PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Ableism in STEM related event on March 12th – UIC’s DCC and students in “Disability in STEM: A Cross-Campus Roundtable”
Ableism In STEM related event:
UIC’s own Disability Cultural Center, as well as two amazing student leaders in our health science colleges will be joining in a cross-campus conversation around disability and ableism in the STEM fields. A flyer is attached and details are below.
There is a downloadable flyer available that can be shared:
Disability in STEM: A Cross-Campus Roundtable
- Abimbole "Yemi" Bankole, UIC, Medicine
- Sabrina Jamal-Eddine, UIC, Nursing
- Sam Schroth, Northwestern, Medicine
- Jesse Stern, UChicago, Computer Science
Friday, March 12
3pm-4:30pm CST
RSVP at bit.ly/DisabilitySTEM (case sensitive)
Access Info: Live captioning will be provided. Contact sreitzes@math.uchicago.edu with any other access requests.
[Flyer description: Orange, maroon, and white text on a deep blue background, with concentric white and blue circles. At the top are logos for the UIC Disability Cultural Center and the University of Chicago Graduate Recruitment Initiative Team.]
The University of Chicago GRIT Disability Team, together with UIC's Disability Cultural Center, will be hosting a virtual Disability in STEM Roundtable with speakers from UChicago, UIC, and Northwestern University. Panelists will have the space to share their experiences with disability and ableism in STEM disciplines.