For a summary of committees, along with equity-based recruitment and other EDI initiatives, please see below:
Committees
The Department of Management at UTM (UTMM) is currently working with the Office of the Vice-Principal, Academic and Dean, to create an equity and anti-racism committee. More information will be shared shortly.
Equity-Based Recruitment
UTMM works extensively with HR at UTM in order to ensure that there are EDI-related interview questions that are relevant and tailored to the job opportunity. All faculty members hired by the department in the last five years have been from various underrepresented groups.
Additional EDI Initiatives
- As part of UTMM’s planning and priorities for 2025-2026, the department has included specific priorities and goals for EDI.
- UTMM holds an event each year, which is coordinated by the PDLC (Professional Development & Learning Centre) entitled, “Business of Equity”. 2025 marks the 8th year of this student event and it is part of UTMM's career/professional development training module. Each event features a keynote speaker and break-out discussions, and is organized in partnership with the EDI Office at UTM.
- UTMM’s affiliated student groups/associations (Innovative Business Association, ACE-UTM, UTM Capital, UTMM Competition Team) organize student-led EDI initiatives with the support of the Department.
- An intentional approach is used in planning to ensure Keynote speakers and panelists from diverse backgrounds are invited to speak at business workshops/events throughout the year.
- In previous years, UTMM has used social media campaigns to educate and celebrate innovation and achievements in our diverse communities. These have included: Canadian Entrepreneurship campaigns on Instagram highlighting Asian, Black, and Indigenous peoples who have played a profound role in shaping the Canadian business landscape during Black History Month, Asian Heritage Month, and National Indigenous History Month. Campaigns such as these will continue into the upcoming academic year.
- We regularly support the annual Black Table Talk – an in-person session of building community and connections to collectively co-create spaces, explore ideas and allow attendees to gain meaningful resources that enhance the Black experience at UTM.
- We have partnered with the Office of the Vice-Provost and Principal (OVPP) to assist UTM in meeting its strategic framework priority and the institution's commitment to create physical spaces for Black belonging, representation, and flourishing. This has been achieved by temporarily providing access to a room for this purpose while the permanent space is being created. The Centre for Black Excellence and Belonging (CBEB) has the potential to serve as a vital gathering point where cultural expression, intellectual exchange, and community connections are encouraged and celebrated.
- UTMM has hosted sessions run by instructors who have incorporated EDI issues into their courses to help guide others in their efforts to do so.
- Many faculty members’ research agenda have a strong focus on EDI. Some of their relevant recent works include analysis of affirmative action, minority owned businesses, methods for increasing gender diversity, sustainable business practices, and other topics. They have recently won SSHRC grants and sustainability grants for their EDI-related research work. Such research work also has tremendous policy implications for Canada and beyond.
- EDI themes are integrated into the academic curriculum. For instance, MGT495 – Entrepreneurial Finance and Private Equity has a special focus on EDI in the context of Entrepreneurship and includes cases about female founders and an African-American venture capitalist. MGT 428 – Management Control – dedicates a third of the course ESG and EDI, including indigenous perspective on business with the help of the UTM Indigenous Centre.
- Faculty contributions to EDI, in teaching, research, and service, are recognized into the PTR process to encourage faculty EDI initiatives.
Last updated August 2025