Community

Statement of Values

Code of Conduct

The work of the Department of Physics Community Building Committee is focused on creating and maintaining an environment where every member of the UVA Physics community feels welcomed and respected in their learning, research and work — that all feel a sense of belonging in our department. We would like this to be achieved at all levels: Faculty, administrative staff, research staff, teaching staff, graduate students, and undergraduate students.

We seek to integrate the principle of belonging into our core missions of Physics research and education. This work is typically done through:

• Programs
• Communication
• Advocacy

The committee members cannot create or nurture this culture on our own – every single person needs to buy in and be an active participant.
 

Resources

• In the physics community
  • Within national and international scientific organizations:
    • APS: policy, APS-IDEA network, APS Bridge Program (APS-BP), Women in Physics, Minorities in Physics, LGBT+ Physicists
    • AIP: initiatives
• In the department
  • UVA Physics Statement of Values and Code of Conduct 
  • Community Building Committee membership, updated every AY
  • UVA PhysicsBridge program
• In our teaching
  • Inclusive Teaching practices - Tips to Create an Inclusive Course
• In our research
  • Casting a wider net: Recruiting students and postdocs from a diverse background 
  • User Facilities: JLab, FNAL, CERN, ORNL, Argonne, BNL, LANL