Our work on EDI and VPFO projects supporting UBC’s EDI journey
Check back regularly for updates on our EDI progress and to learn how we’re performing as a portfolio. We will also be posting feature stories to illustrate how EDI at UBC comes to life though our day-to-day work.
June 27, 2022
Celebrating Pride on and off campus this June
Pride is celebrated each June to commemorate the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots, a key event in the fight for 2SLGBTQIA+ rights. Learn how you can celebrate pride month and support the diverse community of LGBTQ+ on and off campus this June.
June 21, 2022
Indigenous People’s Day – June 21
June is National Indigenous History Month and June 21 the National Indigenous Peoples Day – reminders to “recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples”.
June 6, 2022
Celebrating Pride Month at UBC
June is Pride Month. It's a time when we celebrate the diversity of LGBTQ+ communities, while acknowledging the long-standing fight for equality and justice and reflecting on what each of us can do individually, and institutionally, to be inclusive.
June 2, 2022
Advancing in your EDI Journey with the VPFO
Your VFPO EDI committee has produced a series of self-paced, 45-minute online courses, available on UBC Workplace Learning (WPL). We encourage all VPFO team members to complete these modules by September 30, 2022.
May 30, 2022
