[GSC-Diversity-All] Weekly GSC DEI Newsletter

[Andrei Iliescu]

Hi everyone,

We hope you enjoyed the long weekend. Please enjoy our latest GSC DEI
Newsletter!

General GSC DEI

Introducing Mila, Our New Treasurer!

GSC DEI is thrilled to welcome Mila Lubeck (she/her) to the officer team!
Please read Mila’s introduction below and join us in offering her a warm
welcome:

Hi! I’m a 1st year PhD student in EAPS Geophysics program with the
initiative to cultivate MIT as a healthy community which embraces diversity
and where we celebrate, support, and include all members. I intend to help
facilitate GSC DEI programming, resolutions, and initiatives towards equity
and inclusion. Outside of research, you may see me reading a
mystery/thriller, doing yoga, taking a nature walk, baking cupcakes, or
even paddle boarding (when weather permits).

GSC Open House

when: tomorrow, Feb 23, 5-7pm

where: Morss Hall, Walker Memorial (northwest entrance facing Green
Building)

contact: gsc-ac at mit.edu

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   Come, join your own student council to learn about what we do behind the
   scenes to make your life a bit easier at MIT!
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   Don’t worry - there won’t be any long speeches, just hang out and let us
   know if you have any questions or feedback.
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   By the way - we are nearing the ExComm election cycle too, so perfect
   time to meet if you wanna understand the scope of work or join.
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   Psst…there’s free individual Bertucci’s pasta (sausage rigatoni or
   cheese ravioli or tuscan chicken vegetable) or dairy-free gluten-free
   falafel wrap too!
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   We will check in using Tim Tickets. Do the daily attestation and have
   your ID/App ready. Partners are welcome, must attest on Tim Tickets.


Research and Reflections with MLK Visiting Professor Valencia Joyner Koomson

2020-2021 MLK Visiting Professor Valencia Koomson
<https://mlkscholars.mit.edu/scholars/valencia-joyner-koomson> discusses
her journey to a career in electrical engineering and her research in
bioelectronics, electrophysiology devices, and mobile health
technology on Friday
2/25, 12-1 pm. She will share her reflections and work on broadening
participation in engineering and applying her research to address global
health challenges. Register here
<http://calendar.mit.edu/event/research_and_reflections_with_professor_valencia_joyner_koomson#.Yg64vd9KjtV>
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Community Innovation Fund

The Community Innovation Fund, sponsored by Chancellor Nobles, is offering
grants of up to $10,000 to students, faculty, and staff members. This year,
the Fund is looking to support a broad range of projects that support
wellbeing and connection at MIT, including projects that support DEI
efforts! The application will be open until March 18. More information
about the fund and the application, as well as information about the info
sessions, can be found here: https://mindhandheart.mit.edu/innovationfund.
If you have any questions about the Fund or would like to discuss an idea
with a member of the team, please contact Megan Jordan at mkjordan at mit.edu.


MIT Pantel: Transitioning from Academia to Industry

Graduate Women at MIT (GW at MIT), in collaboration with Dow, are organizing a
panel discussion on helping  graduate women in science understand and
approach the workforce. Please see the attached poster for more information.



Department and Classroom Inclusion

Are you looking to get more involved with GSC DEI and help get your
department connected to our DEI community? We are looking for more conduits
from departments across MIT schools to help us learn about the needs of
individual departments and inform our plans moving forward. If you are
interested in serving as a GSC DEI conduit for your department or know
someone who might be, contact us as gsc-diversity-officers at mit.edu.

Conduits are graduate student representatives who are interested in DEI
efforts in their departments. Conduits attend a couple of meetings per
semester where we engage in discussion around ongoing DEI efforts. Overall,
it’s a great way to join a network of students interested in DEI and share
institutionalized knowledge and best practices across departments.


Student Life

Do you have an idea for an event centered around community-building among
students and DEI advocacy? Whether it’s a supportive meet-and-greet, an
informational panel, or anything creative in between, we would love to
provide support! Please get in touch with us at
gsc-diversity-officers at mit.edu to discuss your initiative and potential
funding opportunities.

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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>
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Sign up to the DEI mailing list 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.
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