[GSC-Diversity-All] GSC DEI Newsletter

[Madeline Elizabeth Dery]

Hi all,



Please enjoy the latest edition of the GSC DEI Newsletter!



General GSC DEI

Check out our Google Calendar that includes all of our events here<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r?cid=dWszdDZhb2tuZWMyMm5nMzZlZ2psdXNjZHNAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ>! If you would like to submit an event to the calendar you can do so using this form<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdD6FFBRfAHf1ukXeo3DubrU_gP55UbJ1z1NyTQe2tb67jVeQ/viewform>.



We have two open Constituency Representative (C-Rep) positions for first generation/low income students and students with disabilities. Please contact gsc-diversity-officers at mit.edu<mailto:gsc-diversity-officers at mit.edu> if interested.


Sign up to the DEI mailing list gsc-diversity-all at mit.edu<mailto:gsc-diversity-all at mit.edu> here<http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/gsc-diversity-all>.


For any general questions regarding DEI or how to get involved, please contact us at gsc-diversity at mit.edu<mailto:gsc-diversity at mit.edu>.



RISE
This update is also posted as an op-ed on Medium<https://rise4mit.medium.com/rise-update-on-guaranteed-transitional-funding-211a2bd67ebc> and on the RISE website<https://www.rise4mit.com/updates> — please share it with your friends and coworkers!

We are pleased to announce that we have made significant progress on a key demand of the RISE campaign. We will soon have guaranteed transitional funding<https://www.rise4mit.com/demands-section-3> for all students across MIT who wish to leave an unhealthy advising relationship.


Department and Classroom Inclusion

Last semester was our first semester trying out the bi-weekly conduit meet-ups/discussions. Each meeting focused on separate DEI topics such as graduate application assistance programs, graduate admissions, and diversity officers/committees. They were all really wonderful, informative, and helpful! If you have any comments and/or feedback about our conduit meetings or ideas for future discussions, please let us know! (send feedback/ideas to Erica Salazar ericasal at mit.edu<mailto:ericasal at mit.edu>). Stay tuned for announcements regarding future conduit meetings, they will be starting up again soon!


Student Life
Come celebrate the women run Start-ups at MIT/Wellesley with us! The event is going to be educational, celebrational and inspirational. Network with Start-up teams, get advice from an amazing panel and learn about resources to help launch your business. Looking forward to seeing you on International Women's Day 2021. To gain access to a FREE ticket to the showcase through GSC DEI, RSVP here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScg8qOXb6Ol9YKI2KmSTM8mABiSSigimmPCnC714ZzIEkukJg/viewform>.​ (Flyer attached).



The Latinx Virtual Leadership Experience Conference will be held March 27, 2021. If you’re interested in attending and identify as LGBTQ+, LBGTQ+ Services can fund the conference ticket for you! Please email lbgt at mit.edu<mailto:lbgt at mit.edu> with your interest, and whether you’re an undergraduate or a graduate student (since there are separate funding applications for both groups).


Save the date for the Boston Consortium for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, & Sexuality @ MIT conference: Radical Love Across Difference! The conference will be held virtually April 9-11, 2021. For more information and to sign up to attend, visit https://www.gcws.mit.edu/.


Join the International Support Network!

International Student Support mailing list URL: https://groups.mit.edu/webmoira/list/international-support-network

Contact: international-support-admin at mit.edu<mailto:international-support-admin at mit.edu>

Recent Developments have highlighted the lack of support and heightened concern among the international community at MIT. MIT COVID Relief has created a new mailing list to share information, provide each other support, and organize future town halls. Join the mailing listinternational-support-network at mit.edu<mailto:international-support-network at mit.edu> at the above URL. All members of the MIT community are welcome! For more MIT COVID Relief news, see https://twitter.com/mitcovidrelief.



GSC’s Graduate Research Advising Survey
Let us know your experience with advising at MIT by filling out the GSC’s Graduate Research Advising Survey!  This *new* student-run survey is completely anonymous (Kerberos is used for authentication and is not saved with responses) and our hope is to accurately capture the reality of current MIT graduate students when it comes to advising.Enter the Survey<https://mit.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bm9sGh6lZrvm1GB> (kerberos used for access-only, no identifying information is saved with responses)
Or copy and paste the URL below into your internet browser:
https://mit.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bm9sGh6lZrvm1GBWe will also be running a raffle to give away 5 prizes (MIT sweatshirts, battery banks, and shoulder massagers) to those that fill out the survey.
·         Eligibility: MIT Graduate students with an advisor who supervised their research in 2020
·         Survey takes 10-15 minutes to complete
·         Open now until February 15
·         Survey results will be used by the GSC to advocate for advisor-advisee policies, shared with department and student leadership, and MIT-wide results posted publicly
For more info checkout gsc.mit.edu/advising-survey<http://gsc.mit.edu/advising-survey>

Spring 2021 LEAPS courses
To graduate students and postdocs:

Registration is now open for the Spring 2021 LEAPS courses on Navigating science career journeys with LEAdership and Professional Strategies & Skills Training(8.S396 & 8.S397; listed as “Special Subject: Physics” — long story, weird name, but it’s LEAPS!)

These are two half-semester courses to ease participation amidst everyone’s busy research life and various responsibilities. The two parts can be taken separately or together.

We strongly recommend taking both parts, though, for participants to receive the full training and to make best use of this unique opportunity! Part I starts on Tuesday Feb 16, 9:30am.
8.S396 for Part I — Sharpen Your Professional Strategies & Skills (from Feb 16 to Apr 1, 2021)
8.S397 for Part II — Developing Your Leadership Competencies (from Apr 6 to May 20, 2021)

Registration:
Grad students: Register for the courses as for any other of your courses
Postdocs: Register by form: https://forms.gle/36S7kuc2WWDYLKTT9

Open to all Graduate Students and Postdocs at MIT, particularly for School of Science members. The course will be co-facilitated by groups of selected postdocs who are learning to teach this course. This will provide for additional mentoring and networking opportunities.

More information can be found on our website https://physics.mit.edu/mitleaps/. Interested folks can connect with us via mitleaps at gmail.com<mailto:mitleaps at gmail.com>. Women and underrepresented minorities are especially encouraged to register for these courses.


Best,

GSC DEI


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