Lauren Albrecht, assistant professor for pharmaceutical sciences, has been appointed as a DECADE (Diverse Educational Community & Doctoral Experience) mentor for the UC Irvine School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences.
For over a decade, UCI has taken a university-wide approach to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Led by the Office of Inclusive Excellence, the campus is committed to a transformative, whole university effort grounded in the following values: expect equity, support diversity, practice inclusion and honor free speech.
UCI’s powerful vision of inclusiveness and change is supported through a dedication to ensuring accountability, providing training and education, conducting responsive research, and building sustainable partnerships.
As part of the UCI ADVANCE program, DECADE mentors are committed to fostering an inclusive environment within UCI’s graduate programs to promote diversity within the graduate student population campuswide. They serve as a resource to graduate students and faculty alike, collaborating with equity advisors and UCI’s Graduate Division to accomplish their program’s diversity, equity, and inclusion goals.
“I am honored to take on this new role and look forward to contributing to the community,” says Albrecht.
“I am thrilled for Lauren’s appointment as a DECADE mentor,” says Mahtab Jafari, equity advisor for the UCI School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences and professor of pharmaceutical sciences. “Our school strives to maximize opportunities and inclusion for our faculty, staff, and students so that we can use our potential to achieve academic, scientific, and clinical excellence. Our goal is to serve all communities in the region, the State and beyond.”
For more information about the UCI School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences’ commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, click here.