Odette EDIBR Committee
Fostering Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Reconciliation at Odette.
Our Mission
Our mission is to facilitate a safe, representative, and inclusive academic environment where we actively and continuously strive towards teaching, learning, and social participatory experiences that foster voice and a sense of belonging for all faculty, students, and staff in the Odette School of Business.
Committee Members
- Co-Chair: Dr. Hajar Fatemi, Marketing Faculty
- Co-Chair: Dr. Kent Walker, Strategy & Entrepreneurship Faculty
- Dr. Eahab M.k. Elsaid, Finance Faculty
- Dr. George Lan, Accounting Faculty
- Dr. Brent Furneaux, Management Science Faculty
- Dr. Gokul Bhandari, Management Science Faculty
- Dr. Mahsa Hosseini, Management Science Faculty
- Dr. Ben Chaouch, Management Science Faculty
- Clementa Stan, Career Advising Coordinator
- Jocelyn Winter, MBA-PAS Program Administrator
- Brooklyn Groves, Student Experience Coordinator - Master of Management
- Ashley Deslippe, Undergraduate Business Student
- Brooke Lamb, Graduate Business Student
- Sholaye Omatsola, Graduate Business Student
History/Accomplishments
- Permanent staff representation on decanal search committees within Odette and across the entire University
- Creation of an AACSB Assurance of Learning competency related to EDI
- Introduction of a new staff appreciation award
- Invited guest speaker Dr. Stephanie Creary, Assistant Professor of Management at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, to hold a workshop on the topic of Evidence-Based Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
- Hosted a Black History Month event at the Amherstburg Freedom Museum
- Hosted a training session on the DEAP tool
- Consultations with hiring committees
- Bi-annual Odette Climate Survey
- Updated EDIBR Terms of Reference
Contact Us
You can contact the Odette EDIBR Committee directly with any questions, comments, or concerns, at odetteedibr@uwindsor.ca
Land Acknowledgement
The University of Windsor sits on the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, which includes the Ojibwa, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi. We respect the longstanding relationships with First Nations people in this place in the 100-mile Windsor-Essex peninsula and the straits – les détroits – of Detroit.
Learn more about University of Windsor's Indigenous initiatives here.