[MATHLINK] MCLS Trainee Brown Bags (this Friday!) and Board Nominations

[MCLS Trainee]

Two corrections to the prior email which are entirely based in an inability
to keep track of time during the pandemic.

1. Nominations will remain open for 2 weeks; they open today (May 11) and
will close on Monday, *May 25*, not May 18. Elections will then open June 1
and run to June 15.
2. The virtual brown bag on Friday will be 11am EST // 4pm BST.

Thank you!

On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 12:27 PM MCLS Trainee <mclstrainee at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear MCLS Community,
>
> Two brief announcements:
>
>
> *1. *As you may be aware, the MCLS training board has started activity in
> recent months. The MCLS training board aims to create learning and
> engagement opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students, research
> staff, postdocs, and pre-service teachers and to build a stronger sense of
> community amongst MCLS trainees.
>
> The MCLS training board currently consists of the three founding members:
> Andy Ribner, Isabella Starling Alves, and Julia Bahnmueller who - in
> conversation with the governing board - formulated the bylaws of the MCLS
> trainee board and started to put into place a social media presence and
> some initial trainee activities. Trainees interested in getting involved
> may join the MCLS trainee community on Twitter
> <https://twitter.com/mclstrainee>, Facebook
> <https://www.facebook.com/groups/MCLStrainees/?ref=share>, and/or Slack
> <https://join.slack.com/t/mclstrainees/shared_invite/zt-dvqxt6fq-RZFQIzVH0v8sM716NTMhew>.
> The training board will ultimately consist of six elected members;
> nominations for the three open positions are open now
> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsHCbBJEi4puXTUnGXYxgS5jFT_Z_vR_XbUFl7fuZR3I--Yg/viewform?usp=sf_link>
> and will remain open for two weeks until Monday, May 18. For more
> information about open positions and nominations, see below.
>
> *2. *The MCLS trainee board would also like to invite everyone to the
> first virtual MCLS trainee brown bag on *Embodied Cognition in Math
> Education and Cognition* with input from Jasmine Ma and Korbinian Moeller *this
> Friday* May 15, 11am EST//2pm (BST/UTC+1). A link will be sent around on
> Thursday.
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> The MCLS Training Board
>
> *Nominations for open positions on the MCLS trainee board*
>
> Elections for the remaining MCLS trainee board positions (Research Chair,
> Policy & Practice Chair, and Communications Chair) will be held in June
> (June 1-15).
>
> All MCLS trainees (i.e., MCLS members who do not have a full-time faculty
> position or equivalent) are kindly invited to nominate themselves or a
> colleague for one of the open positions (see descriptions below; for
> further questions please get in touch with Andy, Isabella, and Julia via
> mclstrainee at gmail.com).
>
> The deadline for nominations is May 18 (two weeks from today). Please
> follow the link
> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsHCbBJEi4puXTUnGXYxgS5jFT_Z_vR_XbUFl7fuZR3I--Yg/viewform?usp=sf_link>
> for instructions on how to nominate yourself or a colleague.
>
> Please, feel free to share this link
> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsHCbBJEi4puXTUnGXYxgS5jFT_Z_vR_XbUFl7fuZR3I--Yg/viewform?usp=sf_link>
> with students, labmates, and other MCLS trainees.
>
> Open positions:
>
> Research Chair (two-year term)
>
>    -
>
>    Oversees trainee research initiatives.
>    -
>
>    Spearheads and oversees initiatives to foster connections among
>    trainees and senior scholars throughout MCLS.
>    -
>
>    Proposes ways in which the Training Board can increase the reach of
>    MCLS to a wider academic audience.
>    -
>
>    Spearheads and oversees initiatives to foster international
>    networking, collaboration, and outreach.
>    -
>
>    Works closely with the Policy and Practice Chair to ensure alignment
>    and coherence of initiatives.
>
> Policy and Practice Chair (one-year term)
>
>    -
>
>    Oversees trainee policy and practice initiatives.
>    -
>
>    Spearheads and oversees initiatives to foster connections among
>    trainees and non-trainee practitioners (including the corporate sector).
>    -
>
>    Spearheads and oversees initiatives to foster international
>    networking, collaboration, and outreach.
>    -
>
>    Works closely with the Research Chair to ensure alignment and
>    coherence of the initiatives.
>    -
>
>    Spearheads and oversees initiatives to foster connections among
>    trainees, senior scholars, and non-trainee practitioners.
>    -
>
>    Proposes and oversees approaches to engagement in translational work
>    to increase the reach of MCLS and to serve a wider audience.
>
>
> Communications Chair (one-year term)
>
>    -
>
>    Facilitates strategic partnerships by generating relevant content and
>    cross-promotion.
>    -
>
>    Works closely with other Training Board members to promote relevant
>    initiatives, events, and opportunities.
>    -
>
>    Works across the MCLS Governing Board and MCLS Training Board to
>    -
>
>       maintain an active Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram account for
>       MCLS (further social media initiatives at the discretion of the
>       Communications Chair).
>       -
>
>       seek out other ways to engage online and via social media.
>       -
>
>       contribute to updating content for the MCLS website.
>       -
>
>       oversees the maintenance of the MCLS Listserv with a particular
>       focus on trainee members.
>
>