EngSoc will be hosting an EDI (equity, diversity, and inclusion) panel session at the beginning of June.
This panel is a great opportunity to educate ourselves on issues surround EDI, and I encourage everyone to attend. Logistics and how to register can be seen below. If you have any questions, please send me an email at inclusivity.b@engsoc.uwaterloo.ca
When: June 14th at 10:30am-12pm (noon)
Where: In-person only in Douglas Wright Engineering (DWE), room 3522
Where to register, submit questions and see bios: https://bit.ly/EDIPanelRegistration
Description: This Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion panel focuses on the stories of those who, after experiencing various types of discrimination, currently find themselves working in EDI. Featuring presentations by Barrington Walker, PhD (Associate Vice-President, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Professor, Department of History at Wilfrid Laurier University), Elliot Chapple, PhD (Director, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Indigenization at Queen’s University), and Amber Sandy, MA (Coordinator, Indigenous Knowledge and Science Outreach at Toronto Metropolitan University), the panel will give attendees the opportunity to reflect, ask questions, and learn how to become better allies. Bios of the panelists can be seen through the registration link, and you can also submit your questions through the same link.
Format: Presentations from speakers and then a Q&A period. To ensure they are answered, please submit your questions beforehand any time before the event.
It is going to be a great event. I hope to see you there!