• Respect everyone's time. Be punctual and show up prepared for lab work, office work, and meetings
• Keep your workspace and the lab clean and organized
• Accept responsibility for mistakes that arise
• Ask permission before sharing words, ideas, thoughts, or resources that other lab members have shared
• Be mindful of personal boundaries of others
• Coordinate schedules and shared bench space with other lab members in advance
• Respond to emails within 24 hours (on workdays)
• Email or text-based communications can be misinterpreted. Please ensure that communications are kind and respectful, and aim to not misinterpret or over interpret short messages
• Keep the group updated on your progress and the projects you're working on
• Ensure all data generated (lab notebooks, data files, R code, manuscripts, drafts) are neat, legible, organized, and backed up in the lab shared drive

• Respect everyone's time. Be punctual and show up prepared for lab work, office work, and meetings
• Keep your workspace and the lab clean and organized
• Accept responsibility for mistakes that arise
• Ask permission before sharing words, ideas, thoughts, or resources that other lab members have shared
• Be mindful of personal boundaries of others
• Coordinate schedules and shared bench space with other lab members in advance
• Email or text-based communications can be misinterpreted. Please ensure that communications are kind and respectful, and aim to not misinterpret or over interpret short messages
• Keep the group updated on your progress and the projects you're working on
• Ensure all data generated (lab notebooks, data files, R code, manuscripts, drafts) are neat, legible, organized, and backed up in the lab shared drive

• Actively include and engage all lab members in discussion (lab meetings, social events, etc.)
• Be mindful of how much each person is participating and being heard - "take space, make space"

The Biological Oceanography lab at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories is inclusive and treats everyone with equal respect regardless of age, academic record, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, or personal background.

Lab members should:

• Welcome and support people of all backgrounds and identities into our group
• Refer to each other with the individual's correct pronouns
• Treat each other professionally
• Foster a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment
• Not engage in homophobic, racist, transphobic, ageist, sexist or otherwise exclusionary language or behavior
• Show kindness, patience, and treat everyone in a dignified manner

Discrimination and harassment will not be tolerated in the Biological Oceanography lab at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories.

MLML, San José State University, and the California State University (CSU or University) is committed to creating an atmosphere in which all persons and groups can work and study free of unlawful discrimination. The CSU is committed to maintaining an inclusive and equitable community that values diversity and fosters mutual respect. We embrace our community differences in Age, Disability (physical and mental), Gender (or sex), Gender Identity (including nonbinary and transgender), Gender Expression, Genetic Information, Marital Status, Medical Condition, Nationality, Race or Ethnicity (including color, caste, or ancestry), Religion (or religious creed), Sexual Orientation, Veteran or Military Status. All Students and Employees have the right to participate fully in CSU programs, activities, and employment free from Discrimination, Harassment, Sexual Misconduct, Sexual Exploitation, Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, Stalking and Retaliation. (CSU Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Harassment, Sexual Misconduct, Sexual Exploitation, Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, Stalking, and Retaliation).

Individuals who believe that they have experienced Discrimination, Harassment, Sexual Misconduct, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Exploitation, Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, Stalking, or Retaliation are strongly encouraged to talk to someone about what happened – so they can secure the support they need, and so the campus may respond appropriately. To help individuals make an informed decision about who they would like to share information with, the information below explains which CSU employees have a duty to report information they learn and which can keep such information confidential.

SJSU Office for Equal Opportunity assists the campus community in matters related to the investigation of discrimination, harassment and retaliation. If you have a complaint that falls under the definition of discrimination, harassment, or retaliation, complete the complaint form, which can be found here.

Remember that all team members are people before we are researchers. Be respectful of:

• Privacy if someone chooses not to disclose things about their personal life
• Confidentiality if someone shares something personal
• Boundaries with respect to physical and mental health, family obligations, religious practices, etc.
• The ways that people may be personally affected by global events and politics