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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: Calendar of Past AWIS-HOI Events Calendar of Past Events 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. For more information about this website, contact the web designer: Grace Foote Johns (johns@phy.ilstu.edu) page last updated 1/26/10gfj	Women in STEM Wednesdays Forums are back! A Discussion Forum by and/or about Women in Science Technology Engineering, or Math (research, classroom pedagogies, and career mentoring) A few Wednesdays per semester during the Fall and Spring semesters from 12 - 1:00pm at Illinois State University (309 Moulton Hall), the Association for Women in Science--Heart of Illinois Chapter (AWIS-HOI) will host a research and discussion forum--bring your lunch and drink, AWIS-HOI will supply the dessert. Forum topics will focus on women in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) research, pedagogies for the classroom, or career mentoring related issues. ISU Women in STEM Wednesdays for Fall 2009 -- meet in 102 Moulton Hall (12 - 1pm) From our wonderful AWIS-HOI Women in STEM kickoff event Sept. 30, 2009, we have several monthly research brown bag talks already lined up (bring your own lunch, AWIS-HOI will provide the dessert): Wed., Oct. 21, 2009--Dr. Xianwei Yuan, Mathematics, CAS, will present "An Exploratory Study of High School Students' Creativity and Mathematical Problem Posing Ability in China and the United States" Wed., Nov. 4, 2009--Dr. Lezah Brown, Safety Program, Health Sciences, CAST "An Examination of Violence and Unsafe Environmental Factors Reported by Home Care Workers in Chicago" Wed., Dec. 2, 2009--Dr. Tasha Dunn, Geography-Geology, CAS "An Introduction to Meteorite Classification" Dr. Dunn will bring some real meteorite samples to show everyone and talk a little about the various types and what makes them unique. Please contact Grace Johns (johns@phy.ilstu.edu, or 438-8758) to offer to give a *Women in STEM Wednesday* presentation. Spring 2010 dates are available. We encourage faculty to propose themselves or others to give about a 20 minute informal 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). AWIS-HOI expresses our particular thanks to the ISU Physics Department for sponsoring our web site, and helping to plan these events--as well as, to ISU's Registrar's Office for sponsoring our room.. Click here to link to our calendar of past talks Congratulations to AWIS-HOI President, Dr. Zahia Drici of the IWU Mathematics Department for being named to the newly created post of Associate Dean of Curriculum for IWU. Click here to link to the IWU page telling more about it. *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 (coming soon, the 2008 exhibit) (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 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.

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:

Calendar of Past AWIS-HOI Events

Calendar of Past Events

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.

For more information about this website, contact the web designer:

Grace Foote Johns (johns@phy.ilstu.edu)

page last updated 1/26/10gfj

Women in STEM Wednesdays Forums are back!

A Discussion Forum by and/or about Women in Science Technology

Engineering, or Math (research, classroom pedagogies, and career mentoring)

A few Wednesdays per semester during the Fall and Spring semesters from 12 - 1:00pm at Illinois State University (309 Moulton Hall), the Association for Women in Science--Heart of Illinois Chapter (AWIS-HOI) will host a research and discussion forum--bring your lunch and drink, AWIS-HOI will supply the dessert. Forum topics will focus on women in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) research, pedagogies for the classroom, or career mentoring related issues.

ISU Women in STEM Wednesdays for Fall 2009 -- meet in 102 Moulton Hall (12 - 1pm)
From our wonderful AWIS-HOI Women in STEM kickoff event Sept. 30, 2009, we have several monthly research brown bag talks already lined up (bring your own lunch, AWIS-HOI will provide the dessert):

Wed., Oct. 21, 2009--Dr. Xianwei Yuan, Mathematics, CAS, will present
"An Exploratory Study of High School Students' Creativity and Mathematical
Problem Posing Ability in China and the United States"

Wed., Nov. 4, 2009--Dr. Lezah Brown, Safety Program, Health Sciences, CAST
"An Examination of Violence and Unsafe Environmental Factors Reported by Home Care Workers in Chicago"

Wed., Dec. 2, 2009--Dr. Tasha Dunn,

Geography-Geology, CAS
"An Introduction to Meteorite Classification"

Dr. Dunn will bring some real meteorite samples to show everyone
and talk a little about the various types and what makes them
unique.

Please contact Grace Johns (johns@phy.ilstu.edu, or 438-8758) to offer to give a Women in STEM Wednesday presentation. Spring 2010 dates are available.

We encourage faculty to propose themselves or others to give about a 20 minute informal 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).

AWIS-HOI expresses our particular thanks to the ISU Physics Department for sponsoring our web site, and helping to plan these events--as well as, to ISU's Registrar's Office for sponsoring our room..

Click here to link to our calendar of past talks

Congratulations to AWIS-HOI President, Dr. Zahia Drici of the IWU Mathematics Department for being named to the newly created post of

Associate Dean of Curriculum for IWU.

Click here to link to the IWU page telling more about it.

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

(coming soon, the 2008 exhibit)

(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 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.