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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">gwaMIT Newsletter</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;color:black">September 7<sup>th</sup>, 2020</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u>gwaMIT’s New Logo!</u></b><u><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><img width="282" height="146" style="width:2.9333in;height:1.525in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D684F4.2B6E64B0" alt="Primary_Color_Transparent-bg"></span><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<span style="color:black">A little over a month ago, we announced our decision to rebrand gwaMIT to promote inclusivity within our organization, and subsequently launched a logo design competition. We wanted to hear from you—and we did. Over the last month,
we’ve received a number of amazing submissions. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Our brief called for a simple, scalable, inclusive logo that doesn’t set boundaries on how womxn are defined. The winning design utilizes open quotation marks to symbolize and give tribute to all voices. gwaMIT is an organization that
seeks to give voice to all womxn. The open quotation marks indicate that the story is still being told. The primary brand color is a custom variation of pantone ultraviolet, originally created to convey a sense of dignity, progress, and possibility. It celebrates
non-conformity and equality. This color symbolizes the empowerment of womxn as they continue to express themselves in a multitude of forms — whether it be bold color, activism, leadership, or other artistic expression. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">As part of our effort to create a more inclusive organization, we are additionally choosing to replace “women” with “womxn” (same pronunciation) in our name: we are now Graduate Womxn at MIT. We use “womxn” to signify our support for
all femme-identifying and non-binary individuals. This change reinforces our commitment to gender diversity and intersectional feminism. (Read more about the use of the term ‘womxn’
</span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/14/style/womxn.html"><span style="color:#1155CC">here</span></a><span style="color:black"> and
</span><a href="https://www3.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2017/05/09/womyn-wimmin-and-other-folx/vjhPn82ITGgCCbE12iNn1N/story.html?arc404=true"><span style="color:#1155CC">here</span></a><span style="color:black">) In accordance with the new logo, we are also planning
to write our organization’s acronym as gwaMIT, rather than GWAMIT. This change will lend itself to ease in pronunciation and highlights our connection to the MIT community.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">The artist and author behind gwaMIT’s new logo is <b>Rashina Bhula</b>, Co-President of MIT Design Club, and a Parsons School of Design graduate candidate. Her company, oneofonedesign.co, is a design consultancy and brand strategy
studio. After working as a Creative Director at multiple, national organizations, Rashina realized the lack of affordable branding for nonprofits and launched her small studio to ensure that all companies have access to great, affordable design. Thank you
Rashina. And thank you to all who entered the competition and strived to make a difference in promoting inclusivity within our organization. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Over the past several months, our board has had a number of thoughtful conversations surrounding diversity and inclusion. While we acknowledge that we still have a long way to go, we want to take this moment to encourage other womxn
groups at MIT to begin to have these initial discussions. If you have suggestions for the board or are seeking advice on how to begin these conversations, do not hesitate to reach out to our board. Please stay tuned for updates on gwaMIT’s ongoing efforts
on diversity and inclusion. If you have comments for our exec board, please reach out to us at
</span><a href="mailto:gwamit-exec@mit.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">gwamit-exec@mit.edu</span></a><span style="color:black">.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><u><span style="color:black">Recap of gwaMIT’s first virtual Orientation Women’s Welcome Lunch (OWWL)</span></u></b><u><o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<span style="color:black">This past week, gwaMIT hosted OWWL for 2020’s incoming class. Dean Staton and keynote speaker Danielle Wood addressed attendees with inspiring words and hope for the future. If you missed it, stay tuned for the recording (closed captioned),
which will be posted on our website in a week.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u><span style="color:black">gwaMIT Mentoring Program</span></u></b><u><o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<span style="color:#222222;background:white">With the start of the semester, the <b>
GWAMIT Mentoring Program </b>has opened applications for womxn graduate students to be matched with a mentor. In the program, you will be matched with a mentoring group of up to three graduate students and a mentor from industry or academia. Most of our mentors
are women and MIT alumni, and mentoring groups talk about everything from picking a lab to finding a job to imposter syndrome and mental health!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#222222;background:white">Graduate women mentees are encouraged to meet with their mentoring group every month, and will have access to our program Slack to network with other mentoring groups.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#222222;background:white">If you are interested in participating as a mentee this school year, please fill out the
</span><a href="https://forms.gle/xRieFKxBxBHLz6ba6"><span style="color:#1155CC;background:white">survey</span></a><span style="color:#222222;background:white"> by
<b>Friday, September 11th</b>. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#222222;background:white">Please email </span><span style="color:#1155CC;background:white">gwamitmentoring@gmail.com</span><span style="color:#222222;background:white"> if you have any questions or want more information.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#222222;background:white">Mentees will be able to enter preferences for mentors based on mentor profiles that will be distributed soon. Mentees will be given priority in selecting a mentor in the order you fill out the above survey, so please
don’t wait! </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u><span style="color:black">Did you know? Here is some womxn-related news from around the world: </span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://www-forbes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.forbes.com/sites/elanagross/2020/08/19/meghan-markle-is-working-with-michelle-obama-to-register-women-voters/amp/"><span style="color:#1155CC">Michelle Obama and Meghan Markle and other celebrities
teamed up</span></a><span style="color:#212121"> with </span><a href="https://www.whenweallvote.org/valerie-jarrett-samantha-barry-meghan-duchess-of-sussex-and-yvette-nicole-brown-to-join-19th-amendment-centennial-voter-registration-week-of-action/"><span style="color:#1155CC">When
We All Vote</span></a><span style="color:#212121"> to register female voters and reduce the gender and age voting gap. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">Congratulations to Danielle Geathers, MIT undergraduate student body President, for being
</span><a href="https://time.com/5880954/danielle-geathers-mit/"><span style="color:#1155CC">featured in TIME magazine</span></a><span style="color:#212121">!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#212121;background:white">Watch this</span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/dining/a-womans-place-restaurant-documentary.html"><span style="color:#1155CC;background:white;text-decoration:none"> Documentary on Women in the Restaurant
Business</span></a><span style="color:#212121"> and how they navigate this male dominated space </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/marsha-p-johnson-new-jersey-monument-trnd/index.html"><span style="color:#1155CC;background:#F8F8F8">Transgender activist Marsha P. Johnson will get a monument in her New Jersey hometown</span></a><span style="color:#212121">!!
This will be the first permanent monument in the world honoring transgender people.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#212121;background:#F8F8F8">Read </span><span style="color:#212121">this quirky but hard-hitting
</span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/aug/13/benevolent-sexism-a-feminist-comic-explains-how-it-holds-women-back"><span style="color:#1155CC">comic by French artist Emma that shows how ‘benevolent sexism’</span></a><span style="color:#212121">
holds women back, and also talks about ways we can all stand up for each other by systematically denouncing and discussing instances of sexism in our lives!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="color:black">COVID-19 Resources</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">gwaMIT has compiled a list of resources we are aware of to help graduate women in our community. If you know of a resource that isn’t listed, please let us know (gwamit-exec@mit.edu) so we can include it in the next newsletter to share
with the community.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">MIT Grant for Graduate Students with Children - applications due by September 30th! </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://oge.mit.edu/finances/grad-student-fin-assist/grad-students-with-children-grant/"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://oge.mit.edu/finances/grad-student-fin-assist/grad-students-with-children-grant/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Expanded back-up child care policy:</span><a href="https://hr.mit.edu/worklife/backupchildcare"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">https://hr.mit.edu/worklife/backupchildcare</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">MIT Ombuds Office -</span><a href="http://ombuds.mit.edu/"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">ombudsoffice.mit.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">The Ombuds Office is available to offer support and assistance to the MIT community in navigating these challenges and exploring constructive options for success. We are available for phone or Zoom meetings and can also facilitate
online sessions and group discussions to help teams function and support good communication skills during this challenging period. To schedule a meeting via phone or Zoom email kalina_s@mit.edu or call 617-253-5921. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Graduate student short-term emergency hardship funding:</span><a href="https://engage.mit.edu/submitter/form/step/1?Guid=b180ffce-c28f-41f6-908b-387637df6396"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">https://engage.mit.edu/submitter/form/step/1?Guid=b180ffce-c28f-41f6-908b-387637df6396</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">GSC DEI open letter for COVID-relief:</span><a href="https://mitgradstudentadvocates.weebly.com/"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">https://mitgradstudentadvocates.weebly.com/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">MIT Summer Opportunities & Resources:<u> </u></span><a href="https://resources.mit.edu/summer"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://resources.mit.edu/summer</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">MIT has created a dedicated website for COVID-related updates:
</span><a href="https://now.mit.edu/"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://now.mit.edu/</span></a><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u><span style="color:black">Stay at Home Recommendations:</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="color:black">Something <b>to do…</b></span></u><b><span style="color:black">
</span></b><span style="color:black">help others with<b> </b>a virtual service project!
</span><a href="http://www.cardsforhospitalizedkids.com/"><span style="color:#1155CC">Draw a card for a hospitalized kid</span></a><span style="color:black">,
</span><a href="https://warmupamerica.org/make/"><span style="color:#1155CC">use your crafting skills to provide warm blankets for those in need</span></a><span style="color:black">,
</span><a href="https://littlefreelibrary.org/"><span style="color:#1155CC">donate books to the Little Free Library</span></a><span style="color:black">,
</span><a href="https://loveforourelders.org/letters"><span style="color:#1155CC">write letters to the elderly</span></a><span style="color:black">. Time commitment can be as little as a few minutes and many can be done for free!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="color:black">Something <b>to read... </b></span></u><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Fiction:</span></b><span style="color:black"> </span>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25667918-binti"><span style="color:#1155CC">Binti</span></a><span style="color:black"> is a science fiction novella written by Nnedi Okorafor (recommended by our OWWL Speaker
</span><a href="https://www.media.mit.edu/people/drwood/overview/"><span style="color:#1155CC">Danielle Wood</span></a><span style="color:black">!) This is an intergalactic story about a young African woman who leaves her family to study at a prestigious interstellar
university</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Non-Fiction/ Memoir: </span></b><a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/data-feminism"><span style="color:#1155CC">Data Feminism</span></a><span style="color:black"> By Catherine D'Ignazio and Lauren F. Klein. The book discusses
data science as a form of power: data science by whom? data science for whom? data science with whose interests in mind?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u><span style="color:black">Looking to borrow books without leaving the house?</span></u><span style="color:black">
</span></b><span style="color:black">The Minuteman library network is doing temporary online membership which can be</span><a href="https://library.minlib.net/selfreg"><span style="color:black"> applied for here</span></a><span style="color:black">!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="color:black">Something <b>to watch…</b></span></u><span style="color:red">
</span><span style="color:black">For a tale on female friendship spanning generations and vibrators check out
</span><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80017537"><span style="color:#1155CC">Grace & Frankie on Netflix</span></a><span style="color:black">! Or check out
</span><a href="https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/mulan/2jlgPK4K0ilR"><span style="color:#1155CC">Mulan</span></a><span style="color:black"> which is coming out on Disney Plus this month! </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="color:black">Something<b> to listen to…</b></span></u><span style="color:black"> Continuing on with the theme of female friendship,
</span><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/67ixgWUlHwa1mptT4GkmWh?si=TIUw7J6TQ6mv4XgZpMZfZg"><span style="color:#1155CC">Michelle Obama’s new podcast episode</span></a><span style="color:black"> discusses their beauty and how they sustain you through
ups and downs! </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="color:black;background:#FEFEFE">Something <b>fun</b>…</span></u><span style="color:black;background:#FEFEFE"> get some fresh air safely! Take a socially-distanced walk or bike around town (</span><a href="http://minutemanbikeway.org/"><span style="color:#1155CC;background:#FEFEFE">try
the Minuteman Trail</span></a><span style="color:black;background:#FEFEFE">!).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u><span style="color:#030303">Virtual Events & Opportunities</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="color:black">GSC Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Welcome Event</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:#1D1C1D">When:</span></b><span style="color:#1D1C1D"> Wednesday, September 9 from 5 PM – 6 PM</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:#1D1C1D">Where:</span></b><span style="color:#1D1C1D"> </span>
<a href="https://mit.zoom.us/j/92505567939"><span style="color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none">https://mit.zoom.us/j/92505567939</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:#1D1C1D">Contact:</span></b><span style="color:#1D1C1D"> gsc-diversity@mit.edu</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:#1D1C1D">URL:</span></b><span style="color:#1D1C1D"> </span>
<a href="https://forms.gle/npBZEppcB1U3epWPA"><span style="color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none">https://forms.gle/npBZEppcB1U3epWPA</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#1D1C1D">- Our official kickoff event for 2020-2021 year!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#1D1C1D">- All graduate students welcome</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#1D1C1D">- Learn about the committee, how to get involved, and meet new people:
</span><a href="https://gsc.mit.edu/committees/diversity/"><span style="color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none">https://gsc.mit.edu/committees/diversity/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#1D1C1D">All graduate students are invited to the </span><a href="https://gsc.mit.edu/committees/diversity/"><span style="color:#1155CC">Graduate Student Council Diversity, Equity, </span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://gsc.mit.edu/committees/diversity/"><span style="color:#1155CC">& Inclusion Committee</span></a><span style="color:#1D1C1D">'s orientation event for the 2020-2021 year. Please join if you are interested in getting more involved in advocacy work
and want to connect with other student advocates and their movements. No prior experience in advocacy work is required to attend - come learn more and hang out with us! </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="color:black">The Social Scientist Mentorship Program</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">The Social Scientist is a nonprofit initiative for career guidance and advice in the STEM fields. In order to provide resources for all, The Social Scientist is an online platform for STEM mentorship. Our core program model aims to
provide a global community of higher education students and professionals that are accessible and willing to dedicate their time for mentorship. We are an interdisciplinary group of diverse mentors that engage with young students and advocate for those already
immersed in the STEM fields. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://www.thesocialscientist.org"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://www.thesocialscientist.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">We connect with mentees in an informal setting to encourage a relaxed and easy conversation. The Social Scientist mentors can speak upon their education, career path and provide valuable insight on the nature of their work. From graduate
students to industry directors, all of our mentors have diverse backgrounds and endured their own struggles and success with their career trajectory. We currently have enlisted STEM volunteers from across the world in Academia, Engineering, Industry, Writing/Publishing,
US Government, Technology, Mathematics and Alternative Careers. We follow up with every inquirer after their chat to ensure a high-quality interaction with the mentors and establish an ongoing relationship between them and The Social Scientist. Additionally,
our mentors have set up ongoing communication with their mentees to provide stable and long-term mentorship. Mentorship is critical at every stage of one’s career and we aim to create opportunities in STEM that are not equally and widely available. Currently,
67% of our mentors are women in STEM. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="color:black">Welcome Celebration for our 2020-2021 MLK Visiting Scholars</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Wednesday, September 16th; 12:00 – 1:00pm EST; Zoom link available upon registration</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://mlkscholars.mit.edu/"><span style="color:#1155CC">Since 1991</span></a><span style="color:black">, the MIT MLK Visiting Professors and Scholars program has committed to honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by increasing the presence
of underrepresented minority scholars at MIT. For </span><a href="https://news.mit.edu/2020/mit-hosts-seven-mlk-professors-scholars-0902"><span style="color:#1155CC">Academic Year 2020-2021</span></a><span style="color:black">, MIT is hosting seven accomplished
scholars representing different areas of interest from all over the United States and Canada. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Though we wish we could welcome our scholars with a gathering of colleagues (and a meal!), we will still be introducing them to our community the 2020 way – via zoom lunch hour. Join us in welcoming the 2020-2021 cohort to our virtual
campus!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">**Please let us know in the </span><a href="https://forms.gle/vHYt9apakSpv3Mnq7"><span style="color:#1155CC">registration form</span></a><span style="color:black"> if there is anything you need to make this event more accessible**</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%">
<a href="https://forms.gle/vHYt9apakSpv3Mnq7"><span style="color:#1155CC">CLICK HERE to register for this event!</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="color:black">US Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Conference</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">The DOE sponsored U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) conference will take place on December 8 and 9, 2020 (it will be a virtual conference):</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://www.c3eawards.org"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://www.c3eawards.org</span></a><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%">
<a href="https://www.c3eawards.org/2020"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://www.c3eawards.org/2020</span></a><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">The conference includes cash awards for winners of the poster competition so please share this email with female-identifying undergraduate and graduate students or postdocs working in any of the following energy areas:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%">
<span style="color:black">Basic Energy Science, Built Environment and Infrastructure, Climate and Environment, Developing World, Energy Education, Energy Efficiency, Fossil Energy Emissions Mitigation, Nuclear Energy, Policy and Finance, Power Distribution
and Energy Storage, Renewable Energy, Transportation</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">The 2020 U.S. C3E poster competition </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Students and early-career researchers are invited to participate in a poster competition at the annual U.S. C3E Symposium and Awards, which will be held online in December. The poster competition exposes symposium attendees to cutting-edge
research in a variety of clean energy fields. A poster committee with wide-ranging expertise will select the most compelling poster submissions for presentation at the symposium with an eye toward diversity of institution, topic, and discipline. The poster
presenter must be a female-identifying undergraduate student, graduate student, or postdoctoral researcher currently undertaking the research project presented.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Enter by Wednesday, October 7 at 11:59 pm ET. </span><a href="https://mit.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1a57a715520513505ca5cda89&id=5f9cc2ca11&e=46ff92d2e6"><span style="color:#1155CC">Check out details and apply.</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Related: Are you joining the C3E competition? Do you need help on your poster? MITEI will match you with a mentor to help coach you through the process. For more information, please contact
</span><a href="mailto:rigosa@mit.edu"><span style="color:#1155CC">Diane Rigos</span></a><span style="color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="color:black">The Neoliberal University and Academic Feminism</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">September 17, 2020; 6:30-8:30PM; Zoom event (</span><a href="https://mit.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wabDzoixQ8GYAGGELcSz6w"><span style="color:#1155CC">Register</span></a><span style="color:black">);
</span><a href="https://www.gcws.mit.edu/gcws-events-list/feminisms-unbound-neoliberal-university"><span style="color:#1155CC">More info</span></a><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Panelists: Dr. Eng-Beng Lim, Associate Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Dartmouth College. Dr. Iyko Day, Associate Professor of English and Critical Social Thought, Mount Holyoke College. Dr. Jigna Desai, Professor
of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies and Asian American Studies, University of Minnesota</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">This panel takes its inspiration from our insistent critique of the academic corporation in which we find ourselves working today. Increasingly, our new colleagues are temporary and underpaid hires, who are nevertheless often expected
to give service beyond teaching. Our senior administrators, compensated at the same levels as the corporate structure, are hired as much for their fundraising abilities as for their academic inclinations or interests. Juggling multiple jobs, our students are
enmeshed in an aggregation of precarity that is not only financial: their protests of the institution’s raced, gendered, sexed and classed inequities, for instance, are repurposed into website photographs designed to advertise the institution’s openness to
critique. Particularly as women, as queer, as trans, and as first-generation, the discomfort with an institution that is hostile to them is transformed into a burden to reform the institution. Does our activism and theorizing alleviate or intensify these inequities?
How is the genealogy of such processes, which we often hear ourselves take for granted as deeply unethical, connected to the humanist values we espouse and teach? Some senior administrative positions, such as Diversity Officers, for instance, are the result
of our successful struggles to force the administration to be ethical. What if the neoliberal university is not, in fact, antithetical to our goals or practices as feminists and principled social actors in the institution? Finally, how might we think both
critically and imaginatively about the temporal implications of the neoliberal university today and our place in it: the claim now made on all of our time; our conception of “free” time; our justification of time spent away from the institution’s demands;
the disproportionate burden of time placed on some students, staff and faculty?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="color:black">The IDHR Student Advisory Committee is looking for more students to join this year! </span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">MIT’s </span><a href="http://idhr.mit.edu/"><span style="color:#1155CC">Institute Discrimination & Harassment Response</span></a><span style="color:black"> Office (IDHR) is dedicated to preventing and addressing discrimination and
discriminatory harassment across the Institute. The </span><a href="https://idhr.mit.edu/our-office/get-involved/student-advisory-committee"><span style="color:#1155CC">Student Advisory Committee</span></a><span style="color:black"> is made up of undergraduate
and graduate students from across the Institute who provide feedback and input to the IDHR office regarding our messaging and outreach campaigns and help us most effectively engage with the student body. In addition to monthly committee meetings, the student
advisory committee has two subcommittees focused on: 1) institutional advocacy and 2) messaging & partnerships. To get involved, contact
</span><a href="mailto:idhr-education@mit.edu"><span style="color:#1155CC">idhr-education@mit.edu</span></a><span style="color:#212121"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="color:black">MITxHarvard Women in AI Group</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Are you interested in Artificial Intelligence? Curious about neural networks, GANs, reinforcement learning, neuro-symbolic approaches, or program induction? If you don’t know what any of those are, but want to learn, think, and discuss
not only the technical side of machine learning and AI, but the ethics of AI and applications to biomedicine, cognitive science, environmental sciences, and more! Then we’d love to have you join the MITxHarvard Women in AI Group!!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">We are a new initiative spanning both MIT and Harvard, composed of undergraduate and graduate students, seeking to provide a welcoming, supportive community for students excited about AI (no prior background is needed!!)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Our group centers around two prongs: 1) aiming to bring together students of all backgrounds to talk about AI in a supportive community via Zoom paper reading sessions, lightning talks, project sessions, and a fun Slack page! and 2)
developing outreach material to get other students excited about AI! We’ve already begun an interview series with amazing women in tech from professors at Harvard, MIT, and Caltech to researchers at DeepMind and Microsoft! This will be posted on our website
and YouTube shortly, and we are eager to have more student interviewers on board! If you want to meet other cool students at MIT and Harvard or want to help with our interview series, outreach, and more, please sign-up here:
</span><a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2Fmitharvardwai%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR09t8hzcjSGIrTn9svLmU5Xhisb1llWs8ly84av5cDf406_47KdVAEuqBo&h=AT1QrLxISgTmJtxzinOvL3tkkcrqcnRyrang_ahmhjmgHzblO5YayvhoLx4euu9Y4KcMHJt4vbf9BbPHiFWnzY8LuV8voyXFims5iCAonHXAMvb6S_fD9Cuv4Wv8RzcWcVhCq-xvtQg"><span style="color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none">https://tinyurl.com/mitharvardwai</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="color:black">Feel free to check out our initial website
</span><a href="https://web.mit.edu/women-ai/"><span style="color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none">https://web.mit.edu/women-ai/</span></a><span style="color:black"> or reach out to wai_exec@mit.edu if you have questions or want to learn more!!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><u><span style="color:black">Join GrasshoppHer’s #braveboldboundless</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="color:black">Looking to build your
<b>resume </b>and meet company <b>executives</b>? </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="color:black">Want to help solve problems of
<b>social equity</b> in the workplace?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="color:black">We have the perfect opportunity for you! </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="color:black">We are GrasshoppHer, a
<b>mobile app</b> for both <b>companies and individuals </b>that connects female and non-binary mentees and mentors, and we are organizing our inaugural
<b>#braveboldboundless Ideathon</b>! In the wake of the BLM movement and the COVID crisis, it has become apparent that our workplaces are not as equal as we initially thought. And in true millennial fashion, WE’RE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="color:black">We want to hear from YOU on how the workplace can become more inclusive across
<b>racial </b>and <b>gender </b>lines. Additionally, by participating you will have the chance to win:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
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<b>A $500 cash prize </b><o:p></o:p></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<b>Mentorship from a sponsoring company on implementing your idea</b><o:p></o:p></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<b>An invitation to a winners-round table with sponsoring companies</b><o:p></o:p></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<b>And many more!</b><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="color:black">Additionally this ideathon is a great opportunity to
<b>build your network </b>as we will have representatives from major firms in consulting, banking, media, tech, retail, CPG and many other industries!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="color:black">If sparking meaningful change within workplaces across the nation is something you are interested in, check out our</span><a href="https://rlink.re/l/235386c1/c1b5/44e3/bea9/714763a5e230"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">ideathon flyer.</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><u><span style="color:black">Tufts Women in Tech 2020 Conference</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="color:black">Tufts Women in Tech 2020 is the 4th annual conference celebrating female and non-binary technologists! WiT will be an entirely virtual experience on Sep.
19-20, and we are excited about our amazing lineup of speakers, panelists, and workshops. You can also head to the virtual career fair to connect with 20+ companies! We understand that Sep. 19-20 overlaps with Rosh Hashanah, so in addition to providing recordings
of all sessions, we’ve partnered with the Tufts Career Center to hold Networking Nights on Sep. 21-24. Visit</span><a href="http://tuftswit2020.weebly.com"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">
</span><span style="color:black">tuftswit2020.weebly.com</span></a><span style="color:black"> for more info, or head to</span><a href="http://bit.ly/2020tuftswit"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">
</span><span style="color:black">bit.ly/2020tuftswit</span></a><span style="color:black"> to register!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><u><span style="color:black">Fit For Everybody - Call For Volunteers</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="color:black">Everybody is improving women's clothes sizing and fit based on real women's bodies. By having women take and submit their measurements, Everybody will
advise women's apparel designers how to improve their garment sizing to be more inclusive and accurate. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="color:black">Everybody is looking for female-identifying volunteers to take and submit their measurements from home through our website. All shapes, sizes, and ages
over 18 are welcome and encouraged to participate. Participants will be entered to win a luxury gift. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="color:black">Our website is www.fitforeverybody.com</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="color:black">Our Facebook is @fitforeverybody2</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="color:black">Our Instagram is @_fit_for_everybody_</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="color:black">Our Twitter is @FitEverybody</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><u><span style="color:black">MindsMatterBoston - Call for Volunteers</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="color:black">Minds Matter Boston is a college access organization that pairs mentors with first-generation, low-income high school students from local communities
to support them to prepare for, apply to, and succeed in college. As part of our general recruitment efforts, we are intentional about recruiting mentors who reflect the backgrounds of the young people we work with, mainly first generation to college and/or
people of color. We take responsibility for creating a diverse and inclusive space for our students and believe that this is only possible when we have more volunteer leaders who reflect, celebrate, and affirm the multi-dimensional identities of our students.
There is more info at </span><a href="https://www.mindsmatterboston.org/mentors"><span style="color:black">Minds Matter Boston online</span></a><span style="color:black"> as well! If anyone is interested in learning more, they can email our Program Associate,
Jada Alexander (jada.alexander@mindsmatterboston.com) and set up a call to discuss the mentor position further.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><u><span style="color:black">Correlation One East Coast regional Datathon</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="color:#202020">Hosted by Citadel LLC and Citadel Securities in partnership with Correlation One, the Data Open is launching the Fall season with
</span><a href="https://www.citadel.com/careers/the-data-open/apply/"><span style="color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none">East Coast Regional Datathon</span></a><span style="color:#202020">, which will take place virtually this September!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#202020">The Data Open challenges students from the world's best universities to tackle real-world social challenges in topics such as urban traffic, renewable energy, and education. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#202020">Taking place between September 14-21, teams will have a week to work on their submissions, with the flexibility to showcase their skills on their own schedules.<b> Top performing students have the opportunity to win $25,000 in cash
prizes, exclusive recruiting opportunities with Citadel, and global recognition. </b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:#202020">When: </span></b><span style="color:#202020">September 14 - September 21</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:#202020">Where:</span></b><span style="color:#202020"> Virtual</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:#202020">Prizes:</span></b><span style="color:#202020"> $25,000 + Exclusive recruiting opportunities with Citadel LLC and Citadel Securities </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#202020">Here's the link to </span><a href="https://www.citadel.com/careers/the-data-open/apply/"><span style="color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none">sign up</span></a><span style="color:#202020">!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="color:#202020">If you have any questions or would like to learn more about the event, feel free to email
</span><span style="color:#007C89">roysi@correlation-one.com</span><span style="color:#202020">. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><u><span style="color:black">New Student Advocates for Survivors Group</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="color:black">Student Advocates for Survivors, or SAS, is a new student group advocating for better MIT policy supporting survivors and educating students about reporting
and support options. This includes advocating for more training for all students and staff around responding to sexual assault, as well as advocating for better Title IX policy and mental health resources at MIT. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="color:black">We are looking for more people to join us! Here is a list of projects we are beginning to work on. If you are interested, add yourself to sas@mit.edu here.
Anyone is welcome to join regardless of your past experiences.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%"><span style="color:black">Additionally, if you have any ideas of what we can do to support survivors, please fill out this anonymous form. Feel free to also share any experiences
with Title IX, VPR, S3, etc. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="color:#222222">Department of Energy Resources Job Opportunity - Emerging Technologies</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#222222">The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources Emerging Technology Division is currently hiring a Program Coordinator to support our electric vehicle and Clean Cities Coalition programs. This is a great opportunity for someone
at the early stage of their career looking to gain experience in energy policy focused on electric vehicle and infrastructure deployment, the interaction of electric vehicles with electricity rates, energy resilience, and grid support. While the focus will
be on electric vehicles and the Clean Cities program, the position will also be involved other projects, programs, and policy development related to clean energy emerging technologies like energy storage. You can find the job posting
</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__massanf.taleo.net_careersection_ex_jobdetail.ftl-3Fjob-3D2000052Q-26tz-3DGMT-2D04-253A00-26tzname-3DAmerica-252FNew-5FYork&d=DwMFAg&c=lDF7oMaPKXpkYvev9V-fVahWL0QWnGCCAfCDz1Bns_w&r=SUJ0tmD2TxBovaoBCr21o-OoRDEaTwnylQ5HExAKRTk&m=Mk6Xh1bwaEKJIM-9H9OflrskonPGniTmQ6Y3uYxj1-o&s=MunM8Y9EOQBReBIc20wM9DlEfgZdCNmb1qrE3mCoGcY&e="><span style="color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none">here</span></a><span style="color:#222222">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#222222">The Department of Energy Resources has a commitment to help create a clean, affordable, and resilient energy future for the Commonwealth. Within that commitment is an underlying aim to actively support diversity, equity, and inclusion
in the work we do and in our own workplace. The ideal candidate would be committed to developing a strong understanding of the importance of intersectional environmentalism within the work done at DOER, the criticality of incorporating a diverse perspective
in all of the work that we do, and a commitment to inclusivity in all aspects of the job, both internally, within DOER, and externally, among partner agencies, industry stakeholders, and the general public.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="color:#222222">Upcoming WEST Events</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://www.westorg.org/2020-09-23-20th-anniversary-awards-networking"><span style="color:#1155CC">9/23: WEST's 20th Anniversary/12th Annual Awards Celebration</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://www.westorg.org/2020-09-24-women-wealth-financial"><span style="color:#1155CC">9/24: Women and Wealth: Setting Your Course to a Strong Financial Future</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://www.westorg.org/2020-09-30-gender-parity-panel"><span style="color:#1155CC">9/30: Gender Parity Panel Discussion</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://www.westorg.org/2020-10-06-better-decisions"><span style="color:#1155CC">10/6: Making better decisions: Pre-mortem analysis and other cognitive tools for better outcomes in life, love, and work</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://www.westorg.org/2020-10-07-book-club-likeability-trap"><span style="color:#1155CC">10/7: Book Club - The Likeability Trap</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="color:black">WEST Dynamic Pod Mentoring</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">In the fall of 2020, WEST will pilot a non-traditional, dynamic pod mentoring program.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">The 2020 pilot program will be small with 8 mentors and 20 mentees. It will consist of four 2-hour sessions. Mentors and mentees will participate in:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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A kickoff meeting on 9/29 (with training information, goal setting exercise, 1 sample pod session) <o:p></o:p></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
3 meetings on 10/13, 10/27, and 11/10 (includes networking and 2 pod sessions in each 2 hour meeting) <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="color:black">Total time commitment: four bi-weekly meetings, starting at 6:00 pm and ending at 8:00 pm </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">In each session, mentees will:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Explore up to 2 topics, with feedback from 1 mentor and up to 3 mentees (i.e., a pod) per topic<o:p></o:p></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
Expand their network with 30 minutes of structured networking <o:p></o:p></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
Discuss a specific challenge/goal and come out with concrete and actionable feedback<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="color:black">The cost of participation for the pilot program is $50, currently open to WEST members only. If you belong to an underrepresented group in STEM and need a scholarship to cover the cost of a year-long WEST membership and a spot in this
mentoring program, please email </span><a href="mailto:info@westorg.org"><span style="color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none">info@westorg.org</span></a><span style="color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="color:black">"Amplify Your Technical Education to Build a Better World!”</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Our Graduate Program in Engineering Leadership is offering a
</span><b><span style="color:#E32400">Graduate Certificate in Technical Leadership.</span></b><span style="color:#E32400">
</span><b><span style="color:black">A summary of the</span></b><a href="https://gelp.mit.edu/grad-students/graduate-certificate-technical-leadership-interim-requirements"><b><span style="color:#1155CC"> interim certificate requirements</span></b></a><b><span style="color:black">
is linked and attached</span></b><span style="color:black">. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Leadership education develops skills applicable across career paths, from leading research labs to leading project teams in engineering. Enroll in one or both of our<b> Virtual Graduate Courses for Fall 2020, which qualify towards
our</b> <b>Certificate in Technical Leadership. </b>This certificate is<b> </b>designed to provide important skills that MIT graduate students can draw from to "make a positive difference" in their chosen careers. Grounded in research but experimental and
engaging in delivery, these highly valued classes will provide enduring benefits for our graduate students – and future coworkers. *PhD candidates can also explore the option of using these class to satisfy the requirements for your doctoral minor.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">GEL </span><span style="color:#E32400">Virtual</span><span style="color:black"> Grad Courses for Fall 2020
</span></b><span style="color:black">(**Open to all grad students!)<b>:</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://gelp.mit.edu/gel-grad-negotiation"><b><span style="color:#1155CC">6.S978 Negotiation & Influence Skills for Technical Leaders</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Expand your natural tendencies and learn experientially both the theory and practice of interpersonal negotiation, influence and overcoming difficult relationship situations.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Units: G2-0-4, T, 1-3pm, Taught Virtually, Instructor: David Nino (dnino@mit.edu)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://gelp.mit.edu/grad-creative-teams"><b><span style="color:#1155CC">6.928J Leading Creative Teams</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">It takes a team to deliver impactful technical achievements and this class equips students with foundational skills for leading problem-solving teams and one’s own professional development.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Units: G3-0-6, M/W, 2:30-4pm, Taught Virtually, Instructor: David Nino (dnino@mit.edu)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">***For more information, visit our </span><a href="https://gelp.mit.edu/grad"><b><span style="color:#1155CC">website. </span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black"> </span><b><span style="color:#E32400">*If you are interested in earning our certificate,
</span></b><span style="color:black">please email Lisa Stagnone (lstag@mit.edu) and David Niño (</span><a href="mailto:dnino@mit.edu"><span style="color:#1155CC">dnino@mit.edu</span></a><span style="color:black">)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<u><span style="color:black">Become a gwaMIT department rep!</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">gwaMIT is accepting applications for the position of department representatives! As a gwaMIT department rep, you'll build connections across MIT and help in the personal & professional development of graduate womxn. It is also a powerful
means to bring about department-level change and strive towards a more equitable and inclusive MIT. The position lasts for one year, with an option for renewal. Read more about the role and responsibilities</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BepM4QWy2tUO7ju1dkIOt69lb9wJb_DIs9Us_ljVqUA/edit"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">here</span></a><span style="color:black">. Fill out the short application form</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxO1KrUGe7rS_tvZsAW8jOOMFNBnv5BdAi4ssn1svoKUqV9w/viewform"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">here</span></a><span style="color:black">. Womxn who are members of underrepresented and minoritized groups are encouraged to apply. The departments with openings are: Sloan, ChemE, Arch, PolSci, HASTS, Humanities, Writing,
NSE, CCWCE, CMS, CSB, MAS, CRE, CCE, CTL, EECS. If the position is currently filled, but you are still interested in being involved with gwaMIT, email us to let us know! We have multiple avenues for engagement in gwaMIT's activities and initiatives. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u><span style="color:black">Charitable Giving</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Running low on period products this month? Consider buying Always brand products. To combat period poverty, Always has made
</span><a href="https://always.com/en-us/about-us/end-period-poverty"><span style="color:black">the pledge</span></a><span style="color:black"> that during August and September, for every period product purchased at a participating store, a period product will
be donated to a girl in need. You can also get involved (for free!) by watching </span>
<a href="https://always.com/en-us/about-us/end-period-poverty"><span style="color:#1155CC">Instagram Live Sessions</span></a><span style="color:black"> - for every viewer, they will donate a month’s worth of period products. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Is Period Poverty a new topic to you? Read up on what this is and how you can help end this barrier at
</span><a href="https://period.org/"><span style="color:#1155CC">Period.</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<i><span style="color:black">“...be your whole best self...in some way, leave this place better than you found it”</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">-Dean Blanche Staton, at the gwaMIT Orientation Womxn’s Welcome Lunch, address to 2020’s incoming class</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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