AWIS is dedicated to achieving full participation for women in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology.
The Association for Women in Science--Heart of Illinois Chapter
(AWIS-HOI)
Links of Interest:
AWIS (National Office Home Page)
National Women's History Project (NWHP Home Page)
16th Annual ISU Expanding Your Horizons Through Math, Science, and Technology (ISU EYH Home Page)
Expanding Your Horizons and Math Science Network (National EYH Home Page)
American Association of University Women (AAUW Home Page)
Physics Career Mentoring Equity and Diversity (Home Page)
ISU Women Scientists from 2003 NPL Exhibit (download)
If you have profiles of women from your university, college, or company, we would be happy to share them. Please contact Grace Johns for more information.
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Grace Foote Johns (johns@phy.ilstu.edu)
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Friday, October 5, 2007 (3:30 - 5:30pm)
University Club Discussion Hour, Faculty Staff Commons,
Bone Student Center
for
The AWIS-HOI Celebration of 150 Years
of ISU Women in STEM (from 1857 to 2007)
and AWIS-HOI / ISU Physics WOmen in STEM Career Pen Pal Mentors Recognition Ceremony
This AWIS-HOI community service event brings together women professionals in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from the Illinois State University, Illinois Wesleyan University, and local communities to celebrate and recognize past and future Women in STEM Careers Pen Pal Project Mentors. The Pen Pal Project each year is a partnership between AWIS-HOI Mentors and area high school students and teachers. The Recognition Ceremony today is one small way to thank them for their contributions to helping to inspire and encourage the next generation of scientists, inventors, and educators.
An additional feature of this Friday's event is that we've invited the ISU departments with colleagues being honored as Pen Pal Mentors to provide displays showcasing their educational and career opportunities. There will also be an exhibit created by AWIS-HOI and the ISU Physics Department that is a "snapshot" of the 150 years of ISU Women in Science and Math. Illinois State University has a rich history of educational excellence and AWIS-HOI and ISU Physics are proud to share this exhibit with the community. An electronic version of this exhibit will be available next week by visiting our AWIS-HOI website: www.phy.ilstu.edu/AWIS-HOI.
Finally, as a complement to our AWIS-HOI 150th event this Friday, we’ve invited the McLean County Museum of History to also provide an exhibit of their programming--especially this year's Evergreen Cemetery Discovery Walk 2007 that features a 150th ISU theme featuring legendary ISU dignitaries. Kathleen Kirk, who portrays ISU's first Librarian Ange Milner, has also graciously agreed to join us this Friday from 3:30 - 4:30pm--in costume and in character.
AWIS-HOI Especially Thanks our event Co-Sponsors: Association for Women in Science (Heart of Illinois Chapter), Dr. Carol Struck of ISU's 150th Celebration, the ISU Physics Department, the ISU Mathematics Department, the ISU University Club, and ISU's College of Arts and Sciences.
Admission is free and open to all faculty, staff, and students from the ISU and IWU campuses as well as the Bloomington-Normal community at large.
Click here to download a program flyer about this event
It was a wonderful event! Thanks to everyone who joined us--especially our honorees who cleared their busy schedules to do so. The other honorees who were not able to join us will receive their recognition certificate via the mail soon. AWI-HOI also thanks ISU's University Club for inviting us to host our event in their room. Please enjoy these sample pictures links below about the event.
Click here to link to the 150yrs of Women in STEM History Exhibit (via Powerpoint) researched and created by Grace Foote Johns, ISU Physics and AWIS-HOI
Newly revamped AWIS-HOI Speaker Series!
Women in STEM Wednesdays:
A Discussion Forum by and/or about Women in Science Technology
Engineering, or Math (research, classroom pedagogies, and career mentoring)
One or two Wednesdays per semester during the Fall and Spring semesters at 4:00pm or 5:00pm at Illinois State University or Illinois Wesleyan University, the Association for Women in Science--Heart of Illinois Chapter (AWIS-HOI) will host a research and discussion forum including light refereshments. Forum topics will focus on women in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) research, pedagogies for the classroom, or career mentoring related issues.
Click here to link to our calendar of dates and talks
We encourage faculty to propose themselves or others to give about a 20 minute talk (with Q & A to follow) for this series. Just contact Grace Foote Johns to learn more about it (johns@phy.ilstu.edu or (309-438-8758).
Fourth Annual Women in Science, Math, & Technology
Careers Pen Pals Project and Exhibit for Spring 2007
at the Normal Public Library for Women's History Month, March 2007
sponsored by
Illinois State University Department of Physics
Association for Women in Science--Heart of Illinois Chapter
Expanding Your Horizons Through Math, Science, and Technology Conference
Participating Teacher and School:
Laura Duvendack, Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington-Normal
(Click here to see the 2007 exhibit)
(Click
here to see the 2006 exhibit)
(Click here to see a sample of the 2005 exhibit)
(Click here to see a sample of the 2004 exhibit)
For more information, contact Grace Foote Johns,
ISU Physics Department (309-438-8758).
AWIS-HOI and AAUW-BN Joint Meeting
as part of the University Club Discussion Series
Friday, September 22, 2006 (3:30 - 5:30pm
Visit this link (http://www.calendar.ilstu.edu/detail.taf?_function=detail&event_uid2=24566&date=9/22/2006) to find out more about this event.
Women in Science and Math HERstory Quiz Game Workshop (Puzzle Portion)
WEBCAST
"Women Working on Mars: What Do Engineers Do?"
Thursday, February 23, 2006
10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Pacific Time
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/video/webcast.html
In honor of "Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day", February
23, 2006, the Mars Public
Engagement program and NASA's Robotics Alliance Project are hosting a webcast for young people
interested in
robotics and engineering.
Do you know what engineers do? Ever wonder about all the different kinds
of engineering? Learn more
by tuning in
to the Women Working on Mars webcast!
Students will see and hear from a diverse group of women engineers from
NASA's Jet Propulsion
Laboratory. The 40-minute production will highlight aninside look at what they thought! about engineering
when they were young and what they do now as professional engineers. A live audience and e-mail link
will provide many questions for the panelists - you can even email in your own questions and have them
answered during
the show.
Following the shows, log on to our live web chat and ask your questions
directly of women engineers
working at NASA!
AWIS-HOI Research Brown Bag: Wednesday, February 8, 2006 (12:15pm)
ISU Bone Student Center, McAlister's Private Dining Room
"Surviving Doctoral Studies and the Dissertation Process"
presented by
Professor Amy Bloom and Dr. Liz King, Assistant Professors of Geography-Geology
at Illinois State University
(12:15pm bring or buy your lunch; 1 - 1:30pm speakers & open forum)
Thanks for joining us and sharing your own experiences in graduate school. We will post a "Tips" sheet from the discussion soon.
(click here to download a flyer for this event)
AWIS-HOI 2004-2005 Event Calendar
NASA Webcast on Thursday February 24, 2005--10am - 3pm (PST)
(as part of "Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day")
Women Working on Mars: Get Involved in Robotics!
(open new page with more information)
November 11, 2004 (7:00pm) AWIS-HOI Career Panel Discussion Forum:
"Women Forging Science and Technology Careers in the New Millennium"
at Illinois Wesleyan University, Science Building (Room C101)
with a reception following in the Atrium
(download pdf of event poster)
(download pdf of pictures from this AWIS-HOI event)
(download ISU Vidette article by Kristin Lucas about event)
(link to College of Arts and Sciences followup article about this event)
October 12, 2004 (11:30am) AWIS-HOI Research and Career Brown Bag Forum
held at Illinois State University
Speaker: Dr. Linda French, IWU,"Small Bodies of the Solar System"
September 17, 2004 (4 - 6:00pm) AWIS-HOI Fall Membership Drive
at the home of AWIS-HOI President, Dr. Zahia Drici
AWIS-HOI
Canvass Bag Fundraiser
AWIS-HOI gave these home made stury canvass bags as
thank you gifts to our November 11 speakers. There was also a taller version that included a pocket for their cell phone.
We were thinking that AWIS-HOI Members and Friends might like to have one of these bags--and we might be able to make this a fundraiser. Other logo colors (such as rainbow) are available.
If you would like to obtain one of these bags for asmall donation--of $9 for the version to the right and $10 for the taller version with a cell phone pocket; AWIS-HOI dues paying members receive a $1 discount--to the AWIS-HOI funds,please contact Grace Foote Johns (johns@phy.ilstu.edu or
309-438-8758). AWIS-HOI is a tax-exempt, non profitorganization.
If you would like to help AWIS-HOI make these bags as part of our fundraiser (only ironing is required), please let us know.
AWIS-HOI Interest Survey--We want your opinions!
Please take a few moments to fill out this brief survey (click here) to help us determine what programming you are most interested in participating in and what times are most covenient for you to attend events. Copy the survey into an email to johns@phy.ilstu.edu and include your answers. Thanks!
Acknowledgement
A special thank you to the Illinois State University Physics Department for hosting our AWIS-HOI website and providing printing for event announcements and display materials.