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President's Advisory Committee on Building an Inclusive Community (PACBIC)

February 11, 2021 – Agenda and Minutes

President’s Advisory Committee on Building an Inclusive Community (PACBIC)

Thursday February 11, 2021 10:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Virtual: Microsoft Teams

AGENDA

  1. Welcome and Introductions (10 min)
  2. Updates and Announcements (20 min)
  3. Discussion: Statement on Building an Inclusive Community -refresh (40 min)
  4. Website refresh https://pacbic.mcmaster.ca/ (20 min)
  5. Adjournment

Next PACBIC Meeting:

Thursday April1,2021, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

President David Farrar attending 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Members Present: Eugenia Zuroski (Co-Chair), Arig al Shaibah (Co-chair), Faith Ogunkoya (Vice-Chair), Sara Tamjidi (Vice-Chair), Nicole Agyei-Odame, Alexis Cochrane, Karen Arnott, Hasnain Khan, Jessica Blackwood, Catherine Booker, Joanne Buckley, Jordan Carrier, Andy Crowell, Juliet Daniel, Arlene Dosen, May-Marie Duwai-Sowa, Erica Dao, Ali Habon, Candy Hui, Krista Jamieson, Sujane Kandasamy, Karla Martinez Pomier, Siobhan Koch, Calvin Prowse, Paige Maylott, Wanda McKenna, Mehrunnisa Shiraz, Dilyana Mincheva, Nick Marquis, Nya Wuol, Maryam Rahat, Rodrigo Narro Perez, Sheereen Harris, Sydney Valentino, Sneha Wadhwani, Elisabet Service, Lynne Serviss, Sashaina Singh, Sophia Roth, Karen Sutton, Ryan Tse, Vanessa Watts, Yimeng Wang, Kim Zarzuela

Guests: Dr. Kim Dej, Acting Vice Provost, Faculty Associate Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Science and Dr. Lori Goff, Director, Paul R. MacPherson Institute for Leadership, Innovation and Excellence in Teaching

Member Regrets: Faiza Hirji, Muneeb Ahmed, Christian Barborini, Cal Biruk, Shelley Porteus, Maddie Brockbank

Equity and Inclusion Office: Kate Brown, Craig Foye, Pilar Michaud, Marla Brown, Chelsea Gibson, Khadijeh Rakie, Wil Fujarczuk, Katelyn Knott, Joan Johnson (minutes),

Ombuds Office: Carolyn Brendon (Ex-Officio)

Community Members Present: Ayokunnumi Osinowo

1. Welcome and Introductions

Gena Zuroski opened the meeting by acknowledging that McMaster University sits on the traditional territories of the Mississauga and Haudenosaunee Nations, and within the lands protected by the Dish with One Spoon wampum agreement (ref: IEC May 2016).

The working group co-conveners were then invited to introduce themselves: Andy Crowell – Interfaith Working Group

Juliet Daniel and Rodrigo Narro Perez – Race, Racialization and Racism (R3) Jessica Blackwood and Calvin Prowse – Disability, Inclusion, Madness, Accessibility, Neurodiversity (DIMAND)

Vanessa Watts and Jordan Carrier – First Nations, Métis and Inuit Priorities (FNMI)

Announcements and Updates were shared from each of the working groups. H.E.A.R.T Workshops Nov 2020, DisAbility Discussion Dec 3, 2020, Chaplaincy Protocol, Sr Leadership Trainings, Nov 13 & 20, 2020.

2. Strategic themes for Teaching and Learning at McMaster – Visioning Exercise

Facilitated by Dr. Kim Dej, Acting Vice Provost, Faculty Associate Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Science, and Dr. Lori Goff, Director, Paul R.

MacPherson Institute for Leadership, Innovation and Excellence in Teaching.

Following the presentation, there was discussion and feedback. The presentation was shared with the committee for reference.

3. Adjournment and Next Meeting

The meeting was adjourned at 3:00 pm.

The next meeting:

Thursday February 11,2021, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. via Microsoft Teams

Please send regrets to pacbic@mcmaster.ca