[phas-alumni] [phas-dept] Team to elevate African Americans in physics

[Robynne Lock]

Dear physics students, faculty, and staff,

As some of you may know, on Wednesday, June 10, academics around the world participated in #ShutDownSTEM #ShutDownAcademia. The call was to stop working on our usual projects for the day and focus on eradicating anti-Black racism. Of course, one day is not enough to effect real change.

I would like to form a team within our department consisting of students, faculty, staff, and alumni to continue working for this cause. As a white woman, I am aware of my privilege and do not want to claim leadership of this team. I want this to be a cooperative effort. We would not be working independently, but rather, we would bring proposals for change to the whole department.

The problems may seem overwhelming, but fortunately, the American Institute of Physics (AIP) has provided guidance in the form of the TEAM-UP report. TEAM-UP is the AIP Task Force to Elevate African American Representation in Undergraduate Physics & Astronomy. The report can be found here:  https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.aip.org_diversity-2Dinitiatives_team-2Dup-2Dtask-2Dforce&d=DwIFAg&c=oqyuZuih6ykib6aKiBq22_bich4AVfYGoLertJN0bEc&r=hjwEO_XYlnwAQWUGeaCrW47w4mK-Al28-BKyRvaivBs&m=hmfmajFnhMkpbxM9Yz-BVE3SI7ddBPgQyzyU7AjY7_0&s=e5J1L55f4ed7GJiRtmu6ib7V3dISebyQJ41YF4ATWbY&e= 

If you would like to join the team, please email me, and I will form an email list and organize a first meeting. A first step we can all take is to fill out the Departmental and Self-Assessment Rubric (Appendix 8 of the report) You can complete it in a Google form here: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_3VZDMQs22LiiTA5A8&d=DwIFAg&c=oqyuZuih6ykib6aKiBq22_bich4AVfYGoLertJN0bEc&r=hjwEO_XYlnwAQWUGeaCrW47w4mK-Al28-BKyRvaivBs&m=hmfmajFnhMkpbxM9Yz-BVE3SI7ddBPgQyzyU7AjY7_0&s=IWEgy21NG2m0sM5XU1gaohgKNWuxevORdEviOmqsrs4&e= 

Please reply to me (robynne.lock at tamuc.edu<mailto:Robynne.lock at tamuc.edu>) if you would like to join the effort, and let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks!

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Robynne M. Lock, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Texas A&M University - Commerce
Commerce, TX 75429
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