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- "body": "[{\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"value\": \"<p><strong><em>The EUS Equity Committee</em></strong> is a committee\\r\\nunder the <a href=\\\"President\\\" class=\\\"wikilink\\\"\\r\\ntitle=\\\"President\\\">President</a>'s portfolio. EUS Equity promotes\\r\\ndiversity, inclusion, and equity in engineering at McGill University.\\r\\nThe committee is chaired by the Equity Commissioner. The committee\\r\\ncommunicates mostly through the EUS Equity <a\\r\\nhref=\\\"https://www.facebook.com/eusequity\\\">facebook page</a>.</p>\\r\\n<h2 id=\\\"general\\\">General</h2>\\r\\n<p>McGill\\u2019s EUS Equity Committee promotes diversity, inclusion and\\r\\nsocial equity in Engineering at McGill.</p>\\r\\n<p>Social equity states that everyone should have access to the same\\r\\nresources and be able to succeed in our society. Contrarily to equality\\r\\n(is given the same resources) equity takes into consideration people\\u2019s\\r\\nidentities and how that allows them to move through society. In\\r\\nsummation: \\u201cEquality is giving everyone shoes, Equity is giving everyone\\r\\nshoes that fit.\\u201d</p>\\r\\n<p>The committee creates discussions about how to make our university\\r\\nenvironment more inclusive. This group of students talks about issues\\r\\nregarding gender identity, race, sexual orientation, ability, mental\\r\\nhealth, universal design, teaching &amp; learning and much more. EUS\\r\\nEquity conducts equity training for student leaders to incorporate\\r\\nequity values within our engineering culture. The committee also works\\r\\nwith faculty in order to coordinate our efforts to increase diversity in\\r\\nengineering at McGill.</p>\\r\\n<p>If you are looking to get involved, feel free to email the Equity\\r\\nCommissioners at <a\\r\\nhref=\\\"mailto:equity@mcgilleus.ca\\\">equity@mcgilleus.ca</a> or message the\\r\\ncommittee on the EUS Equity facebook page.</p>\\r\\n<p>The EUS Equity policy can be <a\\r\\nhref=\\\"https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/0B5HPcDrRC3V6cDZ6bjVicHh1b1U\\\">found\\r\\nonline</a>.</p>\\r\\n<h2 id=\\\"complaints\\\">Complaints</h2>\\r\\n<p>Equity complaints are brought up to the Equity Commissioner following\\r\\nthe equity policy. The commissioner can provide safe, non-judgmental,\\r\\nand confidential support to the people involved in the complaint.</p>\\r\\n<p>You can also submit a complaint by using the <a\\r\\nhref=\\\"https://equitycommissioner.typeform.com/to/nMg32N\\\">Incident\\r\\nResponse Form</a>. The form accepts anonymous and non-anonymous\\r\\ncomplaints. if you choose to disclose your identity, the response\\r\\ncommittee will be entirely judgment-free and everything that you\\r\\ndisclose will be kept confidential. Equity Commissioners will check this\\r\\nform regularly.</p>\\r\\n<h1 id=\\\"events\\\">Events</h1>\\r\\n<h2 id=\\\"workshops\\\">Workshops</h2>\\r\\n<p>The objective of the workshop is to give the participants a different\\r\\nperspective and inform about equity and inclusivity. It is a meeting\\r\\nthat engage a discussion or an activity between the participants and the\\r\\nworkshop instructors. The norms of the workshops given by the equity\\r\\nCommittee are respect, engagement, openness, inclusiveness and\\r\\nconfidentiality. Scenarios are discussed, opinions are shared and list\\r\\nof resources are usually made accessible during the workshops. The\\r\\nEquity Committee wish to provide tangible tools for the audience to know\\r\\nhow to make events accessible, use inclusive language, deal with\\r\\nstudents with specific needs, learn what resources and services are\\r\\navailable and how to access them and solve real-life situations. The\\r\\nworkshops are given to multiple councils of McGill University and during\\r\\nlectures like FACC 100 with an intro to safer space and diversity. There\\r\\nis also workshops that are given on workshop facilitation skills. These\\r\\nworkshops give the facilitators tools to open and present complete and\\r\\ninclusive workshops.</p>\\r\\n<h2 id=\\\"forums\\\">Forums</h2>\\r\\n<p><strong>Audience</strong></p>\\r\\n<p>All members of the McGill engineering community are invited to attend\\r\\nthis forum. One of the forum's purpose is to bridge the gap between\\r\\nstudents, staff and professors, in terms of perceptions and conceptions\\r\\nof diversity and inclusivity.</p>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"fall_forums\\\">Fall Forums</h3>\\r\\n<p>Hosted by the EUS Equity Committee, the Faculty of Engineering and\\r\\nthe Mary Brown Fund, the Fall Forum aims to bring up topics of diversity\\r\\nin Engineering at McGill. This event is a great way to meet people\\r\\ninterested in making Engineering at McGill more inclusive and connect\\r\\nwith different groups on campus, faculty or industry leaders. The Forum\\r\\nallows attendees to discuss issues and work towards solutions to\\r\\nimplement. It usually consists of a talk by a speaker and it is followed\\r\\nby discussion from a panel of leaders in the McGill community. Attendees\\r\\nare able to share their experiences, discuss with speakers common\\r\\nproblems and potential mechanisms and strategies to deal with them, and\\r\\nform allyships across the spectrum of the engineering community based on\\r\\nimproved understanding. During the event, refreshments and food are be\\r\\nprovided and the admission is free.</p>\\r\\n<p><strong>Format</strong></p>\\r\\n<p>A keynote presentation followed by questions to the speaker, followed\\r\\nby a panel which is interrupted at some point to launch into roundtable\\r\\ndiscussions within the audience; at the end of these discussions, each\\r\\ntable brings back the results of its discussions to the general audience\\r\\nand the panel, to relaunch the panel discussions.</p>\\r\\n<p><strong>Benefits</strong></p>\\r\\n<p>This forum, included in a series of events, will aim at building\\r\\nlong-term support networks within the engineering community, through\\r\\nsharing of perspectives and experiences; developing a shared\\r\\nunderstanding of the challenges and benefits of creating a truly diverse\\r\\nand inclusive community in Engineering; maintaining an atmosphere of\\r\\ncommon engagement and commitment towards this community. It initiated\\r\\nnumerous conversations with McGill Staff, Faculty members and students.\\r\\nCollaborations, experiences, issues and potential actions were\\r\\ndiscussed. The subjects of inclusivity, accessibility and\\r\\nmicroaggressions in EUS events, in the classroom and laboratories,\\r\\nadmissions process, design competitions and teams, student projects,\\r\\ninternships and transition to the workforce, classroom material,\\r\\nleadership positions in students groups, and diversity within the\\r\\nstudent and the professors body were covered as well. At the end, over\\r\\n40 stakeholders were consulted.</p>\\r\\n<p><strong>Funding</strong></p>\\r\\n<p>Funded in part by the Mary Brown Fund. (add link)</p>\\r\\n\", \"id\": \"883497f6-8a3a-454e-98df-cf0dd724d950\"}, {\"type\": \"tabs_section\", \"value\": {\"tabs\": [{\"type\": \"item\", \"value\": {\"title\": \"2014\", \"content\": \"<p><strong>Speaker</strong></p>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n<li>Dr. Karen Tonso, Associate Professor at Wayne State University\\r\\n(Michigan). Presented background information on the challenges that\\r\\naffect underrepresented and excluded groups in engineering</li>\\r\\n</ul>\\r\\n<p><strong>Panelists</strong></p>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n<li>Charmaine Lyn, Director of Medical Admission in the Faculty of\\r\\nMedicine at McGill University.</li>\\r\\n</ul>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n<li>Prof Tal Arbel, Associate Professor in the department of Electrical\\r\\nand Computer Engineering at McGill university.</li>\\r\\n</ul>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n<li>Sara Houshmand, PhD student and recipient of the McGill University\\u2019s\\r\\ninaugural Award for Equity and Community Building.</li>\\r\\n</ul>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n<li>Lor\\u00e9ane Goma, Bachelor student in Mining Engineering at McGill in\\r\\n3rd year</li>\\r\\n</ul>\\r\\n\"}, \"id\": \"3ea9b490-9aa0-4f52-b698-6877180ea5d5\"}, {\"type\": \"item\", \"value\": {\"title\": \"2015\", \"content\": \"<p><strong>Speaker</strong></p>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n<li>Brie Code, Programmer in the video game industry, is part of the\\r\\nadvisory committee for YES Montreal's Advancing Women in STEM through\\r\\nMentorship Project. Presented ...</li>\\r\\n</ul>\\r\\n<p><strong>Panelists</strong></p>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n<li>Adeola Odusanya, Bachelor student in Chemical Engineering at\\r\\nMcGill.</li>\\r\\n</ul>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n<li>Prof Gaskin, Associate Professor in the department of Civil\\r\\nEngineering at McGill university.</li>\\r\\n</ul>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n<li>Tynan Jarrett, Equity Education Advisor (LGBTTQ) at McGill\\r\\nUniversity's SEDE office.</li>\\r\\n</ul>\\r\\n\"}, \"id\": \"d5e0e95f-d1f0-48ff-89ed-a4d85fe9c7fb\"}]}, \"id\": \"06948001-f731-4ecf-bf92-ffb074b56356\"}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"value\": \"<p><tab name=\\\"2014\\\"></p>\\r\\n<p><strong>Speaker</strong></p>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n<li>Dr. Karen Tonso, Associate Professor at Wayne State University\\r\\n(Michigan). Presented background information on the challenges that\\r\\naffect underrepresented and excluded groups in engineering</li>\\r\\n</ul>\\r\\n<p><strong>Panelists</strong></p>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n<li>Charmaine Lyn, Director of Medical Admission in the Faculty of\\r\\nMedicine at McGill University.</li>\\r\\n</ul>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n<li>Prof Tal Arbel, Associate Professor in the department of Electrical\\r\\nand Computer Engineering at McGill university.</li>\\r\\n</ul>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n<li>Sara Houshmand, PhD student and recipient of the McGill University\\u2019s\\r\\ninaugural Award for Equity and Community Building.</li>\\r\\n</ul>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n<li>Lor\\u00e9ane Goma, Bachelor student in Mining Engineering at McGill in\\r\\n3rd year</li>\\r\\n</ul>\\r\\n<p></tab> &lt;tab name=\\\"2015\\\", index=\\\"2\\\"&gt;\\r\\n<strong>Speaker</strong></p>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n<li>Brie Code, Programmer in the video game industry, is part of the\\r\\nadvisory committee for YES Montreal's Advancing Women in STEM through\\r\\nMentorship Project. Presented ...</li>\\r\\n</ul>\\r\\n<p><strong>Panelists</strong></p>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n<li>Adeola Odusanya, Bachelor student in Chemical Engineering at\\r\\nMcGill.</li>\\r\\n</ul>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n<li>Prof Gaskin, Associate Professor in the department of Civil\\r\\nEngineering at McGill university.</li>\\r\\n</ul>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n<li>Tynan Jarrett, Equity Education Advisor (LGBTTQ) at McGill\\r\\nUniversity's SEDE office.</li>\\r\\n</ul>\\r\\n<p></tab></p>\\r\\n\", \"id\": \"a1aba40b-86e2-4f27-bd35-ad65e27c5fe7\"}, {\"type\": \"tabs_section\", \"value\": {\"tabs\": [{\"type\": \"item\", \"value\": {\"title\": \"Winter Forums\", \"content\": \"<p><strong>Format</strong></p>\\r\\n<p>The forum consists of a 1.5hr panel discussion with experts working\\r\\nat the forefronts of UD and accessibility and are implementing Universal\\r\\nDesign into their work.</p>\\r\\n<p><strong>Benefits</strong></p>\\r\\n<p>This forum is the second in a series of events that will aim at\\r\\nbuilding long-term support networks within the Engineering community,\\r\\nthrough sharing of perspectives and experiences; developing a shared\\r\\nunderstanding of the challenges and benefits of creating a truly\\r\\ninclusive and accessible community in Engineering; maintaining an\\r\\natmosphere of common engagement and commitment towards this\\r\\ncommunity.</p>\\r\\n<p><strong>Speaker</strong></p>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n<li>Isabelle Cardinal, Consultation Services Director at Soci\\u00e9t\\u00e9\\r\\nLogique. Presented ....</li>\\r\\n</ul>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n<li>Michael Kokkolaras, Mechanical Engineering Professor at McGill\\r\\nuniversity. Presented...</li>\\r\\n</ul>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n<li>Jenna Laham, bachelor student in chemical engineering and member of\\r\\nthe EUS Equity Committee. Presented....</li>\\r\\n</ul>\\r\\n\"}, \"id\": \"9c94767d-5a08-4ac2-b4ca-e0f6a2d58a3b\"}]}, \"id\": \"5c804db0-0193-4e09-8195-ecc1840158d5\"}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"value\": \"<hr />\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"forums_on_universal_design\\\">Forums on Universal Design</h3>\\r\\n<p><strong>Description</strong> There is two types of Forum organized by\\r\\nthe Equity Committee that includes Universal Design.</p>\\r\\n<p>The first one was during the Winter semester. The Winter Forum talked\\r\\nabout Accessibility and Universal Design in the Faculty of Engineering\\r\\nand aimed to create awareness and further discussions. Theses discussion\\r\\nintroduced the concept and principles of Universally Designed\\r\\ntechnology, products and services. The forum focused on three topics of\\r\\nUD within industry: technology interface design, industrial product\\r\\ndesign, and physical space (architectural) design and planning.</p>\\r\\n<p>The second type is the Forum on Universal Design for Learning\\r\\nPrinciples which took place in Fall 2015. It focused on creating\\r\\nlearning environments which are accessible, inclusive and respect the\\r\\ndiversity of the Engineering student body.</p>\\r\\n<h4 id=\\\"about_ud_and_udl\\\">About UD and UDL</h4>\\r\\n<p>UDL is a sustainable, educational framework that guides the design of\\r\\nlearning goals, materials, methods, and assessments as well as the\\r\\npolicies surrounding these curricular elements with a diversity of\\r\\nlearners in mind. Just as physical barriers can hinder students to\\r\\naccess the classroom in our physical environment, curricular barriers\\r\\ncan exist in the instructional environment that can hinder learning for\\r\\nstudents with diverse learning styles.<br />\\r\\n<strong>Universal Design</strong> (UD) as a concept originated in the\\r\\nfield of architecture. UD as a concept is now widely applied in the\\r\\nfield of education, curriculum design and the design of learning\\r\\nenvironments where it is known as <strong>Universal Design for\\r\\nLearning</strong> (UDL). Engineering design is fundamental to the\\r\\nengineering curriculum; therefore, there is a need to ensure that design\\r\\ncurriculum -- especially in the design classroom or lab -- addresses\\r\\nthese issues so that McGill\\u2019s graduating engineers will have the tools\\r\\nand knowledge to design products and projects with everyone\\u2019s needs in\\r\\nmind. The aim of introducing UD in classrooms (e.g. in a design project\\r\\nform) is to build awareness and skills related to universal design and\\r\\nto improve inclusivity and accessibility of the engineering design\\r\\ncurriculum through resulting development of UD-ed ideas and\\r\\nproducts.</p>\\r\\n\", \"id\": \"b3f4d2cc-f414-4feb-a75d-8de451bf8896\"}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"value\": \"<p><tab name=\\\"Winter Forums\\\"></p>\\r\\n<p><strong>Format</strong></p>\\r\\n<p>The forum consists of a 1.5hr panel discussion with experts working\\r\\nat the forefronts of UD and accessibility and are implementing Universal\\r\\nDesign into their work.</p>\\r\\n<p><strong>Benefits</strong></p>\\r\\n<p>This forum is the second in a series of events that will aim at\\r\\nbuilding long-term support networks within the Engineering community,\\r\\nthrough sharing of perspectives and experiences; developing a shared\\r\\nunderstanding of the challenges and benefits of creating a truly\\r\\ninclusive and accessible community in Engineering; maintaining an\\r\\natmosphere of common engagement and commitment towards this\\r\\ncommunity.</p>\\r\\n<p><strong>Speaker</strong></p>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n<li>Isabelle Cardinal, Consultation Services Director at Soci\\u00e9t\\u00e9\\r\\nLogique. Presented ....</li>\\r\\n</ul>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n<li>Michael Kokkolaras, Mechanical Engineering Professor at McGill\\r\\nuniversity. Presented...</li>\\r\\n</ul>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n<li>Jenna Laham, bachelor student in chemical engineering and member of\\r\\nthe EUS Equity Committee. Presented....</li>\\r\\n</ul>\\r\\n<p></tab> <tab name='UDL Forum'></p>\\r\\n<p><strong>Format</strong></p>\\r\\n<p>The forum takes place similarly to the structure that the OSD used at\\r\\nSenate. A facilitator gives a brief 10 minutes introduction about UDL\\r\\nand then the audience is broke into three groups. Each group goes to\\r\\nthree different stations with different speakers. The speakers comes\\r\\nfrom different backgrounds and speak about their experience with UDL in\\r\\nengineering and why it\\u2019s especially valuable in our field.</p>\\r\\n<p>EUS Equity Committee, EUS executives, OSD (Tanja Beck), TLS (Maria\\r\\nOrjuelde Laverde)</p>\\r\\n<p><strong>Funding</strong></p>\\r\\n<p>Equity budget (SSMU and EUS)</p>\\r\\n<p><strong>Speakers</strong></p>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n<li>Jonathan Verrett, PhD student in Chemical Engineering.\\r\\nPresented..</li>\\r\\n</ul>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n<li>Prof. Jeff Gostick, Adjunct Professor in Chemical Enginerring at\\r\\nMcGill University. Presented... McGill\\u2019s PMEAL lab Attended conference\\r\\nthis summer by National Effective Teaching Institute (NETI-1)</li>\\r\\n<li>Mikhail Smilovic, PhD student in Civil Engineering. Presented...\\r\\nIntegrate sustainability into the curriculum opportunities to promote\\r\\ninnovation within faculty</li>\\r\\n</ul>\\r\\n<p><strong>Outcomes and Future Objectives</strong></p>\\r\\n<ol>\\r\\n<li>Opportunity for students and profs to meet outside the classroom,\\r\\nand meet people in the same program but with a different perspective and\\r\\nexperience.</li>\\r\\n<li>Build alliances between students and faculty.</li>\\r\\n<li>Provide a support network for students.</li>\\r\\n<li>Provide a learning experience on what universal design is, and what\\r\\nit means in the design of STEM classrooms and curriculum</li>\\r\\n<li>Look to improve engineering curriculum and find ways to incorporate\\r\\nUDL into the classroom and lab</li>\\r\\n</ol>\\r\\n<p></tab></p>\\r\\n\", \"id\": \"6c9e8b3a-f0ad-499c-b5a7-467e66ed0b70\"}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"value\": \"<h2 id=\\\"structure_of_the_committee\\\">Structure of the Committee</h2>\\r\\n<p>The committee is non-hierarchical and its composition depends on the\\r\\ncommissioners.</p>\\r\\n<h2 id=\\\"faculty_of_engineering\\\">Faculty of Engineering</h2>\\r\\n<p>The equity committee works in parallel with a lot of groups,\\r\\norganizations and committee within the McGill community. For example, to\\r\\nreach a wide audience, the workshops made by the Equity committee are\\r\\ngiven to many different organizations like : ASA, ChESS, CEUS, CMEUS,\\r\\nMAME, MEUS, QE, Blues Pub Managers, EUS execs, EUS Junior Council, POWE\\r\\nand others. Also, some Forums are brought together by more than one\\r\\ncommittee. The last forum was the work of EUS Equity Committee and SUS\\r\\nEquity Committee. Some stakeholders for the forums are from MESC, SEDE,\\r\\nCAPS or the OSD.</p>\\r\\n<dl>\\r\\n<dt></dt>\\r\\n<dd>\\r\\nElectrical, Computer, Software\\r\\n</dd>\\r\\n</dl>\\r\\n<p><strong>Stakeholders</strong></p>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n<li>McGill Staff and Services</li>\\r\\n</ul>\\r\\n<p>The McGill Engineering Student Center (MESC): Jessica Wurster,\\r\\nIndustry Liaison Associate The SEDE office: Sarah Malik and Tynan\\r\\nJarrett. CAPS: Cindy Mancuso, Diversity Career Advisor. The OSD: Tanja\\r\\nBeck</p>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n<li>Student Groups</li>\\r\\n</ul>\\r\\n<p>The Engineering Undergraduate Society (EUS). Promoting Opportunities\\r\\nfor Women in Engineering (POWE). National Society of Black Engineers\\r\\nMcGill (NSBE). The McGill Robotics Team. The Peer Support Network. The\\r\\nSustainability in Engineering At McGill group. The Computer Science\\r\\nUndergraduate Society. The IEEE McGill Chapter. Queer Engineering.\\r\\nGraduate Department Representatives.</p>\\r\\n<ul>\\r\\n<li>Professors</li>\\r\\n</ul>\\r\\n<p>Professor Joseph Kinsella and Dean Jim Nicell were also present.</p>\\r\\n<p><a href=\\\"Category:Committees\\\" class=\\\"wikilink\\\"\\r\\ntitle=\\\"Category:Committees\\\">Category:Committees</a> <a\\r\\nhref=\\\"Category:Curator&#39;s_Choice\\\" class=\\\"wikilink\\\"\\r\\ntitle=\\\"Category:Curator&#39;s Choice\\\">Category:Curator's Choice</a> <a\\r\\nhref=\\\"Category:President_Groups\\\" class=\\\"wikilink\\\"\\r\\ntitle=\\\"Category:President Groups\\\">Category:President Groups</a></p>\\r\\n\", \"id\": \"09ccfe1b-eebb-485b-a574-e0370211f3f5\"}]",

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