Culture, Engagement, and Impact Blog

February is Black History Month and we encourage everyone to take time to celebrate Black Joy. This month's newsletter provides resources on how to do so at home and in the community (physically distanced of course!). In February, we also celebrate many cultural holidays including the Lunar New Year. Read the full newsletter!

Please read a presentation that details the DPHS DEI Committee Strategic Overview.

The overview includes:

• DPHS' Mission and Values
• Framework for Promoting DEI Culture
• DEI Committee Members as of November 2020
• Key Challenges, Action Plan, Timeline, and assigned SubCommittee
• A Visual Overview of End Products the Committee has produced to date

The DPHS DEI Committee organized and presented comprehensive information on gender pronouns and gender identity. Check out the full presentation!

Please enjoy this useful, 18-minute video discussing Microaggressions in the Classroom.

The DPHS DEI Committee developed a 6-part DEI Foundational Training that has since been converted into LMS courses. If you'd like to learn more about the courses or get help with registering for the courses, contact Avalon McMullen. See the trainings.

 

The DPHS DEI Committee developed a comprehensive infographic mapping out different pathways for reporting microaggressions and discrimination, complete with clickable links. View the infographic.

Rosh HaShanah (literally meaning “Head of the Year”) is the Jewish New Year—a time of prayer, self-reflection, and new beginnings. Those of the Jewish faith review their actions over the past year and look for ways to improve as individuals and as a community. The holiday marks the beginning of a 10-day period, known as the Yamim Nora-im (“Days of Awe” or “High Holidays”) and culminates  with Yom Kippur (the “Day of Atonement”).

The DPHS DEI Committee developed a survey to gather feedback from staff on the supervisors and faculty members they work with. The Committee recommends this survey be used as a template and integrated into the annual review process for both faculty and staff.

In 2019, the Imperial Building opened a Wellness Room with the intended purpose of providing a safe, clean and quiet space for new parents to pump breastmilk. The Wellness Room is located on the ground floor of the Imperial Building along the main hallway, between the freight elevator and reception desk. An online calendar was set up to allow individuals to reserve time in the Wellness Room in 30-minute increments, based on their schedule; to reserve the Wellness Room, individuals are to contact the Imperial Building receptionist and ask for a link to the Teamup calendar. Read on for more guidelines.

Dr. Meira Epplein and team study that the inconsistent and controversial association between H. pylori with CRC risk.