WiTT News

Congratulations to the recipients of the TWISTER scholarships!

1st Place $5000 – Lauren Heinrich
2nd Place $1000 – Lilian Ekem
 
These ladies really stood out in their pursuit of STEM related fields and exceeding in the criteria for this scholarship. 

Check out the recent news coverage of the T.W.I.S.T.E.R. event sponsored by WiTT and Adventure Science Center.  Click link below:

http://www.newschannel5.com/news/education/stem-event-held-for-high-school-girls

Jobs and careers in STEM are well-paying and rewarding, yet women continue to be underrepresented in the science, technology, engineering, and math workforce.
 
Women in Technology in Tennessee, Adventure Science Center, Asurion and a number of other local organizations want to ensure that young women are ready to step into the nearly 1 million new STEM jobs that will be available across the country by 2022.
 
One part of their effort is TWISTER, a day-long seminar (held at Adventure Science Center on Saturday, Feb. 13) that pairs high school girls with women who have achieved success in STEM fields. Asurion and WiTT are awarding two college scholarships at the event. The application deadline has been extended until Feb. 3.
 
Let us know if you’d like to talk to someone with Asurion or WiTT about:
 - The need for women in tech jobs
 - How TWISTER events have positively impacted young women
 - The scholarship opportunities available and how to apply
 - How young women can register to attend TWISTER

Tennessee Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Research (TWISTER Conference)
 
Saturday, February 13, 2016
8:00am – 3:00pm
Adventure Science Center
800 Ft. Negley Blvd., Nashville, TN 37203
 
Who: High School Girls
Details: Conference focused on providing young women a chance to meet other young women and network with professional women in STEM careers as well as exposing them to new ideas (through various workshops throughout the day)
Fun Happenings: Two scholarships are awarded to graduating seniors from Women in Technology of Tennessee (WiTT) – $5,000 first place and $1,000 second place.
 
How to Get Involved:
Beyond sponsorship and presenters, volunteers are a very important of the day. Volunteers are needed to be presentation assistants, assist with set-up/clean-up, registration help, and general event duties. There are two (2) volunteer shifts 7:30am-12pm and 12pm-4pm.
 
Conference still needs 8-10 presenters and up to 20 volunteers. Please pass along the sign up info to all of your contacts. The following are links to the: TWISTER Volunteer Form, TWISTER Presenter Application, and TWISTER Website.

Is your desk covered in stickie notes, notebooks, receipts, business cards, and other random paper? Are you ready to get it all under control?

Join Sara Skillen, founder of SkillSet Organizing and Evernote Business Certified Consultant, for an informative workshop on using Evernote to enhance paper organization, content curation, and collaboration. This event is perfect for professionals, entrepreneurs, business owners, parents - anyone who needs to track, store, and organize lots of notes and information.

Sign up:   https://www.eventbrite.com/e/all-about-evernote-for-witt-tickets-20245116689

Attendees will:

• Download the Basic, Plus, or Premium version of Evernote 

• Learn the concepts of note and notebook creation

• Get the scoop on some inside "tips and tricks" of Evernote

• Discover what other apps integrate beautifully with Evernote

• Understand the differences between free and paid versions

• Begin the process of a basic workflow or project within Evernote
  

Bring your charged laptop (smartphones and tablets welcome too), and get ready to learn the almost limitless options for streamlining paperwork and information collection.

When: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM (CST)

Where: Tractor Supply Company, Tennessee Room - 5401 Virginia Way Brentwood, TN 37027

Merrol Hyde Robotics team placed first in the Robotics competition at Auburn University the first weekend in December!  They competed against 56 teams from 5 states and their ability to engineer and drive the Robot placed them in the top of all of those other schools doing the exact same competition.  Thank you for supporting these young ladies.  They are our future!

Eileen Marsh

Treasurer - WiTT

More Photos from WiTT Holiday Party