À¦°óSMÉçÇø Desautels Faculty of Management Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Activity Tracker
May 2023
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Action Item | Progress-to-Date | Details |
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Student Experience | Ìý | Ìý |
Teaching-Related Activities | Ìý | Ìý |
EDI related activities added to several classes. (See Details.) | Ongoing | Multiple speakers, both internal and external to Desautels have attended various classrooms as guest speakers and panelists across all academic areas. |
Other Events & Activities for Students | Ìý | |
Creating a master's student recruiting plan targeted at increasing representation of underrepresented groups (URGs). | Ongoing | Currently being implemented |
Women in Business Wellness Discussion Group | Ongoing | A partnership w/ the Wellness Hub, the Desautels Wellness Advisor and the EDI team; these will be guided conversations to support women identifying students in business |
BIPOC in Business Wellness Discussion Group | Ongoing | A partnership w/ the Wellness Hub, the Desautels Wellness Advisor and the EDI team; these will be guided conversations to support BIPOC students in business |
EDI case writing competition | January-March | 5 teams of students participated in an EDI case writing competion led by Tatiana Gauvin; cases will be made available to faculty for use at no cost |
Blanket Exercise | September-October | Organized by Chantal Westgate, the EDI team supported the delivery of a series of Blanket Exercises on the subject of colonization and Indigenous sovereignty |
2 scholarships/bursaries to be established for Black students | January | Proposal put forward to À¦°óSMÉçÇø's ABR team; funds approved for use to develop 2 scholarships/bursaries |
Designed EDI Advocacy Program | April | Advocacy program open to all students; includes a community of practice and potential to act as EDI Advocates to support EDI strategic planning |
Participating in Faculty initiaitve to examine Bcom admissions process to improve access for under-represented groups | Ongoing | Ìý |
Report for Bcom Admissions Working Group on implementation strategies and outcomes for pathway initiatives for underrepresented groups at other faculties, universities and business schools | In process; to be submitted by end of April 2022. | Bcom admissions review working group is exploring the idea of introducing "pathways" for URG's but desire additional info/data re: outcomes and implementation. |
Conduct an audit of Desautels student mentorship programs for EDI considerations | December | Completed in partnership w/ IMSF Fellows program; report w/ recommendations will follow in Summer 2023 |
IMSF Fellowship | Ongoing | The EDI team supported the work of 3 IMSF Fellows in the 2022/23 academic year; the EDI team will be managing 2 projects in the 2023/24 academic year w/ additional Fellows |
Member of the PhD Project to support Black PhD students | Ongoing | Ìý |
Development of a summer camp for Indigenous youth | Ongoing - Initial Idea Stage | Collaboration w/ multiple other Faculty Initiatives/Institutes (including I&E) |
Explore À¦°óSMÉçÇø | Ongoing | Designed 2 management workshops for potential students participating in Explore À¦°óSMÉçÇø |
Ongoing collaborations with Branches - Pick Your Path Program | Ongoing | The EDI team supported the attendance of 7 prospective Black CEGEP students in a Desautels stream of the Pick Your Path Program for Black Youth. Also developed 2 workshops for the both Black and Indigenous prospective students |
Manage Student Training Working Group | Ongoing | Student Training working group has been reviewed & improved mandate has been created. Established partnership w/ Our Shared Spaces |
Research and Knowledge | Ìý | Ìý |
Provided thought leadership on EDI related issues by publishing and/or commenting in mass media, social media and podcasts. | Ongoing | Ìý |
Publishing and commenting on articles on EDI related topics in press, social media. | Ongoing | EDI-related media mentions can be viewed here: /desautels/channels_item/323 |
Identify funds to support the hiring of 1 RA on EDI research projects | April | Job posting has been advertised; selection process to occur over the Summer of 2023 |
Laurent Piccard Distinguished Lecture on EDI topic | March | Alexandra Kalev attended and presented to faculty members |
Dobson Lean Women Startup | Ongoing | À¦°óSMÉçÇø Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship unveiled program dedicated to women entrepreneurs to launch in Fall of 2022. |
Outreach | Ìý | Ìý |
Presentation on À¦°óSMÉçÇø's ABR plan at Faculty Council | Completed | Terri Givens and Karen Diop invited to present |
Manage Indigenous Initiatives Working Group | Ongoing | Completing new terms of reference and mandate for working group |
Manage ABR Initiatives Working Group | Ongoing | Completing new terms of reference and mandate for working group |
In initial stages of preparing to apply for consideration to participate in the Progressive Aboriginal Relations Program through the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business | Ongoing | Prep work will continue in collaboration w/ the Indigenous Initiatives Working Group in the Fall of 2023 |
Completed stakeholder analysis for EDI communication | Completed | Currently working on a strategy to better communicate EDI efforts at the faculty to our community via our social media channels. |
Consultations on EDI strategic planning | Ongoing | In ongoing dicussion with members of the Faculty Advisory Board, Faculty Council, Bcomm General Assembly, Working Groups, Industry Advisors, PhD students; Master's student leadership |
Black History Month Events: 5 events held in February in partnership with the Laidley Centre for Business Ethics | February | Invited attendees: Renee Cummings (AI), Wesley Crichlow (EDI Strategic Planning), Sabrina Jafralie (at Remembering Africville event), panelists Samantha Bateman of Integria Consulting, Kamal Aderidigbe of BNP Paribas and Leslie-Ann Lewis, CN and the West-Can Folk Performing Company |
Monthly EDI updates from the Dean | Ongoing | The Dean has issued a monthly EDI statement which is sent throughout the community and then posted on our website |
Exploring launch of Inter-Group Dialogue (IGD) | Ongoing | Ongoing collaboration between EDI team and various À¦°óSMÉçÇø partners to explore the possibility of introducing IGD |
Workforce | Ìý | Ìý |
Faculty | Ìý | Ìý |
Insituted EDI considerations in faculty hiring practices, including putting Dean's Reps on all hiring committees, guidelines for faculty hiring. | Ongoing | This resulted in a highly diverse group of new hires. Of 8, 5 women, 1 black man, 6 other racialized faculty members |
Held Faculty Recruiting event on March 31 | March | Event held in partnership w/ the Office of Indigenous Initiatives and the Office of the Provost |
Created EDI Teaching Award | February | Funds identified, process/criteria created and inaugural award advertised. Candidate selected. |
Developed an EDI course outline checklist | April | Launched in April in partnership w/ TLS |
Structured EDI considerations into annual faculty reviews | January | Reviews have been updated |
Collected data on EDI in the Annual Review process. | February | To be collected on an ongoing basis |
Land acknowledgment support developed for faculty members | September | Support session developed and will be available in Summer 2023 in advance of academic year |
Designed EDI Advocacy Program | April | Advocacy program open to faculty members; includes a community of practice and potential to act as EDI Advocates to support EDI strategic planning |
Initiated evaluation of the staffing of classes | Ongoing | Initiated in September; waiting on complete data for analysis |
Established EDI community of practice for faculty members | Ongoing | One session was held on the subject of EDI in teaching; community of practice to be reintroduced in Fall 2023 |
Instituted regular EDI reviews of course syllabi | Ongoing | Led by the EDI Team and TLS; ongoing since the Fall of 2022 |
Staff | Ìý | Ìý |
Exploring staff access to mental health/BIPOC wellness sessions | Ongoing | Consultation has occurred; in discussion w/ 2 facilitators re: budget and availability for Fall 2023 in process |
Land acknowledgment support developed for staff members | September | Support session developed and will be available in Summer 2023 in advance of academic year |
Staff Mentorship program in development | Ongoing | EDI Team supporting HR in the development of a staff mentorship program with EDI considerations |
Conduct an audit of Desautels mentorship programs | December | Completed in partnership w/ IMSF Fellows program; report w/ recommendations will follow in Summer 2023 |
Physical Space | Ìý | Ìý |
Advocacy for a caregiving space on-site | Ongoing | A space assessment is underway and the EDI team is advocating for creating a private space for mothers/caregivers to breastfeed |
Previous Trackers
28 April 2022
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Action Item | Progress-to-Date | Details |
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Student Experience | Ìý | Ìý |
Teaching-Related Activities | Ìý | Ìý |
EDI related activities added to several classes (see details). | Ongoing | For instance, sessions in MEI, EDI Conference with three panelests/EDI experts for students across several classes. Half-day visit by EMBA class to Kahnawa:ke in March with the TRC calls to action in mind for business. EDI session held in EMBA Sustainability Module with speaker Sema Burney. Various EDI sessions held in Tatiana Lamoureux Gauvin's Cross-Cultural Management class including "How to be an Ally & an Advocate," by Amber Cabral with the MBA group, the "Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Conference," and "Indigenous Representation," by Krystal Abotossaway, also with the MBA group. |
Other Events & Activities for Students | Ìý | |
Creating a master's student recruiting plan targeted at increasing representation of underrepresented groups (URGs). | Ongoing | New student recruiting plan for master's programs currently in implementation phase. |
Creation of a Women in Business page (part of the master's student recruiting plan) | Ongoing | New page which focuses on women's issues; has a focus on Desautels' committment to EDI, career resources and networking opportunities. |
Developed guidelines for on-campus recruiters. | Ongoing | Guidelines developed by the Industry Advisory Board, and are currently being rolled out. |
EDI case writing competition | January-March | Three teams of Bcom and Master's students participated in an EDI case writing competion led by Tatiana Gauvin. |
MBA Lecture Series | Most recent edition held in January | Prof. Patricia Hewlin and Jay Hewlin discussed key factors which hinder organizations from implementing EDI strategies. |
Held EDI events organized by students for students including conferences and workshops (see full list in details column). | Ongoing | Desautels African Business Initiative Conference during Black History Month; for ex. panel "Career Opportunities Within the Diaspora" on February 4, 2022. |
Participating in Faculty initiative to examine BCom selection and create pathways for underrepresented groups (URGs). | Ongoing | Committee created as part of the overall BCom redesign process to examine what we can do in our BCom selection to ensure admission of more members of URGs. |
Drafting report for BCom Curriculum Review Task Force on implementation strategies and outcomes for pathway initiatives for underrepresented groups (URGs) at other faculties, universities and business schools. | In process; to be submitted by end of April 2022. | BCom admissions review working group is exploring the idea of introducing "pathways" for URGs but continuing to search for further information on outcomes and implementation. |
Call for proposals to address Anti-Black Racism (ABR) | Applications received in March; projects ongoing. | Created a call for proposals for small grants related to ABR. Received 5 applications and are working with the applicants to revise proposals and assist in implementation. |
MDIIM Fellowship | Applications received in March; names of students the EDI team would work with submitted to Alexandra Samra on April 8. | Following successful completion of the program by our first MDIIM fellow, the EDI team is accepting students for the purpose of working on EDI related projects/research. Applicants have been through an interview process, and students selected for the Fellowship to be notified in the coming months. |
Member of the PhD Project to support PhD students from URGs. | Ongoing | The PhD project is an organization that helps members of URGs who are pursuing a PhD. It is a member sponsored organization offering workshops, job boards, etc. to aid in these efforts. |
Collaboration with Soutar Career Management about accessing and developing subsidized internships for Indigenous and International students. | Ongoing | In discussions to collaborate on the development of subsidized internships for Indigenous and International students. Further discussion and research to be completed before moving forward with the support of Career Management. |
Ongoing collaboration with Branches Programs (see details). | Ongoing | Two workshops organized by Joy Bennett for the Branches Explore À¦°óSMÉçÇø program. Professors Hollister and Dhir created workshops for prospective high school and cegep students from URGs. Prof. Dongyoung Lee requested a summer intern form the IMPRESS Program, designed to encourage Indigenous students to explore academic research; partnered with IMPRESS to identify participants and mentors as well as to amplify social media posts. Alumni guests O'Nell Agossa and Torie Williams took part in Pick Yor Path initiative, an online learning experience for Indigenous summer students between the ages of 16-25. |
Indigenous Alumni Meeting - EMBA | Ongoing | EMBA administration met with Indigenous alumni to assess student experience and discuss strategies for recruitment; future meetings to be held at a date to be determined. |
Research and Knowledge | Ìý | Ìý |
Provided "thought leadership" on EDI related issues by publishing and/or commenting in mass media, social media and podcasts. | Ongoing | For instance, Kai Zhu on Wikipedia information inequality on Delve; Karl Moore on Indigenous leadership in Forbes; Patricia Hewlin on supplier diversity. |
Publishing and commenting in articles on EDI related topics in press, social media. | Ongoing | EDI-related media mentions can be viewed here: /desautels/channels_item/323 |
Held Desautels-specific training session on EDI in research. | January | Presented by Uzma Jamil from the University's Equity team to 14 faculty members. |
Laurent Picard Distinguished Lecture on EDI topic. | March | Prof. Iris Bohnet of Harvard's Kennedy School gave Laurent Picard Distinguished Lecture on Women & Equality. |
Dobson Lean Women Startup | Ongoing | À¦°óSMÉçÇø Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship unveiled program dedicated to women entrepreneurs to launch in Fall of 2022. |
Outreach | Ìý | Ìý |
Presentation on University EDI efforts at Faculty Council. | Completed | Angela Campbell presented on University context of current EDI efforts. |
Creating Working Group on Indigeneity. | Ongoing | Associate Director, EDI, Karrie-Noelle Plohman has begun reaching out to previously identified members of the group and is outreaching for additional members, with a meeting to be called in May. |
Ongoing | Third meeting of this group held in Feburary with plans to continue the group going forward. | |
Created EDI at Desautels social media strategy to be implemented. | Implemented | Created a strategy to better communicate EDI efforts at the faculty to our community via our social media channels, including sharing EDI events and articles, with special campaigns for Black History Month and International Women's Day. |
Consultations on EDI strategy. | January/February | Presented in January/February to Executive Committee, Faculty Advisory Board, Faculty Council, Bcomm General Assembly, Working Group, Industry Advisors, PhD students; Master's student leadership plans in place to present to additional student groups. |
February | Session on authenticy in the workplace moderated by an alum (Lysie Solomon) and featuring Patria Hewlin and three alums (Audrea Golding (BA’92), Partner at Fragomen, Martin Laguerre (BCom’95), Executive Vice-President and Head of Private Equity and Capital Solutions at the Caisse de dépôt et de placement du Québec, and Bertrand Cesvet (MBA’90), former Chairman and Senior Partner at Sid Lee). | |
Ongoing | The Dean continues to issue a monthly EDI statement which is sent throughout the community and then posted on our website. | |
Exploring launch of Intergroup Dialogue (IGD) | Ongoing | Ongoing collaboration between EDI team and student leaders to explore potential launch of Intergroup Dialogue program to resolve ongoing EDI conflict through sustained group dialogue. |
Workforce | Ìý | Ìý |
Faculty | Ìý | Ìý |
Insituted EDI considerations in faculty hiring practices, including putting Dean's Reps on all hiring committees, guidelines for faculty hiring. | Ongoing | This resulted in a highly diverse group of new hires to begin teaching in Fall 2022 or Winter 2023. |
Collected data on EDI in the Annual Review process. | February | Ìý |
Analyzing results of annual merit review process to understand demographic effects. | April/May | Ìý |
Staff | Ìý | Ìý |
Draft EDI Interview Guide developed for staff hiring. | Draft completed in April | EDI Interview guide developed by Jordana Saada (and team); final edits being reviewed and will be implemented w/in Desautels upon conclusion. |
Physical Space | Ìý | Ìý |
Updating art collection for representativeness. | Ongoing | Faculty is in the process of acquiring an additional piece of Indigenous art. |
December 09, 2021
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Action Item | Progress-to-Date | Details |
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STUDENT EXPERIENCE | ||
Teaching-Related Activities | ||
EDI related in-class activities added in classes. | Complete | MBA Japan Panel on EDI, Dave D'Oyen in HR class, MEI incorporated EDI sessions in multiple programs; more to come moving forward. |
Enhancing EDI component in MBA leadership course. | Complete | Ìý |
Teaching brown bags. | Ongoing | Latest edition "How to respond to blatant aggressions in the moment and after they occur" held on 22 November, 2021. |
Creating a master's student recruiting plan targeted at increasing representation of underrepresented groups (URGs). | Ongoing | Ìý |
Other Events & Activities for Students | ||
Training on EDI leadership by Adriana Greenblatt in Master's orientation. | Complete | Held in July. |
Developed micro-aggression training for students and delivered at Master's and BCom levels. | Complete | Delivered to Master's and BCom students in October & November. |
Developing cross-cultural training for students. | Ongoing | To be rolled out in Spring 2022. |
Added mentoring information to website for students. | Complete | Ìý |
Added tags in myFutureÌýto identify opportunities targeted to Equity groups. | Complete | Ìý |
Presented EDI overview in all Master's orientations and BCom orientation. | Complete | Complete in July and August. |
Creating guidelines for EDI in on-campus recruiting. | Ongoing | Career Services is working with the Corporate Advisory Board on this; to be rolled out in the Winter. |
Panel on Equitable Careers in Finance | Complete | Part of the À¦°óSMÉçÇø International Portfolio Challenge in October. |
Held EDI events organized by students for students including conferences and workshops (see full list in column labelled "Detail"). | Ongoing | Events Included: DGWA Bias in AI in March; DGWA Embracing Female Leadership in a New Era in August; DGWA Sharing Experiences: Navigating the Job Search in September; DGWA Stir It Up: Faculty & Friends Mixer in November; DGWA&DGCC Career Paths in Consulting & Strategy in December; DGLA Diversity & Art [Joined the 34 edition of IMAGE+NATION Movie Festival] in November. |
RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE | ||
Provided "thought leadership" on EDI related issues by publishing and/or commenting in mass press, social media and podcasts. | Ongoing | Included articles by Prof. Patricia Hewlin, Prof. Karl Moore. |
Publishing and commenting in articles on EDI related topics in press, social media. | Ongoing | EDI-related media mentions can be viewed here: /desautels/channels_item/323 |
Planning Desautels-specific training session on EDI in research. | Scheduling in January | Ìý |
Indigenous Voices Event | Complete | Held on September 30, 2021. |
Completed (successful) application for Laurent Piccard for Iris Bohnet. | Complete | Event to be held in Winter, exact date to be determined. |
Wrote application for SSHRC grant on race, gender. | Complete | Ìý |
Held research seminars related to EDI issues across areas. | Ongoing | EDI related seminars given by Noah Askin, Insead; Emilio Castilla, MIT; Isabel Fernandez-Mateo, LBS; Jeraul Mackey, Harvard |
OUTREACH | ||
Internal presentations about EDI efforts. | Complete | Examples included: Town Hall Report on Staff EDI Focus Groups; shared report on Faculty EDI Focus Groups. |
Presentation on University EDI efforts at Faculty Council. | Scheduled in January | To be held January 28, 2022. |
Creating Working Group on Indigeneity. | Ongoing | To be created by January 2022. |
Created Industry EDI Advisory Group. | Complete | Held meetings in June and October to discuss best practices and guidelines for on-campus recruiting. |
Conducted alumni focus groups. | Complete | Data from these incorporated in strategic planning. |
United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education report included section on EDI progress. | October | Went to press in early October. |
EDI at Desautels social media strategy to be implemented. | In development | Currently working on a strategy to better communicate EDI efforts at the faculty to our community via our social media channels. |
WORKFORCE | ||
General | ||
Held micro-aggressions workshops for Desautels staff/faculty). | Complete | Two sessions held in October. |
Staff | ||
Creating inclusive onboarding guide for new employees. | Complete | Ìý |
EDI topics and updates added to Admin staff Town Hall and Master's Team meetings. | Complete | Additional topics added on an ongoing basis. |
Creating Staff Training Plan around existing central EDI trainings for staff, starting with survey. | Complete | Ìý |
Creating guidelines for staff hiring. | Final stages of review | Ìý |
Developing list of places to post staff jobs to better reach URGs. | Complete first draft | Positions are now being posted on various EDI websites to promote our positions to different groups. |
Faculty | ||
Instituted EDI considerations in faculty hiring practices, including putting Dean's Reps on all hiring committees, guidelines for faculty hiring. | Complete | Ìý |
Joined PhD Project to aid in recruiting of racialized-faculty. | Done but needs to be disseminated | Ìý |
Conducted hiring training sessions with University Director of EDI on faculty hiring. | Complete | 4 sessions complete over summer: over 60 faculty members attended. |
Present findings from focus groups to faculty. | November | Presentation created to be shared with all academic areas. |
PHYSICAL SPACE | ||
Assessment of accessibility and ergonomic needs. | Ongoing | Ìý |
Surveying art collection for representativeness. | Ongoing | Several pieces of Indigenous art are being considered for additions to our collection. |
March 31, 2021
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Action Item | Lead | Progress-to-Date | Details |
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STUDENT EXPERIENCE | |||
Teaching-Related Activities | |||
Conducted survey of faculty about EDI in Teaching. | EDI Team/ Angela Guadagno | Complete | Ìý |
Held three teaching brown bags for faculty. | EDI Team/Angela Guadagno | Complete | EDI and Teaching (Lisa Cohen, Angela Guadagno), Managing Micro-Aggressions in the Classroom (Lisa Cohen, Angela Guadagno), Infusing EDI in Teaching (Michelle Lu, Daphne Demetry, Sebastien Betermier) |
Recommended that all syllabi include an EDI statement. | Angela Guadagno | Complete | Ìý |
Creating guidelines for admissions to special classes/experiences. | EDI Team | In-progress (Summer) | Ìý |
Creating best-practices document for masters student admissions (gathered data on existing admissions practices used here and practices elsewhere). | Jordana Saada | In-progress (Summer) | Ìý |
Creating guidelines for dealing with classroom controversies. | EDI Team | In-progress (Summer) | Ìý |
Other Events & Activities for Students | |||
Organized presentation for students on how to report EDI issues within À¦°óSMÉçÇø (and posted the recording on the EDI webpages). | Jordana Saada/Kelly Cassidy | Complete | Ìý |
Created KPMG Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Leadership Award as part of larger award. | Desautels UA Team/Bensadoun School of Retail | Complete | Ìý |
Held EDI events organized by students for students including conferences and workshops (see full list in column labelled "Detail"). | Various student groups | Ongoing | Events Include: Bachelors of Commerce À¦°óSMÉçÇø DABI - Conference on Post-Disruption: An Era of Reconstruction Red Point Capital: Women in Alternative Assets Desautels Sustainability Network - Reconciliation and Decolonizing Business Workshop Desautels Women in Business - VIII Conference Women in Capital Markets - DWIB Speaker Series Master's Programs Desautels Business Challenge - Marketing+D&I case competition Maters Programs DGWA Negotiations Workshop DGWA and Desautels Business Tech Club - Bias and AI DGSS O-week Workshop(s) on EDI Social Impact in Business - Workshop with a social impact-driven company Addressing Unconscious Bias in the Workplace - Speaker event Insights from Industry - Social media series including inputs from professionals on EDI topics Workshop on LGBTQ+ Inclusion Investing with EDI Focus - Social impact investing panel Pride Celebration - Participation in the parade and an O-week picnic |
Adding tags in myFuture to identify opportunities targeted to Equity groups. | Desautels Career Services/EDI Team | In-progress (April) | Ìý |
RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE | |||
Laurent Piccard speaker, Renee Adams, Oxford, on Divergent women. | Francesca Carrieri/Desmond Tsang/Brian Rubineau | Complete | Ìý |
Created a research tab on the EDI webpage that highlights some of the EDI related research that is being done at Desautels. | EDI Team/Communications Team | Complete | Ìý |
Creating "tags" for EDI related research on webpage. | EDI Team/Communications Team/Uzma Majeed | Ongoing | Ìý |
Published EDI related research: Multiple faculty members have published articles related to EDI issues in academic journals. | Multiple faculty members | Ongoing | Multiple faculty members including: John Paul Ferguson, Kartik Ganju, Patricia Hewlin, Elena Obukhova, Emmanuelle Vaast |
Provided "thought leadership" on EDI related issues by publishing and/or commenting in mass press, social media and podcasts. | Multiple faculty members | Ongoing | Multiple faculty members including: Patricia Hewlin, Warut Khern-am-nuai, Marie-Josee Lamothe, Karl Moore, Brian Rubineau |
Held research seminars related to EDI issues across areas. | Multiple faculty members | Ongoing | Ìý |
Planning Desautels session on EDI in research. | Emma Vaast/EDI Team | In-progress (Summer) | Ìý |
Plan to have members of Canada Chair selection committee attend training. | Emma Vaast/EDI Team | In-progress (Fall) | Ìý |
OUTREACH | |||
Enhanced communication of EDI plans and actions within and beyond the Desautels community. | EDI/Communications Teams | Ongoing | For instance: Announcement of creation of new EDI position, Communication of our Phase 1 EDI plan, 120-day EDI report, Presentations to Faculty Council, Staff Town Halls, Faculty Advisory Board |
Participated in EDI events as speakers/panelists/judges. | Various members of Desautels Community | Ongoing | Events included: MBA EDI Challenge, EFMD External & Alumni Relations Conference, Chappuis Halder & Co D&I Hackathon Entrepreneurship events, À¦°óSMÉçÇø Branches Pick Your Path programs, À¦°óSMÉçÇø Black History Month, DGWA Negotiations Workshop. |
Created EDI webpages that include information on EDI actions and resources | EDI/Communications Teams | Ongoing | Ìý |
Connected with EDI leaders in North American Universities | Lisa Cohen | Ongoing | Ìý |
Engaged in conversations with potential donors around EDI initiatives. | UA Team/Desautels EDI Teams | Ongoing | Ìý |
Advising to other EDI groups within À¦°óSMÉçÇø including Arts, Max Bell School, Student Services. | EDI Team | Ongoing | Ìý |
Creating Alumni EDI Advisory Group. | UA Team/Desautels EDI Teams | In-progress (Summer) | Ìý |
Creating Industry EDI Advisory Group. | Career Services Team/EDI Team | In-progress (Summer) | Ìý |
Planning Alumni Focus Groups to learn about alumni experiences and ways to engage alumni in EDI efforts | Joy Bennet/Julia Savaria/EDI Team | In-progress (April) | Ìý |
WORKFORCE | |||
General | |||
Held micro-aggressions session for Desautels staff/faculty (over 50 attendees). | EDI Team | Complete | Ìý |
Staff | |||
Conducting survey of staff around training needs as a basis for creating training plan around attending EDI trainings. | EDI Team | Ongoing | Ìý |
Adding EDI topics and updates to Admin staff Town Hall and Masters Team meetings. | Jordana Saada | Ongoing | Ìý |
EDI topics and updates added to Admin staff Town Hall and Masters Team meetings. | Jordana Saada | Ongoing | Ìý |
Creating Staff Training Plan around existing central EDI trainings for staff, starting with survey. | EDI Team | In-progress (Summer) | Ìý |
Creating guidelines for hiring of staff. | EDI Team | In-progress (Summer) | Ìý |
Faculty | |||
Submitted proposal for ABR faculty hiring slot. | EDI Team | Complete | Ìý |
Created Faculty EDI Connectors group for facilitating EDI information transfer. | EDI Team | Complete | Ìý |
Creating guidelines for hiring of faculty. | EDI Team | In-progress (Summer) | Ìý |
Conducting survey of faculty around training needs as a basis for creating training plan around faculty attending EDI trainings. | EDI Team/Angela Guadagno | In-progress (Summer) | Ìý |
Planning training sessions with SEIA on faculty hiring, contingent on hiring plans. | EDI Team/SEIA | In-progress (Summer) | Ìý |
PHYSICAL SPACE | |||
Updated information on gender neutral and physically accessible washrooms. | Infrastructure Team | Complete | Ìý |
Continual re-assessment of accessibility | Infrastructure Team/EDI Team | Ongoing | Ìý |
Assessment of ergonomic needs. | Infrastructure Team | Ongoing | Ìý |
Surveying art collection for representativeness. | EDI Team | In-progress | Ìý |
Assessment of accessibility in our buildings. | Jordana Saada with SPOT | In-progress (April) | Ìý |
OTHER: CROSS CATEGORY ACTIVITIES, GENERAL ASSESSMENT AND EDI INFRASTRUCTURE | |||
Gathering Data on EDI Experiences, Issues and Representation | |||
Held student focus groups to understand issues and experiences related to EDI with BCom, Masters and PhD students. | EDI Team | Complete | Ìý |
Conducted staff focus groups on EDI. | EDI Team | Complete | Ìý |
Conducted interviews with all program and unit directors about EDI needs and issues. | EDI Team | Complete | Ìý |
Holding faculty focus groups on EDI. | EDI Team | In-progress (April) | Ìý |
Working with Central Planning to access additional data on EDI. | Brian Rubineau | In-progress (April) | Ìý |
Creating Infrastructure & Team | |||
Created First Responders for EDI issues and to oversee training planning. | EDI Team | Complete | Ìý |
Created EDI working group including students, staff and faculty. | EDI Team | Complete | Ìý |
Desautels research related to EDI
New report finds supplier diversity a novel subject in Canada
Published: 2 Dec 2021Narrative in the Economic Sphere: The International Monetary Fund and the Scripting of a Global Economy
Published: 18 Aug 2021Professors Vaast and Pinsonneault awarded 2021 SSHRC Insight Grant
Published: 22 Jul 2021Robert Nason, Associate Professor of Strategy & Organization, awarded William Dawson Scholar
Published: 16 Jun 2021From ideal workers to ideal work for all: A 50-year review integrating careers and work-family research with a future research agenda
Published: 31 Mar 2021
Thought leadership related to EDI
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