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Accessibility, Accountability
& Alignment
CHREI participates and contributes to the development of policy and procedures through its committee work. Follow the links to check if any of these York committees are accepting new members.
Other ways to get involved:
- Student Placements & Internships
- Community of Practice
CHREI supports the following committees
We provide administrative support, but do not lead the following committees. Scroll down to view more standing committees at York and more ways to get involved.
Enable York
Enable York (formerly Access York) is an independent body that functions in an advisory capacity to the Presidential Advisory Committee on Human Rights on issues of accessibility, it seeks to foster an inclusive environment for persons with disabilities and those encountering disabling circumstances at York University.
Race Inclusion & Supportive Environments (RISE)
The RISE Committee aims to foster an inclusive environment with the purpose of working towards the elimination of racism at York University.
SexGen
SexGen York is the University-wide committee responsible for advising and advocating around issues and concerns of sexual and gender diversity. This includes areas such as university policies and procedures (e.g. name change protocols), academic climate (e.g. homo/transphobia in the classroom), or general University environment (e.g. employment and safety).
Engaging in equity work requires capacity building
Faculty Affairs
Learn about the equity initiatives in faculty recruitment, retention and the various resources offered for faculty development.
Teaching Commons (TC)
The Teaching Commons (TC) offers resources and training focused on creating impactful and engaged teaching practices and learning experiences for all teaching staff. We highly recommend their Toolkit on Facilitating Dialogue and Challenging Conversations in the Classroom.
Accessibility Hub
The York University Accessibility Hub is your online stop for accessibility on campus. The Accessibility Hub provides tools and resources to understand accessibility issues and your obligations to help York become more accessible for everyone.
The DEDI Self-Reflection Toolkit
This resource was created to support everyone in the York community in actualizing the university wide Decolonizing, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Strategy. It aims to support effective decolonizing strategies and to make our campus, our community, and our world a more inclusive and equitable space.
More ways to get involved
President's Advisory Council on Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (PAC-EDI)
The President’s Advisory Council on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) will use an intersectional lens to develop, recommend and establish institutional priorities, strategies, tactics, actions and measures of success in relation to the subject areas of the Council’s mandate using a multi-year approach to accomplish these objectives.
President's Sustainability Council
The Sustainability Council is an advisory body to the President with responsibility for providing input and recommendations on how to advance York University’s sustainability initiatives, projects, and practices and to provide oversight of the required actions from approved recommendations.
Indigenous Council (IC)
The Indigenous Council (IC) is mandated to cultivate respectful and reciprocal relationships between Indigenous Communities and York University. We strive to advance Indigenous presence across all sectors of the University, with the ultimate aim of moving towards Decolonization and Indigenization. All Indigenous Faculty members are invited to be part of this council.
Community Safety Council (CSC)
The York University Community Safety Council (CSC) is an advisory body with responsibility for providing advice to the President and the Community Safety Department on safety matters. The CSC provides a mechanism for the participation and engagement of a broad cross section of York community members in the planning, delivery, coordination and evaluation of pan-university safety initiatives on York’s campuses.