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Professional Development Workshops 3, 4, and 5

AWIS is excited to share the Profession Development Workshop schedule for spring quarter!

Workshop #3, Interview Tips and Tricks, is this Wednesday, April 28th from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. Today is the last day to RSVP (here). Our speaker is Lauren Lyon, a graduate career educator from the Division of Career Pathways, will be providing helpful insights to nailing an interview.

Workshop #4, What’s a Postdoc?, is set for May 10th (Monday) from 4:30 to 6:00 pm. The workshop will be a Q&A panel with members of UCI’s Postdoctoral Association. We will be discussing what postdoc positions are like, how to apply, and more!

Workshop #5, Alt-Ac Teaching Careers, will be on May 26th (Wednesday) from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. Our speaker, Dr. Natascha Buswell, an Assistant Professor of Teaching for the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department and a researcher focused on the teaching experiences and methods in academic and workplace contexts, will be talking about alternative academic careers!

RSVP information for workshops 4 and 5 coming soon!

Professional Development Workshop #3 Successful interviews

AWIS’ third Professional Development Workshop is happening on April 28th.

We have a fantastic speaker from the graduate division, Lauren Lyon who will be providing tips and tricks on nailing an interview! Feel free to come with questions, such as how to stand out during group interviews or how to be engaging during zoom interviews.

RSVP here: http://cglink.me/2eo/r1056058 by April 26th!

Professional Workshop 1 & 2

Our professional workshop series involving resumes/CVs and cover letters have been fun to host! The resume/CV and cover letter workshops about what to include and do’s and don’ts was well received. We appreciate Dr. Kayleigh Anderson-Natale for her talk in both workshops. We’re glad to see everyone who joined, and hopefully we see some of you again in our next workshop!

The first workshop focuses on how to prepare a CV or resume with example templates to design your CV or resume for your next position! There was also a 30-minute peer-review session of existing resumes.

The second workshop focused on how to write a cover letter, the do’s and don’ts, and a few case studies of what makes a “good” or “bad” cover letter! Dr. Anderson-Natale provided example sentences to enhance the cover letter writing.

Screenshot of the cover letter workshop.

Professional Development Workshop #2: Cover Letters

This is the second in a series of Professional Developments Workshops that we are planning for the year. This workshop focuses on how to write a cover letter, the do’s and don’ts, and a few case studies of what makes a “good” or “bad” cover letter! We have an excellent speaker, Dr. Kayleigh Anderson-Natale from Graduate Division, who will be leading the workshop. Any questions about cover letters such as formatting, what to include, how long to make the letter, etc. are welcome! The workshop is on March 3rd, 2021 (a Wednesday) from 5:00 to 6:30 pm.

RSVP here by March 1st.

Professional Development Workshop #1

AWIS@UCI will be hosting the first of eight workshops in our Professional Development workshop series next week on Wednesday, January 27th from 5 – 6:30 p.m. We think this resource could be valuable for students seeking professional opportunities during these uncertain times. During this workshop, Dr. Kayleigh Anderson-Natale from the Graduate Division will present on how to prepare a CV or resume for your next position as well as some do’s and don’ts. Afterwards, there will be an audience Q&A and a peer-review session for you to ask any questions and perfect your own CV or resume. 

For those interested in attending this professional development workshop, please fill out this RSVP form by Tuesday, January 26th: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenzENxsugLXxssXJhrLj4m9Zh3orMFQc_bUPWX8-cCSoL6JQ/viewform

Can’t wait to see you all at the workshop!

Meet Our 2020-2021 AWIS@UCI Officers!

Welcome to our AWIS@UCI Team of Officers for this year!

President: Kirsten Wong

Vice President: Lindsey Soles

Treasurer: Chelsea Parrocha

Co-Mentorship Chairs: Yiling Liu & Diane Kim

Professional Development Chair: Atrouli Chatterjee

Social Media Chair: Nhi Quach

Marketing Chair: Angie Leung

Since November, our team of officers has been planning programs, professional development workshops, and outreach opportunities for AWIS@UCI members. To learn more about our officers, please follow our new Instagram page @awisatuci and see our upcoming officer spotlight series!

Interested in a leadership role? AWIS@UCI is looking for Officers!

AWIS@UCI has several leadership opportunities for the upcoming year (2020-2021).

Why become an officer?

  • Excellent leadership opportunity
  • You will be directly involved in advancing the mission of AWIS@UCI by planning and/or facilitating new outreach events and mentorship opportunities

Who can become an officer?

  • Any UCI Graduate Student or Post-Doc who is excited about the mission of AWIS@UCI can nominate themselves
  • Even if you are new to UCI and/or haven’t participated in an AWIS event yet, you can nominate yourself!

How do I become an officer?

  • Click the button below to nominate yourself for up to 2 positions by Monday, October 5th!
  • We will reach out to you by October 9th to follow up!
Nominate Yourself!

Fall Bake Sale

Come help support women in STEM through our Fall Bake Sale fundraiser! Catch us in the STEM buildings on campus Nov 20 from 11am-12pm and 2pm-4pm. We will be doing door to door sales, so look out for us! All proceeds go directly to AWIS programs, including our mentorship program the Inner Circle, outreach events, and coffee socials. You won’t want to miss these gourmet homemade treats 🙂