Past Events

Building Community Workshop Wednesday series In this hands-on workshop, participants will explore how tangible and successful allyship happens on the ground. First, participants will reconnect with baseline knowledge about power, privilege, identity, and intersectionality. Then, participants will explore what allyship means on the ground and how they can become more effective allies. What does it mean to be an ally? When should an ally step in, and when should an ally defer to someone else? We will discuss all these strategies and more.

This two-hour, in-person training is designed to help all staff and faculty increase their knowledge and awareness about trauma and its impacts.  The training provides strategies for implementing the Six Principles of Trauma-Informed Care, including self-regulation and self-care practices, to improve competency in working with and supporting students who have experienced trauma. This training consists of four modules:

You can store and share files using SharePoint, OneDrive, and Microsoft Teams. They each can be used in their own ways to accelerate collaboration and efficiency in different situations. Participants will

Communicating with Power - Mastering Communication Habits for More Impact & Influence for Women This International Women's Month, join this women-only workshop to: Identify common undermining speech habits that can weaken perceived authority Explore the challenges of the “Likeability-Competence Double Bind” and how it uniquely impacts the way women leaders are evaluated

Building Community Workshop Wednesday series

Audience: All Staff & Faculty Are you able to bring up problems and tough issues in your team? Is it difficult to ask your team members for help or bring forward a new idea? Is it safe to take a risk?

This webinar will walk through proper tagging structure when it comes to PDFs and how to create accessible form fields. After the demo there will be time to ask any questions you may have regarding these topics.  Register through the Digital Accessibility Resource Centre

This workshop will go through best practices on creating accessible documents in Word, PowerPoint and looking at converting them to accessible PDFs. During the workshop you'll be given files to remediate as you go through the topics and software. Bring your own laptop to the event. Register through the Digital Accessibility Resource Centre

Negative behaviour can dampen any conversation and can spin a web of negativity around any activity. This session will review some helpful strategies to assist with recognizing some common negative behaviours and how to effectively communicate when negativity is present. Facilitator Trainers from Homewood Health Registration Register through Qualtrics! Registration closes two days prior to the session. Contact Phone: 56800

Bold Women, Sustainable Futures - Supriya Verma Book Launch Bold Women, Sustainable Futures: Leadership Lessons for STEM, Business & Sustainability in an Age of Resistance In an era marked by escalating climate risk, political and economic uncertainty, and growing resistance to equity, sustainability, and inclusion, leadership is being quietly reshaped—often away from courage, long-term thinking, and responsibility.