Category Archives: Volunteer Opportunities

Nominations Due October 11

AWIS-CAC Board Nominations Are Open!

Please fill in this form with your interest to serve as an AWIS-CAC Executive Board Member for the 2024-26 term. You are encouraged to record a primary position of interest and secondary position of interest. 

Timeline

  • October 11th: Nominations Due
  • October 11th – November 1st: General voting by AWIS-CAC membership
  • November 1st: Positions begin (turnover with previous Board occurs from November – January)

Lead a STEM Workshop at the Expanding Your Horizons 2023 Conference!

Expanding Your Horizons is a one-day STEM conference for girls in grades 6-8 living in the Chicagoland area. Through the conference, we hope to excite participants about the opportunities available to them in STEM by engaging them in fun, hands-on workshops. The conference will be held in person on a Saturday in mid-to-late March 2024. They are currently recruiting individuals to design and lead workshops that will excite middle school girls about topics in STEM.

Each workshop should plan to host 10-15 girls and be about 45-60 minutes long. While we require that the primary leader for each workshop identify as a woman or nonbinary individual working in a STEM field, we welcome male members of the community to be workshop co-leaders. To get a sense for what workshops have looked like in the past, please take a look at workshop descriptions from 2023 here

If you are interested in hosting a workshop, the application can be found at this link. Applications are due by November 10, 2023. If you know someone who may be interested in leading a workshop, we would greatly appreciate your help in spreading the word.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email eyh.chicago.workshopcommittee@gmail.com, and thank you for considering our request!

Volunteer with Arise Firebird at the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association Annual Conference!

Arise Firebird is looking for volunteers to help at this year’s Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association Annual Conference!

Location: Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, 301 East North Water Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611 USA.

Tuesday, 7 November 2023 – 12:30 PM CT to 2:00 PM CT
Tuesday, 7 November 2023 – 3:00 PM CT to 4:30 PM CT
Wednesday, 8 November 2023 – 10:30 AM CT to 12:15 PM CT

Volunteers will help decorate the exhibition table/ area and be there during these hours. Engaging with attendees directly to maximize the impact of Arise Firebird’s presence.

Want to volunteer or have questions? Reach out to community@folajimiworldwide.com !

AWIS-CAC is looking for volunteers!

AWIS-CAC is currently recruiting volunteers to help with a variety of different initiatives within our organization. All are welcome! We are currently looking for help in areas such as :

  • Event planning (i.e career development panels, speed networking, skill development workshops, events promoting diversity in STEM, our annual award ceremony, etc.)
  • Interviewing, writing, and editing for our Scientist of the Month series
  • Recording and editing our Innovators & Motivators podcast

Are you interested in volunteering for AWIS-CAC? We’d love to hear from you! E-mail us at awiscommunications@gmail.com to volunteer or for more information about volunteer opportunities!