Latinos/Hispanics in STEM: A Career Path Series

Latinos/Hispanics in STEM: A Career Path Series is a new seminar series organized in collaboration between the Latino Organization of Graduate Students (LOGRAS), the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), and the GoSTEM program.

These seminars will share experiences of successful professionals having a Latino/Hispanic heritage, and will be formed by a cohort of professionals who are working in academia, private industry, and government.

Seminar Dates: One Tuesday a month
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Dr. Nicole Mendoza
Senior Researcher, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

September 21st, 2021, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Dr. Nicole Mendoza is a Senior Researcher in Wind Energy Systems at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, working primarily in offshore floating and onshore wind energy. She is also an Environmental Entrepreneurs 2020 1 Hotels Fellow and Emerging Leader. Prior to this, she designed wind turbine blades for SGRE for about three years. As an aerodynamicist, she developed new airfoils, new blades, and various aerodynamic devices for onshore and offshore wind turbines. She has also worked for Boeing in the aerospace industry for roughly 3.5 years in various roles, and was an emerging leader in Boeing’s Leadership Excellence Acceleration Program. She has a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M, supported by multiple scholarships, fellowships (NSF GRFP Fellow), honors, and awards. She has authored/co-authored a dozen conference papers and has two patents in progress.

Dr. Mendoza is a passionate champion for women and minorities in STEM and renewable energy, diversity & inclusion, and saving the planet. She has mentored extensively, volunteered for various STEM-related educational outreach activities to K-12 girls, and served as a professional role model. She actively volunteers with multiple professional/social organizations focusing on women and minorities in STEM and environmental/ecological restoration.

Register

More information about the centers and people involved in the organization of these seminars are below:

 

The Afro-Latinx Experience Panel

 

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The Afro-Latinx Experience Panel
Wednesday, September 29
Noon – 1 p.m.

Afro-Latinx members of our community will share their personal experiences, issues, and actions through compelling and inspiring conversations based on themes important to our community at the Afro-Latinx Experience Panel.

Viewers will learn about the panelists’ experiences growing up in their communities as Afro-Latinx. The conversation will focus on the Afro-Latinx perspective on racial injustice, racism, and colorism, as well as proactive approaches to identify solutions. Identities, challenges, and commonalities between the Hispanic/Latino and African-American cultures will be discussed.

Co-hosted by the Office of Hispanic Initiatives, the Hispanics Or Latinos and Allies (HOLA) Employee Resource Group (ERG) at Georgia Tech, and Georgia Tech Research Institute’s (GTRI) IDENTIFY@GTRI ERG

2021 Diversity Symposium Sept 15th

Globalization of Anti-Racism Activism

 

13th Annual Georgia Tech Diversity Symposium
The Globalization of Anti-Racism Activism
Wednesday, September 15
8 a.m. – 2 p.m

The 2021 Georgia Tech Diversity Symposium will feature Ibram X. Kendi, historian and award-winning author of How to Be An Antiracist. The event will also include panel discussions with Tech community members on the topics of local, national, and international anti-racism movements. Attendees may enjoy the event virtually or in person at the Global Learning Center.

Register HERE.

View last year’s Symposium here: https://diversity.gatech.edu/12th-annual-georgia-tech-diversity-symposium

Suicide Prevention Week Events

Join the Counseling Center and our partners for a week of events to increase awareness around suicide prevention, receive tips for prevention, and create connections.

Saturday, September 4

GT vs. Northern Illinois Football Game
7:30 PM
The Counseling Center will have a table present at the game to distribute information regarding Tech Ends Suicide and other programs.

Tuesday, September 7

Self-Care & Resilience: Buzzing Our Way Back to Campus as We Emerge from a Pandemic (Sponsored by GRIOT ERG-for staff and faculty)
11 AM-12pm
Please join GTCC, GRIOT, and Health Initiatives as we provide a workshop that addresses the transition to campus: “Coping, Self–Care, & Resilience: Buzzing Our Way Back to Campus as we Emerge From a Pandemic”. 

The workshop will focus on normalizing different emotional reactions, ways to communicate with others what your comfort level is with different activities, and how to live with the discomfort of prolonged uncertainty during the Covid-19 pandemic and after.All GT employees are welcome to register to attend here.

You must register to get the meeting link. If you have any questions, contact Dr. Carla Moore

Start the Conversation 101: A Suicide Prevention Presentation
Virtual
11 AM – 12 PM 
Many college students have thoughts of suicide at some point in their life and many more have struggle with mental health concerns. Many people often want to give help and support to these individuals, but often feel unsure and uneasy about what to do. There is a great deal of taboo surrounding suicide, asking for help, and knowing what to say. However, it only takes a moment to break these barriers and to receive and offer help. Come learn how to seize the awkward and Start the Conversation! To register to attend, please go to: https://endsuicide.gatech.edu/content/tuesday-september-7-11-am-12-pm

QPR Training
5 – 7 PM
Virtual
QPR stands for Question, Persuade and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. All students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend these trainings to learn about the warning signs of suicide and how to help a person in distress. Suicide is preventable and we all can play a role in offering help and support. To register to attend, please go to: https://endsuicide.gatech.edu/content/qpr-training-0

Wednesday, September 8

Silence the Shame
4 – 6 PM
Clough 152
Join us in a conversation with Shanti Das, former Sony Music Executive and Friends for a Suicide Prevention Week well-being event. The event will include facilitated discussion with Shanti Das, GT Alumni, and mental health clinicians to address ways to manage our mental health, engage in wellness and healthy coping, and connect with our community and resources. This event is a GT community wellness event for underrepresented students, faculty, and staff and is sponsored by GT Counseling Center, OMED, Health Initiatives, CTL, and the Resilience and GRIOT Employee Resource Groups (ERG).

Thursday, September 9

QPR Training
11 AM – 1 PM
180 Mtg Room Dalney
https://endsuicide.gatech.edu/content/qpr-training-0

Self-Care & Resilience: Buzzing Our Way Back to Campus as We Emerge from a Pandemic (Sponsored by Georgia Tech Couseling Center-for students)
11 AM-12pm
Please join GTCC, GRIOT, and Health Initiatives as we provide a workshop that addresses the transition to campus: “Coping, Self–Care, & Resilience: Buzzing Our Way Back to Campus as we Emerge From a Pandemic”. 

The workshop will focus on normalizing different emotional reactions, ways to communicate with others what your comfort level is with different activities, and how to live with the discomfort of prolonged uncertainty during the Covid-19 pandemic and after.All GT employees are welcome to register to attend here.

You must register to get the meeting link. If you have any questions, contact Dr. Carla Moore

Wellness Picnic 
TBD
Tech Green
Grab your friends and come join GT AASA and the Counseling Center for a welcome back picnic including Asian food, a therapeutic drum circle, raffles, and a whole lot of fun!

 

Black Cultural Center at Georgia Tech: Planning Sessions Invitation

Black Cultural Center at Georgia Tech

Dear Georgia Tech Alumni, Students, Faculty, and Staff Members:

My name is Archie Ervin, vice president for Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Georgia Tech.

On behalf of my colleague Dene Sheheane, president of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association, we would like to invite you to take part in the initial planning processes for establishing a Black Cultural Center at Georgia Tech.

As part of its 2030 Strategic Plan and vision, the Institute has pledged to create further opportunities for intercultural engagement and learning. The establishment of a Black Cultural Center is just one way we are expanding this reach.

Over the summer, Dene and I have done some preliminary work with the Georgia Tech Black Alumni Organization and the Institute’s Cultural Centers Executive Committee to launch the initial steps of the planning process.

We would appreciate your participation for parts of a two-day planning session, scheduled September 23 and 24, 2021 to welcome your input, advice, and vision for the Center. It is critical that we have the voices of all our community members heard.

During this two-day kick-off planning period, we will be joined by consultants from the Black Culture Center at Purdue University and the Association for Black Culture in Higher Education to help us facilitate the planning process that will include: visioning and brainstorming around the Center’s mission; program design; characteristics desired for the Black Cultural Center director’s position; and other immediate needs for the Center.

At the following link, you will find in-person and virtual opportunities for participation: https://gatech.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9HrdRU0wmggQeoK. As your schedule permits, we ask that you please register where you can to lend your voice and participation.

For further information or questions about public meeting session opportunities, reservations, please contact Tia Jewell, Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program and portfolio manager, at tia.jewell@gatech.edu.

As an Institute that thrives on diversity where all voices are heard, we are also proud to announce that we will also establish a Multicultural Center on our campus as well. That process will begin later this fall, and we would like to have as many of you involved in that planning process, too. (More information to come on the Multicultural Center later.)

Please do not hesitate to contact us if we can provide further information on the September Black Cultural Center planning opportunities. We thank you in advance for your participation with this exciting and important project.

Regards,

Archie W. Ervin, Ph.D.
Vice President, Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
aervin@gatech.edu

Dene Sheheane
President, Georgia Tech Alumni Association
dene.sheheane@alumni.gatech.edu

Georgia Institute of Technology
Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
237 Uncle Heinie Way
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0740
diversity.gatech.edu
institutediversity@gatech.edu

Welcome to the CEE-CDI!

Welcome to the site for the Civil and Environmental Engineering Committee on Diversity and Inclusion.  On these pages, we will share cultural celebration days, GT campus events, DEI resources and much more.

We are just getting started and this site will be developed with much more information.  Thank you for joining us on our new journey to make CEE and Georgia Tech a better place for all of us.

YOU are welcome here.