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The Objective Analysis of Self and Institution Seminar (OASIS) is a leadership and professional development program designed to accelerate the career development and advancement of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), including social and health science fields through a combination of workshops, networking, mentoring and individual coaching. The program aims to increase retention of women in STEM by reducing isolation and preparing women for leadership positions.TRANSCRIPT
OASIS LEADERSHIP & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Want to Be More Effective Leading and Collaborating?Need a Fresh Strategy to Get Your Writing and Research Done?
sciwomen.rutgers.edu/OASIS
How it WorksParticipants develop strategies and skills to be more effective collaborators, communicators, negotiators, and personal advocates. They also benefit from a community of peers and senior colleagues.
What Makes OASIS Different?The OASIS program is more than a series of workshops. For maximum impact, it is important to connect all the components. The program is structured so that the peer mentoring exercises build on the skills and content from the workshop. The coaching sessions allow the participants to set goals related to workshop topics as well as overall program goals. The OASIS methodology is based on the adult learning principles of providing opportunity for reflection; encouraging taking action and; allowing for self-direction.
About OASISThe Objective Analysis of Self and
Institution Seminar (OASIS) is a leadership
and professional development program
designed to accelerate the career
development and advancement of
women in science, technology, engineering
and mathematics (STEM), including
social and health science fields through a
combination of workshops, networking,
mentoring and individual coaching. The
program aims to increase retention of
women in STEM by reducing isolation and
preparing women for leadership positions.
The strength of the OASIS program is in working together with a cohort through an integrated series of components:
• Individual goal setting
• Interactive workshops
• Peer mentoring to provide new perspectives, accelerate learning and create community
• Individual coaching conversations to provide opportunity for reflection, allow for self-direction and encourage taking action
• Networking with STEM peers and senior scholars
“OASIS gave me the confidence I needed to pursue funding from the pharmaceutical industry.
Participating in OASIS activities also strengthened my grant applications to NSF and I was
able to write concretely and specifically about how OASIS helped me in mentoring women
students/colleagues in my lab in the STEM fields. I believe that these experiences contributed
to my receipt of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.”
– Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Who Participates Past participants include women in various fields from both industry and academia looking to take their career and personal goals to the next level. Woman at different points of their career benefit - early to mid-career women interested in developing their skills and working with teams, and senior women as they consider taking on leadership positions.
THE OASIS PROGRAM RUNS THREE TIMES A YEAR:Over the course of 3 - 4 months, the OASIS program includes 5 workshops, 5 peer mentoring sessions and 3 one-on-one coaching sessions with a certified coach. The program is held on all three Rutgers campuses, located in New Brunswick, Newark and Camden, New Jersey.
98% of participants would recommend
OASIS to a colleague.
Workshop Topics • Leading & Collaborating Successfully
• Personal Advocacy - Building Support for Yourself and Your Research
• Improving Communication Through Improvisation
• Negotiation Skills for Work and Life
• Writing, Procrastination & Resistance
• Work-Life Balance
“Not only do I now have a wonderful peer group, I also established two scientific collaborations and got three papers off of my desk.”
– Participant Testimonial
“Some very simple suggestions were actually life-changing.”
– Participant Testimonial
OASIS Alumnae by Field
The SciWomen OfficeThe OASIS Leadership and Professional Development Program is run by the Office for the Promotion of Women in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics (SciWomen) which supports the Rutgers University mission of outstanding teaching, research and community engagement by promoting gender and racial equity in science, engineering and mathematics fields.
Photography: Nick Romanenko
Apply Now and See the Upcoming Program Schedule at:
sciwomen.rutgers.edu/OASISFor more information:
Office for the Promotion of Women in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics (SciWomen)[email protected]
(732) 445-1244
Beth TracyOASIS Program [email protected]
Natalie BatmanianSciWomen [email protected]