Wheaton College Summit for Women in STEM
Belong. Connect. Create. Pass it on.
March 24, 2018
9:00 a.m. Welcome: President Hanno
9:10-9:30 am Presentation: Imposter Syndrome
Tricia Serio, Dean of the College of Natural Sciences, UMass Amherst
9:30-10:20 am Panel Discussion: Imposter Syndrome
Moderator: Kymberlee Dwinell, ’76, Northrup Grumman
Panel: Kathy Aidala, PhD, Chair and Professor,Physics Mt. Holyoke
Suzanne Koven, MD, Mass General Hospital/Harvard
Shamika Rucker, Chem Eng/MBA, Draper
10:20-10:30 am Using Your Courage
Kathleen Hoffman (Bio & Math, UMBC)
10:40-11:20 am Courage Breakout groups by field (facilitated by professionals in fields)
11:25 am-12:10 pm Student Research Talks
12:30-1:30 pm Lunch/Group Photo
1:30-2:30 pm Concurrent Sessions
Students: Hands-on STEM workshops
Faculty/Professionals: HERS workshop
2:30-3:30 pm Coffee Break/Networking session
grad programs, industry representatives, professional associations
3:30-3:50 pm Maryam Mirzakhani Tribute
Eriko Hironaka, PhD, Senior Editor, Book Program, American Mathematical Society
3:50-4:00 pm Raffle
4:00-5:00 pm Presentation of Wheaton’s Woman in STEM Award/Keynote Address
Dr. Daniela Rus, Director of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at MIT
Read more about the Guest Speakers and Workshop Leaders.