[MATHLINK] MCLS Trainee Board Nominations are now open until the 16th of May!

[MCLS Trainee]

This is a message from the MCLS Trainee Board

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Dear MCLS Community,

As we arrive at the end of the 2022-2024 MCLS Trainee Board term, we are
sad to see Ilse Coolen (Co-Chair), Rachel Conlon (Secretary), Serena Rossi
(Research Chair), and Lilly Roth (DEIJ Chair) leave their board positions.
These members have immeasurably contributed to the MCLS Trainee Community,
and we are deeply thankful for them.

However, this means that it is also time to welcome new members to our
board. It is with great excitement that we announce that the nominations
for the 2024-2026 MCLS Trainee Board term are open! Note that all positions
will be elected for a two-year term.

The MCLS Trainee Board aims to create learning and engagement opportunities
for undergraduate and graduate students, research staff, postdocs, teaching
assistants, and pre-service teachers and to build a stronger sense of
community amongst MCLS trainees.

Bri Devlin (Co-Chair), Mary DePascale (Communication Chair), and Avery
Closer (Policy and Practice Chair) will stay on the board to complete their
second year of a two-year term, as indicated in our bylaws.

Nominations for open positions on the MCLS trainee board

Elections for the remaining MCLS trainee board positions (Co-Chair,
Secretary, Research Chair, and DEIJ Chair) will be held from May 23th to
June 6th. Winners will be announced at the annual MCLS meeting in June, but
they will personally be notified by June the 20th.

All MCLS trainees (i.e., MCLS members or associate 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 us via
mclstrainee at gmail.com or on our slack channel, Twitter or Bluesky account).

The deadline for nominations is May 16th.

Please use this link to nominate yourself and/or nominate a colleague:
https://forms.gle/rKeNQqu6549TqAss5

*Please, feel free to share this link with students, labmates, and other
MCLS trainees.*

All positions must be held by:

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   Individuals who are (associate) members of MCLS.
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   Individuals with a minimum of a bachelor’s degree.
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   Individuals who are trainees (i.e., who do not have a full-time faculty
   position or equivalent) at the time of their election. If they cease to be
   a trainee during the course of their term, they may complete the term.


Best wishes,
The MCLS Trainee Board


Open positions:

1) Co-Chair* (two-year term):

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   Liaise between the Trainee Board and the MCLS Governing Board by serving
   as members of the MCLS Governing Board to represent the interests of
   trainees.
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   Articulate a vision for the Trainee Board, create an action plan and
   timeline.
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   Promote the interests and engagement of trainees.
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   Oversee and ensure appropriate execution of all Trainee Board
   initiatives.
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   Oversee Trainee Board elections.
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   Assume Treasurer duties in the absence of a Trainee Board Treasurer.
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   Sits on the Strategic Planning committee with members of the Governing
   Board and broader MCLS community.
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   Assume duties or delegate duties in the absence of specific board
   position


*Nominees for the Co-Chair position should have demonstrated commitment to
the MCLS community. Their elections will depend on MCLS Governing Board
approval.


2) Secretary (two-year term):

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   Keeps and distributes board meeting agendas and minutes.
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   Manages records to document institutional knowledge for future
   iterations of the board (e.g., organize shared documents and folders).
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   Maintains a list of past and present members, including term information.
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   Oversees the evaluation of Trainee Board activities.(e.g., keep track of
   number of attendees in virtual events/ any surveys asking about preferences
   for the community)
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   Monitor and manage the MCLS trainee board email account.
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   Keeps track of event recordings and uploads them on the MCLS trainee
   YouTube account.
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   Assist with adding/removing people at their request to the MCLS Listserv



3) Research Chair (two-year term):

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   Oversees trainee research and development initiatives such as
   research-related workshops and seminars.
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   Spearheads and oversees initiatives to foster connections among trainees
   and senior scholars throughout MCLS (e.g., mentoring program).
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   Proposes ways in which the Trainee Board can increase the reach of MCLS
   to a wider academic audience. Tools for trainees (developing)
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   Spearheads and oversees initiatives to foster international networking,
   collaboration, and outreach (e.g., workshops and special events such as
   challenge questions).
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   Works closely with the Policy and Practice Chair and conference liaison
   to ensure alignment and coherence of initiatives such as pre-conference
   workshops.


4) Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) Chair (two-year-term):



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   Advocates for maximal accessibility for trainee members for both
   in-person and online programming (e.g., accessibility advice on MCLS
   trainee website).
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   Works closely with all other board members to ensure programming and
   communication are equitable, includes relevant perspectives, and is
   representative of the broad and diverse international community within MCLS
   (e.g., some countries have weekends on different days, differences in time
   zones, ensure the use of inclusive communication).
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   Sits on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee with members of
   the Governing Board and works closely together with the broader MCLS
   community such as the conference liaison on the MCLS trainee board.
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