Upcoming Events 

Spring General Meeting  (& Game Night!)

Wednesday, February 13th 
5:30 to 7:00 pm
HIG 353

We hope you will join us for a general meeting to discuss the fun and games we have coming up this semester! (And then we will literally have fun and play games.) Come by the ATMO Conference Room, HIG 353 (Mauka/Diamond Head side) for a quick chat, snacks and drinks, and stay for some friendly competition. See you there! 

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Second Book Club Meeting
Wednesday, February 20th
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
HIG 353

We'll be discussing Chapters 7-12 of Becoming by Michelle Obama. Everyone is welcome, even if you didn't complete all of the reading! Come for snacks and a lively discussion!
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Have questions? Want to get on the book club email list? Email  Maddy.

The third and fourth book club meeting dates will be ​March 13th (Ch. 13-18) and April 10th (Ch. 19-24). 

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
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​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
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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

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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!