Mentorship – MIT Women+ in Chemistry

WIC+ is pleased to announce that our mentorship program has been expanded by the department to include the entire incoming cohort. All first-year graduate students are paired with another graduate student. This mentor serves as a resource and guide during through the new student’s first year and beyond at MIT. Mentors are a valuable resource for academic advice in topics such as classes, teaching, choosing a research group, work/life balance, and even information about fun activities in Boston and Cambridge!

WIC+ still provides mentorship events on top of the new departmental programming, and is excited to welcome the incoming 2021 cohort this fall.

Fall 2019 Events include:

Ice Cream Social (open to the whole department) – August 29th
Coffee dates with mentors – ongoing
First year dinner for mentors and mentees – September 20th
Women in Chemistry Mixer – September 27th
Mentor-Mentee Board Game Night – November, TBA
Hot Chocolate Social – December, TBA

About

Women+ in Chemistry (WIC+) is a group that uses the lens of gender to guide its support of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in the Department of Chemistry. Our mission is to foster a sense of community in the department, facilitate connections with the greater community, support the professional development of department members, and advocate for people of all genders and for gender diversity in the department and the entire chemistry community.

The language “Women+" indicates that WIC+ welcomes anyone who identifies with our mission, which may include cis and trans women, non-binary people, and others who are marginalized on the basis of gender. We welcome allies to join us in centering the voices of those whose gender identities are underrepresented in chemistry.