AY 2021–2022

Internal Culture

• Continued bi-weekly DEI committee meetings with new members
• Held two DEI training seminars for the CWS community facilitated by the UCD DEI office. 
  • Winter 2022 – Making the unconscious conscious: Understanding and mitigating bias
  • Spring 2022 – Microaggressions: Towards greater awareness and understanding
• Convened monthly book club to read and discuss I. Kendi’s book How to be an Anti-racist.
• Attended I. Kendi’s conversation with Chancellor May at the Mondavi Center, Winter 2022
• Provided free menstrual products for downstairs restrooms (see CA Legislative Assembly Bill #367)

Outreach

• Authored California WaterBlog: Watershed Outreach – Summer 2022
• Taught two days of wetland science classes at Armijo High School, California, USA
• Provided scientific outreach at Chiloquin High School, Oregon, USA
• Provided scientific outreach at Crystal Middle School, California, USA
• Completed a holiday food drive for NorCal Resist
• Several watershed members participated in Letters to a Pre-Scientist (a STEM program for elementary students)

Hiring Practices

• Expanded job post circulation list to include a greater variety of job boards and inter-university contacts.
• Continued concentrating on inclusive language in job ads, holistic application reviews, and interview procedures.