced by
industries and green groups, financial impacts of a spill,regulatory
agencies that may deal with a spill. (USEPA, US Coast Guard, US Fish and
Wildlife, US EPA Criminal Investigations Division,
etc)
WISTEM Center Kick-Off Advisory Board
Meeting
May, 10, 2010, 5:00-8:00 PM, Hazelwood, James Union
Building, MTSU Campus
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So You Want To Be A Nurse
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By: Carmen Merritt
I am a sophomore
in college preparing for nursing school. The proper way to prepare is to
understand and pass the recommended math and science classes for
nursing. These classes are considered pre-requisites. Community Service
is also useful. These classes determine if you can be accepted into the
nursing program. At this moment I have already applied for nursing
school. Once you finish the program there is an exit exam which is the
determining factor of you becoming a nurse or not. The reason why I
would like to become a nurse is because I have nurses in my family and
it has always been a interest of mine. I also enjoy helping others, and
what better way to help others than to be a Nurse.
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Thank
you for staying involved in and promoting the activities of the GRITS
Collaborative Project!
Judith Iriarte-Gross Ph.D.
GRITS
Collaborative Project
WISTEM
Office:
615.494.7763
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