Organizational Development, Equity, and Health

Have you heard about the Employment Equity Program here on campus? OLE and the University of Alberta are collaborating with EmployAbilities and On Site Placement Services to create voluntary opportunities for persons with disabilities to gain meaningful work experience. Not only will this program enable University employees to support and engage in community outreach with the broader Edmonton community, it will enhance their own individual diversity awareness and skills and help them to complete special projects that have been relegated to the "wish list." Through the Professionals with Disabilities and the Junior Office Assistant Work Exposure Programs, UofA faculty and staff will be introduced to: inclusive interviewing techniques  implementing work-place accommodations  welcoming newcomers to the workplace  enhancing supervisory skills, and  gaining experience working with individuals with differing abilities  To learn more about these programs, visit

OLE is pleased to congratulate and promote the Research Services Office (RSO) for their commitment to transformation and change! On Tuesday October 16th, more than seventy RSO staff participated in an ‘All-In event’ designed to rollout their 2013–2015 strategic plan. The event involved strategic planning team members presenting on the background of the planning process. This was followed up with a strategy marketplace, also known as the 'creative' part of the event. This included seven uniquely personalized booths. Each presenting group used innovative designs to describe the objectives of the plan to their fellow colleagues. The booths used fun and experiential learning activities to demonstrate how the objectives of the strategic plan: align to the University’s Academic Plan, are driven by clients, are enabled by the RSO internal processes, and are powered by the RSO people. One participant commented: “It was a fun and engaging event creating understandin