Support
For advice or support, members of UAP-JEDI are available to listen and advise, especially around issues related to Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. All discussions and conversations will remain confidential.
Please reach to one of following UAP-JEDI "Ambassadors", reach out for conversation on Slack, or send an email to the group: uap-jedi@googlegroups.com.
Faculty member ambassador:
Lindsay LeBlanc (she/her): lindsay.leblanc@ualberta.ca
Student ambassadors:
Jennifer Peterson (she/her): jpeterson@ualberta.ca
Pramodh Senarath Yapa (he/him): senarath@ualberta.ca
Robyn Learn (she/her): learn@ualberta.ca
Staff ambassador:
Kailey Peckford (she/her): kailey.peckford@ualberta.ca
To submit an (optionally) anonymous story, comment, or complaint about issues within the Department of Physics, or the University as a whole, you may use the form (also found below), which allows you to submit the comment with or without your name and contact details. All submissions will be received by Prof. Lindsay LeBlanc and, with your permission only, followed up on by the UAP-JEDI leadership team.
Many supports are available across the University. Please reach out for the support you need, and if you want someone to walk alongside you as you access these resources, please reach out to one of the contacts above.
Personal Supports
UAlberta Undergraduate Physics Society
Society for personal and academic support between undergraduate students
Trained peer support, crisis management, information and resources, and a safe place to talk
Counselling and Clinical Services
provides accessible and compassionate psychological and psychiatric services to U of A students
Office of Safe Disclosure and Human Rights
Support for students, faculty, and staff to: Provide a safe, neutral and confidential space to disclose concerns; Provide strategic advice to staff and faculty relating to human rights and policy; Ensure that Human Rights are sustained at the University of Alberta.
Free and confidential counselling and support for individuals affected by sexual assault, sexual harassment, relationship violence, or stalking.
Free one-on-one mental health support, student service advising, and free drop-in math & writing tutors
A student space for gender and sexual diversity offering peer mentorship, resources, and referrals
Academic Supports
provides professional academic support to help students maximize their academic success and achieve their academic goals
Decima Robinson Support Centre
Mathematics support
free, one-on-one writing support
allows students to integrate work experience into their degree
an opportunity to meet with a senior student for one-on-one support during the fall semester
Undergraduate Research Initiative
a variety of funding opportunities to support undergraduate research
Free study groups of up to 15 people led by a higher year mentor.
Financial Supports
Undergraduate student scholarships
For current UAlberta students in undergraduate programs
a wide array of awards, scholarships and prizes to assist in funding your graduate studies
Bursaries and emergency funding
Non-repayable funds for students with demonstrated financial need