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| title          = EUS Equity Committee
| title          = EUS Equity Committee
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|  data1  = 2014
|  data1  = 2014
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     | header1 = Current Executives
     | header3 = Current Executives
     | label2 = Equity Commissioners | data2 = Emilie Froeliger<br>Emily Curling
     | label4 = Equity Commissioner(s) | data4 = Elif Kurkcu, Stephanie Kirichu
     | label5 = Financial Officer |  data5 =
     | label5 = Workshop Coordinator |  data5 =  
    | label3 = Workshop Coordinator |  data3 = Kwesiga Kahigi
     | label6 = Forum Coordinator |  data6 =  
     | label4 = Forum Coordinator |  data4 =  
     | label7 = Communication Coordinator | data7 =  
     | label5 = Communication Coordinator | data5 = Lysandre Gagnon
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'''''The EUS Equity Committee''''' is a committee under the [[President]]'s portfolio. EUS Equity promotes diversity, inclusion, and equity in engineering at McGill University. The committee is chaired by the Equity Commissioner. The committee communicates mostly through the EUS Equity [https://www.facebook.com/eusequity facebook page].
'''''The EUS Equity Committee''''' is a committee under the [[President]]'s portfolio. EUS Equity promotes diversity, inclusion, and equity in engineering at McGill University. The committee is chaired by the Equity Commissioner. The committee communicates mostly through the EUS Equity [https://www.facebook.com/eusequity facebook page].


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The committee creates discussions about how to make our university environment more inclusive. This group of students talks about issues regarding gender identity, race, sexual orientation, ability, mental health, universal design, teaching & learning and much more. EUS Equity conducts equity training for student leaders to incorporate equity values within our engineering culture. The committee also works with faculty in order to coordinate our efforts to increase diversity in engineering at McGill.
The committee creates discussions about how to make our university environment more inclusive. This group of students talks about issues regarding gender identity, race, sexual orientation, ability, mental health, universal design, teaching & learning and much more. EUS Equity conducts equity training for student leaders to incorporate equity values within our engineering culture. The committee also works with faculty in order to coordinate our efforts to increase diversity in engineering at McGill.


If you are looking to get involved, feel free to email the Equity Commissioner at [mailto:equity@mcgilleus.ca equity@mcgilleus.ca] or message the committee on the EUS Equity facebook page.
If you are looking to get involved, feel free to email the Equity Commissioners at [mailto:equity@mcgilleus.ca equity@mcgilleus.ca] or message the committee on the EUS Equity facebook page.


The EUS Equity policy can be [https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/0B5HPcDrRC3V6cDZ6bjVicHh1b1U found online].
The EUS Equity policy can be [https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/0B5HPcDrRC3V6cDZ6bjVicHh1b1U found online].
QUESTIONS
-Did we get an award?


== Complaints ==
== Complaints ==


Equity complaints are brought up to the Equity Commissioner following the equity policy. The commissioner can provide safe, non-judgmental, and confidential support to the people involved in the complaint.
Equity complaints are brought up to the Equity Commissioner following the equity policy. The commissioner can provide safe, non-judgmental, and confidential support to the people involved in the complaint.
You can also submit a complaint by using the [https://equitycommissioner.typeform.com/to/nMg32N Incident Response Form]. The form accepts anonymous and non-anonymous complaints. if you choose to disclose your identity, the response committee will be entirely judgment-free and everything that you disclose will be kept confidential. Equity Commissioners will check this form regularly. 


= Events =
= Events =
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== Forums ==
== Forums ==
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| title          = EUS Equity Committee
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|  label1  = Established:
|  data1  = 2014
|  label2  = Email:
|  data2  = equity@mcgilleus.ca
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    | header1 = Current Executives
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    | label5 = Financial Officer |  data5 =
    | label3 = Workshop Coordinator |  data3 = Kwesiga Kahigi
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'''Audience'''
'''Audience'''


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This forum, included in a series of events, will aim at building long-term support networks within the engineering community, through sharing of perspectives and experiences; developing a shared understanding of the challenges and benefits of creating a truly diverse and inclusive community in Engineering; maintaining an atmosphere of common engagement and commitment towards this community. It initiated numerous conversations with McGill Staff, Faculty members and students. Collaborations, experiences, issues and potential actions were discussed. The subjects of inclusivity, accessibility and microaggressions in EUS events, in the classroom and laboratories, admissions process, design competitions and teams, student projects, internships and transition to the workforce, classroom material, leadership positions in students groups, and diversity within the student and the professors body were covered as well. At the end, over 40 stakeholders were consulted.
This forum, included in a series of events, will aim at building long-term support networks within the engineering community, through sharing of perspectives and experiences; developing a shared understanding of the challenges and benefits of creating a truly diverse and inclusive community in Engineering; maintaining an atmosphere of common engagement and commitment towards this community. It initiated numerous conversations with McGill Staff, Faculty members and students. Collaborations, experiences, issues and potential actions were discussed. The subjects of inclusivity, accessibility and microaggressions in EUS events, in the classroom and laboratories, admissions process, design competitions and teams, student projects, internships and transition to the workforce, classroom material, leadership positions in students groups, and diversity within the student and the professors body were covered as well. At the end, over 40 stakeholders were consulted.
'''Stakeholders'''
*McGill Staff and Services
The McGill Engineering Student Center (MESC): Jessica Wurster, Industry Liaison Associate
The SEDE office: Sarah Malik and Tynan Jarrett.
CAPS: Cindy Mancuso, Diversity Career Advisor.
The OSD: Tanja Beck
*Student Groups
The Engineering Undergraduate Society (EUS).
Promoting Opportunities for Women in Engineering (POWE).
National Society of Black Engineers McGill (NSBE).
The McGill Robotics Team.
The Peer Support Network.
The Sustainability in Engineering At McGill group.
The Computer Science Undergraduate Society.
The IEEE McGill Chapter.
Queer Engineering.
Graduate Department Representatives.
*Professors
Professor Joseph Kinsella and Dean Jim Nicell were also present.


'''Funding'''
'''Funding'''
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===Winter Forums===
===Forums on Universal Design===
 
'''Description'''
There is two types of Forum organized by the Equity Committee that includes Universal Design.
 
The first one was during the Winter semester. The Winter Forum talked about Accessibility and Universal Design in the Faculty of Engineering and aimed to create awareness and further discussions. Theses discussion introduced the concept and principles of Universally Designed technology, products and services. The forum focused on three topics of UD within industry: technology interface design, industrial product design, and physical space (architectural) design and planning.


Forum on Accessibility and Universal Design in the Faculty of Engineering
The second type is the Forum on Universal Design for Learning Principles which took place in Fall 2015. It focused on creating learning environments which are accessible, inclusive and respect the diversity of the Engineering student body.


'''Description'''
 
The aim of the forum is to create awareness and further discussions about accessibility and Universal Design as an integral part of the profession of engineers, planners and architects.  
====About UD and UDL ====
The forum will focus on applications of Universal Design (UD) as implemented in industry and in the fields of engineering, technology, architecture and urban planning. This discussion hopes to introduce the concept and principles of Universally Designed technology, products and services. It will focus on three topics of UD within industry: technology interface design, industrial product design, and physical space (architectural) design and planning. Design is fundamental to the engineering curriculum; therefore, there is a need to ensure that design curriculum addresses these issues so that McGill’s graduating engineers will have the tools and knowledge to design products and projects with everyone’s needs in mind. The aim of introducing UD in classrooms (e.g. in a design project form) is to build awareness and skills related to Universal Design and to improve inclusivity and accessibility of the engineering design curriculum through resulting development of Universally Designed ideas and products.
UDL is a sustainable, educational framework that guides the design of learning goals, materials, methods, and assessments as well as the policies surrounding these curricular elements with a diversity of learners in mind. Just as physical barriers can hinder students to access the classroom in our physical environment, curricular barriers can exist in the instructional environment that can hinder learning for students with diverse learning styles. <br>'''Universal Design''' (UD) as a concept originated in the field of architecture. UD as a concept is now widely applied in the field of education, curriculum design and the design of learning environments where it is known as '''Universal Design for Learning''' (UDL). Engineering design is fundamental to the engineering curriculum; therefore, there is a need to ensure that design curriculum -- especially in the design classroom or lab -- addresses these issues so that McGill’s graduating engineers will have the tools and knowledge to design products and projects with everyone’s needs in mind. The aim of introducing UD in classrooms (e.g. in a design project form) is to build awareness and skills related to universal design and to improve inclusivity and accessibility of the engineering design curriculum through resulting development of UD-ed ideas and products.
Engineering design is fundamental to the engineering curriculum; therefore, there is a need to ensure that design curriculum -- especially in the design classroom or lab -- addresses these issues so that McGill’s graduating engineers will have the tools and knowledge to design products and projects with everyone’s needs in mind. The aim of introducing UD in classrooms (e.g. in a design project form) is to build awareness and skills related to universal design and to improve inclusivity and accessibility of the engineering design curriculum through resulting development of UD-ed ideas and products.
 
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'''Format'''
'''Format'''
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This forum is the second in a series of events that will aim at building long-term support networks within the Engineering community, through sharing of perspectives and experiences; developing a shared understanding of the challenges and benefits of creating a truly inclusive and accessible community in Engineering; maintaining an atmosphere of common engagement and commitment towards this community.
This forum is the second in a series of events that will aim at building long-term support networks within the Engineering community, through sharing of perspectives and experiences; developing a shared understanding of the challenges and benefits of creating a truly inclusive and accessible community in Engineering; maintaining an atmosphere of common engagement and commitment towards this community.
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'''Speaker'''
'''Speaker'''
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*Jenna Laham, bachelor student in chemical engineering and member of the EUS Equity Committee. Presented....
*Jenna Laham, bachelor student in chemical engineering and member of the EUS Equity Committee. Presented....
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== Other Events ==
===UDL===
 
EUS Equity Committee, EUS executives, OSD (Tanja Beck), TLS (Maria Orjuelde Laverde)
 
This event aims to generate discussion on increasing access to the Engineering curriculum by implementing Universal Design for Learning principles.
 
The forum will focus on creating learning environments which are accessible, inclusive and respect the diversity of the Engineering student body. Just as physical barriers can hinder students to access the classroom in our physical environment, curricular barriers can exist in the instructional environment that can hinder learning for students with diverse learning styles.  Universal Design (UD) as a concept originated in the field of architecture. UD is  the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design." UD as a concept is now widely applied in the field of education, curriculum design and the design of learning environments where it is known as Universal Design for Learning (UDL). UDL is a sustainable, educational framework that guides the design of learning goals, materials, methods, and assessments as well as the policies surrounding these curricular elements with a diversity of learners in mind.
 
Engineering design is fundamental to the engineering curriculum, so there is a need to ensure that the design curriculum -- especially the design classroom or lab --tries to address these issues to be more inclusive to all. The aim of introducing UD in classrooms (eg. in a design project form) is to build awareness and skills related to universal design and  to improve inclusiveness and accessibility of the engineering design curriculum through resulting development of  UD-ed ideas and products.
 


'''Format'''
'''Format'''


Our plan is to mimic the structure that the OSD used at Senate. We’re going to have a facilitator give a brief 10 minute introduction about what UDL is and then break our audience (estimated 20 people) into three groups that will go to three different stations with different speakers. We’d like to have 1 TA, 1 professor, and 1 student speak about their experience with UDL in engineering and why it’s especially valuable in our field. We’re planning on each person giving a 10-15 minute presentation, and they’d be giving it three times to each of the groups.
The forum takes place similarly to the structure that the OSD used at Senate. A facilitator gives a brief 10 minutes introduction about UDL and then the audience is broke into three groups. Each group goes to three different stations with different speakers. The speakers comes from different backgrounds and speak about their experience with UDL in engineering and why it’s especially valuable in our field.  


EUS Equity Committee, EUS executives, OSD (Tanja Beck), TLS (Maria Orjuelde Laverde)


'''Funding'''
'''Funding'''


Equity budget (SSMU and EUS)
Equity budget (SSMU and EUS)
Speakers


'''Speakers'''
'''Speakers'''
:Jonathan Verrett - PhD student in Chemical Engineering
*Jonathan Verrett, PhD student in Chemical Engineering. Presented..
:Prof. Jeff Gostick - joined the department of Chemical Engineering in 2010
McGill’s PMEAL lab Attended conference this summer by National Effective Teaching Institute (NETI-1)
:Mikhail Smilovic - PhD student in Civil Engineering
Integrate sustainability into the curriculum opportunities to promote innovation within faculty


*Prof. Jeff Gostick, Adjunct Professor in Chemical Enginerring at McGill University. Presented... McGill’s PMEAL lab Attended conference this summer by National Effective Teaching Institute (NETI-1)
*Mikhail Smilovic, PhD student in Civil Engineering. Presented... Integrate sustainability into the curriculum opportunities to promote innovation within faculty


'''Outcomes and Future Objectives'''


#Opportunity for students and profs to meet outside the classroom, and meet people in the same program but with a different perspective and experience.
#Build alliances between students and faculty.
#Provide a support network for students.
#Provide a learning experience on what universal design is, and what it means in the design of STEM classrooms and curriculum
#Look to improve engineering curriculum and find ways to incorporate UDL into the classroom and lab


'''Outcomes'''
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Opportunity for students and profs to meet outside the classroom, and meet people in the same program but with a different perspective and experience.
==Structure of the Committee==
Build alliances between students and faculty.
The committee is non-hierarchical and its composition depends on the commissioners. 
Provide a support network for students.
Provide a learning experience on what universal design is, and what it means in the design of STEM classrooms and curriculum
Look to improve engineering curriculum and find ways to incorporate UDL into the classroom and lab


=Conferences=  
==Faculty of Engineering==


==Conference on Diversity in Engineering ==
The equity committee works in parallel with a lot of groups, organizations and committee within the McGill community. For example, to reach a wide audience, the workshops made by the Equity committee are given to many different organizations like : ASA, ChESS, CEUS, CMEUS, MAME, MEUS, QE, Blues Pub Managers, EUS execs, EUS Junior Council, POWE and others. Also, some Forums are brought together by more than one committee. The last forum was the work of EUS Equity Committee and SUS Equity Committee. Some stakeholders for the forums are from MESC, SEDE, CAPS or the OSD. 


=Structure of the Committee=
:Electrical, Computer, Software
The committee is based on commissioners and there are several other positions. These positions are the financial officer, the workshop coordinator, the forum coordinator, the communication director and the outreach coordinator. These positions can be filled by one or more people. Their respective duties are listed below.


'''Commissioners''': ?


'''Financial officer''': The financial officer is responsible for creating the committee’s budgets, keeping the Committee’s financial records up to date (filling out check requirements & updating budgets), and applying for funds both within EUS and externally.


'''Workshop coordinator''': The workshop coordinator is responsible for booking, scheduling facilitators and all logistics regarding the EUS Equity Committee’s workshop series.
'''Stakeholders'''


'''Forum coordinator''': The forum coordinator is responsible for organizing the forums (fall & winter) with the help of the committee. They head the team organizing the forum.  
*McGill Staff and Services
The McGill Engineering Student Center (MESC): Jessica Wurster, Industry Liaison Associate
The SEDE office: Sarah Malik and Tynan Jarrett.
CAPS: Cindy Mancuso, Diversity Career Advisor.
The OSD: Tanja Beck


'''Communications director''': The communication director is responsible for sharing articles and information on the Facebook page, maintaining the wiki page up to date and the overall social media part of the committee.
*Student Groups
The Engineering Undergraduate Society (EUS).
Promoting Opportunities for Women in Engineering (POWE).
National Society of Black Engineers McGill (NSBE).
The McGill Robotics Team.
The Peer Support Network.
The Sustainability in Engineering At McGill group.
The Computer Science Undergraduate Society.
The IEEE McGill Chapter.
Queer Engineering.
Graduate Department Representatives.


'''Outreach coordinator''': The outreach coordinator is responsible for planning events to recruit new members, collaborate with other equity organizations, etc. (Ex. Open forums, tabling)
*Professors
 
Professor Joseph Kinsella and Dean Jim Nicell were also present.
=Faculty of Engineering=
[[Category:Committees]]
 
[[Category:Curator's Choice]]
Workshops:  
[[Category:President Groups]]
 
 
:Architecture (ASA)
:Mining (CMEUS)
:Mechanical (MAME)
:Chemical (CHESS)
:Materials (MEUS)
:Civil (CEUS)
:Electrical, Computer, Software
:Junior Council
:Queer Engineer (QE)
:POWE
:Blues Pub Managers
:EUS Execs
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