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More Ways to Support Inclusive Excellence in Your Work

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Attend a training, with the support of your supervisor. Share what you’ve learned with colleagues. Courses are offered through Human Resources, the Office of Inclusive Excellence Education Program, and other departments. Search the UC Learning Center catalog for topics you would like to learn more about.
Read a book selected for the Campus Community Book Project, and participate in related events.
Visit this resource list compiled by the Office of Inclusive Excellence.
Be more conscious of inclusive language, like using “everyone” instead of “guys”, when speaking.
Plan workplace bonding events, like yoga or group lunches.
Add religious holidays to your outlook calendar.
Check the campus Multicultural Calendar before scheduling an event.
Participate in a Cross Cultural Center event.
Periodically review the Inclusive Excellence Calendar for events of interest.
Visit one of the campus museums and libraries.

Read a book or online article suggested by the Women’s Resources and Research Center.
Get directly involved with an Employee Resource Group
Add your pronouns to Zoom, so they show up next to your name. Go to the Zoom website, open your profile, and edit your last name.
Follow UCOP guidelines for making your Zoom meetings and trainings more accessible.
Let participants know that they can request accommodations in advance.
Change your Zoom host settings to allow meeting participants to request closed captions during a meeting.
If you host meetings over Zoom, enable closed captions before the meeting starts. If you give presentations in person, consider using automated closed captions in PowerPoint.
Take a bystander intervention training to learn how to help when somebody is being targeted for racial or gender-based harassment.
Become familiar with resources for preventing and reporting harassment and discrimination, through HDAPP. Learn how to report hate and bias.