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From: Marty Downs <downs@nceas.ucsb.edu>
Date: Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Subject: [LTER-Grad-Rep] Field Safety and Mentoring Workshop Opportunities
To: <lpi@lternet.edu>, <LTER-REU-coordinators@lternet.edu>, <diversity@lternet.edu>, <grad-rep@lternet.edu>
From: Marty Downs <downs@nceas.ucsb.edu>
Date: Wed, Mar 13, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Subject: [LTER-Grad-Rep] Field Safety and Mentoring Workshop Opportunities
To: <lpi@lternet.edu>, <LTER-REU-coordinators@lternet.edu>, <diversity@lternet.edu>, <grad-rep@lternet.edu>
Dear Lead PIs, REU Coordinators, DEI Committee, and Grad Committee-
The LTER Network Office and the LTER Network DEI Committee have scheduled a few opportunities this Spring to build skills in field safety and mentoring ahead of the Summer and we'd like your help in promoting these opportunities.
- Tuesday April 23 at 10:30-Noon PT (1:30-3:00 p.m. ET)
- Tuesday, May 14 at 10:30-Noon PT (1:30-3:00 p.m. ET)
Field Futures is returning to offer two field safety workshops, centered on ways that observers can safely intervene when they witness problematic behavior -- whether the behavior at issue is sexual harassment, bullying, safety-related, or simply unenlightened or disrespectful.
These workshops are most appropriate for anyone at any career stage going into the field.
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Workshops dates (both dates are required):
- Thursday, April 18 at 9:00 a.m.-Noon PT (Noon-3:00 p.m. ET)
- Thursday, May 2 at 9:00 a.m.-Noon PT (Noon-3:00 p.m. ET)
The Entering Mentoring program is an evidence-based mentoring approach specifically tailored to STEMM researchers. A variety of LTER network volunteers have received facilitation training so that we can offer our own in-network workshops, tailored to the LTER context.
Topics for this first offering will include:
- Maintaining Effective Communication
- Addressing Equity & Inclusion
- Assessing Understanding
- Fostering Independence
Additional topics may be incorporated into future offerings and participants will also be invited to an ongoing community-of-practice to continue building skills in inclusive and intentional mentoring.
This activity is most appropriate for anyone who mentors researchers at any level (undergraduate, graduate, postdoc, early career, or advanced)
Please share these opportunities through your site communication channels and your personal networks.
Thanks,
Marty Downs, Director, LTER Network Office
&
Molly Phillips, LTER Inclusion and Access Coordinator
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Marty Downs (she/her) | ORCIDDirector, LTER Network Office
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
University of California - Santa Barbara
