LU Human Rights and Equity

Happy Lunar New Year from OHRE ...

Message from the director of the OHRE as today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls.

You can find a copy of this message with clickable links on the Lakehead University media bulletin coming out today.

Announcement of Successful Departments in the Competition for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Initiatives

On behalf of the Offices of Research Services and Human Rights and Equity, we are pleased to announce the following academic departments, and lead faculty members, were successful in the internal competition titled ‘Departmental Competition for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Initiatives’ for the amounts listed:

- Anthropology (Dr. Jessica Metcalfe) - $1,500
- Chemical Engineering (Dr. Sudip Raksh*t) - $1,200
- Civil Engineering (Dr. Ahmed Elshaer and Dr. Jian Deng) - $1,500
- English (Dr. Max Haiven, Dr. Sarah Olutola and Dr. Anna Guttman) - $1,300
- Geology (Dr. Noah Phillips) - $1,500
- Health and Behavioural Sciences (Dr. Ravi Gokani) - $1,500
- Physics (Dr. Hubert de Guise) - $1,200
- Science & Environmental Studies Science Speaker Committee (Dr. Joseph Carney - Chair, Dr. Maryam Ebrahimi, Dr. Matthew Tocheri, Dr. Amanda Diochon, Dr. Noah Phillips, and Dr. Sree Kurissery) - $300

These departments and EDI champions put forth excellent proposals for increasing EDI knowledge within the research environment at Lakehead University.

All successful departments received funding, made possible through an NSERC EDI Institutional Capacity-Building Grant, that will support the implementation of these projects. The initiatives range from speaker events to mentor activities and will occur by the end of March 2023.

Please keep an eye on the Research & Innovation Bulletin and Campus Connection for more details on the public events being planned by these units.

Once again, congratulations to all!

Call to Action: Play your part (LU Thunder Bay) email [email protected] for more information

Call to Action: Play your part (LU Orillia ) email [email protected] for more information

This is just a reminder of tomorrow’s exciting event! We will be having a pane discussion on inclusive language in the classroom hosted by one of our Lakehead students. Details and registration link can be found here: https://www.lakeheadu.ca/about/news-and-events/events/events-archive/2021/node/63411

Join us today at 12 pm for our Jeopardy event! Follow this link to register: https://lakeheadu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYlce-hrDMpG90l092b6OIskwWMbM1yQRu8

Join us on Friday for our Jeopardy trivia event! Increase your knowledge about diversity in Canada and win PRIZES! Register here: https://lakeheadu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYlce-hrDMpG90l092b6OIskwWMbM1yQRu8

During this lockdown the Office of Human Rights and Equity continues to offer remotely accessible services and support to the Lakehead University. Send an email confidentially to [email protected] or for s*xual violence supports at
[email protected]. You can also leave us a voicemail with your phone number and we will get back to you. Here is a list of some great community resources as well! Feel free to contact our office if you require assistance accessing any of the listed services or supports.