[bioundgrd] Biology DEI council new undergrad member applications

[Joshua Stone]

From: Shannon Y Weng <sweng at mit.edu>
Subject: Biology DEI council new undergrad member applications

Bump on applying! What’s better to do than think about DEI when you’re full after that Thanksgiving meal? As always, please lmk if you have questions about being on the DEI Council!

Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃

Hi bio friends!

I’m Shannon, a course 5-7 senior and currently one of two undergrad reps on the bio department’s DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) Council. As I’m graduating soon, I will need some new undergrads in the department to replace me on the council! If you want to know more about what the council is, please check out our webpage<https://biology.mit.edu/about/diversity/dei-council/>.

Being on the council is a very flexible commitment (so you can really do as little or as much as you’d like). The minimum responsibility is to attend monthly council meetings (lasting 1-1.5 hrs each). On top of that, you’re free to propose and organize any DEI-related initiatives to strengthen the undergraduate biology community. An example of something we did last semester is hosting this Applying to Grad School panel session<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTEeu1FoLaY&t=1165s>.

If you want to help make the biology community a more welcoming place to people of all backgrounds (and you’re not a senior), you should consider applying to be part of the DEI Council! It’s also a great place to meet cool people of all positions (grad students, postdocs, faculty, staff) in the department! To apply, fill out this short application form<https://forms.gle/GaZdrxsgkPfQtG63A> by Monday 11/29. We’ll review applications and select 2 new council members before the end of the semester.

If you have any questions about the application process, the council itself, or what it’s like being on the council, feel free to reach out to me! I’d be more than happy to talk about anything DEI-related :)

Looking forward to your joining the council,

Shannon

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