<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px"><font color="#000000" style="" face="georgia, serif">Hey Everybody,</font></p><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px"><font color="#000000" style="" face="georgia, serif"><br></font></p><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px"><font color="#000000" style="" face="georgia, serif">The response rate on this survey is pretty low.  Please take a very few minutes and fill out the survey.  It is totally anonymous and will go a long way to helping me identify any emerging problems (if any!). Thanks in advance.   </font></p><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px"><font color="#000000" style="" face="georgia, serif"><br></font></p><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px"><font color="#000000" style="" face="georgia, serif">Below is the verbiage you have already received from our DEI Committee along with  the survey link.</font></p><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px"><font color="#000000" style="" face="georgia, serif"><br></font></p><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></p><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px"><font color="#000000" style="" face="georgia, serif">++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br></font></p><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px"><font color="#000000" style="" face="georgia, serif"><br></font></p><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif">The Department of Entomology at UCR is committed to improving diversity, inclusion, and creating a welcoming environment. To ensure we are making progress toward these goals, the Department Inclusivity Committee designed a brief survey to assess Department climate. </font></p><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px;min-height:15px"><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif"><br></font></p><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px"><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif">Data collected from this survey will be kept confidential and will only be reported in aggregate form with no identifying information. The Inclusivity Committee will review results to develop recommendations and identify actions we can take to improve the Department environment for all. We highly value your opinions; this survey is the only comprehensive source for the Inclusivity Committee to gauge the opinions of all Department members. We designed the survey to broadly measure various aspects of the work environment. However, it is only one component of a larger effort to improve the Department climate. </font></p><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(80,0,80);margin:0px"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></p><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px"><font face="georgia, serif">The survey should take about 5 minutes to complete via Qualtrics (<a href="https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3ki7tBgF75ZOuIC" target="_blank" style="">https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3ki7tBgF75ZOuIC</a>). </font></p><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(80,0,80);margin:0px"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></p><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;margin:0px"><font face="georgia, serif"><font color="#000000" style="">If you have any technical questions related to taking the survey, please contact Kerry Mauck at <a href="mailto:kerry.mauck@ucr.edu" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">kerry.mauck@ucr.edu</a>. For more information about actions you can take to improve department climate, please visit the</font><font color="#500050" style=""> </font><a href="https://diversity.ucr.edu/climate-resources" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><span style="color:rgb(220,161,13)">Climate Resources</span></a><font color="#000000" style=""> page created by the</font><font color="#500050" style=""> </font><a href="https://diversity.ucr.edu/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><span style="color:rgb(220,161,13)">UCR Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion</span></a><font color="#500050" style="">. </font></font></p><br style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="">+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font face="georgia, serif">Rick Redak, Professor & Chair</font><div><font face="georgia, serif">Department of Entomology</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">University of California</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">Riverside, CA 92526</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">951-295-3930 (Cell)</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">951-827-7250 (Office)</font></div></div></div></div></div>