Coffee and Connections, Hybrid for Spring 2022

  "Find a peer group of women to provide professional support" suggest the authors of Ten simple rules for women principal investigators during a pandemic.  Research has shown that women generally benefit from networking and group mentoring.  Further, women's stress can be moderated by social supports.  It's also not a surprise that short breaks help individuals regroup and look at challenges through a refreshed lens.  So, have a snack or bring your lunch on 2nd Wednesdays, 1-2pm.  Sessions are hosted by the ESF Women's Caucus and are open to employees, students, and alumnae.

Coffee Breaks are hybrid this semester, with the kettle on in 408 Baker.  For concurrent zoom connection information (link or call-in number), please register. 

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·    FamilyResources.  Child- and elder-care impact a number of students and employees regardless of gender/gender identity  By spinning off those discussions, we hope to make them more accessible to parents and other caregivers who need them (ATM or for the future), unclutter the inboxes of those who don’t, and underscore “balancing work and family” as universal workplace concerns.

For more information about the ESF Women's Caucus, or our formal or informal mentoring programs, please visit: https://www.esf.edu/womenscaucus or contact the program coordinator, 

Heather Engelman engelman@esf.edu or 315-470-4752

WiSE Profession Speaker Series continues virtually in Spring 2022

Oceanographer Dr. Claudia Benitez-Nelson, on Nutrient cycling, storm water runoff, and communicating science to the public, on Tuesday, March 1, 3:30 – 4:30pm

Registration closed.

Dr. Claudia Benitez-Nelson is an Associate Dean and Carolina Distinguished Professor in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of South Carolina. Her research focuses on understanding the biogeochemical cycling of nutrients and carbon and they are influenced by climate change. Honors include: Early Career Award in Oceanography from the American Geophysical Union (AGU); Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography. Dr. Benitez-Nelson is passionate about teaching and mentoring and is active in many efforts to increase diversity in the sciences.   

Women in STEM Alumnae Panel, in conjunction with Career Services, Admissions, and the Alumni Association, on Wednesday, March 23.

Since 1999, the ESF Women's Caucus has invited Women in Scientific and Environmental Professions to campus to share their work, and meet folks on campus.