Please review the eligibility requirements and expectations for the Employee Resource Groups (ERG) before submitting the application below.
Program Eligibility
- SMPH (Faculty and Staff) or UW Health employee*
- Faculty, staff, postdocs and graduate students with appointments such as teaching assistant, research assistants or project assistants, are eligible.
- Must work at least 0.5 FTE
- Has a Supervisor Statement of Support submitted by their current supervisor
*Here is a list of additional groups, outside of those listed above, that are not eligible: employees in training, student employees, limited appointees, student assistants (except those listed above), interns, student hourly employees, and temporary employees (reference).
Participant Expectations
- Communicate continuously with supervisor regarding ERG attendance
- Commit to continued growth and personal development throughout the tenure of time on the ERG
- Uphold the Conversation Agreements, confidentiality of others, and of UW Health & SMPH
- Discuss concerns or possible changes to participation with co-chairs
Participant’s Supervisor Expectations
- Make participant available to attend and participate in meetings (1-2 hours a month) on paid time
- Support the participant’s ongoing growth and personal/professional development
- Contact Afra Smith at ASmith9@uwhealth.org with questions or concerns about participation in the ERG
- Notify Afra Smith at ASmith9@uwhealth.org if the participant’s eligibility changes at any time during and/or after the application and selection process
Before submitting a statement of interest
- Communicate with your supervisor about your interest in joining an ERG. After you hit submit, they will receive an email with instructions on how to approve your involvement. They must complete this for you to join.
- Know that if you are selected to participate in this ERG, you will need to work with your supervisor to ensure you get paid to attend these meetings times if they take place outside of your regularly scheduled work hours.