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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I hope you all are staying warm! With the Spring semester right around the corner, GSC DEI will be picking up our regular meetings again. If you would like your availability to be considered when we set our meeting schedule, please fill
out the when2meet below by <b>12 PM ET on Friday, February 10th</b>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When2meet link: <a href="https://www.when2meet.com/?18622614-MNAGt">
https://www.when2meet.com/?18622614-MNAGt</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’d also like to introduce the newest member of our officer team, Evelyne Ringoot, who will be serving as our Vice Chair – Department and Classroom Inclusion! We are excited to onboard Evelyne and look forward to supporting her future work
with the department conduits and GSC DEI committee. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Finally, we still have two open positions on the officer team that we are looking to fill going into this new semester. I am listing them below with a brief description of the role. You can also view a summary of responsibilities for these
two positions here: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZB3yN_Lrcduayik7vmI7mTyNGJnRKEre8IZGSVC7Gew/edit?usp=sharing">
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZB3yN_Lrcduayik7vmI7mTyNGJnRKEre8IZGSVC7Gew/edit?usp=sharing</a>
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<b>Secretary: </b>Support committee meetings and manage DEI newsletters<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b>Event Coordinator: </b>Coordinate logistics of committee events and serve as liaison between GSC DEI and student groups<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you are interested in either of these positions, please email
<a href="mailto:gsc-diversity-officers@mit.edu">gsc-diversity-officers@mit.edu</a> with a brief statement that includes the position you are interested in and what you hope to work on within that role/with the GSC DEI committee.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Have a wonderful weekend and stay warm everyone!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Kayla Storme<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Chair of Graduate Student Council’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (GSC DEI) Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Ph.D. Candidate | <a href="https://swagergroup.mit.edu/">
Swager</a> and <a href="https://smithlab.mit.edu/">Smith</a> Labs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Program in Polymers and Soft Matter (PPSM)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Department of Chemistry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Massachusetts Institute of Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Pronouns:</span></i><span style="mso-ligatures:none">
<i>she, her, hers</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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