Making a positive impact

Making a positive impact

By Communications Staff

March 4, 2016

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Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s community members working toward making the university a safer, more welcoming place were recently recognized at the annual Tri-Awards celebration hosted by the Equity and Human Rights Offices. 

Presented by Principal Daniel Woolf, these annual awards are given out to individuals and groups that contribute to the advancement of equity, human rights, accessibility and inclusion within the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s community.

The Steve Cutway Accessibility Award was presented to James McNutt, a graduate student who, while currently working on his third degree at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s and fourth overall, has created a video taking a closer look at accessibility at the university. The 카지노 게임 컬렉션Video Accessibility Audit Project카지노 게임 컬렉션 aims to heighten awareness of inclusivity and accessibility on campus.  

카지노 게임 컬렉션It카지노 게임 컬렉션s nice to be recognized but it카지노 게임 컬렉션s secondary to the goal,카지노 게임 컬렉션 Mr. McNutt says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션The goal is to have the video used to make changes in the way we manufacture the physical space at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s.카지노 게임 컬렉션

The Employment Equity Award was presented to the Young Women at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s Employee Resource Group. Formed in 2015, this group aims to provide professional development and mentorship programming specifically for women on campus.

The Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s Human Rights Initiative Award was presented to the Kahswentha Indigenous Knowledge Initiative (KIKI) which brings together students, faculty, staff and administrators to open up greater discussion about Indigenous languages, history and representation on campus. To achieve this goal the group has organized teach-ins, retreats and other events.

The Tri-Awards are coordinated by the Equity Office and the Human Rights Office.