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Minutes: [December 3, 2007]

 

Weekly Meeting - 6:00-7:00 pm, Mitchell PDR

 

1.    Officer Updates

a.     Jinsun

                                          i.    Thanks for organizing the SWE receipts – it is beautiful!

 

b.    Jowene

                                          i.    ☺♫ WEST Speaker!!!! Thank you Jowene!

1.    Kristina Tarczy-Hornoch

2.    Able to give a perspective on medicine and clinical research

3.    Also have a biology lab research background from my neuroscience PhD

4.    Can talk about math as it relates to epidemiology and biostatistics in medical research

                                         ii.    Sally retiring

1.    Can we invite her to lunch or dinner?

 

2.    Upcoming Events

a.     Registration for Regional SWE Conference

                                          i.    Forms sent out!!

                                         ii.    So far, 11 people have registered

 

b.    Speaker: Prof. Victor Rodgers from UC Riverside

                                          i.    Food?

                                         ii.    WEDNESDAY (12/5)

                                        iii.    5:30pm at PDR in Hoch

 

c.     Diversity Film Discussion Series

                                          i.    On gender day, we’ll talk about gender stereotypes, expectations…

                                         ii.    Related movie/film

1.    Girlfight (2000) – 110 minutes, high school girl found her boxing passion, but family doesn’t approve of her (only father and brother in her family).  In the end, she became a pretty awesome boxer – overcoming stereotypes!

1.    May the Best Man Win: Sex Bias in the Workplace – 30 minutes each. 1st video talks about sex gender roles and discrimination at workplace, 2nd video introduces experts from many fields who give their opinions on the drama and on sex bias and its prevention.

 

3.    WEST Biographies

a.     Booklet deadline?

 

b.    Officer biographies

                                          i.    Please fill them out by next Monday (12/10)

 

c.     Bio for Kristina Tarczy-Hornoch

                                          i.    Jowene?

 

d.    Professor biography updates

                                          i.    Volunteers needed to ask for Prof Bios Updates

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