A subgroup of the UVAFinance Inclusive Excellence (IE) Advisory group is meeting to develop recommendations for improving our internal HR practices and will develop recommendations to improve these practices within UVAFinance, paying close attention to enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.
To start, the group is looking at the selection and hiring practices including job postings, selecting candidates for interview, interviewing, hiring, and internal promotions. This subgroup is meeting early next week to continue developing recommendations that will be submitted to the UVAFinance Senior Leadership team in early December.
We have continued to host biweekly “sprint discussions”. Participation is relatively steady with 20-25 colleagues meeting to discuss important issues of racial equity and inclusivity. The discussions are open to all UVAFinance colleagues and are optional. The next discussion is on Thursday, November 19 at 4:30-5:30.
Another subgroup of the IE Advisory Group is working on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) education and training. In addition to the sprint discussions, this group has selected two online courses from LinkedIn Learning (in Workday) that will be required for all UVAFinance team members. A plan for delivering this training is being developed, including small group meetings to deliver the content and facilitate discussions. The group is also looking into additional training for managers.
A third subgroup is working on a proposal for a mentoring program in UVAFinance.
The work and recommendations of these three subgroups will be included as part of our UVAFinance Inclusive Excellence Plan that is due in March 2021.
The UVAFinance IE Advisory group includes Patty Marbury, Melody Bianchetto, Jen Bari, Jack King, Steve Kimata, ToShun Campbell, Raegan Harouff, Anne Marie Cumiskey, Mohammed AlKaisy, and LaVerne Harris. Please reach out to any member of the group with questions.
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