[bioundgrd] Reminder: Biology Community Council seeking new members

[Hallie Dowling-Francisco]

Good morning Biology Community,


This is a reminder that the Community Council is seeking new members ’26-‘27 academic year.  The deadline to express interest has been extended to July 2nd.  Please encourage community members to express interest and reach out to me if you have any questions!  More information and the interest form can be found below.

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 Monday and Friday, in office Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
In-person Office Hours: Wednesday 12pm and Thursday 1pm
Zoom link: https://mit.zoom.us/my/halliedh

From: Hallie Dowling-Francisco <halliedh at mit.edu>
Date: Monday, June 1, 2026 at 11:20 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 new members for the council for the ’26-‘27 academic year which runs from July 2026 to July 2027. 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 staff member
3 post docs
1 graduate student
1 undergraduate student

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/1FAIpQLSerYrnzxDTTTWIr0ILrbUSg82jgAfjm6fisNZGQiG0rPV96NA/viewform?usp=dialog> to express interest in the Biology Community Council by Thursday, July 2nd.   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, working remotely Monday and Friday, in office Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
In-person Office Hours: Wednesday 12pm and Thursday 1pm
Zoom link: https://mit.zoom.us/my/halliedh


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