The GSGE Department recognizes that action is required to improve indigenization, equity and diversity, inclusion, anti-racism and accessibility both within our Department and in the larger community.
Equity Resources at Queen's
Indigenization
The Office of Indigenous Initiatives builds community, advances reconciliation/conciliation, and integrates Indigenous ways of knowing and being into the fabric and life of the university through programs, funding opportunities, and initiatives that are helping to build a campus that embraces reconciliation and encourages all members of the Queen’s community to learn about Indigenous ways of knowing.
Equity
Equity Services works with Officers of the University, the Senate Education Equity Committee, and the Council on Employment Equity to ensure that equity is achieved throughout the University in accordance with the Report on Principles and Priorities adopted by the Queen's Senate in 1996.
Diversity
The Queen's Human Rights Office informs, educates, and advises the Queen's community about their rights and responsibilities in the area of human rights. The Human Rights staff can also provide confidential advisory services to students, staff, and faculty following incidences of harassment or discrimination.
Inclusion
Queen’s students, faculty, and staff come from every imaginable background – small towns and suburbs, urban highrises, Indigenous communities, and from more than 100 countries around the world. You belong here.
Anti-Racism
Racism is a belief that one group is superior to others. Racism can be openly displayed in racial jokes, slurs or hate crimes. It can also be more deeply rooted in attitudes, values, and stereotypical beliefs. Queen's University is committed to developing policies and providing resources to combat racism in all its forms.
Accessibility
The Accessibility Hub is a central online resource for accessibility at Queen’s University, serving to elevate inclusion and improve access for everyone on our campus. Queen’s University is committed to building a campus community that is inclusive for all individuals, and ensuring that its services, supports, and spaces are accessible for persons with disabilities.
GSGE Resources
The university has broad policies that cover discrimination and harassment for the Queen’s community as a whole and Queens employees. Students, faculty, and staff in the Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering as well as anyone in the broader Queen’s community have access to a number of on campus resources that provide confidential guidance on university policies and procedures, possible next steps, and available support for those experiencing harassment, discrimination, or otherwise not feeling included in the Queen’s community. These services aim to foster a better campus environment and allow you to decide whether any further action will be taken.
- Human Rights Advisory Services offered through theHuman Rights and Equity Office – a confidential advisory service that “provides advice to Queen’s community members concerning human rights issues arising at Queen’s.”
- Inclusive Queens Harassment and Discrimination Support and Reporting – A list of all resources and support services available to members of the Queen’s community.
- AdvanceGeo Partnership – Community resources empowering geoscientists to transform workplace climates
- American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) – Canadian Region & Queen's University Chapter
- Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG) – Resources on diversity, inclusion, and equity
- Center for First-Generation Student Success
- Diverse Geologists – Resources for geoscientists & students
- Engineers Canada’s 30 by 30 network –Women in Engineering
- Future RX Doc – A collection of career and research resources for geoscience graduate students
- Indspire -Indigenous Education, Canada’s Future&Bursaries and Scholarships
- International Association for Geoscience Diversity- Resources on racism and disability
- GSA 2017 Pardee Symposium on Diversity in the Geosciences –Articles recommended by symposium participants
- National Alliance on Mental Illness – StigmaFree on Campus
- National Association of Black Geoscientists
- National Society of Black Engineers
- National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals Inc
- PDAC Indigenous Affairs Program
- PGO Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
- Race and Racism in the Geosciences – Dutt (2020), Nature Geoscience
- Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science
- Society of Latinxs/Hispanics in Earth and Space Science
- The Geological Society – Diversity, equality and inclusion resources&opening the gate to accessible fieldwork
- Washington University in St. Louis Dept. Earth & Planetary Sciences – Bibliography of news and research on diversity in science
- Women in Mining Canada & Indigenous Student Trailblazer Award
- Queen’s University - Administration’s Declaration of Commitment to Address Systemic Racism
- Queen's University, Resources, Programs and New Initiatives – Inclusive Queen’s
- Student Affairs – Inclusive Community
- Human Rights & Equity Office – Queen’s Equity Services
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission Task Force – Final Report
- Aboriginal Access to Engineering
- Queen's Promise Scholar Program
- Queen's University Women in Science and Engineering
- Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) –PDAC’s commitment to stand against racism and discrimination
- American Geophysical Union –Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at AGU
- Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG) –AWG stands with our fellow Black and BIPOD geoscientists
- Geological Society of America (GSA) –Diversity in the Geosciences Community Position Statement&Diversity at GSA
- International Association for Geoscience Diversity (IAGD) –Commitment to Social Justice and Our Community
- No Time for Silence -A Call to Action for an Anti-Racist Science Community from Geoscientists of Color: Listen, Act, Lead
- Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) –Supporting Positive Culture Change
- Call for a Robust Anti-Racism Plan for The Geosciences
I-EDIAA Feedback and Information Requests
To submit feedback or request information, or to get involved, please do so through the webform.
Or directly to geoledi@queensu.ca.
Current I-EDIAA Committee
If you’d like to get involved in these efforts please reach out to us using the information form.
CoChairs:
- Dr. Elisabeth Steel
- Revecca Rivas
Committee Members:
- Dr. Hom Nath Gharti
- Professor Rob Harrap
- Trista Swaby
- Sarah Hatherly
- Chloe Letcher
- Dr. Alex Pedersen
- Dr. Matthew Leybourne
Recent and ongoing initiatives include:
- Quiet space for study and reflection
- Website redesign
- Signage for washrooms
- Signage for I-EDIAA Resources
- Awards