Are you ready for an audition?

Women's Interest Network (WIN) is looking for people to be involved in V-Day and it is time for you to grab the opportunity!


V-Day is SMU's fundraising production of the Vagina Monologues


The schedule is as below:


Date: 12/02/2010

Time: 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm



Please contact Jessica Andrewartha (jandrewart@smu.edu) for more details

Academic Publishing While in Graduate School

The SMU Graduate Women's Organization invites you to attend a panel on

Academic Publishing While in Graduate School

Tuesday, November 16
4:00-5:00pm
Dallas Hall, Room 116



Panelists include:


Daniel Millimet, Professor of Economics
Sherry Smith, Professor of History & Associate Director of Clements Center for Southwest Studies
Bonnie Wheeler, Associate Professor of English & Director of Medieval Studies Program

All are welcome! We look forward to seeing you there!

~ the GWO leadership team

Coffee, Cookies and Conversation

SMU’s Graduate Women’s Organization

invites you to join us for

Coffee, Cookies and Conversation

Thursday, November 4

4 pm to 5 pm

SMU Women’s Center

Hughes Trigg, 2^nd floor

The Graduate Women's Organization would like to thank all the people who stopped by our bake sale on Tuesday and/or have already donated to this important cause! We greatly appreciate your help and support.

This is just a reminder that it's not too late to

Join the Graduate Women’s Organization as we Race for the Cure!

We Can Make A Difference

Unfortunately, breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and is the leading cause of cancer death among women worldwide. About 1.3 million women are diagnosed each year. By participating in the 2010 Komen Dallas Race for the Cure, we can make a difference in the lives of many. We would like to ask for your help.

What you can do to help:

1) Donate: You can donate directly to our team via the Susan G. Komen website:

We are one among the Top 5 teams in the School/College/University division who have teamed up to gather donations for the cause. We encourage you to be a part of this cause.

2) Join us on Race Day: October 16, 2010.

Please contact team captain Kayla Walker Edin (kwalkeredi@mail.smu.edu) for more info.

GWO brown bag panel on Entering the Academic Job Market

The SMU Graduate Women's Organization invites you to attend a brown bag panel on


Entering the Academic Job Market


Wednesday, October 13
12:00-1:00pm
Dedman Life Sciences, Room 132

Panelists include:

Margaux Montgomery, Administrator for Department of Economics at SMU
Bonnie Jacobs, Associate Professor and Chair of Environmental Science Program at SMU
Matthew Liebmann, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Harvard University / Visiting Clements Center Fellow at SMU

All are welcome! Bring along your lunch and any questions you might have! We look forward to seeing you there!

~ the GWO leadership team

Bake for the Cure

The GWO had a great turnout at today's Bake for the Cure fundraiser. Altogether, we raised $330 towards our Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure team. Thanks to everyone who baked and everyone who donated!

Click here to donate to our team, or join us as we Race for the Cure.

Join us in our fight against Breast Cancer

Join the Graduate Women’s Organization as we Race for the Cure!

We Can Make A Difference

Unfortunately, breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and is the leading cause of cancer death among women worldwide. About 1.3 million women are diagnosed each year. By participating in the 2010 Komen Dallas Race for the Cure, we can make a difference in the lives of many. We would like to ask for your help.

What you can do to help:


1) Join us at our Bake Sale: We’re selling treats outside of Hughes Trigg Student Center TOMORROW, Tuesday, October 5, from 10-4. Stop by and pick up some cookies and cupcakes!



2) Donate: You can donate directly to our team via the Susan G. Komen website

3) Join us on Race Day: October 16, 2010




Contact team captain Kayla Walker Edin (kwalkeredi@mail.smu.edu) for more details

Fall 2010 Conference - The Anew Women's Group

Every year, the Anew Women's Group gathers women leaders with backgrounds in Business, Academia and Family/Life planning and brings them together as a part of a conference which facilitates the concept of interacting and learning through conversations and real world applications that are energetic and engaging.

The details of the yearly summit are as below:


Date: September 18, 2010
Time: 9am-3pm
Location: Hilton Garden Inn,
705 Central Expressway S,
Allen, TX 75013

This year, they are offering 20 free tickets to the members of the Graduate Women's Organization. The first twenty entries will get a free ticket to the Women's Leadership Conference, so if you interested to participate in this, please contact the Leadership Team or post a comment on this blog with your SMU email ids.

Please click here if you want to know more about the conference.

We look forward to seeing you there!

-- The GWO Leadership Team

GWO Informational Meeting - September 16 2010

The SMU Graduate Women’s Organization (GWO) invites all members and anyone interested in becoming a member of the GWO to attend our fall kick-off informational/business meeting! We will be discussing our group’s goals, upcoming events, and current projects. We’re here to serve your needs, so we’d love your feedback and ideas regarding events and issues that are important to you.

Thursday, September 16^th

5:00pm

Location : Hyer Hall 100

We look forward to seeing you soon!

-- The GWO Leadership Team

Graduate Student Reception

SMU Graduate Women's Organization (GWO) is proud to welcome all the new students and the returning graduates back to SMU.

Our organization aims to generate opportunities for academic and professional development. We are actively involved in advocating for the welfare of female graduates and postgraduate students. We are here to facilitate social support for female students who plan to pursue a career in academia.

We are actively seeking new members to join us and to lend us support for the success of our organization's upcoming events starting September 2010.

We promote equality and wellness of all the fellow students and hence, we appreciate and welcome all the graduate students (both men and women) to attend our general meeting which is to be held in September. We will keep you posted on the upcoming events through this blog.

We will meet you at the Graduate Student "Welcome Back" reception, which is to be held on September 2 2010 at the Hughes Trigg Lower Level/Ballroom East from 3.30 pm to 5 pm CST.

Please post any comments, suggestions or questions on this blog for immediate help or for further information on GWO and our events.

Additionally, you are all welcome to join our group titled "SMU Graduate Women's Organization" on Facebook.

Hope to meet all of you soon!

Graduate Research Day 2010

The GWO had a strong presence in today's Graduate Research Day!

Congratulations to Kayla, Ruth, Meredith F. and Buffy for putting on some great presentations highlighting their research and thanks to Meredith M., Jennifer and Stacy for showing their support!!