Events

Upcoming Events

Girls on the Run
Saturday, April 20th
6:00 am to 10:00 am
Ala Moana Beach Park

Girls on the Run is a 5K for young girls, before and after the event they can walk around to the different booths set up. We will be running a volcano booth where participants can make bath bombs. There is also room for more tables and themes if you're interested in hosting an activity! Contact Danita for more information, to sign up and coordinate carpooling!

Past Events

September 2018 Distinguished Speaker Luncheon:
Using Social Media to Excel as a Scientist

Our distinguished speakers:

Sam Mitchell
4th-Year SOEST Ph.D. Student (now graduated!), Department of Geology & Geophysics

Dr. Kiana Frank
Assistant Research Professor, Pacific Biosciences Research Center

Dr. Piper Harron
Temporary Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics

The Fall 2018 GWIS Luncheon Series was made possible by generous support from the UH Manoa Student Activity Program Fee Board (SAPFB).

October 2018 Distinguished Speaker Luncheon:
How Important is Professional Development and Outreach?
Prioritizing Your Time for the Career You Want

Our distinguished speakers:

Dr. Ashley Maynard
Professor, Dept. of Psychology

Dr. Jen Durden
Postdoc., Dept. of Oceanography

Jordan Fahmie, P.E.
Engineer, AECOM

November 2018 Distinguished Speaker Luncheon:
Mediation, Conflict Resolution, and Ethics:
What to do during difficult situations during your academic career

Our speakers:

Dr. Kristin Pauker, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology

Amrita Mallik, Director of Campus Climate Initiatives

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Fall 2018 Distinguished Speaker Luncheons!

Outreach Event: Kids Who Code Workshop

Thanks to Kapolei Library for helping us with our Kids Who Code outreach event!
Participating kids received a "programming passport" and traveled through different activity stations:

Cryptography: learn a code and write secret messages
Ozobot and Botly: teach a robot to follow your commands
Scratch programming: learn a programming language! We used resources from scratch.mit.edu

Outreach Event: Girls on the Run - Fall 2018

The Girls on the Run program encourages girls in 3rd-5th grade to build confidence and connections with others. The Girls on the Run 5K event celebrates the end of the season. This year we're bringing back the popular bath bomb-making activity while teaching girls about the science of volcanos! Want to help plan or volunteer at the event? Let us know!

Spring General Meeting (& Game Night!)

What a blast! We go to know a few new members, played some intense rounds of Donner Dinner Party, and talked about our upcoming events this spring semester!