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EDGE MISSION
We recognize the need for graduate student involvement in advancing the strategic goals of enhancing diversity and inclusion at Loyola University Chicago. Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education (EDGE) strives to be a student-run collective that promotes equity and fosters community among graduate students across all intersecting identities on all campuses – Lake Shore Campus, Water Tower Campus, and the Stritch School of Medicine. We strive to be a welcoming space for all races, sexes, gender identities, gender expressions, religions, ethnic backgrounds, socio-economic classes, sexual orientations, abilities, and residency statuses. We also value brave ally support. The purpose of EDGE is to provide a forum on campus for graduate students and faculty from diverse backgrounds to network and offer support and encouragement to its members in academic and professional domains. We will strive to advocate for campus-wide diversity initiatives, including policies and programming.
EDGE GOALS
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Develop programming to encourage socialization, networking, and professional development for graduate students from diverse backgrounds
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Collaborate with other university offices to promote events on campus that increase diversity and inclusion (including symposia, graduate student orientation, and graduation)
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Create and distribute newsletters to our listserv to highlight the success of graduate students from diverse backgrounds, available resources, statements, petitions, events, and social justice workshops/toolkits. Members are encourage to submit materials at least one week before the release of the newsletter