Join April 29 town hall to discuss ANR Work Environment Assessment

Join VP Barbara Allen-Diaz and AVP Bill Frost for a one-hour town hall on Tuesday, April 29, at 9 a.m. to discuss the UC ANR Work Environment Assessment.

UC recently released the results of a systemwide survey of all faculty, students and staff on work environments and work-life issues. When asked about their work environment in UC ANR, 73 percent of the respondents said they were “very comfortable” or “comfortable.” However, there is cause for concern because 31 percent of respondents believed that they had personally experienced exclusionary conduct in some form, such as feeling intimidated, bullied or ignored.

“This is an area where we can, and we will, do better,” said Allen-Diaz. “It is something that we must prioritize and address together, as an organization.” 

The UC ANR Work Environment Assessment results are based on a 64 percent response rate from UC Cooperative Extension specialists and advisors and staff located around the state. However, these results do not include Agricultural Experiment Station faculty or Cooperative Extension specialists located on the Berkeley, Davis and Riverside campuses who received the campus survey or staff in Oakland who received the UC Office of the President survey.

“I want to hear from you,” said Allen-Diaz. “Please join me on April 29 and share your suggestions for ensuring a safe, supportive, inclusive and welcoming work environment for everyone.”

The UC ANR Work Environment Assessment report is available at http://ucanr.edu. A complete look at the systemwide effort is available at http://campusclimate.ucop.edu/index.html.    

If you will be in the ANR building at 2801 Second Street in Davis on April 29, please join the town hall in the San Joaquin Valley and Sacramento Valley rooms. If you are outside the building, connect with us via Adobe Connect at http://uc-d.adobeconnect.com/allanr.

If you haven't used Adobe Connect before, you may want to log into http://uc-d.adobeconnect.com/allanr ahead of time in case it requires you download a plug-in. If you have a technical problem, contact Miriam McDonald at miriam@ucanr.edu or (530) 750-1229 or Damon DiPietro at damon@ucanr.edu or (530) 750-1228.

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