Accountability

Students participate in a marine biology undergrad class in the Scripps coastal reserve

Students participate in a marine biology undergraduate class in the Scripps Coastal Reserve.

Scripps Institution of Oceanography aims to ensure institutional accountability through processes and structures that strengthen our clear and continuous commitment to inclusive excellence.

Strategic Plan for Inclusive Excellence

The UC San Diego community engaged in a collaborative and inclusive effort to shape the future of our campus through the UC San Diego Strategic Plan, which provides a framework for sustainable excellence, defines our shared aspirations, and identifies five goals to unify our campus. This strategic planning toolkit was developed by Vice Chancellor of Organizational Transformation to aid in the creation of these individual plans while affording each unit or division significant latitude to identify the goals and strategies best suited to them. 

Principles of Community

To foster the best possible working and learning environment, UC San Diego strives to maintain a climate of fairness, cooperation, and professionalism. These principles of community are vital to the success of the University and the well being of its constituents. UC San Diego faculty, staff, and students are expected to practice these basic principles as individuals and in groups. Read the Principles of Community.

University Dashboards

Transparency and trust are the foundations of an inclusive community. The University of California system information center system dashboards provide interactive data and insights on university operations, student, staff, and faculty demographics, and outcomes. This transparency is fundamental to maintaining institutional accountability to students, our community, the state of California, and the public. View the Dashboards and Reports.

Climate Surveys

UC San Diego is committed to creating a climate that is inclusive and welcoming and encourages respectful and open dialogue. Surveys help understand and track perceptions of climate in order to make improvements and monitor progress.

Committees

Ad Hoc Task Force on Space Allocation

The SIO Ad Hoc Task Force on Space Allocation was formally charged on May 4, 2022, to better understand space allocations and space-allocation policies, processes, and procedures at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, with the goal of assessing possible gender inequities.
The final report is available at https://transforming.ucsd.edu/_files/reports/accountability/2023-01-17-SIO-space-allocation-report.pdf

Anti-Bullying / Harassment Taskforce
Charge: Develop a community anti-bullying, anti-harassment program.

Consider these four components:

  1. a written anti-harassment policy (Code of Conduct);
  2. accessible, flexible, and optionally anonymous reporting procedures;
  3. prompt, thorough, and impartial investigative procedures;
  4. prompt and appropriate follow-up actions to stop harassment, discipline offenders, and protect complainants from any negative effects of reporting.

Determine what will and what will not work for our community.

Staff Council Community Advisory Committee

This committee will provide advice and counsel to the Director of Organizational Transformation and Community Enrichment and Scripps leadership on any and all matters pertaining to the Scripps community of student, staff and academics. 

Junior Faculty Advisory Board

J-FAB is a standing committee that meets annually with assistant professors, assistant researchers, and newly hired associate level faculty and researchers to monitor for conflicts with senior level faculty. The committee is comprised of the three Section Heads, the Scripps Director of Organizational Transformation & Community Enrichment, and one of the Scripps Ombudspersons. The committee chair will rotate annually. The goal of J-FAB is to identify when problems exist, not necessarily to solve them.