December 2008 - uWomen

[UWAB] Message from Maureen Biggers
by Biggers, Maureen 20 Dec '08

20 Dec '08

Happy holidays to all! I hope you enjoy your much needed break and are looking forward to 2009. AND.....I want to put Indiana University's School of Informatics on your radar screens in case you have graduate school in mind and are looking for a great place to be! Two of our faculty are from Georgia Tech (Minaxi Gupta and Raquel Hill) - and then of course there is me. :) It's a wonderful place and they have a wide variety of MS and PhD programs - and some good funding too. Here is more info about our program: Indiana University's School of Informatics is one of the first of its kind in the country. What is Informatics? Informatics develops new uses for information technology, is interested in how people transform technology, and how technology transforms us. In many ways, informatics is a bridge connecting IT to a particular field of study. We offer the following degrees: * PhD in Computer Science * PhD in Informatics * MS in Bioinformatics * MS in Chemical Informatics * MS in Computer Science * MS in Human Computer Interaction (with emphasis in Design, Music, or Security) * MS in Security Informatics Funding opportunities are available for master's students, and full-funding opportunities are provided for PhD students! To learn more about our Diversity Fellowships for Informatics & Computer Science, please contact Maureen Biggers, Assistant Dean for Diversity and Education, at biggersm(a)indiana.edu<mailto:biggersm@indiana.edu>. To learn about Informatics, Computer Science, and additional funding and research opportunities, please visit our websites at http://www.informatics.indiana.edu or http://cs.indiana.edu. P.S. We will soon change the name to School of Informatics and Computing, to better reflect who we are. P.P.S. Please share this info with friends! FALL 2009 APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR U.S. STUDENTS IS JANUARY 15, 2009 Peace, Maureen

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[UWAB] Reminder: CC Women in Computing "Imposter Panel" Tomorrow
by ecollums＠cc.gatech.edu 09 Dec '08

09 Dec '08

What: "Impostor Panel" and Dinner with GradWomen@CC -Anyone Welcome! When: December 10th 4:00-5:30 (we'll start with the panel, so feel free to leave early if you have to) Where: GVU Cafe (2nd floor of the TSRB) Jill Dimond and Lana Yarosh will be moderating a discussion panel with three successful Georgia Tech women: * Amy Bruckman is a tenured faculty member leading multiple successful research initiatives * Andrea Thomaz is in her second year as a faculty member at this top-tier research institution * Nova Ahmed has recently successfully completed her Ph.D. proposal Each of these women has achieved impressive milestones in academia. Yet, sometimes they share a strange feeling -- a fear that others will discover that they are not really as accomplished as they seem on paper! Have you ever felt this way? If you have ever felt that your successes are due more to luck than actual achievement or skill, that you will be discovered to be a "fraud," or that you're not really cut out for this grad school thing, you are NOT alone! Inspired from a similar panel at the Grace Hopper Conference, others have also experienced this phenomenon (known as the "Impostor Syndrome"<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome>). Come have dinner with other women in the college, join in the discussion, and share strategies for coping with this insidious syndrome! Please RSVP jpdimond(a)cc.gatech.edu<mailto:jpdimond@cc.gatech.edu> by Monday 12/8 if you will be joining us for dinner so that we can get enough food for everybody! Elizabeth Collums Program Coordinator Office of Outreach, Enrollment and Community The College of Computing at Georgia Tech 801 Atlantic Drive Atlanta, GA 30332-0280

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[UWAB] Holiday Party TONIGHT!
by Pham, Candis E 03 Dec '08

03 Dec '08

Hello girls! Don't forget that tonight (Wednesday, December 3) is the Women@CC Winter End of Semester celebration! We'll be having a pot-luck meal and a White Elephant gift exchange! We will be meeting in the activity lounge of the GT Center Street apartments at 5:30p. To get in upon arrival or if you're not sure where the Center Street apartments are, feel free to call Steph Yang at 404.510.8885. Don't forget to bring a gift and/or food, and I hope to see you tonight! -- Candis Pham B.S. Computational Media Georgia Institute of Technology Women@CC- Chair

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