Recommendations and Activities:
5.1
5.1
5.1
A2/A3
A4
A8
A11
C4
5.1
- Continuing to collaborate with EDIO and FMP to identify new campus spaces for equity-deserving student organizations, including spaces alongside the Black Research Network.
5.1
- Partnering with UTMSU and undergraduate clubs to consider options to expand UTM’s Student Centre, which might include new office and program space for Black and equity-deserving students.
5.1
2024 Update
- Collaborated to develop, submit, and earn approval for UTM’s proposal to create new space for Black students.
- Continued to explore ways to prioritize equity-deserving groups in space booking requests and increase awareness among all students of spaces available.
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2022 Update
- Exploring ways to prioritize equity-deserving groups in space booking requests and to increase awareness among all students of spaces available.
A2/A3
2024 Update
- Continued to advocate to expand the availability and use of data from U of T’s student equity census.
- Leveraged other data sources – e.g., NSSE and BCCSE surveys – to inform service planning for equity-deserving students, including through our advancing academic advising and orientation projects.
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2022 Update
- Advocating to expand the availability and use of data from U of T’s student equity census.
- Continuing to collect and share equity data from provincial, national, and international surveys of UTM students.
A4
2024 Update
- Continued to co-lead our most significant student access programs, including SEE UTM for Black identifying students in Peel Region high schools: 40+ students have participated in the program since its launch in 2022.
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- Planned to grow the program to engage 50 students annually starting in 2025.
- Worked with local school boards to run a series of Access Days: i.e., opportunities for Black high school students to explore campus, make friends, and join Black-led workshops about higher education.
- Launched the STEAM Academy, designed for Black high school students to connect with UTM mentors as they earn community service hours on campus.
- Hosted Kuumba, a one-day event run with Peel District School Board, which welcomed 300+ Black middle school girls to campus to meet students and alumni and participate in workshops about women in STEAM.
- Partnered with the 100 Strong Foundation to host 50+ Black middle school students on campus in summer 2022 and 2023, running workshops to celebrate Black identity and discuss the power of post-secondary education.
- Organized Black Excellence STEAM Day, collaborating with faculty, school boards, and Black-led student groups on workshops highlighting opportunities across all university fields: 50 Black students participated in 2023.
- Continued to run the Black Youth Mentorship Program with Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Peel, connecting Black youth with UTM student mentors.
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2022 Update
- Continuing to collaborate with UTM’s Office of the Registrar to lead some of our most significant student access programs, including SEE@UTM for Black identifying students in Peel Region high schools.
A8
2024 Update
- Continued to lead UTM’s welcome events, including Black Excellence Orientation, which engaged 80+ students in 2023: 92% of event attendees agreed that this orientation shared valuable information.
- Expanded UTM’s online resource guide tailored for incoming Black students, adding a print guide.
- Continued to advocate for new resources to fund transition programs for Black and equity-deserving students.
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2022 Update
- Continuing to lead UTM’s welcome and orientation events, including sessions for Black students and families.
- Advocating annually for new resources to fund transition programs for Black and equity-deserving students.
A11
2024 Update
- Launched the Black mentorship program with the Office of Advancement, pairing twelve Black students with Black alumni mentors. Started discussions to double the number of program participants in 2025.
- Ran a Black alumni panel designed to support Black first-year students in choosing a program of study.
C4
2024 Update
- Continued to open experiential opportunities to Black students, including by offering 17 student service co-op placements over the last two years through SEE UTM.
- Promoted on-campus internships to diverse communities, designing programs grounded in our commitment to inclusive excellence.
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2022 Update
- Continuing to participate in student access programs, including by hosting Black co-op students for SEE@UTM.
- Continuing to administer and host OISE internships that actively seek Black graduate students and graduate students committed to building undergraduate access programs.
Other Efforts:
Developed New Funding Stream
- Developed a new funding stream to support on-campus activities delivered by Black, Indigenous, and racialized student groups.