The Women of Isenberg Conference

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 regarding the challenges women and young professionals face in their careers.

By attending the Women of Isenberg Conference, you are provided with many benefits, including:

  1. An empowering and diverse community for students, alumni, and faculty to discuss career opportunities, challenges, and journeys

  2. Networking with industry leading alumni and corporate sponsors

  3. Enhancing your professional development and career launching skills

  4. Rich content including: Keynote Presentation, Guided Networking Lunch, 10 panels & 3 workshops

  5. WOI Gift-Filled Reusable Bag

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Event Information

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Held at UMass

The 11th Annual Women of Isenberg Conference was held in the Campus Center Auditorium at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2024. This on-campus venue provides a convenient location for student attendees to gather, and creates an opportunity for alumnae to return to the University and visit their alma mater. 

Event Lineup

The day-long event includes a keynote speech, 10 different panel discussions, 3 workshops, a career meet and greet with corporate sponsors, and a Guided Networking Luncheon. 

History of WOI

IN 2014, 

The Isenberg Women in Business Club (WiB), in collaboration with the Undergraduate Programs office, Chase Career Center, Development office, and the support of our first sponsor, Target, successfully launched the Women of Isenberg (WOI) Conference. Created to connect current students and alumnae, participants of the Conference have the opportunity to share experiences, foster confidence, and discuss challenges and opportunities of being students in the classroom as well as women in the workplace. This event has earned considerable acclaim. Through the generosity of our sponsors, Isenberg students, alumnae, and faculty from diverse backgrounds and industries, connected through their Isenberg roots, participate in continued community building. Our goal is to inspire students to build relationships, gain advice from alumnae, and to provide an opportunity for alumnae to become more involved with the University.

The Conference is entirely driven by student planners, and guided by a steering committee of Isenberg staff and alumni. The team envisions a grander, more robust Conference year by year. Over the past 7 years, the Conference has experienced a 255% growth in attendees. By 2018, the team achieved their first ever sold out Conference with 440 attendees, including 291 students and 41 speakers. The team replicated that again for 2019’s Conference. Following two virtual Conferences in 2021 and 2022, WOI welcomed attendees back in person in 2023 for another sold out Conference.

Women of Isenberg Newsletter

The Women of Isenberg Newsletter is a monthly publication released during the last week of every month. Each newsletter contains updates regarding our 2024 Women of Isenberg programming, highlights regarding other UMass student organizations that we recommend getting involved with, a “Get to Know the WoI Team” section, sponsor and speaker highlights, and more!

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