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Community engagement committee

Committee mandate

The Community Engagement EDI Committee will identify, review, and recommend coordinated and collaborative educational, and communications activities related to EDI and community engagement that Faculties, Units, and the Office for Equity and Enclusion (OEI) may engage in with public and private organizations, schools, other provincial universities, and communities.

Three key objectives

1 Develop a campus master plan reflective of our campuses’ place in Mi'kma'ki, especially regarding the naming conventions for buildings, streets, and physical features such as gardens.
2 Provide opportunities for faculty, staff, and students to engage with communities.
3 Establish two positions at the Associate/Assistant VP level to ensure that cultural safety among each of these subpopulations remains integral to all conversations at the highest levels of the university. The Registrar, to enhance recruitment of these subpopulations in consultation with access providers who already have programs serving these communities. These individuals would ambassadors for these underserved and historically disadvantaged populations. They would develop a Strategic plan for achieving improved access, retention, and success of these populations, and we recommend the creation of community advisory boards to guide and support their efforts.