Graduate Women's Network
The Graduate Women’s Network (GWN) is dedicated to establishing community among graduate women throughout the university. We do this by creating opportunities for
- Collaboration and support across departments and colleges
- Leadership development
- Networking
- Advocacy
- Conversation
- Relaxation and wellness
- Speakers and discussions
Upcoming Events:
- Thesis Support Group: Every Wednesday, 5-7pm, Women’s Center (Starting October 12)
- GWN Socials: 3-5pm in the Women’s Center on 9/28, 10/12, 11/9, 12/7
Stay involved!
Click here to join the GWN email listserv to receive updates on events and opportunities. Join the GWN Facebook Fan page here. You can also join the GWN group on Beaversource to contact other members directly.
Programs
President and Mrs. Ed Ray invite you to Graduate Women's Network Reception
Wednesday October 14, 2009
5pm to 6:30 pm
Home of the President
3700 SW Brooklane Drive
RSVP by Oct. 9 2009
541 737 4717
rsvp@oregonstate.edu
Resources
Here are some resources you may find helpful.
"Advice for Wannabe Profs"
Terri E. Givens considers what to tell a would-be graduate student about the job market and life as an academic. http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/running/givens5
Coalition of Graduate Employees
The Coalition of Graduate Employees (CGE) at Oregon State University. This site will keep you informed of what CGE is currently doing both at OSU and statewide. There is also a guide to graduate life in Corvallis! http://cge6069.org
PhinisheD
An online support and discussion group for people trying to finish their dissertations and theses. http://www.phinished.org
University of Washington Resources for Graduate Students
An immense storehouse of resources for graduate students at universities anywhere in the country. http://www.grad.washington.edu/mentoring/
How to Be a Good Graduate Student
Basic advice on how to survive graduate school from a researcher at Indiana University. http://www.cs.indiana.edu/HTMLit/how.2b/how.2b.html
A Graduate School Survival Guide
An insightful guide from a recent doctorate at University of North Carolina. Points to a wealth of additional information out there on the web. http://www.cs.unc.edu/~azuma/hitch4.html
Grad Resources
A national nonprofit focused on helping graduate students maintain their sanity. They offer a free graduate student hotline, where you can talk to a counselor who is specially trained in working with grad students. http://www.gradresources.org/
Online PhD Guide
Includes information on PhD research resources as well as helpful tips on dissertations and thesis papers. http://onlinephd.org/
Staying Connected
Join the ListServ and receive GWN newsletters.
Click here to subscribe http://lists.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/gwn
Join the Discussions and with your fellow GWN members (logn with ONID): GWN on Beaversource: Social Networking site for OSU
http://beaversource.oregonstate.edu/social/pg/groups/2105/graduate-womens-network/