Faculty cardiologist Hannah Valantine, appointed a year ago to the new post of senior associate dean for diversity and leadership, has launched a community networking initiative aimed at bringing faculty together in informal settings to exchange information, support one another, and build community.

The topics and activities of the networking groups will be determined by the groups themselves, but may include such issues as the challenges of dual career families, single parenting, day care, and other realities of the busy lives that faculty lead, announced Medical School Dean Philip A. Pizzo.

Faculty interested in discussing these challenges and in meeting other colleagues who have similar interests and dilemmas should contact Barb Miller, associate director of diversity and leadership at 650 725-8402 or bemiller @ stanford.edu. The inquiry should state what issues are most pressing for the writer and a preferred time of day to meet (such as breakfast, lunch, or late afternoon).

“I encourage interested faculty to take advantage of this opportunity to come together with other faculty with similar interests and concerns,” Pizzo said.

-Courtesy of
Dean Philip A. Pizzo’s newsletter
http://deansnewsletter.stanford.edu/
archive/12_12_05.html