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FSPA Report

UEC Meeting 22nd June 2018

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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

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• 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

EDI 101 Seminar Series - First talk!

Photos: Marguerite Tonjes

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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

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• 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

D&I Panel: Diversity and Inclusion Efforts at Institutions Across the Nation

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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

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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

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Upcoming efforts

• Rewrite our mission statement
• Visit possibility of by-laws