Hello Asian, Pacific Islander, Desi American (APIDA) Faculty and Staff,
We hope you are enjoying the beautiful weather and bustling campus.
We wanted to take this opportunity to introduce our organization and committee members to you. The APIDA affinity group was established in 2016 with the goal to provide opportunities for our staff and faculty to be seen, feel valued, network, and engage in cultural experiences. Our 2023-2024 committee is excited to continue this work.
RSVP Soon!
- Friday, October 6th @ noon-1:00 PM in Weil Hall Kuehner Court: Welcome Back Lunch
- RSVP to attend by September 29th.
Other events to look forward to:
- Saturday, November 11 – Diwali Show presented by Ashoka (sign ups to come)
- Lunch meet ups on and off campus
- Pot Lucks
- Speakers/ Workshops
- APIDA Undergraduate Affinity Graduation
Below are your committee members for this upcoming year. We are currently searching for an events chair. Duties would include organizing events and delegating tasks to committee members. If you want to get involved with our organization please reach out to one of the co-presidents, Stephen or Yoon.
- Co-President: Stephen Deaderick, PhD (Sam Fox)
- Co-President: Yoon Groves, PhD (Olin Business School Undergraduate)
- Communications: Sally Wu, PhD (Center for Teaching and Learning)
- Treasurer: Mashiur Rahman (Environmental Health and Safety)
- Events: TO BE FILLED
- Committee Member: Julia Wang, PhD (Adjunct Professor in Biology)
- Committee Member: Trish Gomez (Office of Institutional Equity)
- Committee Member/ Ex Officio: Sunghei Han (Lecturer in Brown School)
- Committee Member/ Ex Officio: Nichole Walker (Office of Human Resources)
If you have new APIDA identifying colleagues that have not signed up for our list serve, please share our website and sign up link with them. https://sites.wustl.edu/apida/
We are looking forward to a wonderful year!
Warmly,
Your APIDA Committee