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-Our aim is to encourage and support women and girls to study mathematics and pursue related careers. Our **goals** include:
+======Mission Statement======
-  * Fostering a sense of community among women in the UC Davis Department of Mathematics
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-  * Increasing the visibility of successful women in mathematics
-  * Promoting equal opportunity and equal treatment for women in math
-  * Providing a supportive environment to discuss issues relating to women in math
-Our **activities** and planned activities include:
+Our aim is to encourage and support women, girls, and otherwise underrepresented minorities to study mathematics and pursue related careers. Our goals and planned activities are:
-  * Mentoring undergraduate math majors, especially women
+  * **recognizing and celebrating the socioeconomic, racial, gender, and sexual orientation differences** among us through our communication and events in the math community
-  * Performing outreach activities for students in primary and secondary schools
+  * fostering **community** and **building a network of women and allies** among math fields and across undergrad/grad/postdocs/faculty
-  * Hosting talks by women in math, from both UC Davis and elsewhere
+  * the **professional development** of our community;  in particular, providing information about various careers in mathematics and funding options for travel to conferences, and hosting, promoting, and developing workshops and talks led by women.
-  * Providing online resources for women in math
+  * coordinating **outreach** activities at local schools to expose students to the broad world of math, while concurrently facilitating training for AWM members on strategies for effective outreach.
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 As a student chapter, we are **student-organized** and **student-led**. However, we welcome participation and input from anyone.
+Disclaimer: The views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the opinion
+of the Association for Women in Mathematics.  They are entirely the views of this particular student chapter.