July 2024 NatSci DEI Newsletter

July NatSci DEI Newsletter

In this issue

NatSci Values and Climate Survey
Upcoming Events and Sponsorships
Student Organization Information
Important Dates
Lifelong learning
Health and well-being
Action List
Recognitions
Contact us

NatSci Values and Climate Survey

As part of 2022-2026 Strategic Plan NatSci conducted a NatSci Values and Climate Survey. Please review the three reports and let us know if you have any questions by emailing natsci.dei@msu.edu.

NatSci Employee final report

NatSci Graduate Student final report

NatSci Undergraduate Student final report

Upcoming Events and Sponsorships

The MSU Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) is hosting The Celebratory Retreat for Black Women in STEM (CR4BWS) Sat. July, 20, 2024. The goal of this event is to empower black, female graduate students and undergraduates in the region to feel more welcomed and excited about contributing to the field of science. To accomplish our goal, The CR4BWS seeks to provide community support for Black Women in STEM to celebrate their contributions in their respective fields and tools to maintain emotional & physical well-being and professional success. The event will include a keynote presentation, research lightning talks, a wellness activity, and small group discussions, be held in person and online, and have cash prizes for the presenters. We hope to see you there! Feel free to spread the word to others who may be interested.

Student Organization Information

Are you a NatSci RSO with an upcoming event you'd like to spread the word about? Message us on the NatSci DEI Instagram page (natsci.dei) with a flyer and information and we will share it for you!

Important Dates

July 1st is Canada Day.

July 4th is American Independence Day.

July 14th is International Non-Binary Peoples Day.

July 18th is Nelson Mandela Day.

Disability Pride Month

Lifelong Learning

STEM in Early Childhood Education: How Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Strengthen Learning

Science in the City: Culturally Relevant STEM Education

Disability Pride: Dispatches from a Post-ADA World

Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century

Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist

Impression 5

Mental health and well-being

Please take care of your health and well-being. Please use the resources below for support.

Action List

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.

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.

Get accessibility training!

Deque University offers online, self-paced training. Deque's comprehensive web and digital accessibility curriculum covers the full range of topics, with classes designed for a variety of professionals.

Schedule a consultation

Need assistance or advice about accessibility in your classroom? Request an accessibility consultation with the Instructional Technology and Development group.

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.

The office of ASMSU Student Rights Advocates provides assistance to students in University-related affairs involving the MSU conduct system, residence hall life, and more. The SRA office is not funded by any university department, and operates as a

confidential and independent resource for students. Student Rights Advocates cannot dispense legal advice, For legal advice,

contact Student Legal Services at (517) 353-37163

The 1855 Scholarship proposal submissions are now open! Until August 26th, 2024, professors can submit a proposal of up to three pages to their college's Dean for approval. The college Deans can then submit the proposals to Ashley Green at agreen@msu.edu

Selection includes the title of 1855 professor, the faculty line supported by the provost or EVPHS, and a five-year commitment of $30K per year for assistant and associate professors or $50K per year for full professors. The funding will be allocated in the year of hire and should be used for start-up or research costs. The 1855 initiative does not offer additional start-up funding. All 1855 Professors will be invited to an ongoing community of scholars to share their work and amplify impact.

Scholarship information in this pdf.

Recognitions

NatSci's Katie McGraw, a fourth-year medical laboratory science student, has been awarded a Fulbright Foreign Scholarship! The program awards about 8,000 students each year from the US and over 160 countries. She will head to Malawi for the third time to study the relationship between blood type and severity of malaria in children.

Read the full article here.

Peter Lundquist, a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has won a $1.5 million 2024 Faculty Early Career Development award! He will receive the grant money over the course of the next 5 years and will use it to further his research and new modes of training and outreach.

Read the full article here.