Tomorrow: WiB X IDEA: Game Night!

Happy Sunday! 

Thank you again for joining us on Monday to hear from the CEO of cell phone case company Swaponz, Steven Bock, about his experience starting his own business and from our Co-Social Events Director Camryn Buonacore about what it was like interning at a start-up! If you missed the meeting, we launched our very own Women in Business Swaps! If interested, fill out this form. 

We hope you all had a wonderful break, but get excited because our next meeting will be held tomorrow, Monday, November 29th at 7 pm in Flavin Auditorium. Our next meeting will be a game night in collaboration with the IDEA Council (Isenberg Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access Advisory Council)! This meeting will be a great way to learn more about promoting diversity within Isenberg and to meet some new people during a fun game of bingo, so don't miss it.  

Bingo night will not be live-streamed, so see you in Flavin!


Committees:

  • Marketing: The last Marketing Committee meeting of the semester will be Wednesday, December 6th in Isenberg 118 topic TBD!

  • Peer Mentorship: Keep an eye out for the next event!

  • Community Service:  The last meeting of the semester will be November 29th at 7:30 pm in Isenberg G26, topic TBD! 


Content:

  • Podcast: "Out of Office (with WiB)" Episode 14, "A Guide to Academic Organization w/ Megan" hosted by our Director of Communications Lisa Freeley and featuring general body member Megan Hoggins is out now! Stream on Spotify using this link, or on Apple Music using this link! If you are interested in being on the podcast, working behind the scenes, or just learning more, fill out this form!

  • Blog: Check out, "Black Friday Guide" by Jillian Baldassini, at this link!


Merch: Our merch is here! We will start distributing it outside Flavin tomorrow and will continue at the following meeting for those who ordered. Please note that the Venmo is closed, so if you have not paid yet please bring cash. The amount you owe was sent in a spreadsheet to you by Sophia Trischitta. We cannot wait to see you all rocking the hat and sweatsuit around the Hub!

MinuteFund: We have reached our goal already! Thank you so much to everyone who has sent emails to friends and family, we appreciate it! We are not done though, the donation page will remain open until January 15, 2024, so if you want to help us reach our stretch goal of $4000 to lower the prices of events even more we would be so grateful for any additional contributions! Each member will receive +1 membership point for each email/text they send promoting our MinuteFund using this template. Fill out this form after sending your text/email to get credit. Check out our MinuteFund donation page here! 


If you would like to learn more about WiB, check out our website and follow our Instagram (@IsenbergWiB), where we post regular updates about meetings, events, and opportunities. 

Have a comment or concern? Please fill out this anonymous feedback/report form. 

UMass Opportunities

  • Women of Isenberg: The Women of Isenberg (WoI) Conference is an opportunity for students to connect with professionals to build support networks, share their experiences, and communicate with one another about the challenges women and young professionals face in their careers. The conference will be held on February 10th, 2024 at the UMass Amherst Campus Center Auditorium. Register early here to save money on your tickets!

  • ALPFA UMass Amherst Toy Drive: ALPFA (Association of Latino Professionals For America) is hosting its annual Gerena Community School Toy Drive, serving underprivileged kindergarteners at Gerena Community School in Springfield, MA. This year, they are providing gifts for 97 students and have set a donation goal of $1500! Here is the link to donate!

For the Ice Cream Lovers at UMass

By: Elise Porter

As a freshman on campus, even while attending the college with #1 dining, it is easy to miss the meal luxuries of the town where I am from. However, UMass has many excellent possibiliFes to fulfill those cuisine cravings. Being a passionate ice cream fanaFc, I was quick to scope out the creaFve opFons and decide whether it is worthy of the #1 Ftle or not. (Spoiler Alert: It is!)

#1 Ice Cream Sandwiches

At Franklin Dining Commons, however creatable at all four dining commons.

With dessert options commonly consisting of cookies and ice -cream, you would be missing out on proper college dining without feasting on a combination of the two. At Franklin Dining Commons, there is hard ice cream in many different flavors, along with the variety of cookies that all the dining commons’ menus offer. Achieving the best possible ranking on my ice cream scale, we start the list off with my favorite combination of two chocolate chunk cookies with moose tracks ice cream graciously placed in between. If visiting another dining hall, the hard ice cream could be interchangeable with soft serve.

#2 Brownie Sundaes

Best at Berkshire Dining Commons, however necessities available at all four dining commons.

My first ice cream creativity test was at the lovely Berkshire Dining Commons. Brownies being a weekly provision, I was quick to attempt at adding ice cream to enhance the flavor. With Berkshire having the best soft serve options, I swirled it on top of the chocolatey confection, and topped it off with a selection of the toppings that were offered.

#3 Milkshakes

Available at Blue Wall in the Student Union.

This simple addition to any meal is replenishing during a break from any collegiate academic courses and may even make you happy enough to help pay better attention during your next lecture. So far, the best milkshakes I’ve tried have been at Blue Wall, served at The Grill and Paciugo. If you are going for a classic vanilla or chocolate sprint over to The Grill, however if you are craving a fancier frosted treat, Paciugo has unique flavor options that change each day.

#4 Ice Cream at the Ice

Provided in the Mullins Center.

Who doesn’t love to eat ice cream in the middle of winter while enjoying a victorious hockey game? Essentially, anyone who lives outside of New England. However, as members of a university in the Northeast, it is our responsibility to take part in that unique activity. The Mullins Center offers generous scoops of hard ice cream, at shockingly inexpensive prices. If you don’t like to watch hockey, you should still go to the games even if only for this ice cream opportunity.

#5 Soft Serve

Options at every dining common.

This sweet dessert was a necessity for this list to thank UMass Dining for the wonderful meals they make available every day by the tireless and wonderful staff. UMass offers soft serve at each of its dining halls, with flavors such as vanilla, chocolate, cookies and cream, peach and black raspberry. You would be missing out if you didn’t stop by one of these stations at least 10 times a week. To conclude, UMass Dining deserves its title of #1, and has limitless ice cream opportunites.

Next Week: WiB x IDEA: Game Night!

Happy Tuesday! 

Thank you all for joining us on Monday to hear from our Co-Social Events Director Camryn Buonacore about what it was like interning at this start-up and from the CEO of cell phone case company Swaponz, Steven Bock to tell us about his experience starting his own business! We also launched our very own Women in Business Swaps! If interested, fill out this form. 

As a reminder, our next meeting will be held on Monday, November 29th at 7 pm in Flavin Auditorium. Our next meeting will be a game night in collaboration with the IDEA Council (Isenberg Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access Advisory Council)! This meeting will be a great way to learn more about promoting diversity within Isenberg and to meet some new people during a fun game of bingo, so don't miss it. In the meantime, have a wonderful Thanksgiving break! 


Bingo night will not be live-streamed, see you in Flavin!


Committees:

  • Marketing: The next Marketing Committee meeting will be Wednesday, December 6th in Isenberg 118 topic TBD!

  • Peer Mentorship: Keep an eye out for the next event!

  • Community Service:  The last meeting of the semester will be November 29th at 7:30 pm in Isenberg G26, topic TBD! 

Content:

  • Podcast: "Out of Office (with WiB)" Episode 14, "A Guide to Academic Organization w/ Megan" hosted by our Director of Communications Lisa Freeley and featuring general body member Megan Hoggins is out now! Stream on Spotify using this link, or on Apple Music using this link! If you are interested in being on the podcast, working behind the scenes, or just learning more, fill out this form!

  • Blog: Check out, "Black Friday Guide" by Jillian Baldassini, at this link!


Merch: Our merch has been ordered! If you have ordered, see the spreadsheet emailed to you by Sophia Trischitta with the quantities that you ordered and the total that you owe. We are accepting payments via Venmo (@UMassWiB) and cash. If you plan to Venmo, we kindly ask that you submit your payments by EOD on November 24th. Please include your full name in the description. If you plan to use cash, please bring your exact total when we distribute the merch in Flavin. This will hopefully take place at our general body meeting on November 27th (if the order comes in time) and we will continue to hand them out at the general body meeting on December 4th. 

MinuteFund: The MinuteFund is a UMass crowdfunding platform made for organizations like WiB to raise funds for events/opportunities, and our very own launched on Monday night! Check out our MinuteFund donation page here! The funds we raise will go toward lowering the price of events and allow us to open these events to more of our members! Help us out by sending emails to your family and friends! Our goal is to raise $3,500 by January 15th, 2024. Each member will receive +1 membership point for each email/text they send promoting our MinuteFund using this template. Fill out this form after sending your text/email to get credit. 
 

Click below to watch our most recent meeting!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCrAdQ_dMos


If you would like to learn more about WiB, check out our website and follow our Instagram (@IsenbergWiB), where we post regular updates about meetings, events, and opportunities. 
 

Have a comment or concern? Please fill out this anonymous feedback/report form. 

UMass Opportunities

  • Women of Isenberg: The Women of Isenberg (WoI) Conference is an opportunity for students to connect with professionals to build support networks, share their experiences, and communicate with one another about the challenges women and young professionals face in their careers. The conference will be held on February 10th, 2024 at the UMass Amherst Campus Center Auditorium. Register early here to save money on your tickets!

  • ALPFA UMass Amherst Toy Drive: ALPFA (Association of Latino Professionals For America) is hosting its annual Gerena Community School Toy Drive, serving underprivileged kindergarteners at Gerena Community School in Springfield, MA. This year, they are providing gifts for 97 students and have set a donation goal of $1500! Here is the link to donate!

 

Tomorrow: WiB X Swaponz With Co-Director Of Social Events Camryn!

Happy Sunday! 

Thank you again for joining us on Monday to hear from our co-marketing directors Abby Morse and Sophia Trischitta about "Making UMass Your Own!" They did AMAZING and we hope you learned some valuable tips and discovered some of the best resources and hidden gems that UMass has to offer. 

As a reminder, our next meeting will be held tomorrow, Monday, November 20th at 7 pm in Flavin Auditorium. Our next meeting will be led by our Co-Social Events Director Camryn Buonacore as she hosts the rising phone case company Swaponz! Camryn will tell us all about what it was like interning at this start-up and she has invited CEO Steven Bock to tell us about his experience starting his own business! Don't miss the chance to hear about these unique experiences and be there for WiB's launch of our very own Swaps which will be available for purchase starting tomorrow night!


We also will be live streaming this meeting on Zoom for virtual viewers to attend at the following link:
Zoom Link: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/98261937979
Meeting ID: 982 6193 7979


Committees:

  • Marketing: The next Marketing Committee meeting will be Wednesday, December 6th in Isenberg 118 topic TBD!

  • Peer Mentorship: Keep an eye out for the next event!

  • Community Service:  The last meeting of the semester will be November 29th at 7:30 pm in Isenberg G26, topic TBD! There are a few volunteer events at Not Bread Alone before the end of the semester so look out for committee emails about those, and if you aren't a part of the community service committee but want to get involved please reach out! 


Content:

  • Podcast: "Out of Office (with WiB)" Episode 14, "A Guide to Academic Organization w/ Megan" hosted by our Director of Communications Lisa Freeley and featuring general body member Megan Hoggins is out now! Stream on Spotify using this link, or on Apple Music using this link! If you are interested in being on the podcast, working behind the scenes, or just learning more, fill out this form!

  • Blog: Check out, "Black Friday Guide" by Jillian Baldassini, at this link!


Merch: Our merch has been ordered! If you have ordered, see the spreadsheet emailed to you by Sophia Trischitta with the quantities that you ordered and the total that you owe. We are accepting payments via Venmo (@UMassWiB) and cash. If you plan to Venmo, we kindly ask that you submit your payments by EOD on November 24th. Please include your full name in the description. If you plan to use cash, please bring your exact total when we distribute the merch in Flavin. This will hopefully take place at our general body meeting on November 27th (if the order comes in time) and we will continue to hand them out at the general body meeting on December 4th. 

MinuteFund: We have reached our goal already! Thank you so much to everyone who has sent emails to friends and family, we appreciate you! We are not done though, the donation page will remain open until January 15, 2024, if you still want to contribute and further help lower the price of events and allow us to open these events to more of our members! Each member will receive +1 membership point for each email/text they send promoting our MinuteFund using this template. Fill out this form after sending your text/email to get credit. Check out our MinuteFund donation page here! 


If you would like to learn more about WiB, check out our website and follow our Instagram (@IsenbergWiB), where we post regular updates about meetings, events, and opportunities. 

Have a comment or concern? Please fill out this anonymous feedback/report form. 

UMass Opportunities

  • Women of Isenberg: The Women of Isenberg (WoI) Conference is an opportunity for students to connect with professionals to build support networks, share their experiences, and communicate with one another about the challenges women and young professionals face in their careers. The conference will be held on February 10th, 2024 at the UMass Amherst Campus Center Auditorium. Register early here to save money on your tickets!

  • ALPFA UMass Amherst Toy Drive: ALPFA (Association of Latino Professionals For America) is hosting its annual Gerena Community School Toy Drive, serving underprivileged kindergarteners at Gerena Community School in Springfield, MA. This year, they are providing gifts for 97 students and have set a donation goal of $1500! Here is the link to donate!

Black Friday Guide

By: Jillian Baldassini

As the holiday season is right around the corner, everyone wants to find gifts for their friends and loved ones (maybe a little treat for yourself as well). However, being a college student the budget can be pretty tight. So, I compiled a list of some deals that are going on or coming soon!

*Disclaimer: Some stores haven’t released their Black Friday Deal. So a few of these numbers are from last year's sale! Just keep your eyes peeled for the next coming days.

★ Dicks Sporting Goods - Pre Black Friday: Select holiday deals are 50% (ends Mon Nov 20th) - Plus take an extra 25% clearance items

★ North Face - Select styles are up to 50%

★ Target - Up to 50% in every department including tech

★ Zara - up to 40%

★ Amazon - up to 50%

★ H&M - up to 70%

★ Lululemon - up to 50%

★ Bath and Body Works - All three wicked candles for $14.95 - 2 for $24 single wicked candles - Hand soaps 5 for $27

★ Aerie - 40% site wide

★ SKIMS - Bi-annual sale- up to 50 % off (sometimes they kick it off earlier than Black Friday)

★ Abercrombie - 30% off site-wide

★ Hollister - 40% off everything (if you are a house member you have early access)

★ Ulta - Starting Nov 18th online up to 50% off and in store Nov 19th - Right now 40% morphe, 30% off MAC, 50% It’s A 10, 30% off IT Cosmetics, 40% moisturizers, and much more

★ Sephora - Wed 11/22 (Tarte 30% off) - Thurs 11/23 (Sunday Riley 30% off), - Fri. 11/24 (Fenty Beauty 30% off), - 11/20-11/27 (up to 50% off fragrances)

Hopefully, this list gives you some ideas of what you can get your loved one for this holiday season! Have a safe, fun, well-deserved break :)