Provost Alan Harrison presents the Employment Equity Award to Wendy Powley.

Provost Alan Harrison presented the inaugural Employment Equity Award to Wendy Powley and the Human Rights Initiative Award to Jessica Sinclair, chair of the Alma Mater Society's Education on Queer Issues Project (EQuIP), at a recent ceremony.

Ms Powley founded Women in the School of Computing (WISC) at Queen’s, an informal support, networking and social group for all women faculty, staff and students. The group has provided outreach and mentorship to young women in the Kingston community through the LEGO robotics program with the hope of educating and inspiring more girls to consider a career in computing.

Jessica Sinclair accepts the Human Rights Initiative Award from Provost Alan Harrison on behalf of Education on Queer Issues Project.

EQuIP received the Human Rights Initiative Award for Queerientation, an annual event that raises awareness about Queen's queer community among incoming students. Established 15 years ago, Queerientation has resulted in a positive orientation for generations of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and queer students and has ultimately made Queen’s a more welcoming and inclusive place for people of all sexual and gender identities.

Read the Queen's News Story about the award recipients.