| Overall Rating | Platinum |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 86.18 |
| Liaison | Chris Adam |
| Submission Date | Dec. 30, 2024 |
Dawson College
PA-5: Diversity and Equity Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Chris
Adam Coordinator Sustainability Office |
Part 1
Does the committee, office and/or officer focus on students, employees, or both?:
An EDI advisory committee of staff and students met throughout the year in 2022 to make recommendations to the academic dean and the strategic plan task force. The physical education dept., catering to over 4000 students a semester, has a separate EDI committee that reviews course content, methods and staff professional development. As well, the Human Resources dept has a legal requirement to submit a report to the Quebec Human Rights body on EDI and hiring at the college and has a specific job responsibility for this task. Human Resources has a Parity Committee and equal access employment program. Teachers at Dawson have a legal obligation to serve students with disabilities and this is reviewed aspart of onboarding procedures. The Human Resources department has numerous policies and implements progressive provincial legislation including:
1. Dawson College policy to stem violence, discrimination, harassment, and abuse of power
2.Dawson Accessibility Centre: The centre offers a variety of services to evaluate and meet the needs of students with documented disabilities and for whom the disability significantly and persistently impacts learning. Services are available for students registered in day or evening credit courses. link: https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/student-accessibility/
3. The Accessibility centre has a Student Inclusion Solution Assistive Technology Lab for special needs student use for exams. Link: https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/student-accessability/student-accessability-lab/
We provide reasonable accommodations for students with a diagnosis of hearing, visual, motor or organic impairments, learning disabilities, neurological and/or mental health disorders. Services are also offered to students who, due to an accident or illness, will require temporary support.
Statistics for 2023-24 Academic Year:
Total students with accommodations: 1,185
- Students with documentation stating a clear diagnosis: 978
- Diagnosis:
- Auditory: 1.6%
- Learning Disability: 23.7%
- Mental Health (includes Anxiety): 22.2%
- Motor: 2.9%
- Neurological (includes ASD and ADHD/ADD): 45.5%
- Organic: 3.4%
- Visual: 1.1%
- Students without a clear diagnosis or needing temporary accommodations: 207
- Total tests/exams invigilated: 11,523
Dawson partnership in the CRISPECH centre is a leading "think tank" and research engine in the field of inclusion of special needs students within schools and professionally. CRISPESH – Centre de recherche pour l’inclusion scolaire et professionnelle des étudiants en situation de handicap is a CCTT, un centre collégial de transfert de technologie, affiliated with Dawson College and Cégep du Vieux Montréal. The Center was officially recognized in 2010 by the Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement Supérieur.
4. Dawson Peace Centre: In the aftermath of the 2006 shooting at Dawson College, staff, students and faculty expressed a desire to prevail against violence through nonviolence and education. The Dawson College Peace Centre offers yearly extra-curricular programming, often open to the broader public, free of cost. Our staff also works with faculty teaching in the Peace Studies Certificate to provide administrative resources like grant writing and management, professional development opportunities and much more.
Part 2
Estimated proportion of academic staff that has participated in cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
Estimated proportion of non-academic staff that has participated in cultural competence, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and/or social inclusion trainings and activities:
If trainings are made available, provide:
- All staff must take an on-line program (prevention of sexual violence) that is tracked, as do students, also tracked. All managers participated in full day training on stemming violence and workplace harassment workshops (2024).
2. Workshops offered during the year - stemming violence and workplace harassment - open to all staff
3. Workshops on professional development days on Universal Design and Accessibility
4. Dawson Peace Centre - staffed with a full-time employee: workshops and programs on decolonization, peace & non-violence, environmental diplomacy, woman's issues, diversity, inclusion & social equity, habitat restoration projects as part of well-being https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/peace-centre/about-us/
"The Hive" has a permanent staff member that supports students from the LGBT community.
The Campus Life & Leadership team has major college-wide cultural events yearly. Black History week, International Cultures week; Indigenous culture and dining.
Themed weeks constantly offer workshops and activities to the entire college community.
The student code of conduct, given to all students, explicitly reviews anti-racism and respect issues.
Update 2024: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility are an integral part of the new strategic plan (2024-29). Goals 4 through 7 on pages 21-31 deal with indigenization, equity, inclusion, diversity and developing a culture of well-being.
Code of Conduct for students & employees: https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/wp-content/external-includes/spdocs/documents/2022-11-16-code-of-conduct-bog-dg-07.pdf
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Update 2024: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility are an integral part of the new strategic plan (2024-29). Goals 4 through 7 on pages 21-31 deal with indigenization, equity, inclusion, diversity and developing a culture of well-being.
https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/strategic-plan/wp-content/uploads/sites/163/Dawson-College-Strategic-Plan-2024-2029_EN.pdf
The mission of the Cegep (college) system is to provide an excellent well rounded education that reflects the cultural and ethnic diversity of Quebec and the world, fosters personal and social development and leads to meaningful employment and further academic study. At Dawson, students enjoy an international community of scholarship reflected in the curriculum, and in the diversity of the student population, faculty and staff.
Specialized research - Centre for Research in the Integration of students with Special Needs: CRISPESH – Centre de recherche pour l’inclusion scolaire et professionnelle des étudiants en situation de handicap is a CCTT, un centre collégial de transfert de technologie, affiliated with Dawson College and Cégep du Vieux Montréal. The Center was officially recognized in 2010 by the Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement Supérieur.
Respect Initiative: https://www.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/respect/.
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