About the EDI-R program
Services provided by IST touch the entire campus community in a variety of forms. To ensure service delivery that is equitable and inclusive, and in support of the University's commitment to Strengthening Sustainable and Diverse Communities, we have launched a new program aimed at embedding equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism (EDI-R) in the daily operations of the department.
Embedding EDI-R practices into standard operating procedures will have a far reach that is a critical component in creating an equitable, inclusive, and safe campus that fundamentally shifts the culture of not only IST, but the entire University.
Program benefits
- Increase commitment to achieving results in EDI-R and allocate sufficient resources.
- Ensure alignment of projects to ongoing EDI-R strategy.
- Provides advice, expertise and structure for those eager to make positive change but unsure of how to move forward.
- Enable collaboration and sharing of expertise across projects/initiatives.
- Coordinated reporting on progress and outcomes of projects/initiatives.
- Leverage work done within a project/initiative to implement changes more broadly across the unit (where appropriate).
Vision
"IST’s service delivery to the broader campus community will be equitable and inclusive at all levels and modes of delivery. Applying an EDI-R lens when developing new procedures or changing operations will be status-quo rather than a novel or occasional concept. Staff and leadership will have adequate resources and/or knowledge of how to leverage relevant expertise to ensure EDI-R is a constant consideration in how work is conducted, similar to how cost, efficiency of process, or assigning the correct resources is a constant consideration."
We want to hear from you
Do you have feedback or suggestions for how IST can be more equitable in our services and operations? Please reach out to Anne Paulson, anne.paulson@uwaterloo.ca.