Tomorrow: WiB Sleighs!

Happy Sunday! 


Thank you all again 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 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 at 7 pm 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 7 pm in ISOM 106! 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:  Have a great winter break!


Content:

  • Podcast: "Out of Office (with WiB)" Episode 15, "Overcoming Imposter Syndrome & Embracing the Journey w/ Ahna" hosted by our Director of Communications Lisa Freeley and featuring Isenberg Chase Career Center's Anha Mehta 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, "How to Survive Finals: Tips for a Challenging Time" by Jane Tecu, at this link!


Merch: Our merch is here! If you have not already picked up your order, come pick it up at tomorrow'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!

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!

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. 

Have a comment or concern? Please fill out this anonymous feedback/report
form

Next Week: WiB Sleighs!

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. 
 

Have a comment or concern? Please fill out this anonymous feedback/report form

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!

 

Tomorrow: WiB X IDEA: Game Night!

Happy Sunday! 

Thank you again for joining us on Monday to hear from the CEO of cell phone case company Swaponz, Steven Bock, about his experience starting his own business and from our Co-Social Events Director Camryn Buonacore about what it was like interning at a start-up! If you missed the meeting, we launched our very own Women in Business Swaps! If interested, fill out this 
form

We hope you all had a wonderful break, but get excited because our next meeting will be held tomorrow, Monday, November 29th at 7 pm in Flavin Auditorium. Our next meeting will be a game night in collaboration with the IDEA Council (Isenberg Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access Advisory Council)! This meeting will be a great way to learn more about promoting diversity within Isenberg and to meet some new people during a fun game of bingo, so don't miss it.  

Bingo night 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 topic TBD!

  • Peer Mentorship: Keep an eye out for the next event!

  • Community Service:  The last meeting of the semester will be November 29th at 7:30 pm in Isenberg G26, topic TBD! 


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, "Black Friday Guide" by Jillian Baldassini, at this link!


Merch: Our merch is here! We will start distributing it outside Flavin tomorrow and will continue at the following meeting for those who ordered. Please note that the Venmo is closed, so if you have not paid yet please bring cash. The amount you owe was sent in a spreadsheet to you by Sophia Trischitta. 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. 

Have a comment or concern? Please fill out this anonymous feedback/report
form

UMass Opportunities

  • Women of Isenberg: The Women of Isenberg (WoI) Conference is an opportunity for students to connect with professionals to build support networks, share their experiences, and communicate with one another about the challenges women and young professionals face in their careers. The conference will be held on February 10th, 2024 at the UMass Amherst Campus Center Auditorium. Register early here to save money on your tickets!

  • 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!

Next Week: WiB x IDEA: Game Night!

Happy Tuesday! 

Thank you all for joining us on Monday to hear from our Co-Social Events Director Camryn Buonacore about what it was like interning at this start-up and from the CEO of cell phone case company Swaponz, Steven Bock to tell us about his experience starting his own business! We also launched our very own Women in Business Swaps! If interested, fill out this
form

As a reminder, our next meeting will be held on Monday, November 29th at 7 pm in Flavin Auditorium. Our next meeting will be a game night in collaboration with the IDEA Council (Isenberg Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access Advisory Council)! This meeting will be a great way to learn more about promoting diversity within Isenberg and to meet some new people during a fun game of bingo, so don't miss it. In the meantime, have a wonderful Thanksgiving break! 


Bingo night will not be live-streamed, see you in Flavin!


Committees:

  • Marketing: The next Marketing Committee meeting will be Wednesday, December 6th in Isenberg 118 topic TBD!

  • Peer Mentorship: Keep an eye out for the next event!

  • Community Service:  The last meeting of the semester will be November 29th at 7:30 pm in Isenberg G26, topic TBD! 

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, "Black Friday Guide" by Jillian Baldassini, at this link!


Merch: Our merch has been ordered! If you have ordered, see the spreadsheet emailed to you by Sophia Trischitta with the quantities that you ordered and the total that you owe. We are accepting payments via Venmo (@UMassWiB) and cash. If you plan to Venmo, we kindly ask that you submit your payments by EOD on November 24th. Please include your full name in the description. If you plan to use cash, please bring your exact total when we distribute the merch in Flavin. This will hopefully take place at our general body meeting on November 27th (if the order comes in time) and we will continue to hand them out at the general body meeting on December 4th. 

MinuteFund: The MinuteFund is a UMass crowdfunding platform made for organizations like WiB to raise funds for events/opportunities, and our very own launched on Monday night! Check out our MinuteFund donation page 
here! The funds we raise will go toward lowering the price of events and allow us to open these events to more of our members! Help us out by sending emails to your family and friends! Our goal is to raise $3,500 by January 15th, 2024. 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. 
 

Click below to watch our most recent meeting!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCrAdQ_dMos


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. 
 

Have a comment or concern? Please fill out this anonymous feedback/report form

UMass Opportunities

  • Women of Isenberg: The Women of Isenberg (WoI) Conference is an opportunity for students to connect with professionals to build support networks, share their experiences, and communicate with one another about the challenges women and young professionals face in their careers. The conference will be held on February 10th, 2024 at the UMass Amherst Campus Center Auditorium. Register early here to save money on your tickets!

  • 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!

 

Tomorrow: WiB X Swaponz With Co-Director Of Social Events Camryn!

Happy Sunday! 

Thank you again for joining us on Monday to hear from our co-marketing directors Abby Morse and Sophia Trischitta about "Making UMass Your Own!" They did AMAZING and we hope you learned some valuable tips and discovered some of the best resources and hidden gems that UMass has to offer. 

As a reminder, our next meeting will be held tomorrow, Monday, November 20th at 7 pm in Flavin Auditorium. Our next meeting will be led by our Co-Social Events Director Camryn Buonacore as she hosts the rising phone case company Swaponz! Camryn will tell us all about what it was like interning at this start-up and she has invited CEO Steven Bock to tell us about his experience starting his own business! Don't miss the chance to hear about these unique experiences and be there for WiB's launch of our very own Swaps which will be available for purchase starting tomorrow night!


We also will be live streaming this meeting on Zoom for virtual viewers to attend at the following link:
Zoom Link: 
https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/98261937979
Meeting ID: 982 6193 7979


Committees:

  • Marketing: The next Marketing Committee meeting will be Wednesday, December 6th in Isenberg 118 topic TBD!

  • Peer Mentorship: Keep an eye out for the next event!

  • Community Service:  The last meeting of the semester will be November 29th at 7:30 pm in Isenberg G26, topic TBD! There are a few volunteer events at Not Bread Alone before the end of the semester so look out for committee emails about those, and if you aren't a part of the community service committee but want to get involved please reach out! 


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, "Black Friday Guide" by Jillian Baldassini, at this link!


Merch: Our merch has been ordered! If you have ordered, see the spreadsheet emailed to you by Sophia Trischitta with the quantities that you ordered and the total that you owe. We are accepting payments via Venmo (@UMassWiB) and cash. If you plan to Venmo, we kindly ask that you submit your payments by EOD on November 24th. Please include your full name in the description. If you plan to use cash, please bring your exact total when we distribute the merch in Flavin. This will hopefully take place at our general body meeting on November 27th (if the order comes in time) and we will continue to hand them out at the general body meeting on December 4th. 

MinuteFund: We have reached our goal already! Thank you so much to everyone who has sent emails to friends and family, we appreciate you! We are not done though, the donation page will remain open until January 15, 2024, if you still want to contribute and further help lower the price of events and allow us to open these events to more of our members! 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. 

Have a comment or concern? Please fill out this anonymous feedback/report
form

UMass Opportunities

  • Women of Isenberg: The Women of Isenberg (WoI) Conference is an opportunity for students to connect with professionals to build support networks, share their experiences, and communicate with one another about the challenges women and young professionals face in their careers. The conference will be held on February 10th, 2024 at the UMass Amherst Campus Center Auditorium. Register early here to save money on your tickets!

  • 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!