{"id":91,"date":"2016-11-22T17:59:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T17:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wip.physics.wisc.edu\/?page_id=91"},"modified":"2026-02-17T14:41:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T20:41:32","slug":"past-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gmawip.physics.wisc.edu\/?page_id=91","title":{"rendered":"Past Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Some events we&#8217;re planning for 2022-23:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmawip.physics.wisc.edu\/?page_id=40\">Check out the calendar of events for the most up-to-date information about our events!<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Fellowship:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>September Welcome Brunch (welcoming everyone back for a new school year)<\/li>\n<li>Monthly membership lunch and monthly Happy Hour (GM&amp;W only)<\/li>\n<li>Bonfire night<\/li>\n<li>Excursions to events around Madison<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Professional Development:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Practice prelims for people prelimming in spring (contact us if you are planning to prelim and want us to set up a practice talk room\/snacks\/audience for you!)<\/li>\n<li>Lunches with colloquium speakers who are GM&amp;W<\/li>\n<li>Grad school application workshop (current grad students reading application materials for grad school applicants)<\/li>\n<li>Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP &#8211; now virtual this year)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mentorship: <\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Mentoring program for grad students to mentor undergrads! New this year, kicking off in Fall 2022<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Outreach: <\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Wisconsin Science Festival<\/li>\n<li>Running a booth at Treinen Farms Maze<\/li>\n<li>Volunteer opportunities with the Wonders of Physics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">GREAT IDEAS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Monthly <a href=\"https:\/\/gmawip.physics.wisc.edu\/?page_id=256\">GREAT IDEAS DEI discussions<\/a> (co-sponsored by the Climate and Diversity Committee). Anyone in the department is welcome to come and discuss with us! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.physics.wisc.edu\/events\/?name=GreatIdeas\">Check out the Physics calendar for all GREAT IDEAS DEI Discussions and infromation!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A small selection of some events we&#8217;ve had in past years:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fellowship:<\/strong> New Graduate Student Welcome Brunch, Bonfire at Picnic Point, &#8216;Hidden Figures&#8217; Movie Night, Cookie Decorating, Bowling, Pi(e) Day Celebrations<\/li>\n<li><strong>Professional Development:<\/strong> Phoenix Nuclear Tour (private tour of the facility for GMaWiP members), What to Expect When You&#8217;re Expecting to Prelim, Personal Essay Workshops for REU\/Graduate School\/Fellowship Applications, Hosted WISELI: Eliminating Unconscious Bias\u009d Workshop, Hosted APS&#8217;s Communication and Negotiation Skills Seminar for Women<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mentorship:<\/strong> Undergraduate Mentorship Program, Presentation\/Journal Club (undergrads and graduate students get practice presenting on individual research or a journal article), Panels on Applying to Graduate School<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outreach: <\/strong>Weekly study sessions,\u00a0 Illuminate (a program to connect Girl Scouts with STEM mentors), Van Hise Elementary School Science Night, Expanding Your Horizons, Physics Fair<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some events we&#8217;re planning for 2022-23: Check out the calendar of events for the most up-to-date information about our events! 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