Women Empowerment in STEM

FIELD TRIP - TUESDAY, OCT. 17

Our Field Trip is On Tuesday, October 17, 2023.  Space is limited.  See the Field Trip Details and Interest Form for more information.

Fall 2023 Events

• Wed., Oct. 4th
  4pm - 6pm
  Pizza & Movie
  Alford Ballroom (ATNM*105)
• Tues., October 17
  Field Trip to North Inlet - Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
  Trip Details -->
• Wed. Nov. 1st
  4pm - 6pm
  All About Internships
  Alford Ballroom (ATNM*105)
  Refreshments served
• Wed., Dec. 6th
  Drop In 4pm - 6pm
  End of Semester Celebration & 
  Cookie Decorating Party
  Location TBA

Text the message @we-stem to the number 81010 for notifications on WE-STEM events via the Remind App.

About WE-STEM

“Women Empowerment in STEM” (WE-STEM) is an interdisciplinary, inter-collegiate initiative that aims to support female students in STEM by equipping them with the tools to deal successfully with challenges, intimidation, and stereotype threat, and to make them feel like they truly belong in their areas of interest, via professional, scholarly, and social engagement.  WE-STEM will:

• Create a mentorship program in which female undergraduate and graduate students will offer advice and support to new female STEM majors.
• Bring together female STEM students in monthly activities that can serve as consciousness-raising sessions and community-building programs
• Support undergraduate research and conference registration.
• Arrange for prominent local female speakers in STEM fields for presentations.
• Conduct workshops on life-long learning skills to support success in students’ graduate and professional endeavors.

Our Faculty Team

Email:  we-stem@coastal.edu

• Dr. Brianna Thomas, Department of Physics
• Dr. Gabriela Perez-Alvarado, Department of Chemistry
• Dr. Jean French, Department of Computing Sciences
• Dr. Ina Seethaler, Women’s and Gender Studies Program

Just for Fun & Other Resources

• Science Friday - The award-winning project that broadcasts and articles about science and technology.  
• American Association of University Women (AAUW) - Started in 1881, AAUW is an organization that works to remove bias from education, fight for fair pay and economic equity, and support the advancement women in leadership roles.
• Association for Women in Science (AWIS) - AWIS started in 1971 and their vision is "to be the voice for driving change and equity for all women in science."