Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Serve as a resource for faculty, staff, residents and learners on matters related to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Decolonization (EDID)
2. Direct faculty, staff, residents and learners to relevant EDID supports
3. Chair the PaLM EDID Committee meetings
4. Engage the department on EDID dialogue
5. Assist in developing policy and process as it relates to EDID, where applicable
6. Attend relevant Western, Schulich and LHSC committee meetings
7. Provide updates on Committee activities at departmental meetings

Membership

• Mark Darling, Chair
• Ana Cabrera
• Tanya Charyk Stewart
• Angela DeCandido
• Johan Delport
• Savita Dhanvantari
• David Driman
• Deanna Goyette (LHSC)
• Miguel Quiñones-Mateu

Minutes

• PaLM EDID Committee Summary of Activity and Progress (PFD, 0 KB)

• Glossary of Terms
• Writing Guidelines: Racial and Ethnic Identity
• Words Matter: AAP Guidance on Inclusive, Anti-biased Language

• Western’s Indigenous Initiatives Website

• Land Acknowledgment Resources (PDF, 52 KB)
• Questions to Inform your Land Acknowledgment (PDF, 42 KB) 
• Presentation by Dr. Rebekah Jacques (PDF, 491 KB)

• Anti Racism Report 2021 (PDF, 220 KB)
• 2024 Diversity Calendar (PDF, 1.41 MB)
• Pathology & Pronouns (PDF, 252 KB)
• Western Equity Census (PDF, 7.60 MB)

• Education Modules
  • Equity Diversity, Inclusion and Decolonization (EDI-D) in Academia: Medical Sciences

• Unconscious Bias Modules
  • Introduction to Unconscious Bias (Western OWL)
  • Unconscious Bias in the Peer Review Process
  • Implicit Association Test
  • Breaking Down Bias in Admissions

Western HR Required Training

Western is committed to being part of the solution in creating a more inclusive place where we all feel a strong sense of belonging.

The Office of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI), in consultation with Student Experience, Human Resources, the Human Rights Office, employee group representatives, and the Office of Indigenous Initiatives, has developed an e-learning module called Building Inclusivity through Anti-Racism.

The module is self-paced and can be completed in approximately 45 minutes. To successfully complete the module, employees need 80% or higher on a quiz within OWL. The quiz can be re-taken as many times as needed. After successful completion of the quiz, participants can obtain a certificate confirming their completion of the e-learning module by clicking on "Certification" on the left side menu, and training records will be updated within My Human Resources.

• Black Students' Association
• Council on Reforming Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for Trainees (CREDIT)
• Digital Student Experience
• Employee Wellbeing
• Human Rights Office
• Indigenous Student Centre
• Learner Experience Office
• Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Decolonization (EDID)
• School of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies: Self-Care
• Schulich Wellbeing
• Society of Graduate Students (SOGS) Racial Equity & Inclusivity Commissioner
• SOGS Peer Support
• University Students' Council Ethnocultural Support Services

• Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Misconduct
• Gender-Based Sexual Violence
• Student Code of Conduct