Happy Wednesday!
We hope you all enjoyed Monday's meeting where our E-Board member Caroline Tierney and WiB Advisor Kim Figueroa taught us how to have a meaningful job and internship search! You can find their slide deck here, filled with all the tips they talked about. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Caroline or Kim.
Next Monday, February 14th, at 7pm in Isenberg 137 (Flavin Auditorium), we will be having a Galentine's Day themed meeting! Join us for a fun night filled with games and other activities!
We will be live streaming on Zoom for our virtual members to attend:
Zoom Link: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/92299580036
Meeting ID: 922 9958 0036
Peer Mentorship Program - We are looking for more mentors! Please fill this form out here if you are interested in being a mentor. We are currently NOT taking anymore mentees. More information can be found within the description of the form. Email Kelly Davis if you have any further questions!
Membership Dues - Dues are $5 for the year, meaning if you paid last semester you do NOT have to pay again, this is only for our new members! Please pay either through the Campus Pulse account (scroll down until you reach the bottom, then click on "Link to Collect Dues") or in cash and sign the excel sheet at the end of our general body meetings.
Why WiB Wednesday - Fill out this form to be featured on the Instagram for "Why WiB Wednesday"! We want to show off our members by sharing what they love most about being a part of WiB!
Yoga and Coffee Bar - Our first social event will be this Sunday, February 13th, at 10am in the Isenberg Hub! Our Co-President, Dasha, will be hosting a yoga and mediation class followed by a coffee bar! Please bring a mat/towel and a mug. This is an opportunity to get to know other WiB members and E-Board! RSVP here.
WiB Candy Grams - In celebration of this years upcoming Valentines Day, we are running a Candy Grams Fundraiser this week from February 7th - 11th! We are looking for your support to spread the word and raise money for WiB by sending your friends or significant other a Candy Gram! For more information and to order, please follow this link.
Update on the WoI Conference from the Planning Team - For the health and safety of our speakers, sponsors, attendees, and team, we have decided to change our in-person 2022 Women of Isenberg Conference to a Virtual Conference. Our entire program will officially be moved online to Zoom.
This virtual event will still take place on Saturday, February 26th, 2022, and will now be accessible from any location. Please follow this link to register for the 2022 Virtual Women of Isenberg Conference. There is NO registration fee associated with this virtual event, and if you have already paid to register, your money will be refunded. More details regarding refunds will be available soon. To learn more about our event, check out our website.
WoI also has a Resume Book! This Resume Book will be given to our corporate sponsors, so we highly suggest all attendees to upload their resumes here. In past years, attendees have gotten interviews for internships and full-time jobs from these sponsor connections.
Committee Sign-Ups and Reminders:
Fundraising Committee - To sign up for the fundraising committee, click here.
Community Service Committee - Please sign up here for the community service committee. Our first meeting is TONIGHT, Wednesday, February 9th, at 7pm in Isenberg 106!
Marketing Committee - Sign up here for the marketing committee! Our first meeting is tomorrow, Thursday, February 10th, at 7pm!
Protect Our Breasts - There is a POB chapter meeting TONIGHT, in Isenberg 126 at 7pm. Please click here to be added to their email list!
Be sure to follow our social media accounts for more frequent updates, Instagram specifically (@IsenbergWiB), and check out our website here!
Watch Last Week's Meeting by Clicking Here:
Additional Opportunities
Roland Berger Case for a Cause
Roland Berger is a leading global strategy consulting firm and is hosting a charity consulting case competition to benefit Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island. You will compete in teams of 2-4 students. For more information please click here, and to register please follow this link as well as email your team's resumes to this address. Registration closes February 11th.
UMass CHAARG
CHAARG is a national health + wellness organization supporting one another through living a healthy + happy life! They help members find a form of fitness that they love by partnering each week with local fitness instructors/studios to try out new styles of exercise as well as holding small groups every week to go to the Rec Center and do other fun activities together! Please fill out this form or email here to learn more.