Everyday Inclusion 2021: (Re) Connecting with People and Place

The fourth annual month-long Finance and Administration inclusion initiative is being held throughout August 2021. Every year, its purpose is to build workplace communities through small "everyday" moments of connection, reflection, and effort; and, specifically, it provides ways for us to reflect on our implicit biases and address those biases by questioning our assumptions, reorienting our perspectives, and finding ways every day to learn with and about our colleagues, work place and world around us. This year, we also hope this effort will help our 500+ employees connect -- or reconnect-- with each other and our campus after a challenging year, thanks to the pandemic. Everyday Inclusion 2021 is designed to help individuals connect with co-workers in meaningful, inclusive ways as well as reflect on how we engage with and understand others in the workplace, whether we've been working remotely or in-person.

"The last 16 months have presented new challenges for us as individuals, as colleagues and for our community. Some of us have been working from home, perhaps managing children studying remotely or getting used to meetings on Zoom. Others have continued to come to campus every day, donning a mask and carefully keeping physically distanced from others. This year's Everyday Inclusion initiative provides a timely opportunity for us to reflect on the importance of connecting with our coworkers and our workplace, while engaging with issues of inclusion and diversity. I encourage each staff member to complete the weekly challenges, engage fully in your team activity, and participate in one of the virtual or in-person sessions-- including a new scavenger hunt-- hosted by the diversity committee this year." Jamie Moffitt, VPFA/CFO

Everyday Inclusion aims to build workplace communities through small "everyday" moments of connection, reflection, and effort. It also aims to help us reflect on our implicit biases and make efforts to address those biases by questioning our assumptions, reorienting our perspectives, and finding ways every day to engage in learning with and about our work colleagues and work place.

How to get involved

Complete the online commitment survey to tell us you plan to participate in Everyday Inclusion 2021. Click the hands image at right to complete the survey and be entered into a drawing for gift cards or Duck Bucks at the end of August.
Participate in activities with your work team. Your supervisor should host at least one Everyday Inclusion activity during the month of August for you.
Try some of the weekly challenges. These will be emailed at the beginning of each week in August.
Register to take part in one (or more) of the activities hosted by the VPFA diversity committee. There is a mix of virtual and in-person options. These are valuable personal and professional development opportunities.
Try an Everyday Inclusion 2021 scavenger hunt. There is an on-campus hunt and a virtual option. The first 20 people to send completed submissions for either hunt will receive a bag of goodies!

File Everyday Inclusion 2021 On-Campus Scavenger Hunt August 2021 File Everyday Inclusion 2021 On-Campus Scavenger Hunt August 2021
(download, print, complete, and submit by email to vpfadiversity@uoregon.edu or via drop box at various locations around the portfolio OR complete the online version as you move around campus)

File Everyday Inclusion 2021 Virtual Scavenger Hunt August 2021 File Everyday Inclusion 2021 Virtual Scavenger Hunt August 2021
(complete online or download, complete, and submit by email to vpfadiversity@uoregon.edu)

NOTE: We did our best to create accurate, interactive scavenger hunts focused on (re) connecting with the places and people of the UO. If we inadvertently got something wrong, please let us know at vpfadiversity@uoregon.edu.

How does the gift card drawing work?

People who participate in Everyday Inclusion 2021 will be entered into a drawing for:

Gift cards to locally-owned businesses
Nike gift cards
Duck Bucks to spend on campus

There are many ways to be entered into the drawing. You can:

Complete the online commitment survey
Register for and attend one of the activities listed below
Submit completed scavenger hunt materials via email or drop box (name and email address must be included)
Participate in a departmental activity or weekly challenge and let us know you did that (email Debbie Sharp)

Every time you engage in one of the ways above, your name will go into a 'hat' so the more times you participate, the more chances you have to win a gift card. People will be limited to winning one gift card (winners' names will be removed from the 'hat').

Activities Hosted by the VPFA Diversity Committee

ACTIVITY	FACILITATOR	DATE, TIME, LOCATION	FORMAT
WEEK ONE: Aug 2-6
A Journey toward Everyday Inclusion: Stories, Tips, and Questions from the Mills Center	Sara Clark and Sonja Rasmussen, Mills International Center	Wednesday, August 4, 1:00-1:50pm Register in MyTrack or by email	Virtual
JSMA tour: Black Lives Matter Artists Grant Program Exhibition	John Weber, Director, JSMA	Thursday, August 5, 11:00am-12:00pm, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Register in MyTrack or by email	In person
WEEK TWO: Aug 9-13
They Are Not Too Young: Raising Children in a Diverse World File Poster	Tamara Clark, Vivian Olum Child Development Center	Thursday, August 12, 1:00-2:00pm Register in MyTrack or by email	Virtual
Women’s History in the Campus Built Environment: on-campus tour	Ivy Pitts and Liz Thorstenson, Campus Planning	Friday, August 13, 10:00-11:00am Register in MyTrack or by email	In person
WEEK THREE: Aug 16-20
Guided tour of Racing to Change: Oregon's Civil Rights Years - The Eugene Story	Ali Litts (exhibition docent) and Jane Brubaker, CPFM Facilities	Tuesday, August 17, 10:00-11:00am Register in MyTrack or by email	In person
We are Neighbors, online play telling the true stories of courage, hopefulness and resilience of immigrants living in Lane County.	Community Alliance for Lane County (CALC)	Thursday, August 19, 3:00-4:00pm Register in MyTrack or by email	Virtual
FINAL WEEK + BONUS DAYS: Aug 23-31
Understanding the Importance of Tribal History/Shared History Senate Bill 13	April Campbell and Brent Spencer, Office of Indian Education, Oregon Department of Education	Tuesday, August 24, 2:30-3:30pm Register in MyTrack or by email	Virtual
Women’s History in the Campus Built Environment: on-campus tour (repeat)	Ivy Pitts, Campus Planning, and Jane Brubaker, CPFM Facilities	Thursday, August 26, 10:00-11:00am Register in MyTrack or by email	In person

The University of Oregon is strongly committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment of individuals with disabilities. Requests for disability-related accommodations or sign language interpreters should be made to vpfa@uoregon.edu. We ask that requests for accommodation please be made at least five business days before the event.