oSTEM at U of M

Come join Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics! We are U of M’s only organization dedicated to promoting the professional development and social inclusion of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Ally community with in the fields of science and engineering.

oSTEM’s Mass Meeting for the Winter ’12 semester will be Wednesday, January 25, 2012 @ 7pm in 1650 Chem.

Please contact oSTEM-Officers@umich.edu if you have any questions. We hope to see you there!

Also, as a location note, 1650 Chem is located in the main atrium of the Chemistry Building on the North side of the building.

Did you know that we reserve a room in the Michigan League every other Wednesday just for oSTEM?

You are welcome to study or mingle with other members from 6pm-8pm in Room B on the 3rd Floor of the Michigan League.

Everyone is welcome!

It’s time to start off another great semester! We hope that you will join us on Tuesday, September 13th at 6:30pm in the Michigan League, 3rd Floor, Room B. Someone will most likely be out in the hallway to help you find the room.

We really want you to feel comfortable and included, so we will have an activity planned as well as a brief organization overview, but we hope you will come with ideas that you want us to put on for the semester to make oSTEM your organization.

Also check out our Facebook event at oSTEM Mass Meeting.

As always, feel free to e-mail oSTEM-Officers@umich.edu if you have any questions.

Best Regards,

Gary and Manan
oSTEM Co-Chairs

Hi Everyone,

I hope the Summer is going well for everyone. I just wanted to clarify that there are no meetings this Summer, but Manan and I are working to get oSTEM ready to kick off the Fall semester strong. In the meantime, we welcome any advice, comments, or questions that we can use to make oSTEM better for you and for others. Feel free to send an e-mail to oSTEM-Officers@umich.edu, and we will be happy to chat with you. Also, if you would like to be added to either our member list or alumni list, we would be happy to help you.

It’s been a great year so far, and I hope we can make it even better.

Sincerely,

Gary and Manan
oSTEM Co-Chairs

Hey oSTEM!

I apologize for the late follow-up, but we had some technical difficulties. Anyways, I want to thank our lovely February speaker, Bio – Sarah Siegel for oSTEM, for taking the time to come visit her alma mater. She gave a great presentation, and gave us some great things to think about.

For those that were unable to attend, you can view her written version of the presentation. Also, as promised, Sarah has allowed me to post the results from the anonymous survey as well as Seven Tips for Integrating Personal and Professional Identities. The latter document also includes contact information for Sarah in case you would like to ask her any specific questions about her presentation or IBM.

As always, feel free to contact oSTEM-Officers@umich.edu with any questions, thoughts, or concerns.

Have a great day, and I hope to see you at our next meeting on March 9th at 8pm in Pierpont Commons, Corner Conference Room.

You are invited to join us for “Integrating Personal and Professional Identities” Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 5:30pm in Chesebrough Auditorium. We are pleased to have Sarah Siegel, a UM alum now working with IBM, as our guest speaker.

This presentation is the beginning of a dialogue to help students figure out their personal preference on how well they want their career goals and personal life to interact. After the presentation, please join us in the lobby outside Chesebrough for Potbelly’s sandwiches.

We hope to see you at the second installment of our speaker series to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Spectrum Center.

Hey oSTEM!

First of all, I would like to thank Mark Brostoff, Kerri Boivin from the ECRC, Jen Wegner from the Office of Student Affairs, and to all those that attended Mark’s wonderful presentation.

For those of you that were unable to attend or would like to look at his presentation again, Mark has been kind enough to let us post it on our website. He also listed his contact info at the end of the presentation and welcomes any questions you may have.

Becoming Visible in the Workplace by Mark Brostoff

Also, for your reference, I have linked the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index. Feel free to even look at this before you talk to companies at the next career fair.

HRC-Corp. Equality Index – 2011

As always, feel free to e-mail oSTEM-Officers@umich.edu with any questions, thoughts, or concerns.

Have a great day, and I hope to see you at our next meeting on February 2nd at 8pm (Location TBD) and for our next speaker, Sarah Siegel, on February 16th at 5:30pm in Chesebrough Auditorium.

Please join us for “Becoming Visible in the Workplace – Changing Times for Gays and Lesbians” on Wednesday, January 19th at 5:30pm – 7pm in the Chesebrough Auditorium. Our guest speaker is Mark Brostoff, Associate Dean and Director to the Weston Career Center at Washington University in St. Louis.

This will be a unique presenation to engage thought & spread knowledge of the issues faced by LGBT students during the job-search process and in the workplace. You can RSVP at ENGenius.Jobs or e-mail oSTEM-Officers@umich.edu.

We hope to see you for the 1st presenation in our speaker series as part of the College of Engineering and oSTEM’s tribute to the 40th anniversary of the Spectrum Center.

Come learn about the celebrations for the 40th Anniversary of the Spectrum Center and how to help out with North Campus Pride Week!

Location: 1017 Dow
Date & Time: Wednesday, January 12th at 8pm

E-mail oSTEM-Officers@umich.edu if you have any questions, and we hope to see you there!

Hey oSTEM!

Just a reminder that if you would like to be a voting member, you must fulfill the following requirements:

-Attend 3 meetings (socials count as meetings)
-Pay dues of $5 to any oSTEM officer
-Fill out the oSTEM Membership Information form

All of these requirements must be done by 8:00pm on Wednesday, November 17th in order to vote in the officer elections.