Thursday, March 8 2018
To: Campus Community
Fr: Melinda Crawford, Manager, Employment/Training & Development
Re: UC Managing Implicit Bias Series Launch
UCSB Human Resources is pleased to announce the launch of a new UC Managing Implicit Bias Series. This series consists of six online courses and marks an effort at the University to increase implicit bias awareness and reduce its impact on hiring processes and in the workplace. This training reinforces messaging around diversity, equity, and inclusion. It also further supports the UC System-wide HR Strategy to develop effective leaders and managers of people.
The online Managing Implicit Bias Series contains six self-paced, interactive courses. The courses are approximately 21-28 minutes each in length and are available to all UCSB employees via the UC Learning Center. While everyone is encouraged to complete the entire Managing Implicit Bias Series and earn a certificate of completion, they may also choose to complete only the individual courses that they are interested in. Here are the topics covered:
1. What is Implicit Bias?
2. The Impact of Implicit Bias
3. Managing the Influence of Implicit Bias – Awareness
4. Common Forms of Bias
5. Managing the Influence of Implicit Bias – Mindfulness and Conscious De-Biasing
6. Managing Implicit Bias in the Hiring Process
The complete series will also be added as a core requirement to the existing UC Systemwide People Management Series and Certificate. Those who have completed the original version of the UC Systemwide People Management Series and Certificate by March 31, 2018 are eligible to attend the UC People Management Conference 2018 , as are those who have completed the updated version on or after April 1, 2018. The goal of this annual conference is to provide attendees with the opportunity to continue their learning and build connections across leadership levels and the UC System.