<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi all,<br><br></div>If you're interested in the structure of
future Diversity and Inclusion efforts at MIT, you might be interested
in this working group. This could be especially relevant if you work
with a subcommittee where understanding different perspectives is
important. You can sign up for updates at:<a href="https://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/gsc-fdiwg-all" target="_blank"> https://mailman.mit.edu/<wbr>mailman/listinfo/gsc-fdiwg-all</a><br><div><br></div><div>Best,<br></div><div>Nicholas<br></div><br><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-size:small">--------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div style="font-size:small">Nicholas Triantafillou</div><div style="font-size:small">Co-chair for Housing and Community Affairs '17-'18</div><div style="font-size:small">MIT Graduate Student Council </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">GSC President Sarah Goodman</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gsc-president@mit.edu">gsc-president@mit.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 7:13 PM<br>Subject: [GSC-GCM] Future of Diversity and Inclusion Working Group<br>To: gsc-gcm <<a href="mailto:gsc-gcm@mit.edu">gsc-gcm@mit.edu</a>><br><br><br>
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<div dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr"><font size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent">Dear Council representatives
and friends,</span></font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr"><font size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent">We’re excited to announce
that we are forming a Future of Diversity and Inclusion
Working Group. The goal of this working group is to develop
a proposal for how the GSC can better support sustained
engagement on diversity and inclusion for many years to
come.</span></font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr"><font size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:10pt">W</span></font><font size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent">e’re encouraged by the
events and outreach of HCA’s Diversity and Inclusion
Subcommittee (DIS) this year. Over the past few months,
we’ve collected feedback from DIS members, GSC ExComm
members, and student group leaders.<span> </span></span></font><font size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:10pt">While we
can draw on our own experiences as Presidents (past and
current) of the GSC to help identify areas for improvement
and to facilitate discussions on how to harmonize these
efforts with existing GSC activities, n</span></font><font size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent">ow we need your help to
determine what we need to do for this proposal t</span></font><font size="-1">o have the strongest impact on our student community</font>.</span></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr"><font size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:10pt">We plan
on having approximately six meetings over the next two
months, each covering a different topic relevant to
supporting diversity and inclusion efforts (times/topics
TBA). The membership for this working group is open, and all
graduate students are welcome to attend any/all meetings.
Even if you can only make one or two meeting times, we
encourage you to participate to the extent that you can. The
working group will report back to Council in February.</span></font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr"><font size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent">We will be sharing more
information at the upcoming GCM, but in the meantime, please
mark your calendars for the<span> </span></span></font><font size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent"><b>working group’s kickoff
meeting on Friday, December 8th at 1pm in the GSC Office
(50-220)</b></span></font><font size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent">. In
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<div dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr"><font size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent">Sincerely,</span></font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr"><font size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent">Sarah Goodman, GSC President</span></font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr"><font size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent">Arolyn Conwill, GSC Past
President 2016-2017</span></font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr"><font size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:transparent">Michael McClellan, GSC Past
President 2015-2016</span></font></span></div><span class="gmail-HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">
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Sarah Goodman
President, Graduate Student Council
PhD Candidate, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology</pre>
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