2022–2023 DEI Steering Committee Year-End Report
In FY23, the External Affairs DEI Steering Committee has held new hire listening sessions, rolled out the Annual Group Service Day and Volunteer Time Off policies, launched the Salon series, formed the Media & Culture Club, and gathered feedback for the upcoming Antiracist and Inclusivity Best Practices Guide, among other things. We’ve also made recommendations […]
Onboarding Document Recommendations
Up to date documentation can be extremely helpful for new hries to get acclimated to their workplace (see feedback from new hires on this point here). Consider giving your own internal onboarding doc. a revamp with the suggestions below: Central online org chart with names, faces, correct job titles; paper chart often out of date […]
New Hire Listening Sessions – Spring 2023
The information below was gathered in 2 listening sessions, held February 21, 2023, and March 8, 2023. They were attended by 4 and 8 new hires, respectively. We defined “new hire” as someone who was hired into External Affairs in the past 2 years as of the first session. Here are brief summaries from our […]
New Hire Listening Sessions: Misc.
The common themes we gathered from recent new hires: Volunteer shadowing (new hires could be matched with older hires in their department who they could turn to for guidance or any questions that may pop up. They would join the older hires on their weekly meetings and see how the day-to-day tasks generally go): New […]
New Hire Listening Sessions: Connecting with Others Outside of Dept.
Summary: It can be difficult to meet and connect with people in the new hybrid environment. New hires appreciate casual events to talk to people outside of their departments. (Note: These sessions were halted before the Salon series was introduced). The common themes we gathered from recent new hires: The 30 day in-office requirement made […]
New Hire Listening Sessions: Onboarding/First 30 Days
Summary: While there is a lot of information to take in, new hires generally like being informed rather than having a manager “funnel” the information to them. Answers to questions (or at least where to find them) weren’t readily available and it wasn’t always clear who to reach out to. The common themes we gathered […]
New Hire Listening Sessions: Hiring
Summary: The hiring process around External Affairs is an extremely varied experience. Depending on which department is hiring and even which manager is doing the hiring, the experience can change from person to person and can leave varying first impressions on new hires. The common themes we gathered from recent new hires: Very little communication […]
2021–2022 DEI Steering Committee Year-End Report
In its first year, the External Affairs DEI Steering Committee has held training for all staff, rolled out working agreements, built relationships with HR and other leaders across campus, held hiring and retention listening sessions, launched a staff DEI newsletter, established a learning and development subcommittee, and met with many staff on a one-to-one basis […]