Code of Conduct
The California Current Ecosystem (CCE) Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) site aims to create a welcoming community for its researchers, students, staff and collaborators. CCE-LTER is based at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) and engages in laboratory-based, seagoing, remote sensing, and teleworking research as well as educational and outreach activities. CCE-LTER does not tolerate harassment, discrimination, intimidation, or violence of any kind on land, at sea, or in distant working environments. All participants are expected to follow the guidelines put forth by the UCSD Principles of Community. In addition, participants at sea must abide by the guidelines put forth by UNOLS/ARF and SIO.
Reporting and other resources
Employees of US academic institutions and participants in federally-funded projects are bound by the requirements and expectations of Title IX.If you are the target of or witness to any incident of harassment, violence or another form of misconduct while participating in CCE LTER activities, it should be reported immediately to the Office for the Prevention of Harassment & Discrimation (OPHD) at UC San Diego (CCE LTER Lead Campus). In addition, making a report to any CCE-LTER PI or supervisor is considered an official report regardless of whether the PI or supervisor is located on-site or off-site.
Additional resources can be found at UCSD’s OPHD.