How inclusive is your program?

1. How inclusive is your program? Ursula Schuch Charlinda Haudley, M.Ed. Professor and Specialist Program Coordinator Sr. Environmental Horticulture Office of Inclusion & Multicultural Engagement Special Assist. to the Vice President She/Her/Hers pronouns Diversity and Inclusiveness, ALVSCE chaudley@email.arizona.edu School of Plant Sciences She/Her/Herspronouns uschuch@email.arizona.edu

2. Learning outcomes • Inclusion at the UA and ALVSCE • Resources at the UA and ALVSCE related to diversity and inclusion. • Strategies for an inclusive Cooperative Extension program.

3. https://diversity.arizona.edu/ime • What is your definition of diversity and inclusion? • This is what it means at the UA Inclusive Excellence — the systemic, institutional, cultural transformation approach to campus diversity — is designed to engage the rich array of students, staff, faculty, administrators, and alumni in the work of embedding diversity and inclusiveness throughout the University of Arizona. The goal is to create an engaged university that creates a welcoming campus climate that capitalizes on diversity. Inclusive Excellence is defined as a strategy for transforming the University of Arizona into an institution that conceptualizes inclusiveness and excellence as one in the same, makes inclusiveness ubiquitous, assigns responsibility for inclusiveness to everyone on campus, and utilizes a broad definition of diversity and inclusiveness. • It’s everybody’s responsibility not only the Office of Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement (OIME)

4. Diversity and Inclusion Why should we care? Basic human interaction • treat everyone with respect and foster an inclusive culture • it is the right thing to do People are one of the most important assets in our organization • everyone should expect to work in an inclusive environment • be treated equitable and fair • and be appreciated for their contributions

6. What are some barriers to inclusion in your program? Think and write down some barriers Share and discuss with your neighbors

7. https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/programdevelopment/inclusive-excellence/https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/programdevelopment/inclusive-excellence/

10. What are some barriers in your program specifically related to: Relationships Access Resources Language

11. Diversity and Inclusion Diversity - Difference between members in a group Inclusion - How members are treated and how they feel Institutional culture: increase diversity, embrace inclusion • Diverse teams work better and more productive together in an inclusive environment. • Inclusiveness fosters collaboration, communication and leads to greater diversity. • Businesses studies show that diversity in race and gender increased financial outcomes of companies.

12. Challenges to Creating a Diverse and Inclusive Campus, Classroom, Program Unconscious Bias Prejudice we are unaware of holding Gender, racial, sexual orientation bias How does unconscious bias affect students? Retention Academic development How does unconscious bias affect faculty? Lower faculty satisfaction Less productive relationships with colleagues Inequitable evaluations and promotion decisions Unfair assignment of responsibilities Deterred collaboration

13. Resources regarding unconscious bias Take the Project Implicit test  to find out your implicit associations about race, gender, sexual orientation, and other topics! https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/ UA OIME presentation on Unconscious Bias Request a customized presentation: lahunter@email.arizona.edu ALVSCE Diversity and Inclusion Council taped presentations on website https://compass.arizona.edu/diversity-inclusion • Perspectives on Diversity & Inclusion Speaker Series: Unconscious Bias and Micro-Aggression • Professional Empowerment Workshop Series: Addressing Bias UA HR Guide to Successful Searches

14. https://compass.arizona.edu/diversity-inclusion The Division of Agriculture, Life and Veterinary Sciences and Cooperative Extension values diversity in its people and programs and strives to foster a diverse, inclusive, fair, and respectful community. We work to implement meaningful and impactful changes in our division to continually pursue inclusive excellence. Council Inclusive Excellence Plan Professional Empowerment Workshop Series Perspectives on Diversity Speaker Series Resources Shirley O’Brien Diversity and Inclusion Award

15. ALVSCE D&I Council Members • Ursula Schuch, Chair, Plant Sciences • Trent Teegerstrom, Agricultural and Resource Economics • Angela Kaczowka, Agricultural Education, Technology, and Innovation • Luise King, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences • Katherine Broneck, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences • Aaron Tevik,Biosystems Engineering • Nancy Rodrigues-Lorta, CALS Advising and Student Services • Maria del Carmen Aranguren, Communications and Cyber Technologies • Traci Armstrong Florian, Cooperative Extension • Cathy Martinez, Cooperative Extension • Heather Roberts-Wrenn, Division Business Services • Darin Knapp, Family and Consumer Sciences • Melissa Merrick, Natural Resources and the Environment • Ashlee Linares-Gaffer, Nutritional Sciences • Erin Korte, Plant Sciences • Alex Hu, Plant Sciences • Jackie Maximillian, Environmental Sciences • Entomology • Natural Resources and the Environment

16. Resources https://diversity.arizona.edu/ime

18. What can you do in your program area? • Marketing your programs • Images • Flyers • Access • All gender bathrooms • Captioning • Diverse voices (minority perspective, parent veteran… • Partnerships, collaborations

19. What is your commitment to deliver inclusive programs? Questions