Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that the UBC Point Grey campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam). We are grateful for the opportunity to live, work, learn, and grow on these lands that have always been a place of learning for the Musqueam, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history, and traditions from one generation to the next on this site.
About the UBC Sauder Principles and Goals Document
This is a living document that has received feedback from division chairs, members of faculty and staff, and student bodies. The document has been approved by Dean Helsley.
This document represents the first component in our EDI Strategic Planning for the UBC Sauder School. The EDI Committee is currently working with our UBC Sauder Communities and the Dean’s Office to set clear actions and key performance indicators (KPIs) in this space, along with who is accountable for actions and timelines. This will serve to measure progress and to ensure accountability.
Principle | Goal |
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1. An inclusive and respectful community |
A. Community that Embraces EDI
B. Inclusive Teaching and Learning
C. Inclusive Research
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2. Diverse and vibrant faculty, staff and students Recruiting and retention practices that eliminate biases and barriers, and increase representation of under-represented and marginalized groups in order to create an organization that embodies diverse perspectives, as well as enhances feelings of belonging, safety, and accessibility. |
A. Accessibility
B. Equitable Recruitment
C. Equitable Retention and Career Advancement
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3. Accountability, Engagement and Communication Timely reporting processes, community engagement, and transparent communication to the broader UBC Sauder community. |
A. Accountability
B. External Dialogue and Engagement
C. EDI-related Communication
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Some Key Terms and Definitions
Equity: Recognizing that everyone is not starting from the same place or history, deliberate measures to remove barriers to opportunities may need to be taken to ensure fair processes and outcomes. Equity refers to achieving parity in policy, process and outcomes for historically and/or currently underrepresented and/or marginalized people and groups while accounting for diversity. It considers power, access, opportunities, treatment, impacts, and outcomes, in three main areas:
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Diversity: Differences in the lived experiences and perspectives of people that may include race, ethnicity, colour, ancestry, place of origin, political belief, religion, marital status, family status, physical disability, mental disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, class, and/or socioeconomic situations. |
Inclusion: Inclusion is an active, intentional, and continuous process to bring marginalized individuals and/or groups into processes, activities, and decision-making to address inequities in power and privilege, and build a respectful and diverse community that ensures welcoming spaces and opportunities to flourish for all. |
2SLGBTQIA+: Two Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer (or Questioning), Intersex, Asexual (or sometimes Ally). The placement of Two Spirit (2S) first is to recognize that Indigenous people are the first peoples of this land and their understanding of gender and sexuality precedes colonization. The ‘+’ is for all the new and growing ways we become aware of sexual orientations and gender diversity. |
Historically, persistently, or systemically marginalized: This language was intentionally and carefully chosen to recognize that:
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IBPOC is a contemporary term that refers to Indigenous, Black and People Of Colour. Its origins are from the USA where the term is often expressed as BIPOC. At UBC and in other Canadian contexts, IBPOC is often used to place 'First Peoples first.' |
Disability and Access: Persons who have a significant and persistent mobility, sensory, learning, or other physical or mental health impairment; experience functional restrictions or limitations of their ability to perform the range of life’s activities; and may experience attitudinal and/or environmental barriers that hamper their full and self‐directed participation in University activities (UBC Policy 73). |
Intersectionality: The interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity as they apply to a given individual or group. The term was coined by lawyer, civil rights advocate, and critical race theory scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw to describe the “various ways in which race and gender intersect in shaping structural and political aspects of violence against women of color”. Intersectional identities create overlapping and interdependent systems of marginalization, discrimination or disadvantage. |

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Have any questions?
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Please contact
Kate White
Senior Associate Dean, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Katherine.White@sauder.ubc.ca.