EDI Action Objectives - Equity and Inclusion Office

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EDI Strategy Progress Report By Arig al Shaibah, Associate Vice-President, Equity and Inclusion Office May 27, 2020

Progress Report

Details about McMaster’s strategic planning and management process are documented in:
Towards Inclusive Excellence: A Report on McMaster University’s EDI Strategy.

1. Communication and coordination of EDI imperative

Objective 1 explanation — Objective 1: To enhance campus community understanding of inclusive excellence as an institutional imperative, and to improve campus-wide EDI efficacy: short, medium and long-term priorities

2. Data-informed and evidence-based EDI planning and decision-making

Objective 2 explanation — Objective 2: To enhance systems and resources to support data-informed and evidence-based EDI related planning, decision-making and practice: short, medium and long-term priorities

3. Inclusivity and interdisciplinarity in curricula and scholarship

Objective 3 explanation — Objective 3: To enhance inclusivity and opportunities for interdisciplinarity in curricula and scholarship across Departments and Faculties: short, medium and long-term priorities

4. Baseline EDI leadership training and development

Objective 4 explanation — Objective 4: To enhance inclusive leadership capabilities by establishing baseline EDI training requirements and offering ongoing professional development: short, medium and long-term priorities

5. Equity-seeking group consultation, engagement and support

Objective 5 explanation — Objective 5: To enhance opportunities for meaningful consultation with, engagement of, and provision of support to equity-seeking groups: short, medium and long-term priorities

6. Recruitment and retention of equity-seeking groups (students and employees)

objective 6 explanation — Objective 6(i): To enhance the recruitment and retention of equity-seeking employees Objective 6(ii): To enhance the recruitment and retention of equity-seeking students: short, medium and long-term priorities