Mentoring to Inspire Diversity in Science Changing the world one person at a time! Contact MInDS at minds@jhu.edu CONGRATULATIONS!!! ALISSA, JULIO, ROSA, SHERYL AND ZEHRA FOR PASSING YOUR GBO’S	Upcoming Events! GRAD STUDENT ORIENTATION – Aug 31^st MINIORITY GRAD STUDENT ORIENTATION – 9/7 and 9/15 MINDS MEETING – Sep 4^th, 4pm Mudd 23
MInDS PEOPLE MEETINGS TIME & PLACE MEETING MINUTES Next Minds Meeting – 6:00PM Nov 7^th, Location Willer Study PROJECTS RESOURCES Newly Added Sites!! MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS PHOTO GALLERY	Mission Statement MInDS is an organization that promotes diversity in science by fostering graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in their career development. MInDS works with Faculty and Administration to develop effective strategies to identify, recruit, retain and support underrepresented groups in an effort to diversify Johns Hopkins University’s Department of Biology. Through mentorship, networking, and improving community awareness, MInDs contributes to the universal effort to diversify academic researchers at colleges MInDS NEWS MInDS recipient of a Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Graduate Community Grant  MInDS group members are recipient of President Brody and The Johns Hopkins Diversity Leadership Council, Diversity Recognition Award MInDS saluted in the May 13th weekly of the Baltimore AFRO American newspaper! Tiara Booker and Lymarie Maldonado-Baez are our newest Ford Fellow!! Congratulations!!!	Goals  Mentoring Academic advice Access to outside resources Peer support Meet others with similar concerns, experiences and backgrounds Resource for information based on social, cultural and ethnic needs Social and academic events NETWORKING Attend scientific meetings such as SACNAS and ACBRMS Meet other underrepresented students, postdocs and faculty in the scientific community group directives Invite speakers from underrepresented group Community service to promote awareness