Part of IWL’s WIN (Women’s Innovation Network) programming is WIN’s WISDOM initiative. WISDOM provides opportunities for Women and allies In STEM and related Departments Of Marquette to gather, network, and grow in their fields of interest.
A part of WIN's WISDOM initiative is the WISDOM Breakfast series. The WISDOM Breakfast series is an ongoing rotation of gatherings that focus on different disciplines and areas of interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and related Social, Behavioral, and Economic (SBE) sciences fields. Currently, all WISDOM Breakfasts are held remotely due to COVID-19 gathering restrictions.
In previous semesters WIN has also hosted WISDOM events for women in chemistry and women in engineering.
Upcoming WISDOM Events
We are excited to continue IWL's WISDOM Series in during the 2023-2024 academic year. Stay tuned for additional details and registration links to come!
WISDOM Past Event Details
Spring 2022 Semester
WISDOM Breakfast with Women in Psychology
Thursday, April 7, 2022 | 9:00 a.m
WIN will continue its WISDOM series, bringing students together with alumnae from our psychology program to discuss the unique challenges for women and nonbinary people who work in STEM and SBE fields. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with panelists in small groups for discussion and networking.
Our panel features Arnitta Holliman (MS, LPC), Director at the City of Milwaukee Office of Violence Prevention; Kirstin Yeado, Program Officer for Education Philanthropy at Ascendium Education Group; Jacqueline Hackmon, Senior Product Developer at James Hardie Building Products; Jenna Fanduzzi, Ad Review Coordinator at BBB Wisconsin; and Laura Bolger, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations at Alverno College.
All graduate and undergraduate students are welcome to attend this event, along with faculty and community members who are interested in the STEM and SBE scientific fields. While panelists are typically women, these events are open to all genders, as allyship is a vital component in conversations about equity. This will be a hybrid event, with online and in-person attendance options (pending COVID case numbers). In-person attendees will be meeting in Holthusen, Room 403 and virtual attendees will join via Zoom.
WISDOM Breakfast with Women in Physics
Friday, March 25 | 9:00 a.m.
WIN will continue its WISDOM series, bringing students together with alumnae from our physics program to discuss the unique challenges for women and nonbinary people who work in STEM and SBE fields. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with panelists in small groups for discussion and networking.
Our panel features Rebecca McAuliffe, R&D Associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Kelsey Meinerz, Project Manager at Medspace Core Laboratories; Andrea Westerinen, Chief Technology Officer at OntoInsights; and Erin Kaprelian, Intellectual Property Attorney at Davis & Kuelthau.
All graduate and undergraduate students are welcome to attend this event, along with faculty and community members who are interested in the STEM and SBE scientific fields. While panelists are typically women, these events are open to all genders, as allyship is a vital component in conversations about equity.
This will be a hybrid event, with online and in-person attendance options. In-person attendees will be meeting in Holthusen, Room 403 and virtual attendees will join via Zoom.
Fall 2021 Semester
November 18, 2021 | 9:00 a.m.
WISDOM Breakfast with Women in Computer Science
This WISDOM Breakfast event will be for students focused in the fields of computer science and host panelists from Marquette and beyond. Attendees of the event will be able to meet panelists in small groups for open Q&A around the experiences working in their fields, as well as hear from the entire panel.
This will be a hybrid event. Grab-and-go breakfast will be provided to participants, panelists will be joining either virtually or in-person, and attendees have the option to attend the event in-person or virtually as well. Please specify your attendance preference when registering.
Women in Computer Science Panelists:
Click HERE to learn more about our panelists and the programming for this event.
October 29, 2021 | 9:00 a.m.
WISDOM Breakfast with Women in Biology & Chemistry
This WISDOM Breakfast event was for students focused in the fields of biology and/or chemistry and hosted panelists from Marquette and beyond.
The series invites female and nonbinary panelists from a wide variety of disciplines in STEM and related Social, Behavioral, and Economic (SBE) science fields. For the first WISDOM Breakfast, the focus was women in biology and chemistry. Attendees had the opportunity to meet panelists in small groups for open dialogue around the personal experiences of working in STEM and SBE fields, navigating the challenges of their respective fields, and how to better prepare oneself to succeed in industry or academia upon graduation.
All graduate and undergraduate students are welcome to attend events of this kind, along with faculty and community members who are interested in the STEM and SBE scientific fields.
This was a hybrid event. Grab-and-go breakfast from Simma's Bakery was provided to participants, panelists joined either virtually or in-person, and attendees had the option to attend the event in-person or virtually as well.
Women in Biology & Chemistry Panelists:
Click HERE to learn more about our panelists and the programming for this event.
WISDOM Breakfast Photo Albums
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First WISDOM Breakfast with Women in Bio and Chem
