Earlier this month, the SSE Council met virtually for the annual mid-year meeting, which complements the annual Council meeting which occurs in conjunction with the Evolution meeting. Some highlights from the meeting:

• The Code of Ethics committee proposed a Code of Ethics for SSE, which we invite you to review [1]. ASN and SSB have also proposed Codes of Ethics.


• An ad hoc committee proposed an updated Constitution and Bylaws that better reflect the organizational structure of the Society and more closely adhere to common standards for formatting and content of such documents (read more here [2]).


• The SSE Education and Outreach Committee announced plans for this year’s Undergraduate Diversity at Evolution program [3]. 


• The Diversity Committee reported on their many in-progress initiatives, including the results of the tri-society climate survey [4] conducted last year, efforts to increase equity and inclusion in awarding, publishing, and Council processes, and ongoing work with Diversity Consultant Dr. Kim Mulligan.


• Diversity Consultant Dr. Kim Mulligan led a visioning session to establish Council’s goals for SSE and develop a vision and mission statement for the Society. Stay tuned for more details on and results from these efforts.