Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in KNES
Join the UCalgary community to celebrate our shared commitment to creating an equitable, diverse and inclusive campus.
The Faculty of Kinesiology
The University of Calgary is committed to providing a campus that respects and promotes human rights, personal dignity, civility, and the health and safety of all members of our campus community.
Similarly, in our faculty, we want all our staff and students to feel they are an integral part of the Kinesiology community. We want to achieve this by acknowledging and understanding differences in experiences, whether through race, ethnicity, Indigeneity, gender identity and expression, sexuality, ability, social class, size, and intersections. Our mission is to work together to foster an inclusive culture where everyone can contribute to university life, knowledge, and growth.
Our Vision & Commitment
The Faculty of Kinesiology recognizes that diverse faculty, staff, students and alumni benefit and enrich the work, teaching, learning and research experiences of the entire campus and broader community. Therefore, we are committed to removing constructed barriers that continue to negatively impact equity-deserving groups, including women, Indigenous and racialized people, people with disabilities, LGBTQI2S+ individuals, people of different sizes, individuals from across social classes, and all their intersections.
Informed by campus-wide strategies and policies such as ii'taa'poh'to'p (Indigenous strategy), anti-racism initiatives, the campus mental health strategy, and safe, barrier-free workplace policies, we are committed to the creation and maintenance of an equitable, diverse, and inclusive faculty that is accessible to all and free from harassment, bullying, and discrimination. We follow the words of educator and advocate Dr. George Dei, who wrote: "Inclusion is not about bringing people into what already exists; it is making a new space, a better space for everyone."
What's Happening in May?
Find out what's happening during May. From workshops to seminars, training and exercises. Join the Faculty of Kinesiology and work together to share our commitment in creating an equitable, diverse and inclusive campus.
May 1, 2023
Asian Heritage Month
May 1-30, 2023
There are just over 200 years of experience, from the arrival of the first Chinese settlers to building the trading post at Nootka Sound. The timeline below shows a brief glimpse of the breadth of Asian developments, from trading posts to government constitutions.
The timeline examines the settlement of various Asian groups, the discrimination many of them endured in our early ages, historic accomplishments, firsts, biographies, and the gradual alterations by which Canadian society accepted the right and equality of Asian immigrants.
May 5, 2023
National Day Of Awareness For Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women
May 5, 2023
May 5 is the National Day of Awareness and Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Gender diverse people. On this day we aim to raise awareness about this ongoing crisis and take action. On this day we remember the people who have lost their lives to colonial, gender-based violence, and their families and communities that live daily with the grief of losing loved ones.
March 20, 2022
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
Ma7 17, 2023
The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia was created in 2004 to draw attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex people, and all of those with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities or expressions, and sex characteristics.
Women's Only Programs
Sign up to drop in for Women's Only Open Gym Time! This time will be for anyone who identifies as a Woman to have a private, safe space to workout and as a separate option from the Fitness Centre.
Feature Workshops for May
The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (OEDI) delivers workshops on various diversity and inclusion topics to students, faculty and staff. Literacy and education are crucial mechanisms used to ignite change and foster inclusion. The impact of training and education depends on community members' understanding and committing to life-long learning, practicing mindfulness and taking responsibility for building an inclusive university.
The REDress Project
The REDress Project honours lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Initiated by Métis artist Jaime Black in 2010 and brought to UCalgary in 2017 by Yvonne Poitras-Pratt, from the Werklund School of Education, the REDress Project is an art installation calling attention to the crisis faced by Indigenous communities.
Feature Content
How you can support students observing Ramadan
We have almost reached the time of year which Muslims cherish the most; where they put up porch lights, decorate their houses, stock up their pantries, and mark their calendars all for the sake of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting.
Toolkits
Information, resources and tools for equity, diversity & inclusion.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
A wonderfully animated video about equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
What's is EDI All About?
Find out what being a part of equity, diversity, and inclusion is all about.
Unconscious Bias in the Workplace
The first step to making the workplace Bias-free is to create self-awareness.
The EDI Committee
Meet some of our EDI Faculty of Kinesiology committee members working together to create an environment of equity, diversity, and inclusion. Our team is chaired by Dr. William Bridel, Associate Professor and Gagan Minhas, Undergraduate Student.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
We are committed to valuing and celebrating diversity, and to advancing equality and inclusive practice in all our activities.
Dr. William Bridel
Associate Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology