Happy Wednesday!
Thank you all for joining us for our meeting this past Monday. We hope you all enjoyed Lisa Freeley's, presentation on the importance of stepping out of your comfort zone in college! We would like to highlight a quote by Annette White that Lisa shared during her presentation: "Each time you try something for the first time you will grow - a little piece of the fear of the unknown is removed and replaced with a sense of empowerment." We hope you can remember this next time you are faced with an endeavor you are hesitant to take on! We would like to extend a thank you to Lisa, our DEI and Campus Outreach Director, for sharing her wonderful presentation with us. Feel free to reach out to Lisa via email, or connect with her on LinkedIn!
As we mentioned during our meeting, our FINAL meeting of the year will be held on Monday, May 8th at 7pm in Mahar Auditorium. We will be hosting a Game Night event to wrap up the semester and de-stress before finals! All are welcome to join us for this free event, complete with snacks and fun prizes! If you are interested in attending, please fill out this form to help us plan for this event. This event will be best attended in person, so we will not be offering a Zoom link. We are so excited to celebrate another awesome year of WiB together, so we hope to see you there!
*Please note that this event will be in-place of our previously advertised scavenger hunt, which has been canceled.
WiB x DSP Thrift Store Fundraiser: WiB is hosting a thrift store fundraiser in collaboration with Delta Sigma Pi (DSP) TODAY, Wednesday, May 3rd from 10am-4pm in the Student Union! Stop by as soon as you can to find some new clothes to revamp your summer closet. This is a great way to shop sustainably and support our club!
Committee/Program Reminders:
Marketing Committee: Wednesday, May 10th at 7pm (Isenberg 118) (To sign up for the committee, fill out this form!)
Community Service Committee: Wednesday, May 10th at 6pm (Isenberg 124): Color A Smile & End of Year Pizza Party (To sign up for the committee, fill out this form!
Peer Mentorship Program: Sunday, May 7th at 6pm (Orchard Hill - courts next to Van Meter): Dessert Picnic - please stay contact with your mentors/mentees!
Content Updates:
Podcast: "Out of Office (with WiB)" Episode 10, "Class Selection Scaries" co-hosted by our VP Rachael Doyle and our DEI and Campus Outreach Director Lisa Freeley is live! Stream on Spotify using this link, or on Apple Music using this link!
Blog: Check our most recent blog post, "6 Spots on Campus You Have to Check Out" by our Social Media Chair, Abby Morse, at this link!
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.
Click below to watch our most recent meeting!
UMass Opportunities
The Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship
The UMass Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship is hosting their Innovation Challenge Final TODAY, Wednesday, May 3rd from 5-8pm in the Old Chapel. All are invited to cheer on the five student ventures as they compete for a chance at the $65,000 prize pool! Click here to learn more, and here to register.
UMass DSP - Comedy for a Cause
UMass Delta Sigma Pi (DSP) is hosting a "Comedy for a Cause" event TOMORROW, Thursday, May 4th from 6:30-8pm in Herter 227. All students are encouraged to attend this stand-up comedy event, featuring 3 experienced comedians from Massachusetts! Tickets for this event are $14, and will go toward supporting Protect Our Breasts, a global non-profit founded at UMass Amherst. To register for this event, fill out this form.
Isenberg DEI Student Efficiency Survey
Jariah Cole, a senior accounting major, is conducting research about DEI initiatives within Isenberg. All Isenberg undergraduates are invited to take this survey, regarding their experience as students in Isenberg.
UMass Amherst Theater
UMass Theater invites students to check out their Fringe Fest '23 events! The festival will take place over the course of May and feature the work of UMass students. For more information, click this link.
Additional Opportunities
The Beacon Fellowship
The Beacon Fellowship invites students still looking for Summer 2023 plans to apply to their summer consulting programs! They currently still have openings for their Geneva (Switzerland) UNICEF Project, and their Washington D.C. Children's National Hospital Project. Both of these projects are incredible opportunities to build upon your own problem solving skills, while addressing pressing issues and helping those in need. For more information, click here.