STEM-UP Network offers a variety of resources, programs and events for professional women in the STEM community. We partner with business and industry and institutions of higher education to bring programs and events to you in your area.
If you don’t find what you are looking for on these pages, email us at stemupnetwork@harrisburgu.edu and we will point you in the right direction.
Women in STEM Career Summit
The 2020 Women in STEM Career Summit is a high-value professional development conference designed to encourage, support and inspire women involved in all aspects of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math).
Our Virtual Summit Coming Fall 2020!
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This full-day conference features inspiring women leaders sharing their journeys along with interactive, skill-building workshops on valuable topics including:
- Discovering and navigating your STEM career options
- Building strategic networks and the power of mentoring relationships
- Finding your Voice: communicating to be heard
- Working like an entrepreneur: side hustles and passion projects
Leadership Programs
Preparing professional women in STEM for new and advanced leadership roles.
Our leadership programs combine in-person sessions with one-to-one coaching and peer-groups for support and accountability. The STEM-UP Network brings women together to collaborate, connect and learn.
Regions: Select a region below to see leadership programs in your area.
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To Register and for more information, email us at stemupnetwork@harrisburgu.edu.
Mentoring Programs
New program session dates: Fall 2020 will begin Oct 2020.
Registration and more information: email us at stemupnetwork@harrisburgu.edu.
Our highly successful Mentoring Program brings pairs together with focus on career satisfaction, productivity and promotion.
One-to-one pairs are formed by matching junior and senior professionals based on strengths and needs. Our required orientation (in September) is followed by a structured mentor relationship: pairs identify career goals, hold periodic phone or in-person sessions and continue the process over the course of a year. Career-focused workshops, events and forums are offered throughout the program year and include a networking component designed to support the mentoring relationship and foster additional relationships among STEM professionals. Executive Committee Members hold periodic reviews for added support and structure to the program.
Our current Mentor Program includes 44 STEM professionals engaged in mentoring partnerships.
My mentee’s enthusiasm is contagious! Through conversations with her I have realized that it is time I re-worked some of my own approach. These are things I have been thinking about, but had been putting on the back burner.
Consulting & Coaching
STEM-UP provides a network of experts to work with your organization to provide consulting services targeted at supporting your efforts in recruiting, retaining, and advancing women STEM professionals. Our services are designed to complement your already existing internal initiatives. Our bottom line is about improving your bottom line with a balanced and more competitive workforce, as well as reducing the opportunity cost of losing your women STEM professionals.
Here are some ways we work with organizations (business, government, military, and higher education):
- Provide gap and needs analyses on policies and practices in support of gender equity, particularly for those organizations already committed to addressing gender equity
- Identify and reduce implicit bias in hiring and career development and advancement practices
- Assist with internal, capacity building initiatives and supports in leadership and professional development
- Research and measure impacts of initiatives and supports for women in STEM within your organization
For an exploratory conversation about how STEM-UP Network can support your women professionals, contact stemupnetwork@harrisburgu.edu
Coaching
Whenever there is a gap between where you are and where you want to be, there is room for Coaching!
Coaching is a process that helps facilitate thinking around positive changes you want to make over time. It includes identifying and clarifying what you want to achieve and moves through generating solutions and strategies to try. Coaching can be used as a problem-solving process and as a resource for accountability.
If you want to improve your effectiveness at work and in life, a Professional Coach could help.
Many of our programs include coaching sessions, held in person or by phone. To learn more about STEM-UP Coaching outside of our program offerings, please contact stemupnetwork@harrisburgu.edu