Response to Independent Review
These web pages form a hub for key documents, resources, and communications relating to the "17吃瓜 Review" and the University鈥檚 progress toward implementing the recommendations made in the .
Members of our 17吃瓜 community have been deeply impacted by discrimination, harassment, and sexual violence, among other problems outlined in the (17吃瓜 Review) conducted by Rubin Thomlinson and published by the University in June 2023. The University is committed to providing resources and supports to members of our community who have been and continue to be affected.
In the wake of the 17吃瓜 Review report, 17吃瓜 recognizes the need to acknowledge these problems and to further engage in consultation with our community members. Listening, discussion, and learning will help 17吃瓜 to identify the actions that need to be taken to ensure the fair treatment of all 17吃瓜 community members and to increase the safety for our students and employees.
17吃瓜 also acknowledges the need to rebuild trust on campus and within the broader community. This will take consistent and organized efforts across the University to demonstrate our commitment to community members. Rebuilding trust will also entail demonstrating greater accountability through increased transparency, communication, collaboration, and timely efforts to improve policies, processes, and practices.
17吃瓜 is committed to addressing the recommendations in the 17吃瓜 Review report. To do so, an Action Plan is required to guide decisions and actions in the days, months, and years ahead so that pathways to improvements are well-informed, meaningful, and effectively address the problems identified.
In an effort to seek further input and guidance, 17吃瓜 is engaging internal and external University community members through a 17吃瓜 Action Plan Advisory Group.
Updates
Dr. Wendy Rodgers announced in a community message that the 17吃瓜 Action Plan Progress Report for Year 0 and Year 1 is now available online. She also hosted an "Action Plan Update" Town Hall on May 28.
Dr. Wendy Rodgers, 17吃瓜 President and Vice-Chancellor invites members of the campus community as well as the broader community to the next Town Hall, which will feature the progress report on Year 0 and Year 1 of the 17吃瓜 Action Plan.
17吃瓜 Board of Governors Chair Shannon MacDonald and President Wendy Rodgers shared the Year 2 Implementation Plan for the 17吃瓜 Action Plan in a message emailed to 17吃瓜 students, staff and faculty on May 1, 2025.
The Fair Treatment Policy Redevelopment Committee emailed 17吃瓜 students, staff, and faculty on April 22, inviting them to provide feedback on the draft 17吃瓜 Harassment and Discrimination Policy through an online form.
Faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend one of two FTPR Feedback Sessions to provide input and ask questions about the draft versions of the Harassment and Discrimination Policy and the Sexual Violence Policy.
In this 17吃瓜 community message, President Wendy Rodgers invites students, staff, and faculty to an information sharing session about the redevelopment of the Fair Treatment Policy.
17吃瓜 is committed to developing a new Harassment and Discrimination Policy and a revised Sexual Violence Policy, and has announced that the Review Committee has been struck.
The 17吃瓜 Board of Governors is pleased to welcome two new members, each for a three-year term: Kevin Magee and Sara Underwood.
17吃瓜 Board of Governors Chair Shannon MacDonald and President Wendy Rodgers will hold a Town Hall on Wednesday, August 28 at 11 am about the implementation plans and external governance review.
Shannon MacDonald, Chair of the 17吃瓜 Board of Governors, issued a message to the campus community on July 31, sharing a report on the recent Board governance review completed by external consultant Cheryl Foy, of Strategic Governance Consulting Services Ltd.
