IT Connects

FALL 2021 - Spring 2022

The Division of IT has advanced our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts by:

Examined the existing IT climate to identify and implement engagement strategies

• Hosted an IT Mini Book Club for the book, “They Called Us Enemy”
• Held Division of IT’s 3rd Annual Breast Cancer Awareness and 1st Prostate Cancer Awareness
  (Movember) Walks
• Continue to celebrate employee birthdays through an engaging zoom session
• Continue to showcase cultural diversity within the Division through IT Connects
• Emailed division reminders for mental wellness at the start of the semester
• Employees shared personal interest stories
• Encouraged employees to attend the campus movie night for “Just Mercy”
• Highlighted two employees for Black History Month
• Shared information regarding Pride Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, Native American Heritage Month, and Asian American Pacific Islander Month
• Celebrated Indigenous People’s Day, International Women’s Day, Chinese New Year, Persian New Year, Indian New Year, and Denim Day
• Encouraged departments to participate in the CSU Systemwide Steps Challenge
• Hosted in-person Holiday party to continue inclusive organizational excellence
• Encouraged team members to attend the Titans Remember event
• Attended the University Awards Program to support team members for their years of service

 

Broaden the current professional development program

• Encouraged employees to complete the Conducting Equitable and Inclusive Searches training
• Attended the Titan Table Talk: Resiliency in the Black Community
• Held Virtual Leadership Session with VP John McGuthry from Cal Poly Pomona
• Attended Cal State Tech Fridays Sessions:
  • California State University Connectivity Contributing to Equity and Student Success
    (CSUCCESS) Program
  • Women in Technology
  • Self Trust: The Key Success Factor to Overcoming Professions (and Personal) Challenges
• Hosted the Women in Cybersecurity sessions
• Encouraged all IT staff and managers to join the Titans Together Speaker Series: One Book, One CSUF – A Conversation with George Takei
• Encouraged team members to attend multiple discussions during Social Justice Week
• Implemented new processes in reviewing candidate resumes; removal of names and addresses from resumes
• In collaboration with HRDI, provided the Inclusive Customer Service training for customer facing departments
• Increased the number of female staff by four

 

Establish workplace transparency across the division

• Continue to organize IT All Hands Meeting and recognize IT Recognition Award Recipients
• Continue to welcome new IT employees to the team
• Held Individual Team Meetings
• Provided email updates regarding the new changes to the organization

 

Advance ubiquitous communication within IT and across the University

• Hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Center for Equitable Digital Access (CEDA) Grand Opening
• Continue to promote CSUCCESS and TitanWare through the new Center for Equitable Digital Access
• Continue to expand the IT DEI webpage
• Deployed “Social Justice” posters in all the classrooms on campus
• Advertised the Women in Cybersecurity Virtual Event through email, CSUF News, social media posts, webpage, and digital signage
• Welcomed new students and conducted survey to determine technology needs for the incoming class

 

Winter 2023

• Provided technologies to CSUF students, faculty, and staff in the Accessible Technology Room (ATR).
• Coming Soon: 
  • Launch the IT Mini Book Club for "One of the Good Ones"