Learn about the Centre for Student Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

June 2, 2020

As a student, you can access supports through the Centre for Student Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (CSEDI). The CSEDI exclusively serves students at Laurier.

Support for staff and faculty is available through Equity and Accessibility in Human Resources and the Senior Advisor, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Dr. Barrington Walker.

The CSEDI aims to cultivate a culture at Laurier that respects and promotes EDI and social justice by providing supports, programming, education, and spaces for students to find community and engage with these important issues.

Reasons you may choose to connect with CSEDI:

  1. You are seeking support for yourself or someone you know after an experience of harm such as racism, sexism, classism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, Islamophobia or colonial violence.
  2. You are seeking community and would like to be connected to CSEDI student-run services that provide peer support, educational and social opportunities.
  3. You are seeking advocacy, systems navigation or support with internal or external institutional processes.
  4. You are seeking education and resources related to student equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI).
  5. You are interested in research and policy related to student EDI.
  6. You are interested in EDI student staff, practicum, service learning or experiential learning opportunities.

Peer Support and Educational Programming

CSEDI houses the student collectives that offer peer support and social and educational programming to all Laurier students.

Waterloo

  • Association of Black Students
  • Rainbow Centre
  • Centre for Women and Trans People
  • Muslim Students’ Association

Brantford

  • SOUL
  • Queer Sphere
  • Laurier Brantford Women’s Centre
  • Laurier Brantford Muslim Students’ Association
  • Student Advocates for Accessibility

Visit the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion section for more information and updates to the CSEDI supports and services, or email diversity@wlu.ca. For more information on staff and faculty support, email equity@wlu.ca.

Contacts

Reach out to the CSEDI Manager, Eden, or one of the Education and Inclusion Coordinators, Lauren and Humera.