Happy Wednesday!
Thank you all for joining us on Monday for our game night in collaboration with the IDEA Council (Isenberg Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access Advisory Council)! It was SO much fun and they brought some fantastic prizes so definitely check out the IDEA Council and the great diversity job postings list they put together for us!
As a reminder, our LAST meeting of the semester will be held on Monday, December 4th at 7 pm in Flavin Auditorium. Our final meeting "WiB Sleighs" will be a holiday celebration led by our co-presidents Rachael and Caroline! This meeting will be complete with holiday games and exciting prizes, including WiB Merchandise! You don’t want to miss this last hoorah of the Fall semester.
The holiday meeting will not be live-streamed, so see you in Flavin!
Committees:
Marketing: The last Marketing Committee meeting of the semester will be Wednesday, December 6th in Isenberg 118 to talk about WiB rebranding!
Peer Mentorship: Social Events and Peer Mentorship are collaborating on a Holiday Tote Bag and Glass Painting event on Tuesday, December 5th at 6 pm, location TBD! We will be providing paint and tote bags, but feel free to BYOG (bring your own glass) too. Come make gifts or just destress before finals!
Community Service: The last meeting of the semester will be TONIGHT Wednesday, November 29th at 7:30 pm in Isenberg G26, for a Holiday Party! Come get in the holiday spirit and enjoy some pizza!
Content:
Podcast: "Out of Office (with WiB)" Episode 14, "A Guide to Academic Organization w/ Megan" hosted by our Director of Communications Lisa Freeley and featuring general body member Megan Hoggins is out now! Stream on Spotify using this link, or on Apple Music using this link! If you are interested in being on the podcast, working behind the scenes, or just learning more, fill out this form!
Blog: Check out, "For the Ice Cream Lovers at UMass" by Elise Porter, at this link!
WiB Swaps: If you missed our meeting before Thanksgiving Break you may not have heard that we have an exclusive collaboration with Swaponz, the innovative phone case start-up, and the swaps are ready! Camryn, our Co-Social Events Director is an intern for Swaponz, and has created a WiB case just for us! You get a phone case + three WiB branded swaps for a discounted price of $40, order here in time for the holidays and check out Swaponz here! Don't forget to use code BUON30 for 30% off any future orders!
Hot Chocolate Run: Join us this Sunday, December 3rd in Northampton for the 20th Annual Hot Chocolate Run! This event supports Safe Passage, a Hampshire County organization that addresses domestic violence. This event is very important to the community, and we need your help to help make it happen! At this link, you can either get involved and volunteer or sign up to run/walk, be sure to join our Women in Business Team. Members of our e-board will be there so definitely come join us!
Merch: Our merch is here! If you have not already picked up your order, come pick it up at Monday's meeting. If you cannot make it please email Sophia (strischitta@umass.edu) and Abby (acmorse@umass.edu) to set up another time to pick it up. If you haven't paid yet please check the amount you owe in an email from Sophia Trischitta and note that the Venmo is closed, so you will need to bring cash. We cannot wait to see you all rocking the hat and sweatsuit around the Hub!
MinuteFund: We have reached our goal already! Thank you so much to everyone who has sent emails to friends and family, we appreciate it! We are not done though, the donation page will remain open until January 15, 2024, so if you want to help us reach our stretch goal of $4000 to lower the prices of events even more we would be so grateful for any additional contributions! Each member will receive +1 membership point for each email/text they send promoting our MinuteFund using this template. Fill out this form after sending your text/email to get credit. Check out our MinuteFund donation page here!
If you would like to learn more about WiB, check out our website and follow our Instagram (@IsenbergWiB), where we post regular updates about meetings, events, and opportunities.
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UMass Opportunities
ALPFA UMass Amherst Toy Drive: ALPFA (Association of Latino Professionals For America) is hosting its annual Gerena Community School Toy Drive, serving underprivileged kindergarteners at Gerena Community School in Springfield, MA. This year, they are providing gifts for 97 students and have set a donation goal of $1500! Here is the link to donate!