Upcoming Events

This interactive workshop encourages participants to move beyond the text of Ontario's human rights legislation to understand how legal requirements affect our day-to-day work. How do we identify when behaviour is harassment or discrimination? How do we know when behaviour rises to the level of a human rights violation? What is a reasonable response to a complaint in the circumstances? How do we prevent human rights violations from occurring in the first place? This workshop provides tools and strategies to respond to each of these questions. Registration ...

PAC is a globally used, free PDF accessibility checking tool that reviews PDF/UA and WCAG requirements. This webinar will walk through how to use this tool to help improve your PDF remediation workflow. Register through the Digital Accessibility Resource Centre

As a leader, ask yourself: Are you able to surface tough issues or challenges with your team? Do you encourage your team members to bring forward new ideas or ask for help? Do you create an environment where it feels safe to take risks? These are a few questions that Harvard Professor Amy Edmondson suggests reflecting on to assess your team’s psychological safety. Dr. Edmondson describes psychological safety as the ability to show and express your thoughts without fear of negative consequences. Psychological safety isn't about being nice. It’s about giving candid feedback, openly...

Building Community Workshop Wednesday series Understanding the principles of IEDI and how to integrate them in research practice and design enhances the quality of research and avoids harming. This session will explore anti-oppression frameworks and suggest ways to apply equity and inclusion lenses to research. It will provide guidance on best practices, questions to ask, and resources to assist as you develop your research. Learn how being knowledgeable about principles of IEDI can enable you to be confident about the value or your research and its relevance in...

Designed by Living Works, safeTALK is a 3.5-hour alertness training and certification that prepares anyone, regardless of prior experience or training, to become a suicide-alert helper. This training includes understanding of the importance of suicide alertness, learning to identify ways people invite help, and how to connect those who need help with resources when they are at risk. This training is recommended for individuals who are not mental health experts but who might...

NEW Days is designed to welcome and connect new employees to the University environment and give them a positive start. Various activities and representatives from across campus will share perspectives and important information that will introduce the new employee to the university culture, history, facilities, and various services. Links to required online training elements from A.O.D.A. (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act), DHR (Diversity and Human Rights), Online Security and EHS (Environmental Health and Safety) will be provided. An optional campus tour is also...

When we’re hooked by praise and criticism, it can gently pull us into playing it safe—quieting our voices, softening our boundaries, and stepping back from visibility and meaningful action. Grounded in the work of Tara Mohr, author of Playing Big, this workshop offers practical tools to help you show up more fully and move forward with greater confidence toward the goals that matter most to you. This International Women's Month, join this women-only workshop to: discover how dependence on praise and fear of criticism restricts confidence, actions, and...

Building Community Workshop Wednesday series This scenario-based workshop is designed for faculty members in search committees at the University of Guelph. Through case studies and facilitated discussion, participants will deepen their understanding of how to embed Indigenization, equity, diversity, and inclusion (IEDI) principles into each stage of the hiring process. Rooted in both legal frameworks and ethical imperatives, the session explores how systems of oppression shape academic pathways and candidate experiences, and equips participants with the...

Celebrating the People Who Shape Our University Community GREAT at U of G invites you to join colleagues from across our university to celebrate our staff and faculty, who each day make a meaningful difference for each other, the students, and the communities we serve. Employee Appreciation Day shines a spotlight on the unique strengths, skills, and gifts our employees bring to the university, from support and services to teaching and research. It’s a moment to pause and connect, while inviting each of us to continue to foster a culture where every member...

What does it mean to lead inclusively in academic and professional settings? This 90-minute workshop invites students, staff and faculty at the University of Guelph to explore how anti-oppressive and anti-racist principles can shape more equitable and inclusive decision-making processes.  Through scenarios, guided reflection, and group discussion, participants will examine how power, privilege, and bias influence everyday choices. Together, we will build practical strategies for fostering environments where equity, inclusion, and justice are not just values, but guiding practices...