[LTER-diversity] Reminder: Diversity Committee Meeting Tuesday, August 18

[Johnston, Cora Ann (caj2dr)]

Hi Diversity Committee reps,
I have a question for those of you whose sites are renewing, revising, or drafting diversity plans this summer:
How much of a change are you making to your plans? Are you retaining structure and content from your original (if you had one)?
Are your new plans looking more like a list of specific action items to be completed in a designated timeline, or do they focus on sweeping measures that will look a little different at any time (i.e. implemented in different ways)?

We are going through a revamp process at VCR, and we're struggling with whether to throw out our original plan (which honestly reads like a list of good intentions) in favor of a strategic plan or action list of SMART goals. We've also considered keeping the "good intentions plan" and supplementing it with "handbook" of specific practices and resources + implementation of a leadership structure.

I'd appreciate any input that you can provide on how your site is approaching diversity plans. Members of our committee are struggling with the fact that most published plans currently look like good intentions list, though recent calls have been to move away from that style of document.

Thanks for your help,
Cora


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Subject: [LTER-diversity] Reminder: Diversity Committee Meeting Tuesday, August 18

Hi folks,

Connection information and agenda links are at the bottom of this email.

Looks like the committee had a great discussion last month and that sites are making some good progress -- whether developing concrete interventions or grappling with how to discuss issues in an inclusive way.

Data collection continues to surface as an issue, with lots of sites putting significant effort into developing parallel surveys. I'd like to focus a portion of our discussion tomorrow on progress and plans at the network level regarding data collection and how that could intersect with site's efforts.

Related discussion might include:
1) Demographics and climate are different and may require different processes. First step is to be clear about the goals of a survey.
2) Reporting is yet a separate process, with different goals and legal implications. Requires more discussion with institutions.
3) What portions of this work could be done at the network level? What process might achieve the goals and address the concerns of most sites?

Let's also plan on a check-in with working group progress:

1) Community
2) Fund-raising
3) Resource curation and communication

Are these the right groups? Are we missing major areas or are there subgroups here that could be broken out in a more productive way?

Thanks, Marty

CONNECTION
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Thanks, Marty

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