People, community, culture, and belonging
Society benefits when all individuals experience safety and belonging. Inclusion and respectful engagement by all peoples in our teaching, research, and service is our commitment. By engaging with communities through our teaching, research, and service, we address systemic barriers that prevent individuals from realizing and experiencing belonging and inclusion. We are committed to the principles of accessibility, equity, diversity, inclusivity, anti-racism, and decolonization. We support the whole community, including the needs of diverse groups, through recruitment of diverse students, faculty, and staff.
Towards Western at 150
People, Community, and Culture
People, Community, and Culture
Commitments
Increase the scholarships for equity-deserving peoples
2022
- $280,000 in scholarships available to Graduate Students Living with Disabilities
- A bursary through the Office of the Registrar was established to support Early Childhood Educators in the MPEd, in the field of Early Childhood Education
- ↑ the number of financial need and equity-based student awards to 20
Expand student and alumni engagement
2022
- 194 alumni attended Faculty of Education events
- Alumni and Donor giving ↑ 117%
- Over 150 community visits by the Dean or the Director of Community Engagement and Development
- Carol Johnson Scholarship established
- New lecture series celebrates Education professor emeritus, Peter Jaffe’s legacy of dedication to ending domestic violence
2023
- Hosted 2nd annual Teacher Appreciation Event at Museum London
Continue to foster a community based on trust and respect, which is guided by integrity and sustainability
2022
- Equity Committee established as a standing committee of the Faculty
- Seven academic leaders and four administrative leaders completed the full suite of Western's Excellence in Leadership Program
2023
Expand diverse representation and support of designated people, including LGBTQ2+ and people with disabilities in faculty, staff, and students
2023
- Dr. Wayne Martino, received a SSHRC Insight Grant: “Supporting transgender students and transgender affirmative education in a context of resurgent anti‐trans backlash and far‐right extremism”
