I offer strategic advising, facilitation, and project-based support to student affairs departments seeking to strengthen services, improve student outcomes, and create campus environments. Drawing on more than two decades of senior leadership experience in Ontario post-secondary education, I support teams grounded in Indigenous inclusion, reconciliation, equity, accessibility, and belonging. My work is especially valuable for departments navigating organizational change, service redesign, risk, equity, reconciliation, accessibility, conduct, student wellbeing, and complex case response, with particular attention to the experiences of Indigenous learners and other equity-deserving students. Services can include departmental reviews, strategic planning, leadership coaching, policy and procedure development, program evaluation, and the design of integrated student support models that are culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and equity-centred. I can assist teams in assessing current practices, identifying systemic gaps, clarifying roles, and developing realistic implementation plans that align with institutional goals, regulatory expectations, reconciliation commitments, and sector best practices. I bring deep experience in Indigenous student success, education and engagement, equity-informed service delivery, student conduct systems, behavioural intervention, sexual violence prevention, accessibility, counselling, international student support, student life, athletics and recreation, and cross-campus collaboration. My approach is collaborative, practical, relational, and grounded in the realities of student affairs work. I help leaders and teams move from broad aspiration to clear priorities, shared accountability, and measurable progress while strengthening inclusive practices and advancing reconciliation in meaningful, sustainable ways. Whether supporting a new leader, reviewing a service area, facilitating difficult conversations, strengthening risk protocols, or helping a department prepare for growth and change, I bring a steady executive perspective and a strong commitment to student success.
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Mark Solomon is a proud member of Henvey Inlet First Nation. To the disappointment of his mother, he enrolled in two undergraduate degrees in Music and Native Studies, then doubled down with graduate degrees in Social Justice and Equity Studies and Higher Education/Urban Indigenous Education. Against all odds—and several tuition receipts—he built a career in student affairs, Indigenous education, reconciliation, equity, and institutional change. He is currently the Associate Vice-President, Reconciliation and Inclusion at Seneca Polytechnic, where he works to make big systems slightly less confusing and considerably more human. Mark has served as President of CACUSS, becoming the first Indigenous person to hold the role, and has contributed nationally to conversations on student success, inclusion, and reconciliation. His most important title, however, remains father to a first-year University of Ottawa student, a role requiring equal parts pride, patience, and e-transfer skills.
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