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34-38,40-44 3/2/05 5:52 AM Page 445T O M O R R O W ’ SGoal 5: Achieve equity anddiversity in all activities toensure that we reflect ourlocal and global communityU N I V E R S I T YO F T O R O N T OSomething interesting is afoot at the Universityof Toronto at Mississauga (UTM).Though the number of students ofCaribbean heritage is small, CaribbeanConnections is one of UTM’s most popularclubs. At semi-formals, Latin danceis all the rage. When cricket was introducedlast year, it caught on like wildfire.The buzz here is not just about tolerance;there’s a genuine curiosity amongstudents to learn about the broad spectrumof cultures present on campus.The Erindale Filipino Student Association,for instance, boasts on its Web sitethat it is “quite possibly the most diversecultural club” at UTM.What’s happening at UTM reflects abroader trend at U of T. According tothe Office of Student Affairs, some 60different ethnic, cultural and religiousbackgrounds are represented at U of T;half of all undergraduates identify themselvesas a visible minority. No surprise,then, that Stepping Up calls for U of Tto “serve as a model of diversity for theglobal community.”While excellence remains the primaryU of T student Olivia Wilkins (right) volunteerswith Frontier College, a literacy organization,to help new Canadians improve their English.Stepping Up urges faculty, staff and students tobecome more involved in their communitymeasure by which faculty appointmentsand student admissions are judged,U of T wants to ensure that all of its programsand activities reflect the diversityof the entire Toronto community andthat every group is given equal access toopportunities on campus. It’s a groundupeffort with specific goals: to recruitmore aboriginal and African-Caribbeanundergraduates, to create a more diversepool of PhD candidates, and to hire newstaff and faculty to better representToronto’s diversity. As a public university,U of T has a responsibility to beaccessible to all members of the community.But there are academic reasonsto pursue diversity and equity too, saysAngela Hildyard, U of T’s vice-president,human resources and equity. “The presenceon campus of people with so manydifferent perspectives enables the universityto enrich its research and curriculum,”she says.U of T is also striving to become moreaccessible and supportive of people withphysical disabilities. While it’s costlyand difficult to retrofit older buildings onthe St. George campus, an elevator wasrecently installed at Hart House and severalother buildings are slated for renovationsover the next few years.To help achieve the university’s objectives,Hildyard is establishing an EquityAdvisory Board to examine commonissues, draw on research at the universityand develop a collective strategy. Hildyardsays her office will also conduct anemployment equity survey of faculty andstaff, and develop measures to ensure thatthe university reaches its goals. “Ourobjective,” she says, “is to have a faculty,staff and student body that is fully representativeof Canada’s diversity.” ■Margaret Webb is a Toronto writer.44 UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO MAGAZINE
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