Departmental Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Welcome to the Biological Sciences Departmental Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (DEDI) Committee page. This is a new committee with a shared leadership model that seeks to make the department more inclusive, equitable and diverse. The current EDI committee is composed of faculty, staff and student representatives.
EDI NEWS AND EVENTS
- International Transgender Day of Visibility: Monday, March 31, 2025, presented by SFU Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
- World Autism Awareness Day: Wednesday, April 2, 2025, presented by SFU Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
- Reconciliation in Education: Decolonizing Pedagogies and Curriculum: Wednesday, April 2, 2025 presented by SFU Teaching Matters.
- GSWS Feminist Book Club - The Palace of Illusion by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: Monday, April 7, 2025 presented by SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies.
- 2SLGBTQI+ Youth – Challenges, Resilience and Empowerment: Wednesday, April 9, 2025 presented by SFU Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies.
- Asian Heritage Month: starting May 1, 2025 presented by SFU Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
- Indigenous City: Responsibility & Relationality in City Making: May 8 & 15, 2025 presented by SFU Continuing Studies.
- 2025 BMO Lecture: Economic and Social Well-being of Indigenous Children: Thursday, May 8, 2025 presented by SFU Department of Economics.
RESOURCES
- Please visit SFU's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion page here.
- The Provost and VP Academic now has a website to help STEM instructors wanting to Indigenize and decolonize their teaching:
https://www.sfu.ca/vpacademic/news/2025/january/distem-website.html