Goal 2: Foster digital literacy and technological competencies
Action 1: Facilitate interdisciplinary dialogue, practice and collaboration
Goal 5: Cultivate interdisciplinary research
Action 1: Expand Arts ISIT’s mandate to support teaching innovation of all forms and collaborations that build on existing expertise and best practices for academic programs
Goal 1: Support teaching and learning that takes many forms, and encourage creativity, critical thinking, curiosity, and real-world application
Action 1: Conduct a comprehensive assessment with community members to identify barriers to engagement within the FoA and use the findings to develop and implement clear protocols for reporting systemic barriers to the appropriate leadership
Goal 3: Address systemic barriers to engagement
Action 1: Advance support for and tracking contributions to University’s Climate Action Plan 2030, including encouraging virtual alternatives for meetings and conferences and reductions in travel
Goal 2: Advance environmental sustainability knowledge and practice and be a global leader in research, teaching and learning that addresses the climate emergency
Action 1: Develop an annual strategic plan progress report to share progress, highlight key accomplishments and investments
Goal 3: Ensure sustainable financial practices are transparently aligned with Faculty of Arts values, commitments and strategic priorities
Action 1: Foster a supportive environment and expand opportunities for workplace learning, leadership development, career growth and mobility to enable the continued flourishing of staff, faculty and students
Goal 1: Foster wellbeing, connectivity, equity, and belonging within the Faculty of Arts
Action 1: Recognize knowledge mobilization and public scholarship
Goal 2: Engage in knowledge exchange beyond the academy
Action 1: Create a cohesive framework for reciprocal engagement by developing a Reciprocal Engagement Toolkit with tailored versions for internal Faculty members and external partners, establishing clear processes to streamline and coordinate engagement across units, and publishing an annual report measuring alumni and community engagement efforts
Goal 2: Deepen long-term reciprocal relationships with communities beyond campus
Action 1: Build capacity in addressing Classroom Climate needs and concerns, while reducing the disproportionate burden placed on junior, racialized, and marginalized faculty and staff in managing these topics
Goal 4: Cultivate an equity-based teaching and learning community that are empowered to manage difficult conversations in the classroom with intentional dialogue, empathy, and respect for complexities