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Diversity Equity Inclusion

Diversity"The practice or quality of including or involving people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders, sexual orientations, etc."

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Equity: "the quality of being fair and impartial."

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Inclusion: "the practice or policy of providing equal access to opportunities and resources

for people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalized, such as those who have physical or intellectual disabilities and members of other minority groups."

INVITED

INVITED

INVITED

You're invited!

To dream up creative ways to solve DEI

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Rice University invites you to dream up creative ways to solve DEI, a problem faced by millions both directly and indirectly all around the world.

 

Exclusion can destroy lives. Exclusion is getting worse. You can help.

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Here's how:

  • if you're 14 to 18 years of age

  • if you live anywhere in the world (you do NOT need to live in Houston)

  • if you have an internet connection

  • if you want to solve a real-world problem (instead of boring problem sets)

  • if you want awards and recognition to build your resume for college admission

  • if you enjoy making a video of up to 5 minutes (that is all you need to submit for this event)

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No prior knowledge required 
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Recognition From the Mayor

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Free to participate

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Target Age: 14-18

TImeline (Subject to change)

TIMELINE

January 10, 2023: DEI Hackathon secures commitment from sponsors, guest speakers, mentors, judges, etc. In particular, full cooperation from organizers of AFRO DIASPORIC HOUSTON CONF.

 

February 5, 2023: DEI Hackathon Announced, and registration opens. We need to develop prompts and examples to help participants generate proposals. Possible categories: Youth Voice, Economics, Politics, Entrepreneurship, and Culture.

 

March 4, 2023: DEI Hackathon takes place. Mentors support teams. Teams submit proposals.

 

March 10, 2023: Five Top Teams identified from DEI Hackathon. They are prepared to make proposal on March 23, 2023

 

March 11 - 20, 2023: Judging

 

March 23-24, 2023: Presentation of top Five Proposals, Awards for top 2 proposals, Forming a Board of Trustees for DEI Impact Lab.

 

April 2023: Board of Trustees for DEI Impact Lab starts supporting top 2 proposals via once-a-month virtual mentoring sessions. The lead Mentor meets with teams twice a month.

 

October 2023: Prototypes due for field testing for the top 2 proposals

 

November 2023: Board of Trustees for DEI Impact Lab completes the blueprints for a sustainable model for DEI Hackathon - Impact Lab. Implements it for the 2nd year of DEI Hackathon - Impact Lab

Contact

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