Composition
The Task Force will be made up of 11 members, comprised of a representative group of constituencies at Carleton, and a Chair. The composition will be as follows:
- Chair (appointed by the President and Provost)
- 1 faculty member or librarian (appointed by CUASA)
- 1 member of the professional/administrative staff (appointed by CUPE)
- 1 graduate student (appointed by GSA Carleton)
- 1 undergraduate student (appointed by CUSA)
- 1 member of Senate (appointed by Senate Executive Committee)
- 1 member of the Board of Governors (appointed by Executive Committee of the Board)
- 5 Associate Deans with responsibility for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion or faculty members (appointed by their respective Deans)
The President may appoint additional members as necessary to enable the Task Force to deliver on its mandate.
Administrative and Professional
Professional expertise will be provided by the office’s of University Legal Services and Equity and Inclusive Communities, complemented by administrative support from the Office of Quality Initiatives and the Department of University Communications.
Indigenous Elders
The Task Force will draw on the counsel of Indigenous Elders to incorporate Indigenous ways of facilitating the process, generating consensus, enabling healing and reconciliation, and building community.
Membership
- Kahente Horn-Miller, Associate Vice-President, Indigenous Teaching, Learning and Research (Chair)
- Janne Cleveland, Associate Dean, Student Affairs and Enrolment (FASS)
- Cynthia Cruickshank, Associate Dean, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (FED)
- Shaundel Dottin-Agim, Vice-President, External; Co-Chair, Racial Justice Committee, CUPE 2424 (Professional and Administrative Staff)
- Nir Hagigi (CUSA)
- Kim Hellemans, COU Academic Colleague; Associate Dean, Student Recruitment, Wellness and Success, Faculty of Science (Senator)
- Stéfy McKnight, Associate Professor, Journalism and Communication (CUASA)
- Anu Raphael (Graduate Students’ Association)
- Linda Schweitzer, Associate Dean, Research and International (Sprott)
- Christina Tessier, Vice-Chair, Board of Governors (Board of Governors)
- Rowan Thomson, Associate Dean, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (Science)
- Yanling Wang, Associate Dean, Equity and Inclusion (FPGA)
Indigenous Elders Supporting the Process
- Tony Belcourt (Métis Nation)
- Irene Compton (Keeseekoose First Nation)
- Deborah Delisle (Kanien:keha’ka from Kahnawake)
- Barbara Dumont-Hill (Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg)
- Owisokon Lahache (Kanien:keha’ka from Kahnawake)
- Fred McGregor (Kitigan Zibi)
Professional expertise will be provided by Richard Sinclair (Office of University Legal Services) and Noël Badiou (Equity and Inclusive Communities), complemented by administrative support from staff in the Office of Quality Initiatives and the Department of University Communications.