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Proposal to YUFA Executive to Establish a Community Projects Committee

8 Nov 04 (posted 23 Apr 09) - Proposal To YUFA Executive To Establish A Community Projects Committee

  1. For the past three years an ad hoc group of YUFA members has worked to develop and initiate a number of community-University education projects (academic support, enrichment, adult / community education, advocacy research), mainly in the Jane-Finch area. Given the successes of these projects to date, it is our hope that a structure could now be initiated, responsible to the Executive, which would provide some overview, rationale and continuity to these kinds of activities - both relating to specific communities, as well as supporting comparative or collaborative research / development projects between two or more communities.

  2. Based on our success in establishing the ACE (Advanced Credit Experience) project, it is clear that external funds are available for community-University education projects, and it is our belief that identifying a legitimate, responsible coordinating body will assist greatly in our search for further funding from foundations, community organizations, other unions, etc.

  3. The existence of such a committee active within the University, will do much to encourage other campus entities - not least, the University Administration itself - to become more proactive in community-University affairs.

  4. Establishing such a committee will further our attempts to respond substantively to the very serious concerns and requests voiced by the 100 community residents who attended the YUFA / CAUT community consultation meeting held at the Driftwood Community Centre some two years ago.

  5. Finally, the existence of such a committee will do much to enhance YUFA as having a strong "social union" component, concerned about the larger University community, along with YUFA's other traditional responsibilities to its members.

Proposal: Creation of a YUFA "Community Projects" Standing Committee under Article 7.1 of the YUFA Constitution.

Purpose: This standing YUFA committee would serve two main purposes - first, to signal YUFA members' concern about issues of University access for the children of minority and working-class families in Toronto, particularly those in the Jane-Finch area neighbouring York's Keele campus, and to assist this access with joint projects within the community; second, to assist in the provision of financial and other support for research and development projects which have been initiated collaboratively by York faculty members and librarians and the relevant community.

Mandate:

  1. To consult with community agencies and organizations

  2. To develop project proposals and recommend them to YUFA Executive; all such projects must include community representation within their coordinating / governing structures

  3. To consider other project proposals for recommendation to YUFA Executive

  4. To administer or overview projects being undertaken

  5. To assist in the development of projects by engaging in additional fundraising within the York community

  6. To work with YUFA Foundation and York University to administer scholarships

  7. To work with organizations on and off campus to facilitate administration of project budgets

  8. To report formally to YUFA Executive annually

  9. To ensure that both the York community and the Jane-Finch community are kept informed of the activities of this committee

Membership:

Up to 10 interested YUFA members, approved by the Executive.

Meetings:

Committee meetings – monthly from Sept. to April, as needed in summer

Community consultations – at least 1 or 2 per year

Annual Budget:

A.     Directly from YUFA on an on-going basis:

  1. One full-course release for Chair of Committee                                              $13,000

B. Project funding from multiple sources (YUFA Trust, York University, and specific requests to YUFA Executive)

  1. Ongoing projects:

    • ACE                                   $5,000

    • Summer Literacy              $6,000

    • Summer Arts                     $6,000
       

  2. New projects                             $30,000

Project Total                                                     $47,000

Budget Total                                                     $60,000

Signed:

  1. Zelda Abramson, Assistant Professor, Sociology, Faculty of Arts

  2. Greg Albo, Associate Professor, Political Science, Faculty of Arts

  3. Keith Aldridge, Professor, Earth & Atmospheric Science, Faculty of Science

  4. Kristin Andrews, Assistant Professor, Philosophy, Faculty of Arts

  5. Deborah Barndt, Associate Professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies

  6. Jody Berland, Associate Professor, Humanities, Atkinson College

  7. Pat Bradshaw, Associate Professor, Schulich School of Business

  8. Linda Briskin, Professor, Social Science, Faculty of Arts

  9. Nergis Canefe, Assistant Professor, Political Science, Faculty of Arts

  10. Carole Carpenter, Professor, Master, Vanier College, Division of Humanities

  11. Rosemary J. Coombe, Canada Research Chair, Communication & Culture, Faculty of Arts

  12. Barbara Crow, Associate Professor, Communication Studies Program, Faculty of Arts

  13. Megan J. Davies, Assistant Professor, Social Science, Faculty of Arts

  14. Don Dippo, Professor, Faculty of Education

  15. Penelope Reed Doob, Professor, Dance, Faculty of Fine Arts

  16. Lorna Erwin, Associate Professor, Sociology, Faculty of Arts

  17. Barbara Evans, Associate Professor, Sociology, Faculty of Arts

  18. Jennifer Dekker, MISt, Reference Librarian, Frost Library / Bibliothèque, Glendon

  19. Eileen Fischer, Associate Professor, Marketing, Schulich School of Business

  20. Joan Gibson, Assistant Professor, Humanities, Atkinson College

  21. Wenona Giles, Associate Professor, Social Science, Atkinson College

  22. Celia Haig-Brown, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education

  23. Engin Isin, Canada Research Chair in Citizenship Studies

  24. Merle Jacobs, Assistant Professor, Sociology, Faculty of Arts

  25. Carl James, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education

  26. Janet Jones, Associate Professor, Visual Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts

  27. Marlene Kadar, Associate Professor, Humanities, Faculty of Arts

  28. Kamala Kempadoo, Associate Professor, Social Science, Faculty of Arts

  29. Gail Kellough, Associate Professor, Social Science, Faculty of Arts

  30. Gail Lindsay, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Atkinson College

  31. Stephen Longstaff, Associate Professor, Sociology, Atkinson College

  32. Joy Mannette, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education

  33. Jeanette Neeson, Associate Professor, History, Faculty of Arts

  34. Dorit Nevo, Assistant Professor, Information Systems, Schulich School of Business

  35. Linda Peake, Associate Professor, Social Science, Faculty of Arts

  36. Ananya Mukherjee Reed, Associate Professor, Political Science, Faculty of Arts

  37. Barbara Rahder, Associate Professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies

  38. B.J. Richmond, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education

  39. Ray Rogers, Associate Professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies

  40. Amy Rossiter, Associate Professor, Social Work, Atkinson College

  41. Patti Ryan, Political Science Librarian, Scott Library

  42. Leslie Sanders, Associate Professor, Humanities, Atkinson College

  43. Harry Smaller, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education

  44. Savista Sévigny, Associate Lecturer, French Studies, Faculty of Arts

  45. Ingrid Splettstoesser, Assistant Professor, Administrative Studies, Atkinson College

  46. Penni Stewart, Associate Professor, Sociology, Faculty of Arts

  47. Molly Ladd-Taylor, Associate Professor, History, Faculty of Arts

  48. Gerda Wekerle, Profesor, Faculty of Environmental Studies

  49. Walter Whiteley, Professor, mathematics & Statistics, Faculty of Arts

  50. Sandra Whitworth, Associate Professor, Political Science, Faculty of Arts

  51. Carol Zemel, Professor & Chair, Visual Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts

  52. Joyce Zemans, Arts & Media Administration, Schulich School of Business

  53. Brenda Hart, Executive Associate, YUFA