Updates
- Slack Group: Join
xxxxDon’t forget to join the oSTEM Slack group (if it works)!! Beyond networking with other members and getting behind-the-scenes gossip, you’ll also receive updates on our Resources & Opportunities and helpful adjacent material (ie. O4U’s LGBTQ+ Resume slides and National oSTEM Scholarships tips).
oSTEM
- oSTEM Conference: Application Form now due September 16, 2024!
xxxxApplications for the 2024 oSTEM Conference are still open! Last year we had a great showing at our first national conference, and we are working hard to work out travel logistics/finances to ensure strong UR representation once again!! This year, the conference will be in Portland, Oregon from October 17th-20th.
xxxxEveryone is encouraged to apply, whether you’re a freshman in your second/third week of school, or a senior wanting to branch out and connect with other queer people in STEM and look for career opportunities. If you have cool research that you did and you want to present, the oSTEM conference also is the perfect outlet to do so (poster presentation information is included in the form)!! The application is now due on September 16th! Please fill it out as soon as possible if you are still interested and want to attend.
- O4U Conference Coordination: Contact Info Form
xxxxCongrats & best wishes to all of our O4U Digital and Engineering/Life Science Conference attendees!! If you are attending any of the conferences, please fill out the form above so that we can coordinate travel and group logistics!!
- Website
xxxxVisit our CCC website to browse through our compiled Resources & Opportunities (scholarships, conferences, etc.), read more about our iconic E-Board, and find other general oSTEM links. The website is regularly updated, if you spot any issues or know of an R&O we haven’t included, our Feedback Form is always open!
University
- WicMic’s Intro to Leetcode Session
xxxxThis one goes out to all my CS besties! WicMic (Women and Minorities in Computing) is hosting a LeetCode night on Monday, September 16th, at 7pm in the Wegmans 2506. This could be a nice opportunity to practice your technical skills or just have a basic idea of what Leetcode is, why people practice it, and more. We’ll be cosponsoring so please mark your calendars, we’d love to see you there!
- GEM Recruitment Event at RIT: Registration Form
xxxxThe University of Rochester is co-hosting an event on RIT’s campus: the Fall 2024 GEM Getting Ready for Advanced Degrees Laboratory (GRAD Lab) on Saturday, September 21, 2024. This FREE event features a Graduate Resource Fair where you can meet department faculty and learn about pursuing a Master's or PhD degree. Register now to receive a resource packet and create a prospect card for fellowship applications. Plus, attendees who stay until the end of the presentation will be entered into a raffle.
- Request for Research Participants from the University of Rochester: Survey Form
xxxxTegra Myanna (they/them), a graduate student at the University of Georgia, is seeking participants for their dissertation research on Queer & Trans undergraduate engineers. Their study examines how campus climate and science identity predict sense of belonging among LGBTQIA (QT) undergraduate engineering students at institutes of technology compared to equally selective comprehensive universities. They are inviting all QT undergraduate engineering students to participate in this study. If you are interested, fill out the survey form linked above. Their email address is also provided in the form if you have any questions.
Outside
- O4U Business Conference: Round 1 Applications due by October 4, 2024
xxxxOut for Undergrad’s (O4U) conferences are life-changing experiences for LGBTQ2+ undergrads (whether you are out, selectively out, or it’s complicated). Their all-expenses-paid conferences feature prominent queer speakers, mentorship discussions, legendary career fairs, and more! Their Business Conference is tentatively scheduled for March 2025 in NYC, read more here.
- Transgender First Scholarship: Applications due by December 31, 2024
xxxxTFS’s annual $2.5k scholarship is open to trans/non-binary+ college students of all majors. The application is relatively short, but it does ask for a blog/social media post (300-1000 words) on your experiences. Feel free to contact us for blog post guidance if you’d like to go that route.
See you at our next GMM! <3