Programs for graduate students

Lunch and discussion: 2003-04 speakers

September 26
Laura Adams, physics graduate student, will describe her participation in an NSF-sponsored workshop entitled “Forward to Professorship,” designed for women beginning their academic careers in science and engineering.

October 31
Professor Maria Gini, Department of Computer Science and Engineering

November 21
Assistant Professor Lilya Williams, Department of Astronomy, and astronomy graduate student Kisha Delain will discuss what they learned at the “Women in Astronomy II” meeting held at Caltech this past summer.

January 30
Women graduate students, networking, and recruitment

February 20
Susan Rani (Civil ’82, M.B.A. ’91), founder of Rani Engineering, which provides professional consulting services in transportation, water resources, and environment planning.

March 19
Sonia Fisher, IT graduate in computer science, is currently a senior software consultant. While a University student she was a founder of Alpha Sigma Kappa, a sorority for women in science and technology. She is active in helping women in technical careers and serves as a mentor for IT and NAFE.

April 23
Ellen Sorenson, IT alum and senior software engineer at UNISYS, and Mary Ann Bucher, manager at UNISYS