Dear IAC Friends,

Dear ADVANCE Professors,

Next week, School of Physics and CoS will have a distinguished visitor,
Dr. Rachel Ivie, Associate Director of the Statistical Research Center 
(SRC) at the American Institute of Physics.

Besides the Physics Colloquium on Monday Oct. 20, there will be three 
events in the CoS on Tuesday, Oct. 21: a lunch 12-1:30 (see below); a 
talk 2-3 and a reception 3-4 (are in the attachment flyer, please feel 
free to post them). You are invited to all three events. Please pass 

The panel will open with observations and comments on success with a range of professional roles, including key administrative responsibilities; roles in and out of the institution, including those personal and those with the public; and roles that cross fields/disciplines.



IAC ADVANCE Lunch and Discussion

"Productive Faculty Outcomes: Success with Multiple Roles."
with panel
Diana Hicks (PubPolicy)
Lauren Klein (LMC)
Margaret Kosal (Inta)

Wednesday, 5 November
11:30 am - 1 pm

On behalf of ADVANCE Professors

Mary Frank Fox, Kimberly Kurtis, Wing Suet Li, Dana Randall, Catherine Ross, and Beril Toktay,

it is our pleasure to invite you to a reception to mark the launch of the



ADVANCE Equity, Diversity and Excellence Initiative

Wednesday, November 6

Thornton Atrium

Scheller College of Business

800 West Peachtree Street

4 – 5:15 p.m. (4 p.m. Reception, 4:30 p.m. Remarks)



Archie Ervin

Dear Friend of Charis,



Charis is celebrating its 40th birthday this year, and we invite you to participate in the festivities! We have exciting events planned for our entire birthday year and we want you to be part of this historic celebration. Shop, attend our programs, and stay tuned for more news about our birthday homecoming weekend in November.

IAC ADVANCE Lunch and Discussion

"Creativity and Productivity in Publishing Books"
with panel
Jin Liu (ModLangs)
Kristie Macrakis (HTS)
Carol Senf (LMC)

Tuesday, 3 February
11:30 am - 1 pm
Bill Moore Student Success Center
President's Suite C

RSVP: 
with preference for chicken salad, turkey, or veggie sandwich

Please join the upcoming WST Distinguished Lecture with Maria Klawe - speaking on "Getting More Women into Technology Careers," Tuesday/Feb 24, 4 pm, Clary Theatre, Bill Moore Student Success Center. 

This is a terrific opportunity to hear Maria Klawe, a distinguished computer scientist - who appears on the 2014 Fortune list of *World's 50 Greatest Leaders* !

IAC Friends,

Happy Vernal Equinox - first day of spring 2015 !

-Mary

And in 2015, it occurs with a total eclipse of the equinox sun !
http://earthsky.org/tonight/supermoon-to-stage-total-eclipse-of-the-sun-on-march-20 

Dear IAC Friends,

The Georgia Tech ADVANCE Professors are organizing a Workshop on Leadership Strategies for Women Faculty.

Title: Get Your Voice on the Table: Leadership Strategies for Women Faculty
Date/Time: March 30, 2015 (Monday) – 9:30am-2:30pm

Georgia Tech ADVANCE and Colleges of Sciences and Engineering Welcome 
Professor Mel Hochster from the University of Michigan 
"Women in STEM Disciplines: Lessons from Mathematics" 
Thursday April 23, 2015 
Student Success Center Clary Theater 
3:00-4:00pm 
Reception immediately following in the Student Success Center Hall of Success 

Is bias towards women in mathematics a thing of the past?