Challenge Question How can an EDI perspective be brought to a mentorship program? Partner: Alumni Engagement Project Summary Mentors can change people's perspectives and impact their futures. Many researchers have found a positive link between having a mentor and achieving academic and career success. Traditional mentoring programs have actively tried to leave personal identity outside […]
Challenge Question How can charities continue to serve the increasing needs of financially challenged families during a recession that reduces donations and government supports? Partner: Parents Engaged in Education Project Summary Help an educational organization help children from financially challenged families thrive. The Education Bank is an Ontario-based organization that provides free materials and supplementary […]
Challenge Question How might we cultivate the civic literacy of post-secondary students so that they may be more meaningfully informed and actively engaged in societal politics? Partner: Vote Better Project Summary Most higher education institutions lack the necessary infrastructure to support meaningful engagement from their student body when it comes to student campus politics. Symptoms […]
Challenge Question How might post-secondary institutions better support individuals with invisible disabilities? Partner: Teaching and Learning Research in Action Project Summary Students with disabilities have much to gain from post-secondary education, and they have a lot to offer in the post-secondary environment as well as the workplace upon graduation. Invisible disabilities include a broad range […]
Challenge Question How might Toronto communities, especially youth and marginalized populations, be sustainably engaged in embracing the circular economy? Partner: Repair Cafe Project Summary Repair Cafe Toronto eventually broadened its mandate in order to create a culture in Toronto where repairing rather than tossing away was the norm and organized gatherings in a variety of […]
Challenge Question How might we determine the intended/unintended consequences of EDI policies? Partner: University Women's Club *PIP Partner Intensive Project: This project has goals and parameters that are driven by the designated project partner. It is expected that the student team will work closely with the partner and engage in regular, synchronous collaboration throughout the duration […]
Challenge Question How can alumni programs better anticipate the needs of students prior to graduation? Partner: Alumni Engagement Project Summary Participation in the York community does not need to end at graduation. York's 360,000 alumni are a large and diverse group of individuals with the potential to greatly impact the lives and careers of current […]
Challenge Question How can financial literacy be taught and learned in the K-12 sector on a more equitable basis? Partner: RBC on Campus Project Summary Help create a generation of students that are financially literate and able to manage their finances adeptly. Upcoming changes to the Ontario Curriculum will focus on addressing young people’s lack […]
Challenge Question How might we help musicians practice in spaces where they cannot make much noise, and do so collaboratively, to address inequities in learning spaces? Partner: Franz Newland Project Summary When we create and play music, we need spaces and places to make mistakes - a forum to practice in. Electronic instruments have helped […]
Challenge Question How can members of a Toronto community be encouraged to foster community interconnectedness and well-being by saving their seeds from home-grown food in a sustainable, environmentally-friendly way? Partner: Team Knitters Project Summary Help residents of a Toronto community feed themselves and others through establishing a seed-sharing ecosystem. A Seed Library is a depository […]