[bioundgrd] Biology Community Council seeking new members

[Hallie Dowling-Francisco]

Good Morning,

As a reminder The Biology Community Council<https://biology.mit.edu/about/community/> is seeking to bring on new members to the council for the ’25-‘26 academic year which runs from July 2025 to July 2026. This is a great opportunity to engage in community in the department and to encourage programs and policies you are interested in and that would benefit the community.  Examples of programs that the council work on are community building events, mentoring programs, policy changes and more.

We have extended the deadline to express interest<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeEOO7yipucm7XiG5sppLZ4YzHS_yuL2XPQs0IB58D50aVU9w/viewform> until July 11th! Please express interest and encourage other community members to do so as well.

Feel free to reach out to me with any questions.

Best,


Hallie Dowling-Francisco, She/Her pronouns
Community and Professional Support Specialist, Department of Biology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
halliedh at mit.edu<mailto:halliedh at mit.edu>
617-715-2448
Office location: 68-323A, working remotely Mondays and Fridays
In-person Office Hours: Wednesdays 12-1 pm and Thursdays 1-2 pm
Zoom link: https://mit.zoom.us/my/halliedh





From: Hallie Dowling-Francisco <halliedh at mit.edu>
Date: Monday, June 9, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Subject: Biology Community Council seeking new members
Good Morning Biology Community,

The Biology Community Council<https://biology.mit.edu/about/community/> is seeking to bring on new members to the council for the ’25-‘26 academic year which runs from July 2025 to July 2026. This is a great opportunity to engage in community in the department and to encourage programs and policies you are interested in and that would benefit the community.  Examples of programs that the council work on are community building events, mentoring programs, policy changes and more. Please encourage members of the Biology community to apply!

The council is looking for new members from the following groups:
1 faculty member
1-2 staff members
1-2 post docs
2-3 graduate students
2 undergraduate students

Council members are expected to serve for a minimum of one academic year.  Time commitment expected to serve on the council is about 1 hour of meetings each month and 2-4 hours of monthly collaborative work beyond that and is very flexible depending on individual schedules.  Please fill out this short form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeEOO7yipucm7XiG5sppLZ4YzHS_yuL2XPQs0IB58D50aVU9w/viewform?usp=header> to express interest in the Biology Community Council by Friday, July 11th.   Feel free to contact me with any questions.

Best,

Hallie Dowling-Francisco, She/Her pronouns
Community and Professional Support Specialist, Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
halliedh at mit.edu<mailto:halliedh at mit.edu>
617-715-2448
Office location: 68-323A
Summer 2025 schedule: In office Mondays and Tuesdays, working remotely Wednesday-Friday
In-person office hours: Mondays 12-1 and Tuesdays 1-2
Zoom link: https://mit.zoom.us/my/halliedh


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