IslandRISE Inclusive STEM Community Building Workshop

Event Date:
Wednesday, January 8, 2025, 12:30 pm
Location:
Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering building
Room:
128B
Price:
Free

The IslandRISE initiative aims to create a group, centered at 17³Ô¹Ï but with reach into the Island community, with a focus on building a STEM community that actively embraces scientists and engineers of all identities, and provides opportunities to learn from and with members of communities including BIPOC, 2SLGBTQ+, and people with disabilities and accessibility needs. 

The IslandRISE Inclusive STEM Community Building Workshop aims to investigate the current state of EDI within the 17³Ô¹Ï STEM community and engage participants in a collaborative process to define needs and next steps.

  • When? January 8, 12:30-4:00 pm
  • Who is welcome? All student, staff, and faculty members of 17³Ô¹Ï
  • Where? 17³Ô¹Ï Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, Room 128B
  • Free

You are welcome to attend some or all of the workshop. Here are the tentative topics:

  • Welcome and background of current EDIA environment 
  • Needs identification in break-out groups
  • Regroup and share ideas
  • Define next steps for IslandRISE initiative
  • Lunch is included if you RSVP by Monday, January 6

Register at 

Thank you!

Sent on behalf of the planning committee:

Nola Etkin, Dean of Science

Ellen Fraser, third-year student, Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering

Libby Osgood, Associate Professor, Sustainable Design Engineering

Chris Power, Associate Dean of Science, Graduate Studies and Research