MEMORANDA OF AGREEMENT - Establishment of the University Diversity, Indigeneity, and Anti-Racism Professional Development (PD) Funds Committee

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY DIVERSITY, INDIGENEITY, AND ANTI-RACISM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (PD) FUNDS COMMITTEE

During negotiations for the 2021 collective agreement renewal, the parties discussed their shared commitments to the ongoing work of justice, equity, Indigeneity, anti-oppression, and inclusion needed to promote anti-racist and decolonized frameworks in scholarship and teaching to advance the core principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion.

In relation to the creation of the University Diversity, Indigeneity, and Anti-Racism Professional Development (PD) Fund, the following commitment will be met;

1. The Vice-President, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (VP EDI) in consultation with the President of the Faculty Association and the Windsor University Faculty Association Racial Justice Committee, shall establish a diverse working group to develop the framework that will guide the implementation of Article U. The Vice-President, EDI will chair this working group as well as the committee established in Article U.
   
   
2. The working group will develop the terms, criteria, and process of awarding funds to successful applicants under Article U by January 1, 2022.
   
   
3. Both parties agree to promote and to encourage members of the association to apply for funds established under Article U.