August 17, 2020
SAFS Equity & Inclusion Committee reflects during transition
The SAFS Equity & Inclusion Committee is finishing up their second year and is reflecting on what was accomplished. We have written an Annual Report summarizing our activities and are excited to share it with the SAFS community. Some highlights from the year include the formal establishment of a lactation room for nursing parents, the…
July 8, 2020
July – webinars and workshops on systemic racism and white privilege
There are several online learning opportunities on systemic racism and white privilege this month of July. A couple of them are free like Ibram X. Kendi discussion of his book How to be an Anti-racist. I want to point out that this book is the book for the 2020 Fall quarter in the SAFS Book…
June 26, 2020
Faculty Improvement Initiatives
Over the summer faculty will be educating themselves with respect to- Depth and Scope of the Problem – 13th Documentary – White Fragility Recognize your own emotional response and role – Continuation of White Fragility – White Allyship Intent vs. Impact (responsibility for the impact) – Microagressions – Power dynamics as they relate to microagressions…
June 11, 2020
#ShutDownStem Action Items
Today we had a great conversation on how we can make our lab groups, our department, and our selves better. Action items from that conversation are now available at https://uwnetid.sharepoint.com/sites/safs/dei/ (see Quick Links)
June 9, 2020
June Events
There are some events happening during the month of June, that might be of your interest: Dr. Christopher Schell from UW Tacoma is giving a talk on June 9 at 7 p.m. Community and Justice: Urban Conservation and Human-Wildlife Coexistence at the Pacific Science Center. In this presentation, Urban Ecologist Dr. Chris Schell will discuss…
Our Strategic Plan
We are pleased to share with you our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategic Plan and would like to thank Isadora Jimenez our Diversity Specialist for the development of the plan, along with Ann Corboy. The plan is on the DEI Intranet Site https://uwnetid.sharepoint.com/sites/safs/dei/ via the Quick links, and here is direct link to the plan: https://d.pr/PgW7pN This…
June 5, 2020
Resources on Racism and Equity
The SAFS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee leadership and staff have compiled a great list of resources on mental well-being, physical health, and legal services available at the UW including some great resources and discussions about DEI in science and education. These resources are available on the SAFS Intranet at https://uwnetid.sharepoint.com/sites/safs/dei with a direct link to the…