Current graduate students

Wednesday, July 8, 2020 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Leadership, Intersectionality, and Advancing in the Academy

Experiences of of Women-Identified Senior Administrators and Recruiters

Presented by the Human Rights, Equity and Inclusion Unit (HREI), this free virtual event is an opportunity to explore diversity in the academy, challenges and opportunities, and hear experiences from women-identified senior administrators on their search process and from the recruiters who play an integral role in the leadership path.

Thursday, July 23, 2020 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

CCDI Webinar: The Struggle of the Caregiver - Is your workplace supportive?

Caring for someone – be it a child or a senior – is a huge responsibility that many employees carry in addition to their professional workload, and can have a huge impact on their ability to bring their full self to work. Join this Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI) webinar to discuss best practices to ensure your employees are able to operate at their best while managing the complexity of family life.

Tuesday, July 7, 2020 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

CCDI Webinar: Let's Talk About Privilege

Conversations around diversity and inclusion can create some discomfort and guilt for those who don’t identify as “diverse”, especially with respect to the notion of privilege. This Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI) webinar will explore strategies and tools that can be used to contextualize the notion of “privilege” and its historic and systemic origin, while managing and acknowledging individual feelings and experiences.

Tuesday, June 23, 2020 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

CCDI Webinar: Ageism and Age Discrimination

The term ageism is a socially constructed way of thinking about older people based on negative attitudes and stereotypes about aging. It can often ignore the needs this demographic has and the valued contributions they can make. In this Canadian Centre for Diversity (CCDI) webinar, we will look at ways of challenging age bias in the workplace.

Thursday, June 4, 2020 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

ONLINE: Healthy Relationships Workshop

How do we maintain healthy relationships during these complicated times? Whether we are physically distanced from our partner(s) or perhaps quarantined with them 24/7, we have suddenly been presented with unique challenges for healthy communication, sustaining our boundaries and providing mutual support. Join the Sexual Assault Support Centre (SASC) for this online workshop.

Audience: Students

Wednesday, May 20, 2020 11:00 am - 12:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

ONLINE: Taking Action Against Online Harassment

In support of Sexual Violence Prevention Month.

Sheltering in place means that many of us are communicating online a lot more than we used to. But, communicating in virtual spaces, through text and social media, in a supportive and safer manner involves understanding your boundaries, consent and much more.

Audience: Students, Faculty and Staff

Thursday, May 7, 2020 11:00 am - 12:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

ONLINE: Healthy Relationships Workshop

In support of Sexual Violence Prevention Month

How do we maintain healthy relationships during these complicated times? Whether we are physically distanced from our partner(s) or perhaps quarantined with them 24/7, we have suddenly been presented with unique challenges for healthy communication, sustaining our boundaries and providing mutual support.

Audience: Students

Friday, July 17, 2020 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

ONLINE: INI202: You Don't Know What You Don't Know Part II

The Office of Human Rights, Equity and Inclusion is pleased to have Ela Smith present this two-part workshop where campus community members will gain a deeper understanding of historic and current realities for First Nations, Métis and Inuit people in Ontario and Canada.

Audience: Students, Faculty, and Staff