Resources & groups

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion services on campus

  • Indigenous Student Services - Provides culturally appropriate support services, activities and events in the College and community for Indigenous students. 
  • Accessibility Services - Helps students with barriers to education get the accommodations they need to succeed. 
  • Counselling - Offers free, accessible and confidential mental health support for students. 
  • (DSU) - Advocates for students’ rights while also hosting inclusive events and activities for vibrant student life at Douglas. 
  • Student Support and Conduct - Identifies and supports students in distress that have experienced harassment on campus. 
  • Student Support Navigator - Provides guidance to students who come from government care, alternative secondary education, or who are first-generation students or mature students. 
  • Vocational Education and Skills Training programs - Helps students with disabilities or barriers to education identify career paths, develop work skills and move on to additional education or employment. 
  • The Training Group – Offers education to support skilled newcomers, youth, mature workers and more. 
  • Open Education Resources - Offers free learning materials to support accessible, affordable and adaptable education for students and faculty.

Student clubs and associations

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Inclusive Workplace

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÐ±¦µä¿ª½±½á¹û is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and equitable learning and working environment, where all people feel welcome and respected for who they are.

EDI Policies

Listed below are policies that support EDI at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÐ±¦µä¿ª½±½á¹û:

  • Respectful and Inclusive Environment Policy
  • Accommodation Policy for Employees
  • Bullying and Harassment Prevention and Response Policy
  • Human Rights Policy
  • Work from Home Policy
     

Employee resource groups

  • Pride Advisory Committee – Advocates and celebrates 2SLGTBQIA+ students, staff, faculty and visitors to promote understanding and acceptance of queer people on our campuses. 
  • Accessibility Committee – Focus on reducing barriers for people living with disabilities (Coming Winter 2023).

External organizations supporting diversity

At Ïã¸ÛÁùºÐ±¦µä¿ª½±½á¹û, our vision is to graduate resilient global citizens with the knowledge and skills to adapt, innovate and lead in a changing world. As a part of that, we want to highlight all the community supports and systems available to students to help them succeed. Connecting to the community and achieving true EDI is a mission that takes a village to achieve, which is why Ïã¸ÛÁùºÐ±¦µä¿ª½±½á¹û is highlighting outside organizations that help everyone feel included in B.C.

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  • (ISSofBC) 
  • - BC Settlement and Integration Services

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Two-spirited, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual And Additional Sexual Orientation And Gender Identities (2slgbtqia+)