We collaborate with scholars, students, and community partners to co-create and disseminate many forms of scholarship and creativity, and to address real-world challenges.
Acknowledging the diversity of our community, we welcome people from different cultures, traditions, countries, and linguistic backgrounds. We cultivate critical thinkers, dreamers, performers, researchers, and problem-solvers ready to take on the complex and compelling issues and stories of our world. Rooted in place, we actively engage with Musqueam and racialized communities in the Lower Mainland, strengthening connections across disciplines and communities. Our culture of care and engagement empowers staff, faculty, and students to feel invested in and connected to the work of their peers and the Faculty as a whole.
Goals and actions
Action 3.1.1: Develop a collective understanding of the value of a Faculty of Arts education and communicate a compelling narrative that articulates its value, depth, and relevance.
Action 3.1.2: Showcase contributions from faculty and staff in cutting edge research, innovative and inclusive teaching, and transformative student learning experiences.
Action 3.1.3: Develop a campaign to highlight post-graduation alumni success, emphasizing diverse career paths and the value of a Faculty of Arts education.
Action 3.1.4: Seek external funding for the Arts and Culture District to maximize opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration, further integrate cultural units in the life of the university, and amplify their public impact as leading contributors to British Columbian, Canadian, and international cultural world.
Action 3.1.5: Foster collaboration and leverage strengths across Arts units to enhance collective impact including co-hosting public events, creating networks for sharing information and practices, and co-developing public-facing initiatives.
Action 3.2.1: Facilitate respectful face-to-face dialogue and collaboration with Musqueam and other local First Nation communities in Vancouver, ensuring that these engagements do not place an undue burden on the communities.
Action 3.2.2: Promote partnerships to foster connections between academic work and societal needs, including collaboration with racialized communities, both locally and more broadly across Canada and internationally.
Action 3.2.3: Meaningfully advance the recommendations outlined in the Musqueam Engagement Report, ensuring sustained progress and accountability.
Action 3.2.4: Highlight the impact of philanthropic contributions of students, staff, faculty, alumni, and community to foster a culture of giving across the Faculty of Arts.
Action 3.2.5: Develop a cohesive framework for reciprocal engagement by developing tailored toolkits, establishing clear processes to streamline and coordinate engagement across units, and reporting mechanisms to measure alumni and community engagement efforts.
Action 3.2.6: Establish a coordinated international strategy for the Faculty of Arts that addresses institutional partnerships, alumni engagement, student recruitment, and other relevant opportunities, in alignment with the Faculty's overall values and commitments.
Action 3.3.1: Ensure that members of historically and systemically marginalized communities are equitably involved in leading the implementation of the strategic plan, assessing progress of implementing EDI-based and Indigenous work.
Action 3.3.2: Conduct a comprehensive assessment with community members to identify barriers to engagement within the Faculty of Arts and develop and implement protocols for reporting systemic barriers.
Action 3.3.3: Explore models for offering appropriate recognition to individuals and groups facing systemic barriers who participate in consultations and co-create inclusive programs.
Action 3.4.1: Establish and sustain Faculty of Arts communities of practice for staff and faculty working in similar roles, such as graduate advisors, chairs, communicators, administrators, curators, and professional staff in the cultural units, to foster collaboration and shared learning.
Action 3.4.2: Enhance engagement and community by actively listening to diverse voices, including members of historically and systemically marginalized groups within and outside the Faculty of Arts, and by creating a forum to share experiences and perspectives that will inform and improve institutional practices.
Action 3.4.3: Develop centralized engagement resources and training for cross-disciplinary and cross-Faculty collaboration and partnerships, with a focus on public impact as a key area of collaboration.