Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science Kevin Deluzio and Nicholas Ramsubick, a fifth-year biochemical engineering student and co-president of EngiQueers, sat down for a frank, virtual discussion on Nov. 26 and Nov. 27 to discuss the topic of EDII (equity, diversity, inclusion and indigeneity) and how it relates to engineering.

The conversation was organized by the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers, as part of a two-day conference on #EDIAdvantage, focusing on the benefits and strengths that diversity brings to engineering. In front of a national audience of close to 600 engineering professionals, students, and government officials, Dean Deluzio and Ramsubick spent a half hour talking about institutional barriers and allyship, followed by a lively Q&A with attendees.  

It카지노 게임 컬렉션�s a topic Dean Deluzio and Ramsubick have been discussing since early this summer when a number of important questions were thrust into the spotlight within the faculty, through the resurgence of the , the faculty joining a national 카지노 게임 컬렉션�카지노 게임 컬렉션� day of action in June, and Ramsubick카지노 게임 컬렉션�s creation of the Instagram page.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�As a Black student in the engineering faculty, I often felt I was living in a state of racelessness. That카지노 게임 컬렉션�s when Black students or racialized students may have to give up their identity to succeed, and conform to spaces where they aren카지노 게임 컬렉션�t seen,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Ramsubick.

His feelings were further enforced after leaving campus for an internship. It was around this time that other similar pages, both at Queen's and at other post-secondary institutions were created, and students were taking notice.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�I realized this was the time to start having those conversations within engineering,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Ramsubick. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�It was meant to be healing; a catalyst for change.카지노 게임 컬렉션� 

As the Instagram project began to generate interest, Ramsubick says he started to see a real interconnection among students in the faculty and learned more about what they were going through.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�Stories that were shared on sexual violence, queer identities, different racial abuse 카지노 게임 컬렉션� those same students were the ones making the change.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

When Dean Deluzio first read the stories he admits he was overwhelmed by feelings of empathy and appreciation.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�The narratives were so strong. They were students; they were my students and they were part of our community,카지노 게임 컬렉션� he says 카지노 게임 컬렉션�The stories are difficult to read, and they must be difficult to experience. Writing them down, putting them on a public platform is going through that experience again.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

Dean Deluzio admits there is a strong sense of cultural identity within the faculty.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�I카지노 게임 컬렉션�ve been at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s a long time and know it is a predominately white campus with issues around diversity in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) field. We focus a lot on it being an issue of gender but it goes way beyond that,카지노 게임 컬렉션� he says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�I did not understand the degree that these issues were affecting students. But I believe the work we are starting now is the change that is needed.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

Ramsubick believes there needs to be a shift in the work being done to invoke change.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�We need to centre BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) voices and make sure they are heard," he says. "We shouldn카지노 게임 컬렉션�t force them to do the work. It isn카지노 게임 컬렉션�t the job of the oppressed to fight that systemic racism. We need to create culturally competent engineers. They can카지노 게임 컬렉션�t be blind to the racial inequalities that exist in the communities where they work.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

Several future faculty initiatives were discussed, including the need for equity and diversity training in engineering programs. Diversifying STEM by bringing in more racialized engineers, and continuing to accept more women, are viewed as steps in the right direction.

In recent months, Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s engineering has created a new Chair for Women in Engineering, held by Heidi Ploeg, a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. The faculty's mandatory first-year APSC100 course now features videos and readings related to anti-racism, and other curricular updates are being examined. Dean Deluzio has also committed to creating dedicated space in the Integrated Learning Centre, in Beamish-Munro Hall, for marginalized students to connect in a 카지노 게임 컬렉션�safe space카지노 게임 컬렉션�.

Dean Deluzio says engineers are trained problem solvers and are called to answer some of the most complex problems of our time including COVID-19, as well as complex societal issues that are identified through the Black Lives Matter movement. He is calling for leaders in the profession recognize the issues and take steps to understand and address them.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�If we don카지노 게임 컬렉션�t train them to be proactive in the areas of equity, diversity, inclusion and indigenization and the problems understanding that, the solutions will be less impactful, and the change won카지노 게임 컬렉션�t be fast enough," he says.