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Appendix D. RAC Subcommittee EDI+I Minutes

RAC Subcommittee EDI+I Minutes March 9, 2021 | 3:00pm-4:00pm | Zoom

RESEARCH ADVISORY COUNCIL

Present: Satwinder Bains, Jerri-Lynne Cameron (Chair), Lucy Lee, Lenore Newman. Recorder: Tracy Morrison.

Regrets: Shelley Canning.

Welcome

 Jerri-Lynne Cameron welcomed everyone to the meeting and introduced the purpose of thegroup.  This subcommittee group will be focused on ideas for EDI+I in research at UFV, and will report toRAC on a regular basis.  This group will also be used as an advisory committee for the Strategic Research Plan.

1. Discussion 1.1 Ideas for this group

 There was a discussion if workshops should be offered to assist those in grant writing toinclude EDI language and ensure questions on gender are addressed.  It was noted that there will be two workshops offered toward the end of term that will either be offered to researchers who would be viewed as influencers, and then others whoare interested, or just offered to everyone to begin with. There will be two workshops, twohours long each regarding EDI in research and will address grant writing.  HREB members should be targeted for the EDI workshops.  An EDI action plan should explore the challenges of work that is being distributed amongfaculty at UFV. It was noted that women and people of colour appear to be asked to do more for workload, but then people being tapped to move up is not appearing equal in opportunities.

2.1 Next meeting

 This group will invite the new EDI Director to the next meeting.  This group will work with the EDI Director and how EDI can be embedded in research.  This group will work to identify what the barriers are to establishing research careers at UFVfor faculty. This can focus on points of access, support, etc.  This group will review the EDI action plan from the larger UFV EDI committee and identifywhich ones relate to research.  Jerri-Lynne will connect with the President’s Office to review what is being offered throughthe EDI training subcommittee.