Inclusive Leadership + Respectful Engagement
UBC Applied Science Strategic Priority Area
We are committed to UBC’s vision of “a community in which human rights are respected, and equity and inclusion are embedded in all areas of academic, work and campus life.”
As a Faculty, we nurture diversity, collaborate with purpose and live our values. This includes advancing truth and reconciliation and recognizing the intrinsic value of traditional knowledge in academia and beyond.
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“Engineering technology and devices are for human use, and it’s difficult to design for perspectives you don’t have collectively,” said d’Entremont, explaining the importance of EDI within the engineering field. Dr. Agnes d’Entremont is an associate professor of teaching in UBC’s Mechanical Engineering program.
Tania Dick, Indigenous nursing lead at UBC’s School of Nursing, said that Indigenous Peoples are still trying to work their way through the trauma of residential schools, but society at large isn’t helping them do that.
Nursing adjunct professor Dan Levitt has been appointed as B.C.’s new seniors advocate.
APSC 367, Humanitarian Engineering: Politics and Practice, recently hosted their first ever showcase of student projects at Orchard Commons. The interdisciplinary course, jointly created and taught by the departments of international relations and political science and the Faculty of Applied Science, explores the intersections between technical engineering design, sustainability and humanitarianism.
Commit to creating a community where human rights are respected and equity is embedded in all areas of academic, work and campus life.