Events

WiSTEM offers regular professional development programming for our campus community. All people are invited to attend, including community members, other NU affiliated individuals, and all genders.

2022-2023 "In the Know" Lunch Conversations

Our meetings are open to all. Alternating monthly meetings on Mondays & Tuesdays from 11:30-12:20 pm. We will also vary the format with some in-person meetings and others by zoom.

The first "In the Know" Lunch Conversation will be on Monday, September 19, 2022

11:30-12:20pm (ONLINE) Zoom link: https://unomaha.zoom.us/j/99392922228

We will talk about WiSTEM Peer Collaboration Mini-grants and hear from some of the 2021 funded collaborators representing every college at UNO. Join us for networking and hearing more about WiSTEM and mini-grant opportunities.

Past events

Date	Topic	Guest	Zoom Link
Monday, September 13, 2021	WiSTEM Peer Collaboration Mini-grants	Grant Recipients	https://unomaha.zoom.us/j/99392922228
Tuesday, October 12th	TBD		https://unomaha.zoom.us/j/99392922228
Monday, November 8th	TBD		https://unomaha.zoom.us/j/99392922228
End of Semester - TBD	Social Networking Social: Details to come
Monday, February 14th	TBD		https://unomaha.zoom.us/j/99392922228
Tuesday, March 8th	TBD		https://unomaha.zoom.us/j/99392922228
Monday, April 11th	TBD		https://unomaha.zoom.us/j/99392922228
End of Semester - TBD	Social Networking Social: Details to come

2020- 2021 Monthly Meetings

Date	Topic	Guest	Zoom Link
September 14, 2020	Updating your job description	UNO HR	https://unomaha.zoom.us/j/94337789043?pwd=dldvZmRhZkt4VXVFTTl2dStRcVo4Zz09
October 13, 2020	Compensation/salary negotiation workshop	Rebecca Atkins Laura Sansoni	https://unomaha.zoom.us/j/99189218861?pwd=MVdRQU81NzIxcXUxNVdRR2ZQTWFSdz09
November 9, 2020	Peer mentorship and mini-grants kickoff	Kelly Gomez-Johnson Jenna Yentes	https://unomaha.zoom.us/j/96001000424?pwd=NXNQaHNsTFpuWUJaUVVWY25VbVcwQT09
December 17, 2020	Virtual Networking/Social Event 4-5pm. Join us on Zoom! https://unomaha.zoom.us/j/95620575383?pwd=L2xIMG1IWXhON3ppYmYxcERaOFRtZz09
January 12, 2021	How to navigate paternal leave (Panel Discussion)	Adam Rosen; Kota Takahashi; Kate Cooper; Ashlee Dere; Amelia Tangeman; Keirstina Dodge; Heather Leas	https://unomaha.zoom.us/j/97761677665?pwd=Z2xIdytSYWRUQ3lyUWNXNzFaaDYvUT09
February 8, 2021	What is the Office of Institutional Effectiveness?	T. Hank Robinson	https://unomaha.zoom.us/j/98165799323?pwd=OGNUZTVBSmhtdzF4TVZEQzFnOVU5Zz09
March 9, 2021	NU Family Leave Policy update	Ece Erdgrmus	https://unomaha.zoom.us/j/95969069831?pwd=cnFVU1lYU3VlUmh6NUg1aUZsNGJvUT09
April 12, 2021	Recruitment updates at UNO	Candice Batton & Aileen Warren	https://unomaha.zoom.us/j/97159585219
April 30, 2021	Virtual Networking/Social Event 4-5pm

2020 Spring Event: Empowering Self-Promotion: Control Your Online Narrative

Presented by Dr. Phani Tej Adidam, Jason Buzzell and Rick Murch-Shafer; Thursday, March 5, 2020

Creating and managing your personal brand is a challenging and perplexing task. Nevertheless, in today’s world, it is critical to developing an identity of success and achievement. You need to take control of the narrative to define who you are as a professional. In this presentation, you will receive actionable ideas that will set you on the pathway to branding triumph.

Thank you to the Center for Faculty Excellence and the UNO Women in Public Policy Week for their help in sponsoring this event.

Networking Social/Back to School Event

On Thursday, September 26, 2019 we met at SpiritWorld in Aksarben for a networking/social outing. We thank all that could make it to the event and hope to see even more of you in the future.

Uncovering and Mitigating Unconscious Bias in Academic Settings

Presented by Pam Alfrey Hernandez; February 21, 2019

Full talk can be found here.

Thank you to the UNO Center for Faculty Excellence, UNMC Office of Equity, and UNMC Faculty Development for helping to sponsor this event.

Pam Hernandez

3:30 Connect!

3:30 Connect! was held over the 2018-2019 academic year. This was a time for networking, leadership training, and discussion of other topics devoted to your professional development.

Date	Presenter	Title	Description
August 30th	Jenna Yentes	Culture and Leadership	Culture is the #1 thing that makes an organization or unit successful. There are five stages of culture and which one is yours? Identifying the culture of your unit, department, and/or lab will help you lead your group into a culture that fosters growth, creativity, and job satisfaction.
September 13th	Kelly Gomez Johnson	Leadership Agility Training	Join in a conversation about authentic leadership and managing change in your professional and personal life. Based on Henna Inam’s book “Wired for Leadership”, participants will proactively train and develop a personal agility plan for opportunities of inevitable change. Tennis shoes and sweatbands are NOT required for attendance!
October 11th	Sara Myers	Storytelling for your Scholarship	Storytelling can be a key strategy for engaging students, policymakers, and the general public, which can increase the impact of your work. This session will give an overview of how to tell the story of your research and creative activity to a variety of audiences based on information gleaned from business and academic sources.
November 8th	Heidi Blackburn	"The Revolution”: The added stress of STEM	At the end of the semester, we all face added amounts of stress. Come learn some tips and tricks to building resiliency and confidence, no matter what your leadership role is, based on Jenny Evan's ‘It’s Time for a REvolution: Bringing out the Resilient, Authentic Leader.’ We will talk about how to "play it out, plate it out, or play IT out" to deal with the added stress of being a woman in STEM fields, no matter what we may be facing.
December 13th	Danae Dinkel	Move More, Sit Less	Don’t wait for the new year to start being more active! This fun and interactive session will discuss the impact that sitting all day can have on your overall wellness. Come to learn and/or share tips on how to move more and sit less while at work as well as to get a little stress relief.
January 10th	Krista Testin	Destress under the stars	NOTE: this event is held in the Mallory Kountze Planetarium in Durham. Take a moment to destress. Join us for an intimate look at the solar system and network with fellow UNO faculty and staff. The planetarium show will be followed by a conversation around strategies to stay focused on our professional and personal goals given the demands of the immense universe. Bring tips to share for short-term and long-term goal setting. Come and see the stars!
February 14th	Peggy Jones	Storytelling as a Pedagogical Tool	An effective story happens in a particular moment, has a clear timeline, utilizes emotions along with information, describes characters to care about, and something at stake. We love stories. They can engage and connect us to one another and inform us in ways that might not occur otherwise. A story can be a powerful pedagogical tool. Come hear how to use this creative method!
March 14th	Gina Toman	Know Thyself \| Be Thyself \| Love Thyself	Lao Tzu, Chinese Taoist Philosopher once said, “Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; Mastering yourself is true power.” This interactive session will focus on the value of self-awareness and strategies for maximizing its benefits throughout your life journey. Join us for an empowering, uplifting dose of “you time!”
April 11th	Liz Tolliver	The Link Connecting Emotional and Multicultural Competence: Advocation for Continued Awareness	The initial quest was a study of emotional competence and its impact on supervisory relationships. However, what was found was a truly meaningful relationship between emotional and multicultural competencies. Research suggests that high emotional competence is positively correlated to a higher quality of life, as well as deeper, more meaningful connections. Multicultural competency provides a base of understanding, as well as increased awareness of the unknown in those who are not like ourselves. Could it be the intersectionality of emotional and multicultural competence that makes the difference in how we view ourselves, the world around us, and advocating for unity?

Academic Caregiving - Thursday, March 1, 2018

Public Research Talk - Academic Life and Parenthood (click link for full video of talk)

Based on data from 120 faculty members over a 20-year longitudinal study of work-life integration for faculty, Drs. Ward and Wolf-Wendel will highlight their research findings of “makers” and “breakers” of managing work and family in academic settings. The findings of their research highlight the joys of academic life, career trajectories, and critical tensions at different career stages. Further, the session will highlight policy and implications for improving work-life integration in academic settings.

Thank you to the Center for Faculty Excellence and the Office of STEM Education for making this event possible.

Full house at the event.

Four members presented at the Women Advance IT conference at UNL in November 2016 about the development of the organization and how to implement a similar organization in other environments. The presentation was attended by ~75 individuals.

Members that presented at the Hidden Figures panel

Our organization hosted a movie screening and panel discussion surrounding the film, Hidden Figures. We sold 187 tickets to the movie and roughly 150 individuals stayed for our panel discussion.

A campus-wide event on April 20, 2017 featuring Michelle Ryan, University of Exeter, Professor of Social and Organizational Psychology. Her work has included research on the glass cliff, the effectiveness of role models, women’s ambition in the workplace, men’s support for gender equality, gender differences in risk-taking, and the role of identity in understanding work-life balance. If you missed the event and would like to watch her talk, please visit our Resources page.

We hosted several networking lunches throughout the 2016-2017 academic year. This bring your own lunch provides an hour to network, meet new people, and engage in discussions relevant to your needs.

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