WST Learning Community Events

WST Lrn C students attend monthly evening programs on "Enhancing Success at Georgia Tech" developed for them and other interested undergraduate students. Topics for past discussions included the rationale for WST, considering health and other science fields from the perspective of women’s studies, the programs and leadership opportunities offered by the Women’s Resource Center, measuring individual success, and monitoring female self-esteem in a mostly male environment. Programs have included sessions on a scientist’s formula for balancing personal and professional life, a history of women and the sea, career prospects and interdisciplinary interests, and international activist organizations for women.

WST Lrn C students also sign up for informal lunch discussions with faculty, including the Dean of Ivan Allen College, the Director of Women in Engineering, the Dean of Students, the Director of the Women’s Resource Center, and faculty in several academic units.

Contact Christine Flaherty for more information about WST Lrn C lunches or talks. To be put on the WST Lrn C listserv, please contact Carol Colatrella.


WST Learning Community Events in Stein House, 4th St. Apts.
(Techwood Drive & 4th St.)
Tuesday, September 4, 2007; 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Meet the WST team and discuss WST initiatives
Monday, October 1, 2007; 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Women’s Resource Center: campus programs
Thursday, November 13, 2007; 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program: doing research
Thursday, January 17, 2008; 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The WST Team and special guest, Dr. Robert Pikowsky, Georgia Tech's pre-law advisor, will discuss "Going to graduate or professional school"
Thursday, February 7, 2008; 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Institute Communications and Public Affairs staff (Katie Bows, Sarah Mallory, and Laura Staub) will discuss "The Georgia Tech Image and Marketing the Institute"
Tuesday, February 19, 2008; 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Open house for perspective WST students
Wednesday, February 27, 2008; 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Open house for perspective WST students
Thursday, March 13, 2008; 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Resume makeover session led by Rebecca Burnett, Director of Communication.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008; 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Laura Holgate, President, Women in International Security (WIIS) to the Georgia Tech campus. Ms. Holgate is Vice President for Russia/Newly Independent States Programs at the Nuclear Threat Initiative, a non-governmental organization dedicated to reducing the global threat from nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons, of which Senator Sam Nunn is CEO/Co-Chairman. The event will be held in the Library Commons Performance Space.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008; 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Rosalind Meyer, Vice President of Facilities, will discuss 'Women in Business'