Organizations and Committees

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Coordination Team (EDICT)

  • Mission: To formulate and implement strategies to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion within each unit and to recommend policies to the PSD that foster a climate of support and respect.

  • Vision: EDICT aspires to be a University of Chicago pioneer for its approach to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Women and Gender Minorities in Graduate Science (WIGS+)

WIGS+ is an organization that helps foster relationships among women and gender minorities in the University of Chicago’s Physical Sciences Division (PSD) for mutual encouragement and to promote women and gender minorities in STEM by creating a supportive environment through engaging speakers, open discourse among the departments in the PSD, and quarterly social and/or professional development events.