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
Inclusive Workplace
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ 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 мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾:
- 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 мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾, 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 мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ is highlighting outside organizations that help everyone feel included in B.C.
- (ISSofBC)
- - BC Settlement and Integration Services
- (BCANDS)
Two-spirited, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual And Additional Sexual Orientation And Gender Identities (2slgbtqia+)