In order to promote awareness, celebrate diversity, and address issues of discrimination and harassment, Equity Services provides proactive education and training. Education and training workshops are available to all members of the Carleton University community. Please contact Equity Services for more information.

The following programs are offered by Equity Services:

Carleton University Safe Space Program
An interactive workshop designed to reduce homophobia and heterosexism on campus and to increase the visibility of supportive people and positive spaces for the GLBTQ community on campus.

Allies in Equity
A non-credit certificate program designed to promote leadership skills in diversity for students preparing for a global future. This student-focused program offered in three phases includes 6 hours of training over one weekend day and four weekly sessions of two hours leading to a “Leadership in Diversity” certificate. The program allows students to develop the following portable skills for their future:

(course offered with minimum registrants of 10)

Equity and Human Rights – Faculty
This is an Interactive, two-hour information session for faculty. The focus is on those aspects of the human rights and equity policies of particular importance to faculty. Specifically, this includes: accommodation for disability, religious observances, and pregnancy; anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policies; required disclosure of certain sexual relationships; and employment equity obligations.To register for a session click here

Equity and Human Rights – Supervisors
This 3 hour human rights workshop is educational, thought provoking, and highly interactive. It is designed to promote basic awareness of supervisors rights and responsibilities under Carleton’s new Human Rights Policies and Procedures and to increase your comfort levels in responding to conflicts where allegations of discrimination and harassment arise. This workshop is also designed to increase your competency and comfort levels when dealing with accommodation request from both current and prospective employees. Areas of major focus include:

To register for a session click here

Equity and Human Rights – Staff
This is an Interactive, three-hour information session for staff. Staff at the University typically interact with a broad population of students, staff, faculty, andlmembers of the external community. The session focuses on human rights and equity policies of particular importance to supervisors, front line staff, and key service units.

Specifically, this includes academic and employment accommodations for disability, religious observance, and pregnancy; anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policies; required disclosure of certain sexual relationships; complaint options and procedures; and employment equity obligations.

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Equity in the Classroom
This workshop for educators generates increased awareness and understanding of issues of equity, exceptionality, diversity, and difference in the classroom. The aim is on developing inclusive learning and avoiding the creation of a ‘chilly climate.’ This includes attentiveness to gender equity, ethnocultural diversity, religious pluralism, political affiliation, sexual orientation, age differences, ability differences, and learning/teaching styles. Educators will learn ways to make the learning environment more accessible and supportive for all learners.

End to Hate
This interactive workshop focuses on anti-racism, intercultural dialogue, respect for differences, and the elimination of racial discrimination and harassment. The program emphases the need for all members of the Carleton University community, whether visible minorities or not, to work together to bring an end to hateful attitudes and actions. Many of the complexities of addressingracism will be discussed through dialogue and activities.

Human Rights – Leadership Management Program
As a part of the Leadership Management Development Program, this information session ensures that managers and supervisors are aware of their rights and responsibilities under Carleton’s human rights policies and procedures. The program focusdes on the practical application of policy elements most likely to require the involvement of superivsory staff in their interactions with students, faculty, and other staff. Training will include addressing actual or potential incidents of harassment and/or discrimination, accommodating disability, religious observance, and pregnancy; maintaining a safe (non-poisoned) workplace, etc. The program is taught by the Director of Equity Services.

Inclusive Curriculum
Developed for the orientation of new faculty, this workshop seeks to ensure that incoming instructors are given the opportunity to review, explore, and learn about inclusive and equitable teaching practices, strategies, and pedagogy. The emphasis on integrating diversity into the curriculum is complemented by a discussion on developing inclusive and accessible environments in which to teach and learn.

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Customized Training and Information Sessions
Equity Services will respond to requests for training in human rights for specific audiences and/or on specific subjects. This has included training for indiviudal departments, student groups, staff groups, and has focused on topics as diverse as non-discriminatory hiring practices, creating a non-discriminatory environment, introduction to human rights, understanding the Ontario Human Rights Code, etc.

Equity Training for Academic Search Committees
The Carleton University Human Rights Policies and Procedures require that all academic search committees hold a familiarization session that covers the guidelines, principles, objectives, recent history, best practices, and rules and institutional expectations with respect to employment equity. If there is an under-representation of one or more designated groups in the unit, the Policies also require that an active search be conducted for qualified members of the under-represented designated group(s).

Equity Services provides training to all search committees and assists units with active searches. Once an academic unit has received permission to advertise for an academic position, the chair of the search committee contacts Equity Services to determine if an active search is required and to secure advice on appropriate equity content for the advertisement. Once the search committee is formed, the chair of the search committee contacts Equity Services once more to schedule the equity briefing, ideally prior to committee members viewing candidate files. Equity Services provides a briefing book of relevant informational material to establish a context for the training.

Valuing Diversity – Leadership Management Program
This session is not part of the formal Leadership Management Program but is being made available to participants of the LMP who want to increase their understanding of diversity and difference and inclusive environments. There will be particular emphasis on bias awareness, anti-racism, and ethnocultural relationships.

Special Events
Equity Services is committed to developing partnerships with groups in the University cmmunity to create the awareness and valuing of diversity. Supported events have included guest speakers, Black History Month, Diversity Awareness Days, International Women’s Day, etc. . Strong connections across campus help to create a climate that expects and encourages all members of the University community to respect and appreciate individual and cultural differences and generate the constructive exchange of ideas. Equity Services encourages consultation and communication from all members of the Carleton University community who are planning an event that promotes equity and diversity.

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