The WFF meets monthly during the semester to create community and advocate for gender equality. We also host networking events every semester for female professionals in Education City, and we host networking events to help female TAMUQ students connect to alumnae in industry.
Meet ’n Greet
In collaboration with the Society of Women Engineers student chapter, WFF hosted an informal gathering where female faculty and staff met with undergraduate and graduate students. Great conversations and good food!
Celebrating International Women in Engineering Day
On 22 June 2023, WFF celebrated our female faculty accomplishments in research, teaching and service on the occasion of International Women in Engineering Day, a day, which provides a clear call to women to shape the world. Taking place annually on 23 June, INWED is an international awareness campaign celebrating the work and achievements of women engineers. The day provides an important opportunity to raise the profile of women engineers and highlight the amazing career opportunities available. Engineering shapes the world and helps make our planet a better, safer, more innovative and exciting place to be.
Annual Members Retreat
A special day to come together as a group to celebrate the end of the academic year, to socialize, and to plan events and activities for the following year.
The Women's Faculty Forum hosted female faculty from across Education City for a luncheon and conversation celebrating International Women's Day 2021.
The Women in Leadership webinar brought together female deans from university campuses around Education City for the first time to discuss their experiences and issues faced by female leaders in academia. The four invited speakers were: Anne Nebel (GU-Q), Rosalie Nickles (TAMUQ), Selma Limam Mansar (CMU-Q), and Annette Vincent (CMU-Q).
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Women Faculty Forum hosted an online webinar on recruiting and retaining female faculty. Four panelists shared their experience on the role the gender has played in their hiring and promotion, as well as, suggested effective ways in which different institutions and programs could retain diverse female faculty. Check out the recorded webinar.
End-of-Year Lunch
The Women's Faculty Forum and the Center for Teaching and Learning hosted a talk on effecitve strategies to increase student engagement and achievement.
The Women's Faculty Social at Texas A&M at Qatar sparked conversations with female faculty across Education City.
