Pillar 5: Student Success
To create learning opportunities to meet the current and emerging needs of students, employers, and communities.
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Divisions and Areas
Advancement
| Objectives | Actions |
|---|---|
| Provide a user experience that is accessible to everyone in several ways. | Work collaboratively to create a user-centric approach to the application process. |
Human Resource Services, Corporate Legal, Safety, Security, and Centre for Learning and Program Excellence
| Objectives | Actions |
|---|---|
| Foster inclusive, supportive and respectful behaviours and work environments for staff and students through: Supporting the transfer of EDI training | Increased employee awareness of EDI topics (i.e. unconscious bias; barriers to diversity and inclusion) and sharing ideas for fostering inclusive work and learning environments. |
| Considering EDI into policy development. | Reduce systemic barriers within the College’s policy framework. |
| Using our recruitment processes to select employees whose values align with the EDI values and commitments of the College | Departmental recruitment efforts will include EDI values and commitment which will translate to the appointment of successful candidates who demonstrate these values/commitments |
Research Partnerships and Innovation
| Objectives | Actions |
|---|---|
| Ensure students are given opportunities to be involved in research projects. | Provide EDI training as a requirement of the coop placement. Give the students exposure to EDI which then will be a soft skill that they take into their future workplace as well as highlight it on their resume. |
Schools of Business, IT and Creative Arts
| Objectives | Actions |
|---|---|
| Publicize and celebrate the achievement of underrepresented students. | Ask faculty to nominate students to be showcased. Show case the work of 2 underrepresented students per year. |
| Increase the amount of Indigenous content in academic programs. | Work with the school of Indigenous Education to determine how best to increase the content in our existing programs. |
School of Continuing Education and Regional Campuses
| Objectives | Actions |
|---|---|
| Foster Culture of Inclusion in SCE. | Locate the Calendar put together by Diversity and Inclusion. Create 4 links in SCE to the calendar. |
| Review language in course materials to ensure it is inclusive and appropriate (i.e., Indigenization of courses and content). | It is added to list of requirements for the in-progress process. |
School of Health Science and Community Service
| Objectives | Actions |
|---|---|
| Ensure accessibility in Flexible Online Delivery Model (FODM) for all students in our programs. | Each Chair to discuss with their departments and take action as needed. |
| Review Admission requirements in each program to ensure there are no barriers to admission for applicants. | Change admission requirements as necessary to ensure equity in application and admission process. |
| Apply principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) when creating curriculum. | Faculty continue to work with CPLE to enhance and enrich learning. |
School of Hospitality and Culinary Arts
| Objectives | Actions |
|---|---|
| Target additional co-op partnerships with indigenous businesses and communities for SIE culinary placements. | Co-op coordinator to work with SIE to target indigenous employers on communities. |
| Designate gender-neutral change rooms. | New gender-neutral change room on 4th floor. |
| Revisit posters / imagery / paintings and marketing at PGI. | Review all currently posted marketing and discuss. |
School of Indigenous Education
| Objectives | Actions |
|---|---|
| Develop Four Seasons training for students. | Work with Four Seasons provider to develop content. |
| Provide an opportunity for students and staff to connect with an Elder and learn Indigenous ways of knowing and being. | Host noon hour events with Elders. |
| Eliminate barriers for Pathway program admission requirements. | Propose admission requirements for approval by SAC. Update website. |
| Develop a module that provides newcomers with accurate information on Indigenous peoples’ history. | Create a learning module with correct information and inclusion of Elder in the classroom for newcomer students. |
| Develop Navigation Coach MS Teams site to build relationships with students and offering space for students to virtually support one another. | Build MS Teams site and communicate to students College-wide. |
| Increase connections between students and staff in the new Compass Skills program. | Met with CICan team to create the inclusion-diversity-and equity plan. |
Student Services and Global Partnerships
| Objectives | Actions |
|---|---|
| Demonstrate our commitment to the success of our students through innovative engagement efforts that begin before application and continue after graduation. | Engage the Student Association to solicit feedback from students and collaborate on engagement efforts. Develop a student feedback mechanism(s) within SSGP to understand the barriers and identify room for improvement with an EDI focus. (“customer satisfaction”). Provide opportunities for intercultural competency training to all students (international & domestic). |