Nominate colleagues in student (undergraduate and graduate), faculty and postdoctoral fellows, staff or team categories for their contributions toward advancing equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility at UCalgary 

Celebrating inspiring students, faculty, postdoctoral scholars, staff and collaborative teams working to advance a more accessible, equitable, diverse, and inclusive university.  The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (OEDI) is pleased to announce the institutional call for nominations to recognize the transformative efforts by University of Calgary students (undergraduate and graduate), faculty, postdoctoral fellows, staff, and teams. The annual awards aim to recognize and appreciate the passion, dedication and campus engagement by individuals and teams to promote and commit to equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility in teaching and learning, research and scholarship, community engagement, and living and working environments.

The EDI Awards recognize outstanding achievement in practice, events, applied research, policy, programs, or other activities that foster equitable, sustainable and measurable change, especially for those who traditionally have been under-represented (women, visible/racialized minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and LGBTQ2S+) on campus. The Awards recognize ongoing work or an outstanding accomplishment at a point in time.       

Examples may include, but are not limited to:

• A faculty strategic plan and action program that embeds a commitment to the importance of equity, diversity, and inclusion;
• An ongoing action, initiative, or program that helps students from an under-represented group feel welcome and included;
• A tool or practice that provides accommodations for an equity-seeking group e.g. increased accessibility for people with disabilities, or is designed to address racism;
• An initiative or action aiming at adapting or changing procedures, policies, or practices to make them fair or more inclusive;
• Fostering inclusive excellence in achieving diversity, equity, and inclusion goals;
• Exemplifying leadership in fostering an inclusive campus.        

We invite everyone to submit nominations for the 2023 awards in one of the following five categories:  

• student (undergraduate and graduate)
• faculty, including professors, lecturers, instructors 
• postdoctoral fellows
• staff (AUPE and MaPS) 
• team  

Examples include, but are not limited to: 

• a strategic plan and action program that recognizes the importance of equity, diversity and inclusion 
• an ongoing action, initiative or program that helps students from an under-represented group feel welcome, included, and a sense of belonging 
• a tool or practice that provides accommodations for an equity-deserving group, e.g., increased accessibility for people with disabilities 
• an initiative or action aiming at adapting or changing procedures, policies, or practices to make them more equitable and inclusive 
• initiatives to promote pluralism, anti-racism, accessibility, trans visibility 
• exemplifying leadership in fostering an equitable, diverse, inclusive and accessible campus 

Nominations should present specific and concrete examples to illustrate how the nominee meets each eligibility and award criteria, showing the nominee’s outstanding efforts and accomplishments toward advancing equity, diversity and inclusion at the University of Calgary. 

The nomination period is open until November 30th, at 11:59 p.m. MST

Adjudication - A committee chaired by the Director, OEDIA and consisting of, at minimum, one member of each of the following groups will complete adjudications of the nominations: student, faculty, AUPE, MaPS and Graduate Students. Awards will be presented on February 8, 2023, during EDI Week.