6/03/22 Meeting Notes

Attendees:

Marielle G Vizcarra 

Mary Wong 

Kelli 

Alma Mendoza 

Patrick Etienne 

Ornelas, Rubi 

Agenda: 

  • EDI Survey Alternative
  • EDI Goals 
  • VC EDI

Topics

6/3/22 Notes/Decisions5/20/22 Notes/Decisions5/11 Notes/Decisions
Subcommittee Impacts:

Subcommittee 1 Decision: hold off on these until after June check-in / follow-up with Angela




Surveys

EDI Closing Session

Confidentiality Reminder

  • leadership should NOT ask for names of those participating 
  • data provided to leadership would be high level topics and overall themes
    • examples will NOT be provided

Noted Themes

Strategy 1-1 Accessibility: Create mentorships/internships within IPPS to explore and enrich career paths 

Strategy 1-2 Accountability: Hold current leaders accountable and foster self-accountability

Strategy 1-3 Trust: Address macroaggressions and inflexibilities to uplift morale and gain trust 

  • Process overview for staff concerns & issues surrounding bullying and harassment 
    • Should calling the hotline or reaching out to Pierre be an option? 
    • Alternate options for staff members that “don’t fit in”

Strategy 1-3 Trust: Provide peer reviewed content with a pulse point on the status of IPPS’ diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. 

  • Quality over quantity as a performance appraisal tool 
    • Data serves a number but doesn’t highlight the work put in daily, the background details of the case, areas of work that are not transactional.  
    • Accounting for housekeeping work. 
    • Setting expectations based on job descriptions. 
    • Comparing staff members' output without regard to complexity 

Strategy 1-1 Accessibility: Retain  documentation  of courses, certifications,  roles, and committee  participation  taken by leadership for a  rubric for management  roles 

Strategy 1-2 Accountability: Request additional leadership development to contain how to manage for inclusion alongside traditional supervisor training 

Strategy 1-3 Trust: Positively interrupt racism and bias using effective action within our spheres of influence 

  • Managerial Standards 
    • Advising team of expectations and avoiding double standards 
    • Required skill set to move from employee to manager 
      • Processes in place for developing manager  
      • Addressing problematic behaviors 
  • Send Angela the current survey draft to review prior to our meeting June 6th. 
  • Committee to review and finalize by EOD May 27th. 
  • Kelli to send to Angela May 30th 

EDI Closing Session

Aligning with Strategy 1-3 Trust

  • 1:1 input on experience during IPPS >
    • voluntary and additional data from "official interviews" 
  • Expectations: not an exit interview, acknowledging concerns, seeking recommendations / solutions for the benefit of IPPS
  • Using as a test subject to see if this is viable option 
    • Official Closing Session on 05/27
  • Include Students for these sessions 
    • ~10 students graduating = good source of data
      • students interact daily with leadership 
    • Questions will be reworked for this demographic
    • Virtual option available
    • Schedule before June
  • Include Temp Employees? 

Confidentiality 

  • leadership should NOT ask for names of those participating 
  • data provided to leadership would be high level topics and overall themes
    • examples will NOT be provided
    • protect employment opportunities
  • Mandated Reporting 
    • disclose this at the beginning of the session 
Performance Appraisals EDI Goals
  • EDI Goals are for everyone in the organization 
  • Finalized Goals: 

    Required:

    1. Complete the Implicit Bias training series (approx. 2 hours for all courses).

    Optional:

      1. Attend 2 campus diversity events
      2. Attend 1 IPPS Open Forum quarterly – feel free to suggest a topic/invite a speaker/recommend an article
      3. Join a campus group that supports diversity. See Staff Affiliate Groups (ucsd.edu) for ideas. 
      4. If already involved in a campus or community group that supports diversity, host a Lunch and Learn to share info about the organization, its key objectives and events/how to get involved

Discussions/Impacts

  • How to weigh the S, A, E ratings for each goal?
    • Taking training will establish baseline and won't be considered as an "E" in the PA review, but what should?
    • Limitations:
      • Scoring for EDI could be extremely subjective, especially if manager is not familiar with EDI concepts
        • example: as a buyer onboarding 5 small business > should count as meeting EDI goals
  • How will this training be enforced?
    • Ted thinks we should make this an expectation and NOT a requirement 
      • Managers should be accountable for having conversations with team members and ensuring it's getting done in alignment with the PA review 
    • EDI Goals will be listed 
    • Proposed Solutions:
      • request completion certificate
      • employee to list next year in PA
  • Committee will review and think on this for a minute.

EDI Goals / PA 

Questions: 

all employees

Decisions: 

#1 > only requirement 

#2 > remove the awards/ luncheons from the options

#3 > clarify if (4x) is once per quarter? 4 times per quarter?  

#4 > include other examples such as Black Staff Association (BSA), Chicanx/Latinx Staff Association (CLSA), see Staff Affiliate Groups (ucsd.edu) for more


Are these goals "check box"? YES, but let's be accountable for moving past the bare minimum. 

Walk-in Topics & Side Projects

EDI Talks/ Trainings

  • Fnann Keflezighi meeting went well
    • It was advise IPPS could be on the path of cutting edge EDI work that the University hasn't begun yet
    • Highlight areas we would like to see a collaboration with VC EDI
    • Shared documentation pertaining to EDI Accountability Committee Brief,  Before you leave questions, team notes, and collab page
  • Nicknames in the workplace vs microaggressions 
  • Example of PI and Fund Manager
    • PI calling Fund Manager A and not her name without notice 
    • Fund Manager confronted PI 
    • This is an example of aggression within campus and unspoken hierarchy 

ACTION ITEMS 
  • Marielle G Vizcarra follow-up with Leah early next week! 
  • Patrick Etienne reach out to UC Learning to see if we can add it as required/get emails sent out to IPPS 
  • Committee to finalize survey questions for Angela by May 27th. 
  • Kelli email Angela with survey questions May 30th