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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">From: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Melanie Charette <<a href="mailto:melaniec@mit.edu">melaniec@mit.edu</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Subject: Today 1pm: DEI Conversations: Navigating Disability, Both Visible and Invisible</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Date: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">May 3, 2021 at 10:15:30 AM EDT</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">DEI Conversations: Navigating Disability, Both Visible and Invisible</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Monday, May 3</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Attendees are invited to request disability accommodations by emailing<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:chemegrad@mit.edu"><span style="color:#6666CC">chemegrad@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Join this panel discussion on the issues that individuals with disabilities face on campus, in the workplace, and in society, and how they can be better addressed through education and Institutional change.<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This event is part of an ongoing seminar series,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>DEI Conversations</i>, sponsored by the Departments of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://be.mit.edu/"><span style="color:#6666CC">Biological
Engineering</span></a>;<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://cheme.mit.edu/"><span style="color:#6666CC">Chemical Engineering</span></a>; and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://dmse.mit.edu/"><span style="color:#6666CC">Materials
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<p class="MsoNormal">Co-sponsored by:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://studentlife.mit.edu/das/"><span style="color:#6666CC">MIT DAS</span></a>,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://diversity.mit.edu/"><span style="color:#6666CC">MIT
ICEO</span></a>,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://studentlife.mit.edu/impact-opportunities/diversity-inclusion/spxce"><span style="color:#6666CC">MIT SPXCE</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Moderator: Mary Strawser, Doctoral Candidate, MIT Mechanical Engineering<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Panelists: Lizzie Velásquez, Activist and Author of Lizzie Beautiful and Be Beautiful, Be You<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">Darcy Gordon, Instructor of Blended & Online Learning Initiatives, MIT Biology<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u>About Lizzie Velásquez</u></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lizzie Velásquez, 30, is a global motivational speaker, YouTube personality, anti-bullying activist and author. In December 2013, she took the stage at the inaugural TEDxAustinWomen event and gave a talk titled “How Do You Define Yourself?”
that has garnered over 13 million views across the Web. Her story has been featured on Katie Couric, The Today Show, The View, Huffington Post, Associated Press, AOL, MSN and Yahoo!, among many other national and international media. She is an Executive Producer
of the award-winning documentary based on her life,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>A BRAVE HEART: The Lizzie Velásquez Story</i>, which chronicles her journey from cyber-bullying victim to global anti-bullying activist. The film was released
by Cinedigm in the U.S. in Fall 2015 and began its international release in 2016. Her latest book<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Dare to Be Kind</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>was released in June 2017.<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u>About Darcy Gordon</u></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Darcy G. Gordon is an Instructor of Blended & Online Learning Initiatives in the Department of Biology, and former postdoctoral associate here at MIT. She got her start in biological research by flipping over rocks as a child and inspecting
what scurried underneath. As a young adult, her struggle with mental illness and diagnosis with an invisible disability deepened her personal connection to neurobiology and animal behavior, and motivated her to pursue biological research more formally. Dr.
Gordon completed her B.A. at Colgate University in Biology and M.S. at Illinois State University in Behavior, Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics. She then went on to earn her Ph.D. at Boston University studying the behavioral ecology and neurobiology of social
insects. Inspired by the transformative power of education in her own life, she spent significant time in graduate school as a teaching assistant and developed curricula for science outreach programs.<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Now, as a core member of the MITx Biology course development team, Dr. Gordon collaborates with faculty to enhance on-campus instruction through technology and build Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for worldwide use. In this role she
blends her pedagogical and scientific expertise to foster authentic learning experiences online, including the creation of visual resources and assessments. As part of her work, she looks to research from the learning sciences to improve in-person, hybrid,
and online learning experiences. Promoting accessible and inclusive teaching is both a personal and professional passion for Dr. Gordon. As a postdoctoral associate she co-developed an inclusive teaching workshop and co-facilitated its delivery across the
MIT community. Working with the MITx Biology team, she is currently in the process of expanding the reach of this project by adapting this material into an online module. She participates in other departmental and institute-wide diversity, equity, and inclusion
initiatives and hopes that she can play a role in amplifying the conversations around identity and education.<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u>About Mary Strawser</u></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mary Strawser is a doctoral candidate in Mechanical Engineering at MIT. She studies biomicrofluidics with a focus on designing and improving systems for pathogen detection in complex media. In her own disability journey, she has dealt with
PTSD, anxiety, and chronic pain. She has worked to bring awareness and access for disabled people at MIT though telling her story in Professor Daniel Jackson’s<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Portraits of Resilience</i>, participating in a panel
for the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, and advocating for her students as a graduate resident advisor in East Campus residence hall at MIT. Her education about disability, access, and advocacy is ongoing.<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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