Vision 2020 Working Groups
We want your input!
From October 16-25, we're hosting working groups centered on our five cross-cutting categories of goals. We would like to invite you to join us as we strengthen our vision and explore how to overcome barriers while building on existing potential around each goal.聽We're well into our visioning and planning process and we have put together a preliminary 聽of our Vision and Goals document (the second of our three big ,聽based on 8 months of what we've been hearing from the community!聽Logistical information and the themes that each group will address can be found below. If you would like to join us, take a look at this 聽of the kinds of things that are inside the document.
See below for full schedule and RSVP聽聽by October 15th.
Institutional Footprint
Oct 16, 2-4pm |聽The basement of McLennan Library, Room MS-74
Topics: Energy and Carbon; Waste reduction; Water; Food systems; Procurement; Built environment/green spaces; Transportation; Equipment and Technology
Research
Oct 17, 12-2pm | The Breakout Room on the 2nd floor of the SSMU building
Topics: Problem-focused research (academic freedom); Inter-disciplinarity; Collaborative research; Societal impact; Green research process (input/outputs)
Education
Oct 23, 10am-12pm | The Breakout Room on the 2nd floor of the SSMU building
Topics: Engagement and citizen-making; Student experience; Formal curriculum; Informal learning; Experiential learning; Applied student research; Mentorship
Connectivity
Oct 24, 2-4pm | The Breakout Room on the 2nd floor of the SSMU building
Topics: Breaking the 海角社区 bubble; Hubs; Different types of connectivity (physical/social) across different scales; How to build connective tissue?; Accessibility; Communication (networks, breaking silos)
Governance and Administration
Oct 25, 10:30am-12:30pm | The basement of McLennan Library, Room MS-74
Topics: Accountability; Transparency; Funding and finance; Human Resources; Process efficiency
Hope to see you there! Don't forget to聽