Happy Monday all! If you missed the Chat with AVC Palmer and AVC Contreras on how to prepare a COVID-19 Impact and Adaptability Statement for your file, you can access the recording here. See also the Faculty Resources section for statement FAQs and guidance. If you’ve been experiencing challenging interactions with colleagues or students, make sure to sign up for the Chat this week focused on healthy communication and engagement in a hybrid environment. As always, if you would like more of something, we would love to hear from you at [email protected].
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Engagement and Communication Strategies for Academics Returning to Campus
Wednesday, November 17, 1 - 2 p.m.
Dr. Ellen Beck, Faculty Director of UC San Diego Faculty and Leadership Development will facilitate this session to reflect on and discuss approaches to meaningful engagement and communication with students, staff, and each other as we move away from Zoom and return to in-person interactions. We will also discuss how to co-create safe, supportive settings for healthy conversations to occur.
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We Are the Medicine: HIV/AIDS, Radical Love, and Thrivance Circuitry
Wednesday, November 10, 5 - 6 p.m.
"We Are the Medicine: HIV/AIDS, Radical Love, and Thrivance Circuitry" is a free lecture by Dr. Andrew Jolivette, a Professor and Department Chair of Ethnic Studies and the inaugural founding Director of Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS) at UCSD.
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Drawing Through Trauma: Holocaust Memory and Graphic Novels
Wednesday, November 10, 5 - 6:20 p.m.
Hear from graphic artist Miriam Katin, who published "We Are on Our Own", a graphic novel based on her mother's memories of the Holocaust.
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Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute Pilot Projects
Pilot project grants are one-year competitive awards, up to $30,000, to provide funding for early stage projects. Awards are available to all ACTRI members with faculty appointments; funding priority is given to early-career faculty. There are three focus areas, all with different deadlines. Click on each for more details.
Deadline: Monday, November 8 at 5 p.m.
Deadline: Monday, November 15 at 5 p.m.
Deadline: Wednesday, December 1 at 12 p.m.
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Check out these upcoming NCFDD Webinars. You may stream live or watch later. To get online access to webinars, peer mentoring, and other support, please activate your NCFDD membership.
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Thursday, November 11, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, November 30, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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UC San Diego Names Corinne Peek-Asa as New Vice Chancellor for Research
Dr. Peek-Asa joins UC San Diego from the University of Iowa, where she served as the Lowell G. Battershell Distinguished Professor and associate dean for Research in the university’s College of Public Health. Welcome, and congratulations to Dr. Peek-Asa!
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We are offering Faculty Peer Mediation services online. Mediation is an alternative form of conflict resolution that's informal (no paper trail), collaborative, and confidential.
To learn more or to schedule a mediation, please call MarDestinee Perez at (858) 246-1923.
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To request a confidential consultation with Associate Vice Chancellor Frances Contreras, please complete this form and her assistant, Robin Mullins, will be in touch to schedule a Zoom meeting.
AVC Contreras regularly meets with faculty on issues related to faculty diversity, equity, retention and climate.
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New Covid-19 Impact and Adaptability Statement FAQ from APS
Academic Personnel Services recently published an FAQ for faculty on Covid-19 impact statements that includes the purpose, what to include and what not to include, and more.
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Pandemic-Resilient Teaching
The Teaching + Learning Commons has pulled together materials on pandemic-resilient teaching in the classroom this fall. Strategies and resources for adapting remote content for in person teaching, designing for inclusion, and evaluating what teaching modality is right for your course.
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COVID-Related Caregiver Modified Duties Program
Deadline to apply: accepted on a rolling basis
The dynamic nature of the pandemic requires flexible policies. While not a leave program, the UCSD CCMD Program is intended to coordinate with existing leave plans and will cover dependents of all ages, including children and dependent adults and elders. The program will be effective through the 2021-2022 academic year.
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Our networks are committed to promoting scholarship for and by diverse scholars, peer mentoring, and support.
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UC San Diego is an institutional member of the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD).
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UC San Diego Center for Faculty Diversity and Inclusion | facultydiversity.ucsd.edu
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