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The WISE Inspirations Network at Stanford (WINS) aims to create an engaged Stanford network linking women graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, faculty, and alumnae in STEM fields, and their allies and advocates, through regular meetings and communications. WINS aims to provide all with opportunities to learn from a diverse array of stand-out women in science and engineering about the realities of their lives and work, successes and lessons learned, and to connect individuals with a network of potential mentors, protégés, and other colleagues.

What are the do's and don't's of conference participation? How do you approach leaders in your field for advice and possible collaboration?  Come and share with us some proven pointers for making your next conference both interesting and highly productive.

Guest Speaker: TBA

Academic Chats are monthly lunch-time discussion groups for graduate students who are considering a career as a faculty member. Chats are an opportunity to learn from and share experiences with others who are preparing for or launching their career as a professor.

What are some ways to reduce over-complexity in your scholarly writing? What is "prewriting" and "writing blind" and how can they help you write more effectively with less effort.  These and other approaches  will be discussed with two professional guests that have had a great deal of experience in helping PhD students improve their writing.

Guest Speaker: TBA

TA-ships are fine, but everyone does them.  What other types of teaching experiences can you have while a graduate student that will give you a leg up in a competitive market? Come explore several possibilities, some of which will take less time than you think.

Guest Speaker: TBA

Academic Chats are monthly lunch-time discussion groups for graduate students who are considering a career as a faculty member. Chats are an opportunity to learn from and share experiences with others who are preparing for or launching their career as a professor.

"Procrastination is the thief of time." —Edward Young Procrastination can feel like a major hurdle to overcome throughout your graduate and professional career. You are not alone! Procrastination is a vicious cycle that we all suffer from time to time. In this workshop we will discuss: why we procrastinate, what it really means when we do, and how our brains are involved. We’ll also cover effective ways to restructure your life and schedule to minimize procrastination and increase motivation.

Leadership Dinners bring proven leaders from various arenas together with a small group of graduate students for dinner and informal discussion about what it means to be a leader and to lead organizations, movements, and people.

Rick Lowe, 2015 Mimi and Peter E. Haas Distinguished Visitor

Rick Lowe is a Houston-based artist, whose Project Row Houses is considered an important example of social-practice art. In 2014, he was among the 21 people awarded a MacArthur "genius" fellowship.

Did you know that a faculty position at a university is only one of many possible career paths you could take with a doctorate in the humanities or arts? Join us for a lively conversation with four humanities PhDs who have found rewarding careers in a variety of organizations. Dinner will be served.

This event is part of Pathways for Humanities PhDs, a professional development series sponsored by the School of Humanities and Sciences.

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The 2015 ATXpo is a one-day event that will bring together faculty members, instructors, students, and staff from Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley and San Jose State University to share, discuss, and promote effective practices for teaching and learning with technology. The ATXpo is a featured event of Stanford’s Year of Learning, a year-long series of events for the Stanford community, engaging faculty, instructors, students, and staff in examining teaching, learning and plans for the future.

The Lytics Lab is an open, interdisciplinary research community, composed of graduate students from a number of Stanford's programs and schools including Computer Science, Education, Communication, and Engineering.  The Lab is led by faculty co-directors John Mitchell, Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning, and Candace Thille, Assistant Professor of Education.  At the Lytics Lab Open House, the faculty co-directors and student researchers will present their research in progress in a demo and poster session.

How many women scientists and engineers can you name?

Though women have been leaders in science for centuries, they are not always recognized in our historical records and schoolbooks, or in our popular culture.

Seeking to change that awareness, journalist Rachel Swaby recently published a new book, Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science — and the World.