Promise and Potential: Project Terms of Reference
Project: The Way Forward – the next steps for the University in Aboriginal Engagement
as of January 4, 2013
Description: This project will have two phases: (1) Taking Stock – a celebration of our programs and accomplishments to date and (2) Moving
Forward – an opportunity to hear from Aboriginal community leaders, international Indigenous scholars and on-campus leaders about where
the University of Saskatchewan should be going in the next fifteen to twenty years. This work will inform the refresh of the Aboriginal
Foundational Document.
Commitment Leaders:
Brett Fairbairn, Provost and Vice-President Academic
Expected Outcomes for Project:
(1) Celebration of what our institution has done to date, including:
o A feast and round dance
o Expo of posters from student service and academic programs, research for, by and with Aboriginal people, small group
discussions on key topics, speech from the President, launch of the Community Engagement Map
(2) Information to inform the revised foundational document arising from conversations with Aboriginal community leaders, international
Indigenous scholars and on-campus leaders about where the University of Saskatchewan should be going in the next fifteen to twenty
years
Project Team members: Candace Wasacase-Lafferty, director, office of First Nations and Métis Engagement; Kyla Shea, strategic planning and
projects officer, Institutional Planning and Assessment; Laura McNaughton, research and projects Officer, office of the Vice-Provost, Teaching
and Learning; Wilna Masuskapoe, Clerical Assistant, office of First Nations and Métis Engagement
Work to be undertaken:
Task
Stakeholders
Timeframe
Current
status
Consultation with Aboriginal
leaders and senior leaders
on campus re: format and
content
Various individuals, Deans’ Council,
September –
December 2012
C
Taking Stock
faculty members and graduate students involved in research for, by
and with Aboriginal people; individuals involved in academic and
student service programming for, by and with Aboriginal people
March 15, 2013
WIP
Moving Forward
Aboriginal community leaders, International indigenous scholars, oncampus leaders, senior university leadership, students
June 12, 2013
WIP
Stakeholders:
Decision-Makers (DM), Consulted (C), Informed (I)
www.usask.ca/plan
Current Status:
Work In Progress (WIP), Stopped (S), Completed (C)
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