Happy Sunday!
Join us tomorrow, Monday, March 7th, at 7pm in Isenberg 137 (Flavin Auditorium), where Dean Anne Massey will be joining us for our first meeting of Women's History Month! This is a very important meeting where Dean Massey will be giving an introduction to her background and answering some questions! Please come prepared with questions and be ready to participate in our discussion.
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
WiB Boston Networking Trip - As of right now, all spots are filled but please still sign up here to be put on the waitlist as we anticipate some people may drop out. More information will be emailed to those who have signed up, so keep an eye out for an email soon.
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!
Peer Mentorship Program - Our first event of the semester, will be held this Wednesday, March 9th, at 7:00 PM in the Hub! This will be a welcome-back meeting with fun bingo games!
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 next meeting will be this Wednesday, March 9th, at 7:00 PM!
Marketing Committee - Sign up here for the marketing committee. Our next meeting is this Thursday, March 10th, at 7:00 PM where we will be talking about how to improve your mornings and the benefits of a 10-minute meditation!
Be sure to follow our social media accounts for more frequent updates, Instagram specifically (@IsenbergWiB), and check out our website here!
Additional Opportunities
Womxn of Color
There is an upcoming Isenberg event called Womxn of Color Survival Guide: Navigating Space, Place & Professionalism happening on March 23rd from 5:30 - 7:00 PM in the Flavin Auditorium (Room 137). This event provides a space to discuss how intersecting identities shape the experience of Womxn of Color at work. Tips will be provided on how to navigate and disrupt traditional notions of professionalism. Please click here to view panelists and register!
AlphaSights
AlphaSights is looking to hire bilingual students for a variety of roles. International students are encouraged to apply! AlphaSights is looking for language speakers interested in launching a client-facing career on a dynamic, global team. They will be holding an AlphaSights Webinar: Applying Your Language Skills in an International Environment on March 8th, from 5:00 - 6:00 PM. Please register here.
John Hancock Virtual Career Fairs
John Hancock is hosting two virtual career fairs in March, on the 8th and 23rd. They will be discussing their internship opportunities in addition to their full-time post-graduate opportunities as well. Please see this graphic for more information.
Career Hub Events Over Spring Break
The Career Hub and Mount Ida Campus in Newton, MA are hosting this event for UMass students over Spring Break on Wednesday, March 16th, between 3:00 - 7:30 PM. The first event is a Boston Area Employers Internship Fair where Boston area businesses across many industries are hiring Summer interns, Fall interns, and Co-ops. This event will be held from 3:00 - 5:00 PM on March 16th. For more information and to register, please click here.
Following the internship fair, there will be a Night of Connections: UMass students & Alumni Meet-up, which is an opportunity for students across all majors to meet up with UMass Amherst Alumni across 11 different industries. The alumni attending will be each representing specializations aligned with each of the Career Community Groups found on Connect UMass. To learn more about which Career Communities align best with your interests, sign up for Connect UMass and click "Groups" at the top of the page: connectumassalumni.com. For more information and to register, please click here - space is limited.
Women Entrepreneurship UMass
Women Entrepreneurship (WE) is a non-profit organization that promotes entrepreneurship among young women and offers entrepreneurship programs at leading academic institutions. WE UMass meets weekly on Wednesdays at 8 PM over Zoom. Our meetings feature entrepreneurs, investors, and leaders in a variety of industries that speak to us about building a personal brand, marketing and fundraising for a business, or sharing their stories. This semester you can look forward to three different panels on Food Tech, BioTech, and Fashion. To learn more, please sign up for their email list here.
iXperience
iXperience is a study abroad program that focuses on teaching skills combined with an internship and doing it in beautiful locations around the world such as Lisbon, Costa Rica, or Cape Town. For two years they haven’t been able to offer travel programs, but they are now back. They have figured out how to give you a safe travel experience and boost your career at the same time. They have had over 2500 students do their programs of which 30% are working at Fortune 500 companies. Explore their website and see everything they offer.
Honors Thesis Survey
One of our members is currently working on her honors thesis, where she will be analyzing gender disparity on Wall Street. She has created an undergraduate survey in order to analyze the differences and connections between different genders and decision-making/risk-taking preferences. If you would like to take the survey to help one of our members out, please click here. It should take ~5 minutes to complete.