The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) team needs your help!
Consultation Sessions
Camosun’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion is embedded in its mission and prioritized in its Strategic Plan 2023-2028. To animate this vision for an inclusive campus for all its members, ϳԹ is beginning work on formulating its EDI plan. We would like to request your participation in a focus group discussion with other participants to provide your perspectives on:
The barriers to inclusion at Camosun
How we may work together to remove the barriers
How to better educate our campus members on EDI
How to strengthen and celebrate the diversity of our community.
How to Participate
Please see the schedule of consultation sessions for students, employees and members of the community at each campus, and click on the registration link to secure a spot. Select only one section.
Schedule
Lansdowne
| Group | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student focus group | Monday, Sept. 16 | 1-2 pm | WT 102 |
| Persons with disability focus group | Monday, Sept. 23 | 1:30-3 pm | WT 102 |
| Employee focus group | Tuesday, Sept. 24 | 10-11 am | WT 234 |
| 2SLGBTQI+ focus group | Thursday, Oct. 3 | 9-10:30 am | F 210 |
| Racialized persons focus group | Wednesday, Oct. 9 | 2-3:30 pm | E 344 |
| Indigenous focus group | Tuesday, Oct. 15 | 1-2:30 pm | WT 234 |
Interurban
| Group | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employee focus group | Wednesday, Sept. 18 | 2:30-3:30 pm | LACC 321 |
| Student focus group | Thursday, Sept. 19 | 10-11 am | CHW 234 |
| Persons with disability focus group | Tuesday, Oct. 1 | 1-2:30 pm | CBA 102 |
| Racialized persons focus group | Monday, Oct. 7 | 3-4:30 pm | CBA 285 |
| 2SLGBTQI+ focus group | Thursday, Oct. 10 | 9:30-11 am | CHW 234 |
| Indigenous focus group | Wednesday, Oct. 16 | 2-3:30 pm | CBA 145 |
If you are unable to participate in any of the above focus groups, please contact us at edi@camosun.ca so we can add you to additional focus groups that may take place in-person or online.
Confidential feedback
If you’d prefer to provide your perspectives confidentially without identifying yourself and/or in writing only, you can do that in this .
More Information
Purpose
Building on extensive work that led to the creation of the EDI Policy 2018, we are seeking perspectives from the college community to identify goals and actions toward a more equitable, diverse and inclusive work and study environment for all our community members.
Voluntary Participation
Your participation is completely voluntary. You may leave the focus group discussion at any time without explanation.
Privacy and Confidentiality
The group discussion would be audio recorded and transcribed. All records of your participation would be confidential. Only the team conducting the focus group will have access to the information you provide. Your responses will be aggregated (combined with other participants’ responses) and reported out as themes. Our conversation will adhere to BC Privacy Laws. This includes not using any identifiable information (such as names) during the discussions.
Use of Results
The information you provide will inform Camosun’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion plan for the next 5 years. The perspectives gathered in the focus groups will be organized by themes to identify goals and actions. The draft of the plan will be shared with the college community for further feedback before being submitted for approvals.
Contact information
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
We look forward to your participation and are grateful for your time!