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Hello everyone, To continue to foster an inclusive and welcoming environment at SIS, you now have the option to add your pronouns to your SIS “GTA/Doctoral” directory listing (the faculty and staff have begun opting in, as you can see at: https://sis.utk.edu/people?staff-category=faculty). Some benefits of announcing your pronoun preferences, as shared in the Pride Center’s Safe Zone program<https://pridecenter.utk.edu/programming/safezone/>, are that: * It helps to break the assumption that gender expression = gender identity. * It contributes to a culture of inclusivity and understanding of gender diversity. * It ensures that transgender and nonbinary people are not the only ones sharing their pronouns, "othering" them. * It helps normalize sharing and asking for pronouns in everyday settings. If you would like to add your pronouns to your directory listing, just contact Hillary Tune ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>), and share your pronouns with her (e.g., She/Her/Hers; He/Him/His; They/Them/Their; or other variation). She can also help you update any other directory information, if needed. And as always, as the Diversity &Inclusion Officer at the School, don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions, comments, suggestions etc.. I also invite you to check out our updated Diversity & Inclusion webpage<https://sis.utk.edu/diversity-inclusion> for more information on initiatives at the School, College, University and in our Knoxville Community. You can also find some select Diversity & Inclusion Instructional Resources, under Teaching, on our Faculty Central webpage<https://sis.utk.edu/faculty-resources>. Cheers, Carolyn -- Carolyn Hank, Ph.D. Pronouns: she, her, hers Assistant Professor School of Information Sciences University of Tennessee 420B Communications Building 1345 Circle Park Drive Knoxville TN 37996-0341 865-974-4049 (office) 865-242-7170 (mobile) [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> (email) [facebook30]<https://www.facebook.com/UTKSIS/> [instagramupdated] <https://www.instagram.com/utk_sis/> [twitter30] <https://twitter.com/UTKSIS> [linkedinlogo30] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/utksis/> [twolinelogospacer]<https://www.sis.utk.edu/>