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Key recommendations
The APS report
recommended that attention be paid to:
- Demographics and scientist diversity
- Communication and consistent implementation of UCAR/NCAR/UOP
policies (including appointment of an ombudsperson; re-examination of
the tenure clock)
- Mentoring and career development policies
- Family friendliness (including creation of maternity/paternity leave
separate from sick leave; provision of "consistent, long-term, reliable"
day care)
The Diversity Task Force June 2000 report,
"An Integrated Approach and Implementation Plan to Diversify UCAR's Work
Force,"
made recommendations in two areas:
- Recruitment of a diverse workforce through
- planning focused on hiring opportunities
- expansion of outreach efforts
- broader-based recruitment for all positions
- accountability and evaluation
- Retention of a diverse workforce through mentoring that
- builds on and extends existing activities throughout the
organization
- establishes new programs (including the Early Career Scientist
Assembly and other mentoring strategies)
- training
- accountability and evaluation
A second task force report, on improving the workplace climate, is
scheduled for release later this year.
President's Council responses and related URLs:
APS site-visit report:
UCAR response
Diversity Task Force report :
UCAR response
NCAR Career-Development Guidelines
Early Career Scientist Assembly
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Last revised: Thu Mar 22 15:52:04 MST 2001