University of California, Santa Barbara
PA-7: Support for Underrepresented Groups

Non-discrimination Statement:
The University of California, in accordance with applicable federal and state laws and University policy, prohibits discrimination against or harassment of any person at the University on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics), ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, or age. These policies cover admission, employment, access, and treatment in University programs and activities. The University also prohibits sexual harassment. This nondiscrimination policy covers admission, employment, access, and treatment in University programs and activities

UCSB non-discrimination statement can be accessed through the following link: https://eodp.ucsb.edu/resources/policies

UCSB has a bias response team for bias incidents occurring on and off-campus through student life (https://studentlife.sa.ucsb.edu/equity-inclusion/bias) which serves as the campus reporting point and can work with the impacted parties in coordinating a response. After a Bias incident report is submitted, the University will assign the report to the appropriate office to investigate and respond. For example, reports involving students may be handled by the Office of Student Conduct, or if involving faculty, to the Academic Senate. Additional offices that may outreach or respond to incidents are the Office of Title IX, Office of EODP, Human Resources, or others. For those who have been impacted by a bias incident or hate crime, they will be presented with a variety of options over which they will have decision-making authority. They will have input throughout the process, and the University will support them in organizing whatever response they choose. They will be treated with respect and sensitivity. Reports will be considered private.

Some University employees are required to make certain disclosures by law. For example, many university employees are required to:

- File a report with the Clery Coordinator if they receive a report of a covered crime alleged to have occurred on covered property (including on-campus or in adjacent public areas).
- File a report with the Title IX Officer if they learn of an alleged violation of the University's Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment (SVSH) Policy.
- File a report about alleged child abuse or neglect under CANRA.
Other disclosures might also be required.

Housing and Residential Services also offers these resources for bias response:
https://www.housing.ucsb.edu/current-residents/student-conduct/bias-response
In cases of a Bias Incident in Campus Housing, Residents may contact a Resident Assistant (RA) or Lead Staff member (Complex Coordinator, Resident Director, Assistant Complex Coordinator, or Assistant Resident Director) in their community to inform staff of the incident. Residents may request to remain anonymous.

Additionally, the Campus has a Threat Management Team, which was established to respond to concerns expressed by members of the campus community when dealing with intimidating, threatening, or potentially violent behavior. The TMT provides guidance for individuals who seek to sustain a safe campus environment. TMT members coordinate resources and assist individuals, supervisors, and administrators with responses that reduce risks, prevent violence, resolve conflict, and reduce the occurrence of unacceptable conduct. (https://tmt.ucsb.edu/)

The following grievance policies and procedures can be used to address acts of discrimination:
UC Santa Barbara Grievance Policies
- University of California – Policy Discrimination, Harassment, and Affirmative Action in the Workplace
https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/DiscHarassAffirmAction
- General University Policy Regarding Academic Appointees the Faculty Code of Conduct
https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-015.pdf
- UNIVERSITY POLICY ON FACULTY CONDUCT AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF
DISCIPLINE
https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-016.pdf
- PROCEDURES FOR NON-SENATE, NON-REPRESENTED ACADEMIC GRIEVANCES
https://ap.ucsb.edu/policies.and.procedures/red.binder/sections/%5B9_25%5D%20Grievances,%20Non-Senate%20Academic%20Appointees.pdf
- University of California – PPSM-70: Complaint Resolution Policy
https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010417/PPSM-70
- Student Grievance Procedure
https://www.policy.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/docs/policies/student-grievance-proced.pdf

Institution’s programs designed to recruit students:
- Early Academic Outreach Program(EAOP): EAOP staff will assist students throughout the application process to all four systems of higher education, including help with placement exams, financial aid and personal statements. The purpose of EAOP is to increase number of high-achieving and high-potential first generation, and low-income students who have the opportunity to achieve a post-secondary education. Through collaborative efforts with other pre-college programs, EAO also provides students, their families, and communities with the necessary resources to increase eligibility, applications, and enrollments in post-secondary education.
- Educational Opportunity Program (EOP): The Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) is committed to providing a support and information base that validates each student's experience and nurtures a sense of participation, belonging and empowerment. Through mentorship, academic programs, one-to-one counseling/advising, campus student support service referrals and social/cultural programming, we strive to maximize a student's involvement and success in the campus academic community. In addition to assisting students through to graduation, EOP helps motivate and inform students to utilize services to enhance their preparation for the job market and/or graduate/professional school admission. EOP focuses on serving those who are income-eligible and first-generation undergraduates.
- THE GRADUATE SCHOLARS PROGRAM: The UCSB Graduate Scholars Program is a comprehensive program designed to provide mentoring, resources and professional development for incoming graduate students from populations that are traditionally underrepresented in the academy)

Programs designed to recruit faculty:
- Advancing Faculty Diversity Program: The Advancing Faculty Diversity Program (AFD) is the University of California’s primary research and development engine for transforming the professoriate of the future. Since 2016, AFD has awarded competitive grants to faculty project leads on all ten campuses in two priority areas: recruitment, improving climate & retention. Building on organizational change research, these projects have contributed to the recruitment of diverse scholars, enhanced faculty commitment to diversity and promoted an equitable academic culture for all faculty.
- University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program: The University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program was established in 1984 to encourage outstanding women and minority Ph.D. recipients to pursue academic careers at the University of California. The current program offers postdoctoral research fellowships, professional development and faculty mentoring to outstanding scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity at UC.

Diversity Resources- Administrative Office Information:
https://diversity.ucsb.edu/resources

UCSB's many administrative offices generally incorporate diversity efforts into their short- and long-term planning and their everyday work. The following are examples of offices or departments that provide programs and services for specific populations or whose work is focused particularly on diversity efforts.

UCSB’s Graduate Division:
http://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu
The Graduate Division's mission is to ensure UCSB's intellectual vitality by attracting the brightest, most talented and diverse community of scholars to our graduate programs. The division works to retain these students by promoting academic excellence in graduate degree programs, fostering a diverse and inclusive graduate community, and cultivating a campus environment that is intellectually challenging and socially supportive.

In support of this mission, Graduate Division staff members attend, and the division sponsors, recruitment events designed for populations who are underrepresented in graduate education. Graduate Division staff also administer the Summer Doctoral Research Institute (SDRI) where recently admitted students receive hands-on mentoring and research or lab experience and attend workshops on writing, funding resources, academics, and campus community. Graduate Division staff also monitors the performance and progress of students, following up as necessary to connect them with appropriate support resources. The Graduate Student Resource Center (GSRC) acts as the hub of the various units and activities within the Graduate Division, including housing graduate peer advisors who conduct workshops, provide written communications, and hold office hours for students in four distinct areas: diversity and outreach, academic services, funding support, and academic writing.

Additionally, the Graduate Division administers a National Science Foundation-AGEP grant that provides funding to support recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority students in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). In addition to partnering with other campus academic preparation and support units, the Graduate Division collaborates with the Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships (part of the California NanoSystems Institute) in both the administration of the University of California Leadership and Excellence through Advanced Degrees (UC LEADS) program and in support of the Professional Development for Graduate Students (PDGS) program. UC LEADS is designed to identify undergraduate students with the potential to succeed in the STEM disciplines, but who have experienced situations or conditions that have adversely impacted their advancement in their field of study. PDGS, particularly supportive of those who are underrepresented in the STEM disciplines, provides a series of workshops designed to enhance students' proficiency in personal and professional skills critical for academic and career success.

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
https://diversity.ucsb.edu/
Jeffrey Stewart, Interim Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, began his inauguration on January 3, 2022, and oversees campus efforts to support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The Office of Education Partnerships (OEP):
https://oep.ucsb.edu/
The Office of Education Partnerships works to increase the college-going rates of low-income students and those who will be the first in their families to pursue higher education.

Office of Title IX and Sexual Harassment Policy Compliance (OTSHPC):
https://titleix.ucsb.edu/
The Office of Title IX and Sexual Harassment Policy Compliance is the campus office responsible for the University's compliance with federal and state laws and University policies and procedures regarding discrimination, retaliation, and sexual harassment for students, staff, and faculty. Also, OTSHPC ensures all UCSB community members fulfill the campus’ commitment to create and maintain a work and academic environment free of sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and sexual violence.

Campus Advocacy Resources & Education:
http://wgse.sa.ucsb.edu/care/home
The CARE: Campus Advocacy, Resources & Education office at UCSB provides confidential advocacy and support to students, staff, and faculty impacted by sexual assault, dating/domestic violence, and stalking. CARE also works collaboratively with students, faculty, and staff to educate the campus community about the vital role that each of us has in ending interpersonal violence at UCSB

The following are examples of programs offered for Staff and Faculty that help to support members of underrepresented groups.

Faculty Career Development Award (FCDA):
The Faculty Career Development Award program provides eligible junior faculty the opportunity to strengthen their records in research and other creative activity by providing funds to enable them to spend uninterrupted time pursuing research interests or independent study. The FCDA program is specifically geared toward non-tenured faculty who, because of the nature of their position or their role in campus affairs, have encountered significant obstacles in pursuit of their research, creative work, teaching, service, or mentoring obligations, or who have made unusually time-consuming efforts in helping to achieve campus diversity.

Dilling Yang Staff Scholarship Awards:
This program, which is named in honor of the wife of Chancellor Henry Yang, provides scholarships of up to $500 to non-probationary career staff with a full-time-equivalent salary less than or equal to $5,870 per month who wish to enroll in courses, training and other learning opportunities available through UC Santa Barbara (including conferences, certificate programs, and extension courses).

Management Skills Assessment Program:
This program, conducted in conjunction with other UC campuses, is designed to assess the management skill of high-potential, early-career UC supervisors, managers, and professionals for future leadership opportunities within their UC environment. Two employees will be selected to attend the program in spring at Lake Arrowhead. MSAP enables participants to identify managerial strengths, determine areas for improvement, learn about the range of skills necessary for effective management, and practice them in a supportive environment.

Professional Women’s Association Annual Conference:
This program, which is cosponsored by the Chancellor and Executive Vice Chancellor’s Office, the Equal Opportunity & Discrimination Prevention Office, and many other campus units, romotes equity by providing opportunities for women staff to meet, connect, and learn together. The program also hosts casual and professional networking events to strengthen connections across campus

Supervisory Certificate Program:
The program is designed to give staff professional training in the key areas of leadership competencies, policies and procedures, and people skills. Participants develop supervision skills including leadership, employee selection and evaluation, diversity, conflict management, communication skills, delegation, team building and change. This training is also offered to
non-supervisory staff which tends to have a higher representation of women and minorities.

UCSB Learning Center Development and Training- Courses and Programs:
The UC Santa Barbara Learning Center [UCLC] offers many training courses and certificate programs to support your professional growth. From compliance training to career development, explore the resources available to help you reach your full potential.


The following are examples of programs offered for Undergraduate Students that help to support members of underrepresented groups.

The Black Resource Committee:
https://obsd.sa.ucsb.edu/resources/black-resource-committee
The Black Resource Committee (BRC) is a campus-wide task force that complements the Black Student Union (BSU) by organizing faculty, senior administrators, staff, undergraduate and graduate student committee members to identify opportunities and institutional deficits regarding enrollment, retention, and graduation for Black students and improving campus culture.

Disabled Students Program:
The focus of the Disabled Students Program (DSP)’s mission is to ensure full participation and equal access to all educational activities and classes at UCSB, and to facilitate student success for students with disabilities. The DSP staff works in an advisory capacity with a variety of campus departments to ensure that equal access is provided to all disabled students.

Dream Scholars / Undocumented Students Services:
UC Santa Barbara is committed to fostering a safe and supportive environment for students of diverse backgrounds including our Dream Scholars – undocumented students at UCSB. The University strives to develop an awareness and understanding of the experiences of undocumented students (while maintaining the confidentiality of individual students) and to develop campus responses and processes to address their needs related to persistence, retention, and graduation.

Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP):
EAOP is the University of California's largest academic preparation program. EAOP helps students at undeserved schools prepare for college and the workforce, complete all UC/CSU admission requirements, and apply for college and financial aid.

The Orfalea Family Children's Center (located on West Campus) & the University Children's Center:
They are committed to striving for the highest possible standards in early care and education programs and, in so doing, supporting the children, families, students and ECE professionals of UCSB. University affiliation motivates us to be leaders in early care and education through direct service to families enrolled and as a valuable resource for the greater UCSB and surrounding community.

Educational Opportunity Program (EOP):
The EOP is committed to providing a support and information base that validates each student's experience and nurtures a sense of participation, belonging and empowerment. Through mentorship, academic programs, one-to-one counseling/advising, campus student support service referrals and social/cultural programming, we strive to maximize a student's involvement and success in the campus academic community. In addition to assisting students through to graduation, EOP helps motivate and inform students to utilize services to enhance their preparation for the job market and/or graduate/professional school admission. EOP focuses on serving those who are income eligible and first-generation undergraduates.

Guardian Scholars Program:
The UCSB Guardian Scholars Program supports the academic and personal success of students who have been part of the foster care system. Program services include academic support, enrichment services, student advocacy, career guidance, peer networking, housing assistance and financial aid advising.

MultiCultural Center:
In 1987, UCSB students of color, who were then severely underrepresented at the University demanded the creation of a hospitable and safe space for their use. Such a space was intended to facilitate the retention and recruitment of students of color and to combat institutional racism and ethnocentrism. These aims were to be realized in part through educational programming, which would promote changes in attitudes and behaviors throughout the campus community.

UCSB Resource Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity:
The center aims to create a vibrant and engaging environment through social and educational programming, volunteer and leadership opportunities, a comfortable and welcoming social and study space and professional and student staff members for support and advocacy. The RCSGD hopes that all LGBTQ students can thrive at UCSB, feeling safe, affirmed and valued on campus.

The Non-traditional Student Resource Center:
UCSB is committed to serving all students coming from diverse backgrounds and life situations, including those who took time off before going to school, are transferring at an age older than most students, have families, or are re-entering. The Non-Traditional Student Resource Center provides a community space for students whose life experiences may differ from traditional students.

UCSB Veteran & Military Services:
Navigating the various university, state and federal programs, rules and regulations can be a headache. We are here to alleviate the pain by providing top-notch customer service to all veterans, service members and their families during every step of their journey here at UCSB. We provide service and resources to all military-related students at UCSB, including active/reserve and National Guard members, as well as spouses and dependents.

UC Santa Barbara Women’s Center:
The Women’s Center is the primary organization on campus dedicated to providing education on women’s issues, feminism, healthy masculinities, and gender and social equity. In addition, we serve as a conduit for many other women’s and social justice organizations, and a site for mentorship and external educational programs. Our space and programs are available to all individuals of all genders interested in understanding how gender shapes our social world, and how we can work to eliminate all forms of gender-based oppression.

UCSB has many opportunities for underrepresented undergraduate students to receive help
and encouragement to enter graduate school, including The McNair Scholars Program at UCSB (part of the federal TRIO program) and The NSF (Alliance for Graduate Education). UCSB also has many programs for underrepresented graduate students to receive financial and academic help to finish their degrees and continue their work in academia, including UCSB DIGSSS (Diversity Initiative for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences) and The UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.

Additional activities include:
PIPELINE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS:
Women in Science and Technology House: A particularly effective program for nurturing women interested in the sciences is the institution of a theme residence, the Women in Science and Technology House. The Women in Science and Technology House is designed to help women students achieve success in their science and technology courses by sponsoring workshops, talks, and review sessions with faculty, particularly women faculty. 2004-05 was the first year of its existence at UCSB, and, from the reports students presented at the end of the year, it has proven to be a very successful initiative. The Women in Science and Technology House has a Coordinating Board composed of faculty and staff members involved in women’s issues on campus, such as the Director of the Women’s Center and the Lead Academic Advisor from the College of Engineering.

Women in Physics is a group of graduate students, faculty members, post-docs, and undergraduates in the UCSB Physics Department dedicated to creating a sense of community in the department. http://web.physics.ucsb.edu/~Women/applying.html

Women in Science and Engineering, WiSE, is composed primarily of female UCSB graduate and undergraduate students, researchers, and faculty. WiSE recognizes the achievements and promotes the advancement of women and girls in science and engineering careers, especially within higher education. http://www.wise.ucsb.edu/

Additional Graduate Student Organizations: American Indian Graduate Student Alliance (AIGSA); Asian Pacific American Graduate Students (APAGS); Black Graduate Student Association; and the Feminist Graduate Student Organization.
Society for the Advancement of Chicanos & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), UCSB Chapter:https://sacnascareerpathways.csep.ucsb.edu/

PIPELINE FOR FACULTY:
UCSB has sponsored the Dissertation Fellowships for Women and Underrepresented Minorities. At present, these Dissertation Fellowships continue to be granted as follows: two Dissertation Fellowships for Women in the Department of Women’s Studies and two Dissertation Fellowships for the Department of Black Studies.

McNair Scholarship Program:
http://mcnair.ucsb.edu/
The McNair Scholars Program prepares qualified undergraduates for entrance to a PhD program in all fields of study. The goals of the program are to increase the number of first-generation, low-income and/or underrepresented students in PhD programs, and ultimately, to diversify the faculty in colleges and universities across the country.

The UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program:
http://ppfp.ucop.edu/info/
The University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program was established in 1984 to encourage outstanding women and minority PhD recipients to pursue academic careers at the University of California. The current program offers postdoctoral research fellowships and faculty mentoring to outstanding scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity at the University of California. These contributions may include public service addressing the needs of our increasingly diverse society, efforts to advance equitable access to higher education for women and minorities, or research focusing on under-served populations or understanding issues of racial or gender inequalities. The program is seeking applicants with the potential to bring to their academic careers the critical perspective that comes from their non-traditional educational background or understanding of the experiences of members of groups historically underrepresented in higher education.

Faculty Career Development Award (FCDA)
https://ap.ucsb.edu/resources.for.academic.employees/awards/
The FCDA is a program for non-tenured faculty who, because of the nature of their position or their role in campus affairs, have encountered significant obstacles in pursuit of their research, creative work, teaching, service, or mentoring obligations, or who have made unusually time-consuming efforts in helping to achieve campus diversity.

The purpose of the program is to help junior faculty members develop a substantial record in research necessary for advancement to tenure. Non-tenured faculty members are eligible for a maximum of two awards in different years. An applicant who receives tenure or security of employment during the award period is no longer eligible. Past recipients of the FCDA must submit a report of the work accomplished in order to be considered for a new award.
Eligibility: Assistant Professors and Lecturers PSOE.
Award: Up to $5,000 is available in course replacement funds or $7,500 in summer research salary.