Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 74.37
Liaison Manon Raby
Submission Date Dec. 24, 2024

STARS v3.0

Concordia University
PA-6: Institutional Climate

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.75 / 3.00 Christopher Plenzich
Project Lead
Equity Office
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6.1 Support for students from underrepresented groups

Does the institution support one or more programs, initiatives, or networks designed to address the specific needs of students with disabilities?:
Yes

Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s programs, initiatives, and networks for students with disabilities:

Access Centre for Students with Disabilities: https://www.concordia.ca/students/accessibility.html

Accessibility hub: https://www.concordia.ca/accessibility.html

Equity Office: https://www.concordia.ca/equity.html

 


Does the institution support one or more programs, initiatives, or networks designed to address the specific needs of students that identify as members of marginalized racial, ethnic, and/or Indigenous groups?:
Yes

Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s programs, initiatives, and networks for students that identify as members of marginalized racial, ethnic, and/or Indigenous groups:

Otsenhákta Student Centre: https://www.concordia.ca/students/otsenhakta.html

Noula Black Student Centre: https://www.concordia.ca/students/noula.html

Black Perspectives Office: https://www.concordia.ca/provost/about/areas/black-perspectives-office.html

President's Task Force On Anti-Black Racism: https://www.concordia.ca/provost/initiatives/task-force-anti-black-racism.html

Office of Indigenous Directions: https://www.concordia.ca/indigenous/about/office.html

Equity Office: https://www.concordia.ca/equity.html

STRIVE Task Force - Standing Together against Racism and Identity-based Violence:
https://www.concordia.ca/provost/initiatives/task-force-racism-identity-based-violence.html

 


Does the institution support one or more programs, initiatives, or networks designed to address the specific needs of LGBTQ+ students?:
Yes

Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s programs, initiatives, and networks for LGBTQ+ students:

Centre for Gender Advocacy: https://genderadvocacy.org/

QueerConcordia: https://www.facebook.com/QueerConcordia

STRIVE Task Force - Standing Together against Racism and Identity-based Violence:
https://www.concordia.ca/provost/initiatives/task-force-racism-identity-based-violence.html

Equity Office: https://www.concordia.ca/equity.html

 


Does the institution support one or more programs, initiatives, or networks designed to address the specific needs of low-income and/or first-generation students?:
Yes

Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s programs, initiatives, and networks for low-income and/or first-generation students:

Scholarships & funding (see "bursaries"): https://www.concordia.ca/students/financial/scholarships-funding.html


Emergency food resources: https://www.concordia.ca/students/financial/budgeting-banking/emergency-food.html

 


Does the institution support one or more programs, initiatives, or networks designed to address the specific needs of refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced, and/or undocumented students?:
Yes

Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s programs, initiatives, and networks for refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced, and/or undocumented students:

Humanitarian Crisis Support: https://www.concordia.ca/offices/ci/humanitarian-crisis-support.html

The Refugee Centre (Concordia provides the space for this centre and it received a student fee-levy): https://www.therefugeecentre.org/partners-sponsors

 


Does the institution support one or more programs, initiatives, or networks designed to address the specific needs of students from additional underrepresented groups?:
Yes

Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s programs, initiatives, and networks for students from additional underrepresented groups:
  1. The Concordia University Student Parents Centre (CUSP) offers daycare and financial support to student parents: https://www.concordia.ca/students/student-parents-centre.html

  2. Concordia University's Multi-Faith And Spirituality Centre (MFSC) offers a safe space for all students (including international students) and religious minorities to connect with their faith, build community, and access spiritual and financial resources: https://www.concordia.ca/students/spirituality.html

  3. Concordia University's International Student's Office provides support to international students with their immgiration applications, integration in Canada, academic advising, and career search: https://www.concordia.ca/students/international.html

  4. Concordia University's Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC) provides counselling, active listening and filing complaints-- services disproportionately utilized by those who identify as women: https://www.concordia.ca/conduct/sexual-assault.html

The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:

Points earned for indicator PA 6.1:
1.00

6.2 Support for employees from underrepresented groups

Does the institution support one or more programs, initiatives, or networks designed to address the specific needs of employees with disabilities?:
Yes

Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s programs, initiatives, and networks for employees with disabilities:

Accessibility hub: https://www.concordia.ca/accessibility.html

Equity Office: https://www.concordia.ca/equity.html

 


Does the institution support one or more programs, initiatives, or networks designed to address the specific needs of employees that identify as members of marginalized racial, ethnic, and/or Indigenous groups?:
Yes

Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s programs, initiatives, and networks for employees that identify as members of marginalized racial, ethnic, and/or Indigenous groups:

Black Perspectives Office: https://www.concordia.ca/provost/about/areas/black-perspectives-office.html

President's Task Force On Anti-Black Racism: https://www.concordia.ca/provost/initiatives/task-force-anti-black-racism.html

Office of Indigenous Directions: https://www.concordia.ca/indigenous/about/office.html

Equity Office: https://www.concordia.ca/equity/programs-services.html

STRIVE Task Force - Standing Together against Racism and Identity-based Violence:
https://www.concordia.ca/provost/initiatives/task-force-racism-identity-based-violence.html


Does the institution support one or more programs, initiatives, or networks designed to address the specific needs of LGBTQ+ employees?:
No

Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s support for LGBTQ+ employees:

 

 


Does the institution support one or more programs, initiatives, or networks designed to address the specific needs of employees from additional underrepresented groups?:
Yes

Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s programs, initiatives, and networks for employees from additional underrepresented groups:

The Pay equity program determines if discriminatory treatment exists in the compensation of job classes dominated by women when compared to male-dominated job classes of similar value, and rectifies their compensation if such practices should exist: https://www.concordia.ca/hr/dept/compensation/pay-equity.html

Concordia University's Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC) provides counselling, active listening and filing complaints-- services disproportionately utilized by those who identify as women: https://www.concordia.ca/conduct/sexual-assault.html


The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:

Points earned for indicator PA 6.2:
0.75

6.3 Institutional climate assessment

Has the institution conducted an institutional climate assessment within the previous three years?:
Yes

Description of the methodology used to assess institutional climate:

STRIVE Task Force - Standing Together against Racism and Identity-based Violence:
https://www.concordia.ca/provost/initiatives/task-force-racism-identity-based-violence/engagement.html#survey


Working Group on Equity, Diversity And Inclusion: https://www.concordia.ca/provost/initiatives/working-toward-equity-diversity-inclusion/working-group.html

 


Does the institution publish the results of its institutional climate assessments?:
Yes

Published results of the institution’s most recently finalized institutional climate assessment:
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Online resource where the results of the institution’s institutional climate assessments are publicly available:
https://www.concordia.ca/content/dam/concordia/offices/provost/docs/Working-Group-EDI-Report.pdf

The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:

Points earned for indicator PA 6.3:
1

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