Consultation Update and Submission Options | Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism

May 24th, 2023

Terri Coles

We're nearing the end of the consultation period for the Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism Strategic Plan for Memorial University. Before we move to the next stage of the strategic planning process, we want to ensure everyone who wishes to contribute their observations, suggestions, and experiences has the opportunity to do so.

An image with a purple-and-yellow gradient background, and large text at the top that reads 'Have your say!' Smaller black text reads 'Do you have comments, observations and/or suggestions to share during our strategic planning process? If so, we want to hear from you!' Text inside white rounded rectangle underneath indicates that people can send written or audio responses to cralhankhanna@mun.ca.

During the consultation process, we have asked our participants four questions:

With regards to EDI-AR, what is Memorial University currently doing well?
At the current time, with respect to EDI-AR, what are some areas for improvement?
Looking forward 5-10 years from now, what should/could EDI-AR at Memorial “look like”?
Thinking about the kinds of things you would like to see in 5-10 years, what activities/actions do you suggest we undertake to get there?

If you were unable to attend one of our in-person or online consultation sessions, or if you have comments you would like to submit outside of a session, please reach out in one of the following ways.

Written Submissions

Members of the Memorial community who wish to contribute to the consultation session in writing can submit their responses to the above four questions in writing. Please email program manager Cherry Ralhan-Khanna with your submission either in the body of your email or in an attached document.

Audio Submissions

Members of the Memorial community who wish to contribute to the consultation sessions via audio can submit their responses to the above four questions in an audio file. Please record your responses and email the file to Cherry Ralhan-Khanna via WeTransfer or Dropbox.

Alternately, you can record your responses via voice-to-text software and submit the document to Cherry Ralhan-Khanna via email. Options for voice-to-text recording include:

Dictation software on Windows OS.
Dictation software on Mac OS.
Dictation software on iPhone OS.
Dictation software on Android OS.

Submissions will be kept confidential by the Vice Provost EDI-AR’s Office, and only authorized individuals associated with the EDI-AR advisory team will have access to the session summary notes. Information collected during the consultation process is not associated with the names of those submitting it, and only general identifiers like student, staff or faculty are used.