Week of July 12, 2021 | Edited by: Meredith Lew Tan
UCSF Staff Engagement Town Hall
All staff are invited to the UCSF Staff Engagement Town Hall to learn about the findings from the Gallup Survey and initiatives to strengthen our community. Join our campus leaders, today, 7/14 at 12:00 pm via Zoom.
The new coffeemaker has arrived and will be set-up as soon as the current coffeemaker is removed by the vendor. Instructions on how to use the new coffeemaker are forthcoming.
Composting in DEM
UCSF will be adding composting services to the DEM kitchenette in the coming week. Keep a look out for the new composting bin for your use. Restroom will continue to have composting.
SOM DEI Champion Training
All staff are highly encouraged to attend the School of Medicine Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training. It is a free training that includes education on implicit biases and micro-aggressions, coaching in skills related to addressing these issues, and trainingin how to apply thoughtful, active listening, and empathy to support a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment.
Call for Abstracts - 14th Annual Health Disparities Research Symposium
The Health Disparities Research Symposium presents current research on health disparities conducted by faculty and trainees at UCSF and other Bay Area healthcare and research institutions. Click here for more information
DOM Webinar: A Closer Look at Emotional Intelligence, 7/19
The Dept. of Medicine welcomes Kristi Rible, MBA, Founder of The Huuman Group, a San Francisco-based consulting firm specializing in bringing humanity and equity to the workplace. Together, we will explore basic concepts and development strategies from a few of the 12 competencies of emotional intelligence as articulated by Daniel Goleman, PhD, bestselling author.
In this webinar, we will dive into 12 dimensions of emotional intelligence (EI), with examples of ways to grow. EI is a key area for professional development. Join us on 7/19 at 4:10 pm via Zoom.
In order to create more space for larger equipment, the SpectraMax Plate reader, Nanodrop, and StepOnePlus have been moved to Room 632 and the Bioanalyzer has moved to Room 626.
A few reminders.
You must be trained before you use any of these pieces of equipment. Contact Vanessa for training prior to needing the equipment.
There is a common username and password for the computers for these pieces of equipment. Do not sign in with your SOM or Campus usernames. This creates multiple profiles/desktops and slows down the computer. We will periodically check the computers and remove these profiles.
Remove data promptly from the computer.
Faces of Ability II - Mental Health Resilience
Faces of Ability II, focuses on living with and/or caring for family and friends with mental health challenges. Disability–and specifically mental health challenges–touches and/or will touch many of us at some point in our lives. The goal is to foster a shift from stigma towards a culture of openly discussing and seeking support and inclusion for those with mental health challenges. It is essential that we continue our work to educate, enlighten, and support our UCSF community.
The campaign provides stories, mental health resources, and space for sharing experiences or words of encouragement.
Skillsoft is an online source for learning including hundreds of e-courses and videos on multiple topics, available twenty-four hours a day at no charge. To learn more and begin exploring Skillsoft, visit the Learning and Organization Development website.
Visit the Training and Events page to stay informed about upcoming learning and development opportunities.
Skillsoft is an online source for learning including hundreds of e-courses and videos on multiple topics, available twenty-four hours a day at no charge. To learn more and begin exploring Skillsoft, visit the Learning and Organization Development website.
Visit the Training and Events page to stay informed about upcoming learning and development opportunities.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resource
What's Missing From the Discourse About Anti-racist Teaching
"Black educators have always known that their students are living in an anti-Black world and that their teaching must be set against the very order of that world.
People often remind me that my story is peculiar. “Black Kid From Compton Becomes a Harvard Professor” is the headline, as they see it. Although I am apprehensive to conflate a job at Harvard with some universal vision of success, I do recognize why my family, my friends, and even those with whom I am unacquainted take pride in the accomplishment. But this flattened narrative of individual achievement misses a key aspect of my development: My education was mostly led—and undoubtedly influenced—by Black teachers."
Click here to continue this article by Jarvis R. Givens of The Atlantic
