Support for Our Community |
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On Monday, closing arguments are expected in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd. As the trial moves to a close and as we have recently experienced additional violence, including the deaths of Daunte Wright and Adam Toledo, we are sharing these opportunities for support.
Open Space open to everyone to share and listen and to feel seen and heard.
Healing Circles Town Hall for Black Students, Faculty & Staff hosted by the
GUMC Racial Justice Committee for Change
GUMC Peace Vigil open to all of Georgetown
GUMC Healing Meditation with Nancy Harazduk open to all of Georgetown
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Counseling and Psychiatric Service (CAPS) |
All GUMC students can access support through CAPS here or calling the general line at: 202-687-6985. Out of state students can also access mental health resources through HoyaWell.
CAPS Office Drop-in Hours:
CAPS at GSP Drop-in Hours:
The Office of Campus Ministry offers virtual religious services and meditation. Please access the schedule here.
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Support from the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - GChat! |
Additionally, please let us know if the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion can be of any assistance or support. Please Google Chat them:
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Campus Cultural Climate Survey |
In Spring 2020, Georgetown launched its first-ever cultural climate survey, inviting degree-seeking students to reflect on a range of issues from perceptions of institutional diversity, representation of marginalized groups and experiences within the cultural climate on campus. The results were characterized in President DeGioia's letter to the university on April 16.
Learn more about the survey here and read the response to the findings from Medical Center leadership. The full survey reports for undergraduates and graduates is available here.
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As chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology at Georgetown Lombardi and the director of The Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancers, John Marshall, MD, said the hardest yet most important job of his life was taking on the role of caregiver when his wife Liza was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006. |
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Isayah Henry (NHS’21), a health care management & policy major, authored the forthcoming book, “Innovator’s Clinic: How Small Innovators are Positioned Best to Address Healthcare’s Longest-Standing Challenges.” |
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The Gender Justice Initiative Fellowships support existing and future research/projects on gender+, sexuality and feminist scholarship; grow an intellectual community of scholars across disciplines and career stages whose research intersects with gender+ issues; and advance and increase visibility for gender+ justice. |
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This year’s Gender+ Justice Fellows from GUMC include LaTasha Seliby Perkins, MD, (center) assistant professor of medicine; Melicia Escobar, MSN, CNM, WHNP-BC, (top left) clinical faculty director for Georgetown’s Nurse-Midwifery/WHNP & WHNP programs; Lady Nwadike, MS (G’18) (bottom left) psychiatry research assistant; and medical students Mariama Jallow (M’22), (top right) Hager Koraym (M’21) (bottom left). Learn about their projects here.
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The GUMC Subcommittee on Faculty Diversity & Inclusion seeks short personal essays, poems, artwork or short videos that capture learner reflections that will enlighten the faculty from current learners, residents or fellows of GUMC and MedStar Health. Submissions should focus on what students wished faculty members knew before they began teaching in order to better enhance the learning process. Submissions of 100-500 words are due by April 30. Learn more here.
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The next virtual staff/AAP community forum will take place via Zoom on Tuesday, April 27 at 1:00 p.m. Click here to attend the forum (meeting ID: 886771391). RSVP and submit questions in advance here.
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The purpose of the Staff/AAP Council is to provide a formal, University-recognized, duly-elected body for staff and academic and administrative professionals (AAPs) to consider issues and act as a voice to University decision-makers, administrators and executives. Nominations are requested for the election of 4 Medical Center seats to the council that will become vacant on June 30. Submit nominations here by Friday, April 23. Please email us at staffaapcouncil@georgetown.edu if you have any questions about the council or the election process, and check out its website at staffaap.georgetown.edu.
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The MedStar Health - Georgetown University Research Symposium and Colloquium for Educators in the Health Professions are open to all members of the research and education community interested in learning more about scholarship at Georgetown and MedStar. This three-day event brings together the Georgetown University and MedStar Health communities to celebrate the great work of our colleagues. Learn more here. Register here.
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President DeGioia recently announced that undergraduate and graduate students at the main campus, medical center and law center will be required to receive a COVID-19 vaccination for the fall semester. As a result, classroom planning for student desks/seating will be reduced to three feet of separation. Read more here.
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Following the release of new guidelines from the D.C. government increasing the number of people allowed to gather for graduation ceremonies at local colleges and universities, President DeGioia announced April 13 that the university is revising plans for commencement. Pending approval by the D.C. government, it is expected that new specific plans for commencement will be available in the days ahead.
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Monday, April 19 or Thursday, April 22
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn how to obtain, manage and manipulate citations using RefWorks. Presented by Dahlgren Memorial Library. Register 4/19 or 4/22.
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Tuesday, April 20
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
“Unpacking Racism and Sexism” is the second presentation in this series exploring racism, classism and sexism in medicine and patient care. Sponsored by the SPARK Committee of the Georgetown University School of Medicine Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Register.
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Tuesday, April 20
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Joyce Slingerland, MD, PhD, professor, Department of Oncology, co-director, Breast Cancer Program, Georgetown Lombardi, presents “Pre- and Post-Menopausal Estrogens Play Opposing Roles in Obesity-Driving Mammary Inflammation and Breast Cancer Development.” Join via Zoom.
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Tuesday, April 20
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Andrew Loehrer, MD, MPH, assistant professor of surgery, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, presents “Towards the Moral and Political Determinants of Health.” Join via Zoom.
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Tuesday, April 20
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Natasha Bilimoria, deputy assistant administrator for USAID’s Bureau for Global Health, presents “The Future of Global Public Health.” Sponsored by the Georgetown Global Health Initiative. Register.
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Wednesday, April 21
12:00 to 1:30 p.m.
Via Zoom
Featuring Lourdes Rivera JD, senior vice president, Center for Reproductive Rights. Sponsored by the M.S. Health & the Public Interest Program. Register.
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Wednesday, April 21
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
Via Zoom
Presented by Susan Cheng, EdLD, MPP, Sr. Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Assistant Professor, Family Medicine and Mun Chun (MC) Chan, PhD, Assistant Teaching Professor, Biology Department, Doyle STEM Faculty Fellow at CNDLS. Part of the Teaching for Inclusion and Equity (TIE) winter/spring 2021 series. Register.
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Wednesday, April 21
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Part 3 in this three-part series seeking to cultivate cultural humility focuses on “Skills.” Co-sponsored by Family Medicine Interest Group, Physicians for Human Rights, HoyaMedAlliance, and the SOM Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Register.
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Thursday, April 22
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Via Zoom
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Thursday, April 22
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Vera Gorbunova, PhD, Doris Johns Cherry Professor of Biology at the University of
Rochester and co-director of the Rochester Aging Research Center, presents “Mechanisms of Longevity and Cancer Resistance: Lessons from Long-Lived Mammals.” Join via Zoom.
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Thursday, April 22
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Shelley Hall, MD, Chief, Transplant Cardiology and Mechanical Support/Heart Failure
Baylor University Medical Center, presents “A Rocky Road: From Acute Decompensated Heart Failure to Cardiac Transplantation.” Sponsored by the Department of Medicine. CME Code: 87759. Join via Zoom.
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Thursday, April 22
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Via Zoom
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Thursday, April 22
2:00 p.m.
An event celebrating the healing that comes through the written word. Enjoy readings of poems composed on the themes of “A Celebration of Hope and Resilience.” Sponsored by the Georgetown Lombardi Arts & Humanities Program & the Department of Mission & Pastoral Care. Email Morgan Kulesza (mk1864@georgetown.edu) for the event link.
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Thursday, April 22
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Ana Maria Cuervo, MD, PhD, professor of developmental and molecular biology and anatomy and structural biology, co-director of the Institute for Aging Research, Robert and Renée Belfer Chair for the Study of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, presents “Targeting Selective Autophagy in Aging and Age-related Diseases.” Note: CME/CE credit is being offered for this seminar. Join via Zoom.
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Thursday, April 22
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Karl M. Thompson, PhD, associate professor, Department of Microbiology, Howard University, discusses “Functional Genomics to Discover Novel Protein Functions in S. aureus.” Sponsored by Department of Medicine & GHUCCTS. Email eab159@georgetown.edu for joining info.
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Thursday, April 22
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa, MD, PhD, MPH, professor of epidemiology and public health at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and leader of the Epidemiology Research Group/Urban Health Observatory of Belo Horizonte, presents “Observatory for Urban Health: An Intersection of Health and Urban Systems at the Local Level.” Sponsored by Georgetown Urban Health Collaborative in the Department of International Health at NHS. Register.
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Friday, April 23 and 30
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Via Zoom
This virtual conference features keynote presentations and moderated panel discussions on the themes of “Moving Swiftly to Combat the COVID-19 Global Health Crisis” (4/23) and “Beyond COVID-19 - Challenges & Lessons Learned during a Pandemic.” Register.
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GU-Wide Bystander Training: Interrupting Virulent Hate - Addressing Anti-Asian Racism, Bias & Violence |
Monday, April 26
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Presented by Yuhki Tajima, PhD, associate professor, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service; Ann K. Jay, MD, vice chair of education, program director, Radiology Residency Program, associate professor, Clinical Radiology and Otolaryngology, director, Head and Neck Imaging, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Department of Radiology; Benjamin H. Cheng, JD, lecturer of legal English, Two-Year LL.M. Program, Office of Graduate Programs, Georgetown Law; and Susan Cheng, EdLD, MPP, Sr. Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, assistant professor, Family Medicine. Part of the Teaching for Inclusion and Equity (TIE) winter/spring 2021 series. RSVP.
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Tuesday, April 27
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
“Learning from History: Safely Moving Women's Health Forward” is the theme of this session in a series promoting clinical research awareness, diversity in research, and community engaged research through virtual outreach efforts. Register.
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Wednesday, April 28
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Arianne Teherani, PhD, professor of medicine, education scientist in the Center for Faculty Educators, director of program evaluation and education continuous quality improvement, founding director, Center for Climate, Health, and Equity, University of California, San Francisco, discusses “Achieving Equity in the Learning Environment.” Co-sponsored by CENTILE and the School of Medicine Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Register.
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CNDLS’ annual Teaching, Learning, and Innovation Summer Institute (TLISI) will kick off May 25 - 27 with Productive Open Design Spaces (PODS) for teams wanting to work on their own teaching and learning projects as well as virtual sessions including panels with students, faculty, and staff. You can propose a PODS team project or contact cndls@georgetown.edu for more information.
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Monday - Friday,
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.;
Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
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CNDLS Instructional Continuity Virtual Office Hours |
Monday - Thursday,
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.;
Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
CNDLS holds instructional continuity office hours virtually in this Zoom room. Please stop by if you need help or dial 646-558-8656
(meeting ID: 386 980 1070).
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Tuesday, April 20
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Leverage the functionality of Zoom for teaching remotely. Learn how to schedule online class meetings, manage participants, create and manage recordings and secure your meetings. Presented by Dahlgren Memorial Library. Register.
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Thursday, April 22 or 29
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Online office hours with UIS EdTech provide faculty and staff with assistance and answers to Canvas questions and assistance with all Canvas needs. Register 4/22 or 4/29.
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Friday, April 23
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Leverage the functionality of Zoom for teaching remotely. Learn how to use Chat, Whiteboard and Polling functions, and create and manage attendance and poll reports. Presented by Dahlgren Memorial Library. Register.
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Friday, April 23 or 30
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Online office hours with UIS EdTech provide faculty and staff with assistance and answers to questions about instructional continuity tools: Panopto, Zoom, Voicethread and Canvas. Register 4/23 or 4/30.
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Wednesday, April 28
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Explore ways to share PowerPoint presentations and other screen content through Zoom using basic and advanced share screen options. Presented by Dahlgren Memorial Library. Register.
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