Welcome to the PTF-EDIA Journey page. This page maps the task force's work since it received governance approval under the leadership of Vice Provost and AVP Research, Dr. Malinda S. Smith.
The PTF EDIA is an inclusive body, with five working groups supported by a project manager and administrative support from the OEDI team and from the offices of the three Executive sponsors.
On this page, you will find the Executive sponsors, meeting topics, internal and external speakers, and updates on the work of the Task Force.
Dr. Ed McCauley, President and Vice-Chancellor
Dr. Sandra Davidson, Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
Dr. William Ghali, Vice-President (Research)
Dr. Malinda Smith Vice-Provost, Associate Vice-President Research (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion)
Co-Chair
- EDIA Survey Finalization and Approval
- Preparation to finalize PTF EDIA Survey for launch in September 2024 Campus-wide surveys
Key objectives included
- leveraging community feedback
- developing a shared understanding of strategic planning
- co-creating a unifying vision and mission.
Breakout groups discussed the vision for 草莓污视频导航 by 2030
Guest Speakers
Presentation by External consultant team
- Review the phases of the PTF-EDIA鈥檚 work
- Breakout groups to cover some key discussion questions around our strengths and opportunities
- Working Groups share approaches and their analysis of the internal and external scans (gap and SOAR analysis)
- Reflecting on the engagement activities conducted throughout the last couple of weeks
- Current data collection
- Update from working group co-leads on progress
- Clarify our governance model to operationalize our work
- Update from working group co-leads on their progress
- Discussion of Community Engagement
- Progress updates to task force from working group co-leads
- Breakout group brainstorm on Conversations on EDIA events
- Discussion and action items for promoting and championing community engagement
- Finalize PTF EDIA Survey for launch in January 2024 Campus-wide surveys
- Finalize campus meaningful engagement plan
- Review role of 5 Working Groups in relation to internal and external scans
- Review of the PTF EDIA feedback on the IECB plan: key takeaways.
- Review of preliminary internal scan of EDIA at 草莓污视频导航
- HESA presentation on preliminary scan of EDIA at the 草莓污视频导航 based on external scan and internal scan and interviews.
- PTF EDIA discussion of findings of preliminary scan using SOAR tool, and feedback guidance for the April 2024 鈥淲hat We Heard Report鈥.
- Finalize Winter 2024 meaningful community engagement.
- Drafting of the PTF EDIA Survey for launch in Winter 2024
Presenters and Guest Speakers
Dr. Malinda Smith - Presidential Task Force on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility Meeting 9: 草莓污视频导航 State of EDIA Scan Preliminary Analysis
Presentation by External consultant team - Preliminary Internal Analysis of the Current State of EDIA at the 草莓污视频导航
- Review of key takeaways from 草莓污视频导航 strategy leads.
- IECB Road Ahead: PTF EDIA monthly key activities and deliverables.
- Presentation by HESA of supports and deliverables.
- Small group discussions of mandate, principles, SOAR tool in relation to key takeaways from internal and external presentations
- Continued work on internal scans, interviews with EDIA leaders.
- Start of external scans
Presenters and Guest Speakers
Dr. Penny Werthner and Dr. Malinda Smith - Presidential Task Force on Equity, Diversity,
Inclusion and Accessibility Meeting 8: IECB Roadmap to EDIA Strategy, Action, and Implementation Plans
- Review of the 草莓污视频导航 EDIA strategy development: Roadmap and timelines to governance approvals - Smith and Werthner
- Insights from the other 草莓污视频导航 strategy leads panel.
- Corey Hogan (Ahead of Tomorrow, 2023-2030)
- Shawna Cunningham (
- Janaka Ruwanpura (International Global Engagement Plan)
- Andrew Szeto (Community Mental Health/Well-Being Strategy)
- Joanne Perdue (Sustainability strategy)
- Working Groups are established.
- Start of internal scans
- SOAR analysis begins
Presenters and Guest Speakers
Dr. Penny Werthner. Dr. William Ghali and Dr. Malinda Smith - Presidential Task Force on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility - Meeting 7: 草莓污视频导航 EDIA Strategy Roadmap and Strategy Leads Panel
草莓污视频导航 Strategy Leads
- Mr. Corey Hogan 鈥 Chief Communications Officer - Ahead of Tomorrow
- Dr. Shawna Cunningham 鈥 Acting Vice Provost and Associate Vice President Research Indigenous Engagement - 颈颈鈥檛补补鈥檖辞丑鈥檛辞鈥檖
- Dr. Janaka Ruwanpura 鈥 Vice Provost and Associate Vice President Research, International - Global Engagement Plan
- Dr. Andrew Szeto 鈥 Director, Campus Mental Health Strategy - Campus Mental Health Strategy
- Ms. Joanne Perdue 鈥 Associate Vice President, Sustainability - Institutional Sustainability Strategy
- Evaluation and selection of external consultant.
- Appointment of Working Group co-leads.
- Operational and administrative readiness to launch IECB strategic framework.
- Preparation and launch of RFP for external consultant;
- conduct internal scans
- conduct external scans
- support EDI strategy and action planning engagement activities.
- IECB strategic framework
- Importance of institutional readiness
- Examining the importance of intersectionality, the need for concrete actions, and implementation tools in EDIA strategy development.
- Discuss challenges to EDIA work: infrastructure, resources, resistance, culture and dif铿乧ult conversations.
- Value of relationship building, 铿俥xibility to change course, mitigation of diversity and cultural taxes faced by members of equity-deserving groups
Presenters and Guest Speakers
EDIA in the Canadian and Post-secondary Sector
- Dr. Enakshi Dua, Professor of Gender, Sexuality and Women鈥檚鈥 Studies at York University
- Dr. Sheila Cote-Meek, Anishinaabe from the Teme-Augama Anishnabai, Professor and Director of Indigenous Educational Studies Program at Brock University, and former inaugural Vice President, Equity, People and Culture at York University
- Ms. Chi Iliya-Ndule, alumni representative on PTF-EDIA, Co-Founder and President of the Calgary Black Chambers and corporate commercial lawyer in the Calgary Office of Blake, Cassels, and Graydon LLP.
- 草莓污视频导航 has developed capacity and infrastructure in the use of disaggregated data-informed initiatives;
- Inclusive Excellence Cluster Hiring Initiative
- Program for Undergraduate Research Experience
- Examine 草莓污视频导航鈥檚 EDI data infrastructure and use of data-informed and evidence-based decision-making.
- Understanding student engagement, teaching and learning with an EDI data lens.
- EDI data and equity gaps overview.
Presenters and Guest Speakers
Dr. Malinda Smith - EDI at 草莓污视频导航: What We鈥檝e Heard
Dr. Leslie Reid, Dr. Kyla Flanagan and Erin Kaipainen - Understanding student engagement and teaching & learning through an EDIA lens
Dr. Malinda Smith and Dr. Tolu Sajobi - Using EDI Data to Understand Equity Gaps in Representation at 草莓污视频导航: An Equity Gap Analysis
Mr. Adnan Ahmed and Ms. Jacqueline Lambert - Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Dashboard
- Overview of evaluation and expansion of data collection and assets at 草莓污视频导航 leveraging EDI data for analysis for equitable, inclusive initiatives.
- Importance of FOIP, data governance, management, and trust in data collection in alignment with Stats Can standards.
- We can leverage this data for a gap analysis that informs equity-focused initiatives (e.g., Inclusive Excellence Cluster Hiring Initiative).
- Currently working on an institutional standard demographic self-identi铿乧ation data collection for administrative uses.
- EDI Data dashboard and Data Hub re铿俥cts commitment to transparency and community access to broader EDI data.
Presenters and Guest Speakers
Ms. Pamela Hinman - EDI Data and FOIP, Application of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (鈥淔OIP鈥)
Dr. Malinda Smith, and Ms. Jacqueline Lambert - EDI Data Assets at the 草莓污视频导航, Presentation prepared for the Presidential Task Force on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (EDIA)
Dr. Tolu Sajobi and Ms. Jacqueline Lambert - EDI Data-in-Action at the 草莓污视频导航, Selected Examples of EDI in Research Ecosystem and EDI in Recruiting Talent (Inclusive Excellence Cluster Hiring Initiative)
- EDIA quantitative and qualita-tive data, priorities, literacy, trust, and transparency.
- Shifting from good intentions to institutional implementation and impact requires EDIA education, training and practical supports.
- Moving from EDIA led by indi-vidual champions toward EDIA embedded within our institu-tional programs, policies, processes and frameworks.
- Recognizing that people need to see themselves re铿俥cted in institutional EDIA, no matter how they identify.
- The EDIA strategy action and implementation plan must re铿俥cts and responds to the interests of all 草莓污视频导航 roles and equity deserving groups.
Presenters and Guest Speakers
Dr. Malinda Smith - Update on EDIA Strategic Planning 鈥 Road Travelled, Road Ahead
- Review and 铿乶al revisions to Terms of Reference.
- Overview of EDIA history and foundations at 草莓污视频导航.
- Review of EDIA initiatives to foundational initiatives:
- CRC-EDI Action Plan
- Dimensions EDI Plan
- EDI in Research and Teaching Awards Plan
- Inclusive Excellence Teaching Awards
- Plenary community engagement strategy.
Presenters and Guest Speakers
Dr. Malinda Smith and Dr. Susan Skone - 草莓污视频导航 CRC Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan
Dr. Malinda Smith, Dr. Gregor Wolbring and Ms. Jaya Dixit - 草莓污视频导航鈥檚 Dimensions EDI Initiative
Dr. Malinda Smith, Dr. Rob Thompson and Dr. Leslie Reid - Plan for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in Research & Teaching Awards
- Opening with President Dr. Ed. McCauley.
- Introductions with co-chairs, Interim Provost Dr. Penny Werthner and Vice-Provost EDI, Dr. Malinda Smith.
- Review of PTF-EDIA governance structure and importance of focus on the consultation with all roles (students, staff, post-docs, sessional, faculty, leader-ship).
- Review and discussion of Terms of Reference, governance structure and EDIA trends in the post-secondary sector.
- Discussion of the language of EDIA and alignment with broader EDIA and post-secondary directions.
Presenters and Guest Speakers
Dr. Ed McCauley, President and Vice Chancellor, 草莓污视频导航 - Opening remarks
Dr. Penny Werthner, Interim Provost & Vice-President (Academic), 草莓污视频导航 - Opening remarks
Dr. Malinda Smith, Vice-Provost, Associate Vice-President Research (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion), 草莓污视频导航 - Opening remarks
Presenters and Guest Speakers
EDIA Strategy Development Roadmap and 草莓污视频导航 Strategy Leads Panel I
September 27, 2023
Mr. Corey Hogan 鈥 Chief Communications Officer - Ahead of Tomorrow
Dr. Shawna Cunningham 鈥 Acting Vice Provost and Associate Vice President Research Indigenous Engagement - 颈颈鈥檛补补鈥檖辞丑鈥檛辞鈥檖
Dr. Janaka Ruwanpura 鈥 Vice Provost and Associate Vice President Research, International - Global Engagement Plan
Dr. Andrew Szeto 鈥 Director, Campus Mental Health Strategy - Campus Mental Health Strategy
Ms. Joanne Perdue 鈥 Associate Vice President, Sustainability - Institutional Sustainability Strategy
EDIA in the Canadian and Post-Secondary Landscapes at 草莓污视频导航
June 29, 2023
Dr. Enakshi Dua, Professor of Gender, Sexuality and Women鈥檚鈥 Studies at York University, EDIA in the Canadian and Post-Secondary Sector
Dr. Sheila Cote-Meek, Anishinaabe from the Teme-Augama Anishnabai, Professor and Director of Indigenous Educational Studies Program at Brock University, and former inaugural Vice President Equity, People and Culture at York University, EDIA in the Canadian and Post-Secondary Sector
Ms. Chi Iliya-Ndule is an alumni representative on PTF-EDIA, Co-Founder and President of the Calgary Black Chambers and a corporate commercial lawyer in the Calgary Office of Blake, Cassels, and Graydon LLP., EDIA in the Canadian and Post-Secondary Sector
Review Disaggregated Data and EDI Data Trends
May 25, 2023
Dr. Malinda Smith - EDI at 草莓污视频导航: What We鈥檝e Heard
Dr. Leslie Reid, Dr. Kyla Flanagan and Erin Kaipainen - Understanding student engagement and teaching & learning through an EDIA lens
Dr. Malinda Smith and Dr. Tolu Sajobi - Using EDI Data to Understand Equity Gaps in Representation at 草莓污视频导航: An Equity Gap Analysis
Mr. Adnan Ahmed and Ms. Jacqueline Lambert - Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Dashboard
EDI Data Standards, Assets, Gaps and Needs
May 8, 2023
Ms. Pamela Hinman - EDI Data and FOIP, Application of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (鈥淔OIP鈥)
Dr. Malinda Smith and Ms. Jacqueline Lambert - EDI Data Assets at the 草莓污视频导航, Presentation prepared for the Presidential Task Force on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (EDIA)
Dr. Tolu Sajobi and Ms. Jacqueline Lambert - EDI Data-in-Action at the 草莓污视频导航, Selected Examples of EDI in Research Ecosystem and EDI in Recruiting Talent (Inclusive Excellence Cluster Hiring Initiative)
Review of EDIA Initiatives at 草莓污视频导航
March 29, 2023
Dr. Malinda Smith and Dr. Susan Skone - 草莓污视频导航 CRC Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan
Dr. Malinda Smith, Dr. Gregor Wolbring and Ms. Jaya Dixit - 草莓污视频导航鈥檚 Dimensions EDI Initiative
Dr. Malinda Smith, Dr. Rob Thompson and Dr. Leslie Reid - Plan for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in Research & Teaching Awards
LAUNCH - Presidential Task Force on EDIA
March 8, 2023
Dr. Ed McCauley, President and Vice-Chancellor, 草莓污视频导航 - Opening remarks
Dr. Penny Werthner, Interim Provost & Vice-President (Academic), 草莓污视频导航 - Opening remarks
Dr. Malinda Smith, Vice-Provost, Associate Vice-President Research (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion), 草莓污视频导航 - Opening remarks