Mount Royal University
PA-2: Sustainability Planning

Goal 5 in the Indigenous Strategic Plan is: Respectful and inclusive curricula and pedagogies. Strategies include: Indigenization of the Curriculum and Student Learning, Faculty Development, Enrolled Indigenous Students, and Indigenous Students seeking Admission.

The Academic plan also supports learning about sustainability and the social and natural environments, however there are no associated measurables.

Strategic Plan
Strategy 3.4: We will engage and challenge our students and create empowered learners.
Strategy 7.2: We will support the scholarship, research and community engagement of our faculty.
GOAL 8: ENGAGE MULTIPLE COMMUNITIES IN INNOVATIVE AND PRODUCTIVE PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITIES
GOAL 9: ENHANCE COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Strategy 9.3: We will continue to strategically support the work of our community focused programs by developing new and innovative programs and services for the broader community.
Strategy 9.6: We will encourage, support and recognize the community service commitment of our students, faculty, staff and management.
Strategy 10.4: Foster social sustainability by developing a Social Sustainability Plan that identifies, addresses and removed barriers to access, to ensure full and meaningful participation in our learning, living and working community.

As stated in the Campus Master Plan
Consider options for sustainable energy generation at a district and building level in order to improve the sustainability and resilience of the Campus.
This may include: co-generation or combined heat and power generation, tri-generation (heating, power, and cooling systems), district energy, micro-generation, renewable energy systems.

The President’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Advisory Committee was set up in fall 2020, with 15 members made up of students, faculty and staff from across campus to bring a breadth of lived experiences and expertise. Currently hiring an Associate Vice President, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

Strategic Plan
Strategy 5.1: The health and wellness of our students will be a foundation for services designed for student success.
Strategy 6.1: We will provide services that support a healthy and productive work environment.
Strategy 6.2: We will foster a safe and positive working environment which is respectful and inclusive.
Strategy 6.3: We will foster an environment that promotes trust through transparency in decision making.
Strategy 8.3: We will fundraise with intention, actively developing new private sector relationships to generate additional sources of revenue for current and
emerging areas of priority.
Strategy 9.1: We will enhance our partnerships with aboriginal communities, thereby fostering an engagement with current and potential aboriginal students, enabling greater success in our dedicated recruitment initiatives and specialized retention strategies.

Mount Royal University is a signatory of the Scarborough Charter which outlines actions and principles across research, teaching, and administration that must be taken to promote antiracism on campus.
Mount Royal University is a signatory of the Okanagan Charter, where the vision is: Health promoting universities and colleges transform the health and sustainability of our current and future societies, strengthen communities and contribute to the well-being of people, places and the planet.