Coffee Talk Series for STEM Women

Announcing a New Coffee Talk Series for Undergraduate and Graduate Women Studying Math, Science and Engineering!

Women in Engineering (WIE) and the Women's Resource Center (WRC) will be co-hosting a brand-new Coffee Talk Series this spring for undergraduate and graduate women majoring in STEM areas (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).  The series will be held in the Clough Commons Lounge (Room 205 next to the Starbucks) on Thursdays from 2:00 -3:00 PM starting in January and continuing monthly through April.  

If you haven’t yet been to the Clough Lounge, it’s the perfect space for coffee talk – a room lined with interesting books and filled with tables and comfy chairs!  We’ve designed this series to give STEM women a chance to gather in an informal setting to get to know one another and to discuss topics – technical and personal – that are important to them.  Each week, coffee, tea and dessert will be provided.  We hope to see you for coffee talk this spring!

1^st Thursdays:  Coffee Talk about Career Prep

• Each month, COE women are invited to stop by throughout the hour to ask questions about anything job related including how to improve their resume, how to prep for interviews, or how to conduct a job search.  These coffee talks will start with a short 15 minute talk on a career-related topic:
  • February 2^nd:  Writing a professional resume presented by Judy Johnson, Director of Talent Aquisition from Bomgar,  and Ann Blasick, Associate Director of Women in Engineering
  • March 1^st:  How to interview effectively presented by Errika Mallett of Southwire
  • April 5^th:  Networking Tips presented by Rasha Farag of Kimberly-Clark Corporation

2nd Thursdays:  Coffee Talk for STEM Women of Color

• Each month, graduate women of color will lead this hour which will be a chance for both undergraduate and graduate women of color to come together to share your unique experiences as minorities in your various STEM fields. 

3rd Thursdays:  Coffee Talk with STEM Female Faculty

• Each month, we'll invite a different female STEM professor to share their story and to offer advice on how to succeed as a female engineer, scientist or mathematician.  This will be your chance to meet various female faculty members in an informal setting and to ask them questions that you’re never able to ask in the classroom!
  • January 19^th: Dr. Jane Ammons, School of Industrial & Systems Engineering
  • February 16^th: Dr. Carrie Shepler, School of Chemistry
  • March 15^th: Kristin Marsicano, School of Computer Science
  • April 19^th: Dr. Ayanna Howard, School of Electrical & Computer Engineering

4th Thursdays:  Coffee Talk for COE Graduate Women

• Each month, graduate women studying engineering are invited to have the unique opportunity to gather to meet women from all engineering disciplines here at Georgia Tech to share their research and academic experiences as well as to get to know one another on a personal level.

We'd like to thank Bomgar for sponsoring this coffee talk series: