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March NatSci DEI Newsletter |
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Welcome to the March 2024 NatSci DEI Newsletter! | |
- Upcoming Events and Sponsorships
- Cultural Competency Workshops
- Student Organization Information
- Important Dates
- Lifelong learning
- Health and well-being
- Action List
- Recognitions
- Contact us
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Upcoming Events and Sponsorships | |
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Hosted by the College of Natural Science, the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities (RCPD), and STEM+ Education @State. Our remaining events are:
Session 1:
Disability in Higher Education: Creating Inclusive Spaces for Students with Autism
Brad Cox, Assoc. Professor, College of Education, founder of National College Autism Network
Tuesday, March 12, 2024, 10-11am, ZOOM webinar
Session 2:
Learning Narratives from Students with Disabilities in STEM Classrooms
Friday, March 29, 12-1:30pm, STEM 2110 or via ZOOM
- Panelists will include undergraduate and graduate students
- Lunch included for those attending in-person
Register directly for the workshops here.
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Michigan State is celebrating APIDA Heritage Month during March and April! Linked below is the event mural showcasing the many events held during this time on campus.
Event Mural
RSVP here for Adele Pham's movie viewing and discussion.
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Michigan State University is celebrating its 14th Commemorative Celebration on Monday, March 25, 2024 at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing. The event honors the legacies of local and national community leaders and organizers with special events on campus for MSU students, faculty, staff, and the local community. The keynote speaker is Mónica Ramírez, gender equity activist, civil rights attorney, and co-founder of Aliana Nacional de Campesinas.
For parking, the Kellogg Center Parking Lot located at 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI 48823. If you have an MSU parking permit, there may be no charge.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
The event is free but registration is recommended. Full day registration includes afternoon workshops and the celebration dinner. You can also register for just the celebration dinner.
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Amplify STEM is holding a video initiative this year! Help us amplify the voices of STEM professionals from underrepresented backgrounds! Create a 2-5 minute video highlighting an underrepresented STEM professional, professionals can be past or present. Creators of selected videos will also receive a free Amplify STEM t-shirt. Open to students and employees.
Information and submission link site here.
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On February 9th, Amplify STEM hosted York University's Dr. Deborah McGregor for a one hour webinar based around "Indigenous Knowing and Climate Futures". You can access the webinar video below. Upcoming events and related resources are also listed below. | |
Cultural Competency Workshops | |
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Registration is now open for the Spring 2024 semester NatSci Cultural Competency Workshops for MSU NatSci employees and graduate students!
Our workshops are held on:
Wednesday full day (in-person): March 13th, 9am-5pm, ISTB room 1404
April 30th, May 1st, 2nd, 3rd (in-person): 9-11:30am, location TBD
To learn more about the NatSci Cultural Competency Workshop click here.
Register directly for the workshops here.
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Student Organization Information | |
The MSU Graduate Women in Science are seeking presenters and volunteers for the 2024 Girls Math and Science Day held on Saturday, March 9th, 2024 from 1-5pm in the STEM building. The event is an opportunity for middle school students to participate in STEM demonstrations while working with enthusiastic graduate students and researchers. | |
Four world religions have major holidays in March; March 10th is the beginning of the Muslim holiday of Ramadan, March 24th marks the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Purim, March 25th is the Hindu holiday of Holi, and March 31st is the Christian holiday of Easter. | |
Mental health and well-being | |
Please take care of your health and well-being. Please use the resources below for support.
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"Please be sure to review and reference the academic calendar. Also be mindful of our Religious Observance Policy and encourage your students to proactively engage with you and work with you on appropriate accommodations. This semester, Passover will fall during our final exams period. No student or instructor who observes this holiday should be expected to take or administer a final exam, especially during the first two observed days. Instructors can work directly with their department chair and dean at the beginning of the semester to determine appropriate accommodations. Additionally, updates to the 2025 calendar and future semesters are reflected on the Office of the Registrar website."
-Thomas D. Jeitschko, Interim provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Religious Accommodation Request form here.
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We have created a document to assist in ordering food. Our Inclusive Dietary Document includes availability of vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free options for many local places around East Lansing. It also includes "do's and don'ts" for ordering food for inclusive groups. | |
We have created an Inclusive Language Document to assist in replacing harmful language with more inclusive terminology. It provides many words that may be harmful and what you may use to replace them. | |
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Inclusive Pedagogy
Participation in blended courses research project
- Do you teach a blended / hybrid undergraduate course at MSU?
- Are you interested in transitioning your course to a blended format?
- Would like to be part of the study and professional development community related to blended courses?
MSU’s Enhanced Digital Learning Initiative (EDLI) is seeking instructors interested in or already implementing blended undergraduate courses in all disciplines to participate in an NSF-funded study for one or more semesters between Spring 2024 – Fall 2025.
View complete recruitment information here.
Schedule a consultation
Need assistance or advice about accessibility in your classroom? Request an accessibility consultation with the Instructional Technology and Development group.
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Join a learning community!
The Equitable Pedagogy: Removing Barriers to Learning community welcomes educators looking to dismantle these barriers. As a community, we will examine and discuss undergraduate student responses to academic challenge and failure. The goal for the community would be to investigate the impact of the interventions, hopefully providing community members with actionable items to take back to their classrooms. Join the iTeachMSU group for more information.
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The Inclusive STEM Teaching Project, a NSF IUSE program, is hosting a six-week, free, open online course from March 4 - April 26, 2024 via edX. Join our community of over 11,000 largely faculty, but also including postdocs, graduate students, and staff, and register for our online course this fall. Our research on over 2,000 completers has demonstrated large growth in:
- Advance awareness, self-efficacy, and ability to cultivate inclusive classroom environments;
- Support your development as a reflective, inclusive practitioner;
- Engage in reflection and discussion around topics of equity and inclusion across a variety of institutional contexts;
- Implement inclusive teaching methods in your classes which will remove common barriers and enhance learning in STEM for all students.
In addition, there are nearly 500 trained facilitators running optional learning communities at more than 140 institutions around the country, half of UERU member schools participate. If you are interested in joining a learning community, please express that interest here.
Please share the information widely with your colleagues and networks - we welcome you to use this email as well as our course flyer.
Please let me know if you have any questions, or would like chat more, please reach out: bennett.goldberg@northwestern.edu
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The University has updated its policies surrounding pregnancy, childbirth, and pregnancy-related conditions for students and employees.
You can read these updated policies here.
| If you suspect misconduct has happened or have a concern about it, you can contact the MSU Misconduct Hotline at 1-800-763-0764, or reach out to them at misconduct.msu.edu. | |
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Four NatSci students have been nominated for the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, which provides sophomore and junior students with $7,500 per year in funding!
The four students are Libby Ashby, a third-year student studying Geological Sciences and Chemistry, Aaron Philip, a second-year student studying Physics and Advanced Mathematics, Denis Selyuzhitsky, a third-year student studying Advanced Mathematics and Statistics, and Economics, and Grace Urban, a third-year student studying Genomics and Molecular Genetics.
We congratulate them on their nominations!
Article to read here.
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Danielle Flores Lopez (she/her) | |
Interim Assistant Dean of DEI
Director of Academic Advising and Student Success Initiatives
floresd3@msu.edu
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Coordinator for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
kpyle@msu.edu
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Secretary II for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
517-353-4300
goldbl11@msu.edu
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Casey Henley (she/hers)
Director of Online Programs | Neuroscience
Assistant Professor | Physiology
Digital Accessibility Coordinator
mcgove14@msu.edu
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