AWIS-Chicago: Upcoming STEM events in Chicago

Tue Oct 4 16:09:45 CDT 2016

There are two upcoming STEM-related events in the Chicago area that AWIS
members may be interested in attending.  Please read on below for more
information!

Tues. Oct 18th, 6PM: Dr. Wendy Freedman, Professor of Astronomy and
Astrophysics at UChicago
"The Universe: Continuing to Reveal Surprises."
DePaul University, Student Center, room 120, 2250 N Sheffield Avenue

Thur. Oct 27th, 11AM:
Dr. Maria Klawe, President of Harvey Mudd College
"Getting more women into tech careers and why it matters."
605 SCE, UIC

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Hello Friends of the LaDuke Lecture Series,

Please join us for the 11th  Jeanne LaDuke Women in Mathematics, Science,
and Technology Lecture!

On Tuesday, October 18, we will welcome Dr. Wendy Freedman, professor of
Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Chicago.

*The Universe: Continuing to Reveal Surprises*
*Over the past few decades, astronomers have for the first time identified
the major constituents of the universe. Surprisingly, the universe hardly
resembles what we thought only a few decades ago. The universe is filled
with dark matter that is not visible and energy that permeates all of
space, causing its expansion to speed up with time. Thousands of planets
are now being discovered beyond our Solar System. New giant telescopes
planned for the next decade are likely to reveal more surprises.  In her
lecture, Professor Freedman will describe these recent advances.*

6:00 PM
Student Center, room 120
2250 N Sheffield Avenue
*Reception immediately following*

We look forward to seeing you next month.

With best regards, Victoria

Victoria Simek, Associate Director

STEM Center
DePaul University
990 W Fullerton Avenue, Suite 4400
Chicago, IL 60614
T: 773.325.4790 | F: 773.325.4781
E: vsimek at depaul.edu

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2016–2017 Distinguished Lecturer Series

UIC Department of Computer Science

*Getting more women into tech careers*

*and why it matters*

*Dr. Maria Klawe*

*President, Harvey Mudd College*

*When*

*Thursday,*

*October 27, 2016*

*11:00 a.m.*

*Where*

*605 SCE*

*Abstract: **Over the past decade the participation of females in the tech
industry has*

*declined rather than advanced. This is unfortunate for young women because
of*

*the incredible career opportunities, for the tech industry because of the
loss of*

*incoming talent, and for society because of the loss of diversity of
perspective*

*among tech teams. I will talk about the reasons why women tend not major
in*

*computer technology fields and how Harvey Mudd College dramatically
increased*

*the number of females majoring in computer science. I'll also talk about
the BRAID*

*project, an initiative working with several CS departments to increase
diversity*

*among their majors.*

*Biography: **Maria Klawe began her tenure as Harvey Mudd College’s fifth
president*

*in 2006. A renowned computer scientist and scholar, President Klawe is the
first*

*woman to lead the College since its founding in 1955. Prior to joining
HMC, she*

*served as dean of engineering and professor of computer science at
Princeton*

*University. Klawe joined Princeton from the University of British Columbia
where*

*she served as dean of science from 1998 to 2002, vice president of student
and*

*academic services from 1995 to 1998 and head of the Department of Computer*

*Science from 1988 to 1995. Prior to UBC, Klawe spent eight years with IBM*

*Research in California, and two years at the University of Toronto. She
received*

*her Ph.D. (1977) and B.Sc. (1973) in mathematics from the University of
Alberta.*

*Klawe has made significant research contributions in several areas of
mathematics*

*and computer science, including functional analysis, discrete mathematics,*

*theoretical computer science, human-computer interaction, gender issues in*

*information technology and interactive-multimedia for mathematics
education. Her*

*current research focuses on discrete mathematics.*

*Klawe is a renowned lecturer and has given talks at international
conferences,*

*national symposia, and colleges across the U.S. and Canada about diversity
in*

*science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines and
industries,*

*gender and gaming, and lessons from her own career in STEM industry and*

*education. She has devoted particular attention in recent years to
improving K-12*

*science and mathematics education.*

*Klawe is a board member of the nonprofit Math for America, chair of the
board of*

*the nonprofit EdReports.org, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts &
Sciences,*

*a trustee for the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute in Berkeley and
a*

*member of the Canada Excellence Research Chairs Selection Board.*

*Klawe is the recipient of the 2014 Women of Vision ABIE Award for
Leadership and*

*was ranked 17 on Fortune’s 2014 list of the World’s 50 Greatest Leaders.
In 2015*

*she was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian*

*Association of Computer Science and the Achievement Award from the
American*

*Association of University Women, and she was inducted into the US News
STEM*

*Solutions Leadership Hall of Fame. She was honored by the Computing
Research*

*Association’s 2016 Distinguished Service Award.*

-- 
Allison L. Zajac
Co-VP for Communciations
AWIS-Chicago
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