FSPA Report UEC Meeting 22nd June 2018
Recent Events Soccer Tournament between various Fermi experiments + BBQ (~40 people) Sunshine and Popsicles in the park (~15 people) Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Seminar Series New Perspectives Conference 2 FSPA Report: 06/22/2018 @FSPA Alumni
EDI 101 Seminar Series - First talk! ● Educate ourselves about issues concerning Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion ● Provide tools for users and employees to work towards a more inclusive environment ● ~70 people attended (+15 on zoom) ● Survey results soon Photos: Marguerite Tonjes 3 FSPA Report: 06/22/2018
New Perspectives: June 18-19th Registered: 149 ● ● Talks: ~50 ● Intro’s to UEC and FSPA ● Lunch Panels ○ D&I Panel ○ Career Panel BBQ Monday ● ○ ~70 people despite rain ● Feedback ○ Mostly positive ○ Will send out survey 4 FSPA Report: 06/22//2018
D&I Panel: Diversity and Inclusion Efforts at Institutions Across the Nation ● Have a dialogue about various efforts at institutes around the country ● Share ideas about what you can do at your institution or how you can get involved in current efforts ● ~60 people in attendance 5 FSPA Report: 06/22/2018
Career Panel: Paths to Tenured Faculty Positions ● Faculty from various institutes discussed the application and hiring processes for faculty positions at universities Students and postdocs asked questions about what they should focus on to ● successfully achieve academic route 6 FSPA Report: 06/22//2018
Upcoming events ● July: Badminton Tournament ● Career week: July 17th: Industry Job Expo ○ ○ July 19th: Insight Data Science Workshop ● Invitation from Argonne: ○ July 18th and 25th: Academic Job Search Prep August 29th: Private Sector prep ○ ● July-August: EDI Seminar Series continued, dates and topics TBA Upcoming efforts ● Rewrite our mission statement ● Visit possibility of by-laws 7 FSPA Report: 06/22//2018
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