The Women in STEM Idea Exchange Summit Wants to Hear Your Story

Last year, The Women in STEM Idea Exchange Summit at Bentley University was a roaring success. Attendees, both students and corporations alike, shared what they have experienced and learned, gained insight into best practices for recruitment and retention, engaged with the next generation of STEM women and worked together to drive change.

This year, the event is coming back and will be held on October 22, 2015 at Bentley. The summit is hosted by the Center for Women and Business and supported by STEMconnector and the Million Women Mentors program along with several other academic and media partners. The special event helps to close the gap between corporate needs for a STEM-enabled workforce and student questions about job prospects that align their passion with the needs of corporate America. This happens in a very tangible way at the event by bringing these two groups together to learn from each other and make connections that create jobs, mentor relationships, internships and a community of passionate people who are working in science, technology, engineering and math.

The Summit has also brought back its inspiring My Story/My Advice Project to connect the community of women in STEM jobs, give them an opportunity to share their experiences and their insights, and a platform to pay it forward and offer advice to the next generation of women. These are a powerful and diverse group of women who have shared their stories of perseverance, sometimes hardship, and ultimate success.  Learn more about this initiative here: http://bit.ly/1gbLy4m

To learn more about The Women in STEM Idea Exchange Summit or to register, click here: http://bit.ly/1LDxcpp

Cheers,

The Women in STEM Idea Exchange Summit 2015 Team
@WISExchange
#WISExchange15 

STEM Chat with Claire Duggan

chat with Claire Duggan
September 15, 2014 Claire Duggan, Director for Programs and Operations, The Center for STEM Education, Northeastern University
If I could tell a young woman pursuing STEM one thing it would be – seek out female mentors pursing STEM pathways – teachers/neighbors/family members. To me, a successful woman is someone that knows themselves, pursue their passions, but never forgets to make time for the people they come in contact with personally and professionally In high school, I wish I had known more STEM professionals and/or had the opportunity to participate in stem research experience – especially in engineering. I had no knowledge of the field and career pathways available when I was in high school. The very next thing on my to do list is to commit to paper several ideas I have for new STEM K-12 educational efforts.	The best way to unwind after a long day is is to play with my grandchildren. If I had a one year sabbatical I would travel around the world and visit schools/classrooms to see firsthand how we are educating children across the globe - then move to build collaborations and accelerate the sharing of best practices. The biggest misconception about women in stem is they are all the same I'm proud that I have helped with the development and implementation of multiple STEM education initiatives and now am supporting young students and faculty seeking to engage in this work.
Claire will be speaking at The Women in STEM Idea Exchange Summit in Boston. Find out more at www.womeninSTEMsummits.com © 2014 IIR Holdings, LTD. All Rights Reserved.

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