Links

Inclusion at ESF

• Inclusion, Diversity and Equity website
• Committee on Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (timeline for IDE Plan, plus links to policies and resources)
• Center for Native Peoples and the Environment

Local Opportunities and Organizations

• Society of Women Engineers -- Greater Syracuse Section
• Women in Nature (Annual, local outdoorswoman workshop.  If you want to learn, this is a comfortable environment to get started. If you have skills to share, ask about teaching a session.)
• SU ADVANCE. SU is a recipient of a 5-yr, $3.4 million grant to improve recruitment, retention, and advancement of STEM women faculty at SU (website). They also tweet announcements about their program, and developments at other universities (MIT, Brown, and others).
• Women in Science and Engineering (lectures, mentor program at SU, but ESF students welcome.)
  
• Women of the University Community (originally the "SU Women's Club," a social organization for faculty wives, expanded to include women grad students, staff, faculty at ESF, SU, and UMU. This is a great resource for young families new to the Syracuse area.)
  
• Women Transcending Boundaries (egalitarian exploration of spirituality).
  
• Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (SU Whitman School of Management Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship
  
• Maxwell Women's Caucus (graduate student organization)
  
• Women in Medicine (Upstate Medical University faculty)
  
• Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (job assistance in Upstate New York for "trailing spouses/partners"
  

Professional Societies. Please send us suggestions for additional listings.
Advocates for Women in Science, Engineering and Mathematics	Society for Women Engineers
African Women Leaders in Ag & the Environment	The Ada Project--(computing resources)
American Association of Univ. Women	Women in Agriculture
Association of Women Soil Scientists	Women in Chemistry
Association for Women in Computing	Women in Higher Education
Association for Women in Mathematics	Women in Natural Resources
Association for Women in Science	Women in Technology International
Association for Women Geoscientists	Women in the Environment
Federally Employed Women	Women Leaders Online
MentorNet (E-mentoring)	Women’s Aquatic Network
National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals Inc.

Fellowships specifically for women

• Faculty for the Future (fellowships for doctoral students and post-doctoral fellows from developing economies.)
• AAUW offers:
  • American Fellowships (post-doctoral, dissertation and short-term research publication grants)
  • Career Development Grants (to advance or change career or re-enter workforce)
  • Community Action Grants (1 and 2- year grants for innovative non-degree research projects that promote education and equity for women and girls),
  • International Fellowships (Master's/professional, doctoral and postdoctoral work within the US for non-citizens)
  • Selected Professions Fellowships (masters and professional awards for study of masters or professional degrees in architecture, computer/information sciences, engineering, and mathematics/statistics. Doctoral students should apply for American or International fellowships instead.

Interesting speakers and other local events

• Sustainabilily Speakers(this calendar includes speakers from many other speaker series, too!)

• Family Times Family Fun Calendar