Equity Advisory Committee | St. Francis Xavier University

Mandate

The mandate of the StFX Equity Advisory Committee is:

To promote educational and workplace equity across the University, including specific actions as a committee of equity allies

To maintain communication between the various University constituency groups and the Committee
To advise and assist the Coordinator in formulating annual work plan, policies and program development 
To provide information and guidance to the Coordinator on issues of relevance to the mandate of the Equity Office
To assist with ongoing equity awareness, education and training programs among all University constituencies
To support the work of the Coordinator

Expectations of EAC Members

To treat each other with respect
To endeavour to work as Allies

To incorporate the vision and practice of equity in our dealings with others across the University
To participate in ongoing Committee meetings and activities, for example Ally education and team-building sessions
To hold in confidence any discussion or business of the Committee as may be required to protect rights to confidentiality or privacy

Members

To be updated Fall 2023.

Faculty & Staff

Contact

Human Rights and Equity

@email

424C Bloomfield Centre
5555 Union Place
Antigonish NS B2G 2W5
Canada

The L'nu symbol. L’nu is a word the Mi’kmaq use to describe themselves, meaning “human being” or “the people.”

StFX espi-kina’matno’kuom etek Mi’kma’ki, wejkwa’taqanik Mi’kmaq maqamikewmuew mna’q iknmuetu’tik. Nalikitquniejk na Mi’kmawey wisun wjit Antigonish teluek Aklasie’w-iktuk, ‘place where branches are torn off.’

StFX is located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaw people. The Mi'kmaw name for Antigonish is Nalikitquniejk, meaning ‘place where branches are torn off.’

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