51±¾É«

51±¾É«’s Office of the Associate Vice-President, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, in collaboration with the Office of the Provost and Vice-President: Academic, is establishing a Strategic Planning Committee for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (SPC-EDI) to review and provide input and feedback on the development of 51±¾É«’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategic Plan. The development of an institutional EDI Strategic Plan is a key initiative outlined in 51±¾É«’s Action Plan for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

The SPC-EDI will be composed of 17 members representing various stakeholder groups across 51±¾É« working together to provide support, guidance and oversight of the strategic plan development process.

The committee will be comprised of 11 elected members and six members appointed by the AVP: EDI as outlined below:

• two co-chairs (appointed)
• two full-time faculty members (appointed)
• two full-time faculty members (elected)
• two contract teaching faculty members (elected)
• one Librarian (elected)
• two staff members (elected)
• two student representatives from equity-facing student groups working with the Centre for Student Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (CSEDI) (Waterloo/Brantford) (elected)
• one community member/alumni (appointed)
• one undergraduate student (elected)
• one graduate student (elected)
• one member of the Executive Leadership Team (appointed)

Members of the SPC-EDI will:

• Actively participate in crafting the Terms of Reference for the SPC-EDI;
• Review and provide input and feedback on the development of 51±¾É«’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategic Plan;
• Act as a conduit for information between the SPC-EDI and their stakeholder group, providing updates on an ongoing basis;
• Engage in dialogues about EDI-related issues with other key stakeholder groups across the 51±¾É« community (e.g., Executive leadership, faculty, students, staff);
• Be genuinely interested and committed to the project and the intended outcomes; and
• Contribute to the overall evaluation of the project, including the process of developing and implementing the project, and its actual impact on its intended audience.

Member commitment includes:

• Attending meetings prepared to address agenda items (twice monthly; approx. 2 hours);
• A time commitment of approx. 40 hours while the SPC-EDI is in operation (including meetings, plenary event to be scheduled in January 2021);
• Contributing meaningfully to the purposeful direction and mandate of the SPC-EDI;
• Demonstrated ability to understand and/or communicate the needs and objectives of their stakeholder group and the necessary leadership skills in platforming those voices;
• Championing EDI advancement within own networks and beyond;
• Involvement in sub-committees of interest and expertise dedicated to specific action items or target groups.

To Submit Your Interest

Students

Students interested in serving on the steering committee should submit their name and a brief one paragraph statement outlining their interest in serving on the steering committee and their capacity to do so effectively.

• Undergraduate students: submit to Devyn Kelly at supresident@wlu.ca or Phil Champagne at pchampagne@wlu.ca by Oct. 30, 2020.
• Graduate students: submit to Ellen Menage at emenage@wlugsa.ca by Oct. 23, 2020.
• CSEDI students: submit to Eden Hennessey at ehennessey@wlu.ca by Oct. 23, 2020 including CSEDI collective affiliation.

Faculty

Interested faculty are invited to fill out a by Oct. 22, 2020.

Staff

Interested staff are asked to fill out by Oct. 22, 2020.

Alumni

Alumni interested in serving on the committee can submit their name and a brief one-paragraph statement outlining their interest to Jason Coolman jcoolman@wlu.ca or Heidi Northwood hnorthwood@wlu.ca by Oct. 30, 2020.

Elections

For all elected positions, should there be more nominations for any group than spots available, an election will be held by electronic ballot. Further details will be posted once confirmed.

Contact vpacademic@wlu.ca with questions.