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weSTEM Lessons in Leadership & Influence we16 Philadelphia | GradSWE @ Illinois | Anna Oldani

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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/