Our charge as a community is to be an exemplar for other STEM living and learning communities (LLCs). The Women in Science and Engineering Residence Program (WISE RP) serves as a catalyst for transformation! It is a space that affirms and celebrates difference and empowers change agents. The WISE RP team strives to ensure community members leave the experience with increased self-efficacy, enhanced leadership skills, and a greater sense of how they hope to make an impact on their respective fields of study.
Giving Opportunities
Contributions will support WISE RP students with internships and summer research fellowships in the STEM fields. Funds will also provide career exploration opportunities, including site visits, alumni panels and job shadowing, for these participants.
STEM Service Learning/Study Abroad
The WISE RP would like to expose the community to the ways in which STEM shapes and informs many facets of the public good, both domestic and international. In collaboration with campus partners and national organizations, the WISE RP is working to establish a service learning/study abroad component to the program.The goal is to allow students an opportunity to engage with and support community and global partners on STEM-centric initiatives. The desired outcomes will be that students will broaden their understanding of how science, technology, engineering, and math, inform the world around them and learn how they can be better stewards of the knowledge they are acquiring to support the greater good.
Our last Study Abroad trip took place in Cape Town, South Africa, where students visited the University of Cape Town to learn about water supply. Students also took part in numerous cultural experiences and learned about African history.
Summer Research/Internship Scholars Program
Each year the WISE RP supports 4-8 students engaging in research or an internship each summer. The Summer Scholars program provides professional development through workshops, research symposiums, and social/cultural activities as well as financial support ($2000-$4000/student) to offset expenses incurred over the summer as many of the research experiences and internships are unpaid. Having an expendable gift to support student research and internships is at the core of the WISE RP mission and we would be grateful to be able to continue to support as many students as possible.
We recently had the opportunity to share the work done by our Summer Scholars at a WISE Night. At our Summer Scholars Symposium, our Summer Scholars spoke about their research experiences — whether that was how to find the right opportunity, professional development, or getting started on a project — to inspire the next generation of reserachers in WISE RP.
Passport to Success Program
The WISE RP Passport to Success program allows students to learn more about themselves as students, future STEM leaders, and as human beings. The WISE RP leadership team work alongside campus and industry partnerships to implement workshops, industry excursions, speakers and panels, and critical conversations that elevate and enhance student learning in a living & learning environment.
First year students participate in the Passport to Success by attending required events, engaging with their Peer Mentor, and attending events hosted by Resident Advisors and campus partners. This helps students to cultivate a STEM community while also developing their skills.
Funding support to assist in actualizing this program will allow us to accomplish these learning objectives and goals, further enhancing the STEM efficacy of our students.
Your Gifts at Work
Thanks to friends like you, we are able to actualize our mission!
Thank you for supporting WISE RP!
