The DO encourages appreciation of differences, regardless of class, gender, ethnicity, religion, language, culture, and ability.
Our Mandate:
To nurture a learning and student centered environment that respects differences, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, culture, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies and life experiences.
To combat social isolation
To make UPEI a welcoming and inclusive learning and living environment.
To facilitate a change of perceptions that students may have of one another.
To build inclusion and cultural understanding.
To improve community cohesion through social interaction and shared learning with the organization of events and information campaigns, workshops, guest speakers, and print and electronic media.
To promote better understanding by challenging perceptions and stereotypes about equity, inclusion, diversity, discrimination, and harassment.
To create opportunities for students to have fun and learn by exploring differences, commonalities and challenges.
