First Meeting Updates

Hi All,
We had our first informational meeting a few weeks ago on December 4th. Attendees enjoyed some snacks and fruitful discussion, and also provided much appreciated feedback regarding the organization of future meetings. We had a collection of graduate students and faculty--thanks to everyone who took the time to come out! I know several people who wanted to come had scheduling conflicts. If you wish to provide feedback but weren't able to attend this meeting, please email me (search my first and last name in Outlook and I should pop up!) and I'll forward an electronic copy to you.

 I am in the process of compiling that data, and will be in touch later in December with a summary of those results and a Doodle poll to organize our first meeting of the Spring semester.

One idea that cropped up in this meeting was the possibility of making this group a "formal" chapter of a national organization such as WiSE (Women in Science and Engineering). I am looking into this! But, if it's something you're interested in, PLEASE check out the WiSE Campaign website for information about this organization.  

Looking forward to working with you all again in January!

12 Must-Read Women Bloggers, recommendations from the National Academy

TWS is just beginning its journey into the Blogosphere. In addition to communicating about events directly related to TWS, our group hopes this blog will become a repository for new and exiting developments in topics related to furthering support for women in all stages of academia, and science.

As our inaugural information dissemination post, let us direct your attention to a list of "Women in Science and Engineering: 12 Must-Read Bloggers" compiled by The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. This list highlights 12 female bloggers who write on all aspects of life as a woman in science, from day to day trials of academia to elegant outreach work intended to disseminate scientific results to diverse communities.

Blogging has become an increasingly important medium for science communication, particularly among women. Find some interesting information and tips about starting your own blog in this article from Nature's Blog!

Check it out, and if you follow a blog that covers issues related to the mission of TWS but is not on this list, please write us a comment with the web-link!

Join Tiger Women in Science!

TWS is excited to begin launching events for the fall! Please stay tuned for the announcement of our first meeting of the 2015-16 academic year for an interest and organizational meeting. At this meeting, we’ll formally introduce this year’s TWS organizing committee and open with our proposed plans for the semester. Then we’ll will open up the floor for introductions for everyone, and begin planning the schedule for the semester. We’ll also commence organizing the mentoring groups at this meeting, so be sure to sign-up at the meeting if you would like to be placed!  

Finally, bring your friends! TWS hopes to reach as many folks as we can, particularly as we organize mentoring groups, so be sure to spread the word and encourage interested friends and peers to join us at our first meeting!

Welcome to the Tiger Women in Science Blog!

Welcome to the Tiger Women in Science Blog!

Tiger Women in Science (TWS) seeks to support graduate women in science disciplines at the University of Missouri by fostering communication, facilitating female mentorship, and encouraging collaboration between women at different career stages in academia. 

Many of you have heard of plans for TWS by word of mouth thus far. From now on, this blog will serve as the main communication interface for TWS, and is where we will post information about upcoming events, useful resources from sources within and beyond the University of Missouri, and periodical invited and/or submitted posts on topics of interest to the group.