DiversifyIT is a staff-led community working towards awareness and support for all identities in IT at Duke. Since inception, we’ve been working to ensure that staff in IT feel seen, heard and acknowledged so that we can best support all others at Duke.
Word of The Week: Feminism
Virtual Brown Bag Lunch on the 10th
July 2024 DiversifyIT *VIRTUAL* Brown Bag Lunch
Date and time: Wed July 10th, 12-1pm
Topic: Open Discussion: Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and DiversifyIT
Facilitator: Becca McDaniel and Brandon Johnson
Zoom link: https://duke.zoom.us/s/96264228548 (additional details below)
You may have heard that Duke HR has recently launched an initiative to support the creation of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). This is in addition to the Affinity Groups on the Duke Health side. DiversifyIT is not currently an official ERG – we are hosted and sponsored within the Office of Information Technology (OIT). We have the option of becoming an ERG and aligning with the ERG charter, and there are some pros and cons to that decision. Our DiversifyIT Committee has been having conversations about that decision over the last several months, and we recently voted to stay as we are for the time being: an OIT-sponsored group, rather than an ERG. We’re hosting an open dialogue to share what we know and give you space to ask questions and share feedback. We hope you’ll join — and if you can’t join but want to share your thoughts on this topic, please send them along via this survey.
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What to expect:
DiversifyIT Brown Bag Lunches are a chance for members of the community to have casual conversations and be in community with colleagues. You are welcome to come, enjoy your lunch, have your camera on or off, and chat, speak, or just listen. We also have a new Brown Bag lunch Teams channel that has some additional FAQs.
Hope to see you there!
Movie Club Reminder!
Hi all,
Sorry for the short notice, but I hope you’ll consider joining us next week (Tuesday, June 25 at 3:30pm) for our June Movie Club. The movie for this month is But I’m a Cheerleader. If you haven’t seen this one yet, it’s a campy, raunchy satire challenging the practice of conversion therapy. It’s not on Kanopy, but you should be able to watch for free using another of the Duke Libraries’ subscription services. It is also streaming on Paramount+.
Check out the Teams message for links to a trailer, Zoom details, and a longer description of the film.
Happy LGBTQ+ Pride Month!
In June of 1970, the first Pride March in NYC was held to honor the first anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, which was considered a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. Many various events, memorials, and celebrations are occurring in June, though Durham’s own pride march is held in September. You can find a list of local events at Duke Chronicle
Duke University Press has curated a list of some of their recent titles that focus on queer studies, trans studies, and LGBTQ+ histories
And as always, Duke’s Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity is a great resource if you want to learn more about LGBTQ+ at Duke.
Name Coach and Why pronouncing names correctly matters
Rebecca recently linked us to a wonderful free resource which allows you to record yourself saying your name so that people can learn how to pronounce it properly: https://www.name-coach.com .
“Once you create the recording, you can include a link to it in your email signature so that it goes along with all of your correspondence!”
On the topic of names and why it matters, here’s a link to the NPR LifeKit episode “Why Pronouncing Names Correctly Is More Than Common Courtesy”
