Founded in 2014, Women in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) (WiS) is a dedicated group of faculty, staff, postdoctoral researchers and graduate students who are committed to forging a professional and productive workplace in SOEST in which all employees and students treat each other respectfully, forging a team ethos in which they and their colleagues can thrive.

For over a decade, WiS has been at the forefront of a grassroots movement to bring about much-needed change in SOEST. Activities to date include:

1. Creating a support community for women now numbering over 100;
2. Providing safety net resources for students, staff, faculty, and personnel;
3. Drafting and delivering a SOEST Building Safety Petition signed by 89 SOEST personnel to increase workplace safety;
4. Creating and institutionalizing orientations and safety trainings for incoming SOEST graduate students and postdocs;
5. Offering workplace interpersonal communication trainings;
6. Establishing Catalyst Awards for Science Advancement (CASA), a mini-grant program to support professional development.
7. Add your activity here! We encourage WiS members to leverage our network to organize activities.

SOEST graduate students, post-docs, faculty and staff can join WiS by completing this short form (log in with your hawaii.edu email address): forms.gle/cuhByRM2sZp3zLN76

For more information, please email Dr. Jenny Engels or Dr. Barb Bruno