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This page is all about our Collaboration Council (aka the CoCo)! The purpose of the Collaboration Council (CoCo) is to uphold the SEISMIC Principles of Operation, promote communication and coordination across the Working Groups, provide accountability for the Working Groups, and ensure appropriate connections are being made to SEISMIC campus teams. The Collaboration Council (CoCo) has one representative from each Working Group and two SEISMIC members at-large to represent institutional interests, for a total of 6 members. This Council guides the activities of the collaboration.
To read more about the structure and formation, visit our Equity and Transparency page!
CoCo Members
Backlog of CoCo Updates
May 2023
This was the first CoCo meeting for members of the April 2023 – December 2023 term. With two new members and four returning members, we dedicated time to introductions and establishing meeting structures. After this, we spent time discussing what the CoCo has accomplished in the past and previous ongoing responsibilities. We also brainstormed what our current and future goals should be. Between this meeting and the next, we will be generating ideas for what the CoCo should present for the 2023 Annual Summer Meeting.
March 2023
- Discussed CoCo membership for upcoming term (April – December 2023)
- Planned for Summer Meeting data collection and presentation
- Shared update on SEISMIC 2.0 plans
February 2023
The CoCo discussed a number of items today. First, we discussed the SEISMIC summer meeting. We received a number of proposals but a majority of them were from the “Experiments” group. Given that, we will request that folks (particularly from other working groups) present a poster. Ashley will send out acceptance letters this week. We will also create a google form for folks to complete if they are requesting funds to attend the Summer meeting. We also discussed the future of SEISMIC. The SEISMIC 1.0 cycle of funding is coming to an end in December 2023, we will continue to have discussions about SEISMIC 2.0. We also discussed the current state of the Administrative Liaison Council. We ran into a few obstacles developing this Council. Moving forward, we will instead appoint a few folks that we would have reached out to for the ALC to provide feedback for SEISMIC 2.0 ideas. Lastly, we discussed the future of the CoCo. The current CoCo tenure ends in March and so Nita will advertise in the next newsletter about becoming part of the CoCo.
January 2023
- Discussed upcoming tasks for SEISMIC Summer Meeting, available budget, and brainstormed ideas for contributed presentations and workshops.
- Checked for new submissions for the grievance form and new institutions form and any requests for letter for support for grants.
- Reviewed available Working Group funds and made plan to connect with Working Groups who still have funds.
December 2022
- We thoroughly discussed and finalized a process for addressing grievances.
- We finalized a process to write a summary of the CoCo meetings to share with the collaboration to hold the CoCo accountable to the collaboration.
- Our next meeting will take place in January. Specific date TBD
September 2022
SEISMIC is committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive, and respectful community where everyone can thrive and do their best work (see SEISMIC’s task force definitions for DEI as guide). In response to member feedback, the SEISMIC Collaboration Council (CoCo) has developed a reporting system for individuals to safely report negative interactions or incidents within the collaboration that can be addressed in order to create this welcoming space.
The CoCo hopes in creating this system to provide space and resources to support impacted parties, redress the harmful situation, promote education and dialogue, and affirm the collaboration’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Click here to view the reporting system.
Previous CoCo Members
Sara Brownell
Arizona State University
Dennis Groth
Indiana University
Becky Matz
Michigan State University
Ryan Sweeder
Michigan State University
Chantal Levesque-Bristol
Purdue University
Marco Molinaro
UC Davis
Brian Sato
UC Irvine
Linda Adler-Kassner
UC Santa Barbara
Tim McKay
University of Michigan
Sehoya Cotner
University of Minnesota
Chandralekha Singh
University of Pittsburgh
Martha Oakley
Indiana University
Michael Dennin
UC Irvine
Margarita Safronova
UC Santa Barbara
Nikeetha Farfan D’Souza
Indiana University
Abdi Warfa
University of Minnesota