Committee Meetings

Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI)

2024

October 11 Agenda

  • New member introductions
  • Open forum
  • Taylor M. Brown Memorial Award
  • Change in scope of Mentor Professor search
  • Plans for the 2025 Emerging Genomic Scientist Fellows Symposium

September 13 Agenda

  • 2025 Emerging Genomic Scientist Fellows Program
  • Fall undergrad recruitment conferences
  • Journal Club on JEDI topics
  • Open forum

August 9 Agenda

  • 2025 Emerging Genomic Scientist Fellows Program
  • Fall recruitment
  • JEDI initiative proposals
  • Open forum

July 12 Agenda Cancelled. Summer Hiatus

June 14 Agenda

  • Open forum (guest: David Mcintosh, Vice Dean for JEDI)
  • Symposium Debrief and mentorship plans for the 2024 Emerging Genomic Scientist Fellows Program
  • Journal Club on JEDI topics

May 10 Agenda

  • Planning session: one week from May Emerging Genomic Scientist Fellows Program
  • Open forum

April 12 Agenda

  • Planning session: one month out from May Emerging Genomic Scientist Fellows Program
  • Open forum

March 8 Agenda

  • Updates on the 2024 Emerging Genomic Scientist Fellows Program
  • Other JEDI Initiatives
  • Open forum

February 9 Agenda

  • Open forum
  • Debrief on the 2023 Retreat of the Department of Human Genetics
  • Updates on the 2024 Emerging Genomic Scientist Fellows Program
  • Other JEDI Initiatives

January 12 Agenda

  • 2024 Emerging Genomic Scientist Fellows Program
  • Open forum

2023

November 3 Agenda

  • Introductions of new committee members
  • Follow-up Analysis: 2022 DGSOM Climate Survey
  • Graduate Student/Postdoc Symposium 2024
  • Open forum

October 13 Agenda

  • Introductions of new committee members
  • Graduate Student/Postdoc Symposium 2024
  • Departmental Retreat 2023
  • Open forum

September 8 Subcommittee Meeting Agenda

  • Planning discussion for proposed 2024 JEDI Research Symposium

July 14 Agenda

  • Update on the 2022 DGSOM Climate Survey
  • Update on the 2023 Human Genetics Graduate Student Climate Survey
  • Update on ideas for future JEDI events
  • Open forum

May 12 Agenda

  • Open forum (guest: Dr. Leonid Kruglyak, Chair, Department of Human Genetics)
  • Further discussion of ideas for JEDI events

April 14 Agenda

  • Debrief on the 2022 JEDI Plan - final report and presentation at Chairs Symposium
  • Update on the 2023 Human Genetics Graduate Student Climate Survey
  • Further discussion of ideas for JEDI events
  • Open forum

March 10 Agenda

  • Ideas for JEDI events
  • Update on the 2022 JEDI Plan of the Department of Human Genetics
  • Open forum

February 10 Agenda

  • Genetics & Genomics Home Area -- Human Genetics Graduate (PhD) Program (guest: Paivi Pajukanta)
  • Open forum

January 13 Agenda

  • Genetics Counseling Master's Program (guest: Christina Palmer, Program Director)
  • Human Genetics JEDI Committee webpage
  • Update on the 2022 JEDI Plan of the Department of Human Genetics
  • Open forum

2022

December 2 Agenda

  • Update on the departmental JEDI Plan for 2022 - Section on "People"
  • Update on the departmental JEDI Plan for 2022 - Section on "Climate"
  • Open forum

November 4 Agenda

  • Level of confidentiality during meetings of this committee
  • Updates on the 2022 JEDI Plan of the Department of Human Genetics
  • Other updates: HG-JEDI Committee webpage, future meetings with guests
  • Open forum

September 21 Agenda

  • Introductions (note that we will have 3 new G&G student representatives)
  • Level of confidentiality moving forward
  • Update on Departmental JEDI Plan
  • Update on other initiatives (webpage, future meetings with program directors, internal survey to gather data on JEDI service)
  • Open forum

May 11 Agenda

  • Debrief of conversations with HG leadership about concerns voiced by graduate students
  • Webpage for our JEDI Committee
  • Beyond the "JEDI Plan" -what can we do realistically to make a difference regarding JEDI in our department and associated graduate programs?

March 21 Agenda

  • Mission statement
  • Update on the "JEDI Plan"
  • Human Genetics JEDI webpage

January 13 Agenda

  • Ideas for the JEDI Plan

2021

December 10 Agenda

  • Introductions
  • Committee charge
  • Brief description of how this committee fits into school-wide JEDI efforts
  • JEDI webpage within the Human Genetics website?