[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>.



Follow us on Twitter<https://twitter.com/gsc_dei?lang=en> and Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/gsc_dei/?hl=en>! @GSC_DEI



We have one open Constituency Representative (C-Rep) position for 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>.



MIT's DEI at MIT Strategic Action Plan Steering Committee will be doing community engagements sessions starting in mid-March. If you are interested in giving feedback to the university's diversity, equity, and inclusion plan - please let the GSC DEI Chair know (blepe at mit.edu<mailto:blepe at mit.edu>).



RISE

Check out this article<https://www.chronicle.com/article/mit-offers-financial-lifeline-to-graduate-students-seeking-escape-from-toxic-advisers> in the Chronicle of Higher Education that features the RISE campaign and our transitional support program win!



Department and Classroom Inclusion
We will be hosting our first Conduit General Assembly of the semester on Thursday, March 11th from 5 - 6pm.  We highly encourage all conduits to attend this assembly event.  RSVP to the event here.<https://forms.gle/teLUKNjXK3BXPwB47> If you are unable to attend, we encourage sending another representative from your department.  During this assembly, we will share some DEI updates from across the institute, share and discuss DEI challenges from across departments, and discuss some upcoming projects and ideas.  We will reimburse up to $20 per person for dinner if you attend the meeting! (Note that tax will not be reimbursed).  We encourage everyone in the Boston/Cambridge area to order from POC-owned restaurants.  Checkout a list of restaurants here<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1W29eQSWmNc4eKPue3xExbTIRJjW3MEGE2calTJPP5qE/edit#gid=0>.
We also hope everyone enjoyed the bi-weekly conduit meet-ups last semester.  Let us know if you enjoyed that format and let us know your thoughts in the RSVP form<https://forms.gle/teLUKNjXK3BXPwB47> from above.


Student Life
It’s finally happening! MIT will be having its first women’s entrepreneurship showcase on International Women’s Day (March 8th, 2021 from 6:00PM - 9:30PM EST| Virt​​ual). It will be an action packed evening showcasing amazing women-led teams who are using innovative methods to tackle huge problems (e.g.: health care, child care, and sustainability, etc). Additionally, we will have an amazing panel of female founders, educational resources, and awesome raffle prizes. RSVP here<https://forms.gle/hG8xsr4CxkcWPLCm8>! You don’t want to miss this epic event! Check out our website<http://www.stemgemsmit.com/> for more information.​ (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 list international-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.



Best,

GSC DEI


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