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5/23 Empowering Women in Science and Engineering

EWISE – an all-day symposium bringing graduate students, post doctoral associates, faculty, researchers and professionals together to network, celebrate achievements and share ideas to improve the climate for women in STEM.  Registration required.

9:30 AM-4 PM
Stocking Hall, Rooms 146 and 148

9:30-10 AM — Registration and Breakfast

10:00- 10:30 AM — Opening Remarks
Speaker: Julia Thom-Levy, Vice Provost of Academic Innovation,
Associate Professor of Physics, and Dean of Hans Bethe House, Cornell University

10:30- 11:45 AM — Plenary Session:  Establishing an Economic Sense of Belonging — The Gender Wage Gap: Extent, Trends, and Explanation
Speaker: Francine Blau, Frances Perkins Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations, and Professor of Economics, Cornell University

12-1:30 PM Keynote Luncheon:
Dr. Shirley M. Malcom, Director of Education and Human Resources Programs, American Association for the Advancement of Science

1:45-3:15 PM  Workshop: Leveraging Expertise
Speaker: Melissa Thomas Hunt, Vice Provost for Inclusive Excellence and Professor of Management, Vanderbilt University

This event is sponsored by the Office of Faculty Development and Diversity, Diversity Programs in Engineering, the Office of Postdoctoral Studies, the Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement and the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning.
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Contact Information

Office of Faculty Development and Diversity
122 Day Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
Ph: 607.255.6867
Fax: 607.255.4672
ofdd@cornell.edu