As UCSF continues to grow in size and scope, and expands the many efforts and extraordinary projects we do together, it is increasingly critical that all faculty, staff, students and trainees understand and act upon common core values.ĭescribed in more detail, UCSF’s PRIDE Values and how they can be enacted through our daily lives are:
As a unifying set of beliefs, values help set expectations, drive decision-making and build a culture that inspires our actions. Its associated symbolism (e.g., rainbow colors) communicates to individuals that LGBTQI members are welcome as valuable members of the community.Īs a flagship institution and second largest employer in San Francisco, UCSF fully acknowledges and appreciates the significance and symbolism of the word pride to the LGBTQI community and their allies around the world.īuilding a collaborative culture that is unified in its shared values is important for UCSF today and positions UCSF well for the future. The word ‘pride’ is an integral cultural concept within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex (LGBTQI) community, representing solidarity, collectivity, and identity as well as resistance to discrimination and violence. The word ‘pride’ means a feeling of satisfaction from one’s achievements or, collectively, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, such as our UCSF community.
This set of overarching values aligns with UCSF’s Principles of Community and Code of Ethics. These are important core values for everyone who works, learns, teaches and discovers at UCSF.Īlthough we never formally verbalized PRIDE as campus values, they are UCSF values and, in many ways, are demonstrated daily throughout the University. Originally adopted by UCSF Medical Center 16 years ago, these set of values are organized under the acronym PRIDE, which stands for Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Excellence.
25, 2016, members of the Chancellor’s leadership team endorsed the set of overarching values at its retreat, believing in and reinforcing the concept of “One UCSF” that unites us in our shared purpose and promise. 4, 2016, Chancellor Sam Hawgood announced that UC San Francisco is embracing a common set of values to set a clear direction for all members of the UCSF community as we work together to fulfill our mission. The blue represents sexual attraction to the opposite sex only (straight) and the resultant overlap color purple represents sexual attraction to both sexes (bi).During his State of the University Address on Oct. These flags are used in conjunction with another coloured flag indicating the current surf/current conditions. Purple flags indicate a hazard from dangerous marine life. Regarding this, what does a purple flag represent? Designed in 1998 by Michael Page with the aim of increasing bisexual visibility within society as a whole and the LGBT community.īeside above, what does each color of the rainbow mean for LGBT? In the LGBT version of the rainbow flag, each color has a different meaning: Red = Life.
The blue represents sexual attraction to the opposite sex only (straight) and the resultant overlap color purple represents sexual attraction to both sexes (bi)."įurthermore, what do the LGBT colors stand for?Įach of the six colors has a meaning red means life, orange means healing, yellow means sunshine, green means nature, blue means harmony, and purple means spirit.