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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV: June in Review

June 27, 2024

At ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV, we are committed to advancing a culture of inclusive excellence where all feel welcome, safe, accepted and appreciated. Here is a snapshot of EDI at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV in June.    

Equity Compass annual report now available

Guided by the Equity Compass, teams and individuals across the university have made significant progress towards building a more equitable, diverse and inclusive ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV. Together, we have improved existing structures and begun to close identified equity and inclusion gaps. 

Read about how key groups and community members have advanced this work over the past year and upcoming initiatives in the Equity Compass Year One Annual Report

New EDI toolkit

The Equity Office is pleased to launch a new toolkit for those who are interested in building their own EDI committee to integrate EDI principles in their work. The toolkit offers a systematic, step-by-step guide, with questions and resources, help create and build an EDI planning team or committee. See the toolkit and other resources

Reminder: Data collection for Pay Transparency Report 

All employees are asked to help ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV comply with this year’s requirement for B.C.’s  by updating their gender data in  no later than July 30, 2024. This data collection is aligned with B.C.’s new . 

*Please note, for those who are off campus, they will need to  before logging into MyInfo. 

Demographic & Diversity Data survey coming Fall 2024

Over the past few months, the Data Taskforce has been meeting with key stakeholder groups, including student associations, to gather input and feedback. This month, the team met with student groups and student advocates. Learn about the demographics and diversity data collection survey that will help meet other regulatory requirements, provide information to support equitable and accountable decision-making and measure progress towards our institutional priorities. 

Days of Significance  

Pride Month

Beginning in June each year, ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV commemorates â€”a time to celebrate and honour the contributions of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. See the Celebrating Pride 2024 page for information on events and resources across ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV. 

National Indigenous History Month

June is National Indigenous Peoples Month, and June 21 marks National Indigenous Peoples Day.  

Across the university we honour the history, culture, resilience and contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples to ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV and across Canada. 

Other days of significance and observances include:

  • June 19: 
  • June 20: 
  • June 23: 
  • June 27: 

EDI-related supports are available   

¶¡ÏãÔ°AV is committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive community for all. Important work is being undertaken by our Equity Office to ensure that ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV is a safe and welcoming space for all students, faculty and staff, including actively updating and sharing resources for those experiencing antisemitism or Islamophobia. Please see our list of identity-based supports and reach out if you need help. For all other supports, please visit our community supports page. 

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