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Safe And Respectful Environments Discussion

Leo Aliaga Fernanda Psihas Karl Warburton

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Goal: To follow up on the discussion about safe and respectful environments and discuss a format for a combined effort on these topics. Motivation: Promoting an environment of respect and understanding, promoting behaviors conducive to improving work environment. Instead of starting from zero, we started from the following suggested points as straw-man goals for an this effort. These are a combination of the existing UEC initiative and the FSPA efforts. Proposal: Form a combined committee of FSPA and UEC with equal participation/responsibility. Today we will discuss the goals and basic format.

An FSPA - UEC effort.

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Develop and maintain an in-reach program (“take-5”-style campaign) promoting kindness and correct approaches when encountering disrespectful behavior. This in collaboration with the communications

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Survey users on the general climate and environment of the Fermilab community. Act as a hub for users in concerns of work environment and provide feedback to the lab about the global environment. Expanding on the campaign initiated by FSPA of speaker series supported by the Fermilab TA,D&I office. Focus on related topics.

Speakers would be proposed by all members of UEC and FSPA. Talks to rotate on time-slots for existing seminars.

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Develop a program covering at least the following topics:

✦ General environment improvement techniques. ✦ Neuro-diversity in the workplace ✦ Awareness of hidden disabilities ✦ Disability accommodations. ✦ Interpersonal conflict resolution techniques. ✦ Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. ✦ Productivity boosting through positive environments

Thank you to all UEC members and FSPA officers for providing feedback to build these talking points!

Topics Including and Beyond ED&I

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A lot of the program last year was through a combination of effort by Midhat, Brian and Sowjanya, in combination with Sandra Charles’ office. Had a clearly defined aim for the 3 seminar series which we had last year (below). http://fspa.fnal.gov/diversity-and-inclusion/ Speakers were selected which would be great fits to deliver that goal. From an FSPA perspective we definitely want to see this effort continue. Branching out to include UEC more formally may ensure continuity? By making it a joint effort may lend more direction for external interested to be involved? eg the potential winter series we have previously discussed here.

Brief outline of how things worked last year - FSPA