Fall 2009 WITS Events
October is UO Science Savvy Month for Women and Girls
Registration required
Science Savvy Women: Breaking through the Plexiglass Ceiling
Thursday October 1, Reception 5:30pm, Presentation 6:00pm
CSI Girls: Science Sleuthing for Curious Kids
Thursday October 15: 4:00pm – 7:30pm
College Tips and Tactics for Technically Talented Teens
Thursday October 22: Reception 5:30pm, Presentation 6:00pm-8:00pm
A Career Journey from Neuroscience to HIV/AIDS in Africa
Thursday October 29: 5:30pm reception; 6:00pm talk
Limited enrollment, sign up soon. Registration open day of event
Fall 2007 WITS Forum
The first WITS Forum, held on October 20, 2007, brought together more than 80 participants concerned with the status of women in scientific and technical fields. Participants included 15 UO faculty, numerous donors and potential donors, UO grad students, and local high school students and their parents. The Forum provided an opportunity for women to network and to learn more about the value women bring to research, the issues they face, and their role in the university.
Several follow-up tours were arranged for interested women to learn more about work going on in UO science labs run by female faculty. (If you would be interested in a tour of UO science research facilities led by female faculty, contact Sarah Cheesman, (541) 346-0044 or sec@cas.uoregon.edu.)
The keynote speaker at the first WITS Forum was 
Dr. Geraldine Richmond, the Richard M. and Patricia H. Noyes Professor of Chemistry at UO. Dr. Richmond specializes in physical and environmental chemistry, optics and spectroscopy, and surface and material science. Dr. Richmond has perhaps become most well known for the creation of COACh, a highly successful nationwide organization developed in 1999 to promote the recruitment and retention of women in science and engineering. The program is designed to address issues that keep women scientists and engineers from reaching their goals.
