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.