Services + Support
The services in the Office of Access, Community and Belonging enhance access and ensure fairness. We work collaboratively with student services from across the university to serve you.
Primary Affirmed Name
Discover how the University of Alberta supports inclusivity through the use of Primary Affirmed Names. Learn how to update your name across university systems and ensure it reflects your identity. Let’s make our campus a place where everyone feels seen, respected, and valued.
Community Fairness
Helping Individuals at Risk
Helping Individuals at Risk (HIAR) is a confidential, centralized resource for members of the campus community to report at-risk behaviours or concerns about individuals who are at risk of harm to self or others and offers guidance on potential next steps.
Office of Safe Disclosure + Human Rights
OSDHR provides a confidential, neutral and safe space for members of the university community (students, staff and faculty) to speak in confidence about safety violations, financial mismanagement, ethical concerns, discrimination and harassment, among other concerns.
Office of the Student Ombudservice
The Office of the Student Ombuds is a confidential service that strives to ensure that university processes related to students operate as fairly as possible. We offer information, advice, and support to students, faculty, and staff as they deal with academic, discipline, interpersonal, and financial issues related to student programs.
The Options Navigation Network
The Options Navigation Network (ONN) supports individuals impacted by sexual and gender-based violence by helping them explore available university options. Trained Navigators use an intersectional, survivor-driven approach to address needs and reduce barriers to participation in university life.
Current Students
The Office of Access, Community and Belonging works collaboratively with other student services across the university. For a more fulsome list of services offered at the University of Alberta, please visit the Current Students page.
Grants + Funding
Mutual Aid Micro-grants
Apply for the Mutual Aid Project Micro-Grants to bring your community-driven initiative to life! Learn more and submit your application.
Prayer, Worship + Ceremony Space Support Grant
Apply for the Prayer, Worship, and Ceremony Space Support Grant to enhance inclusive spaces on campus.
Policies + Procedures
University community care is supported by the university’s full suite of policies, procedures, statements, agreements and codes of conduct.
General sources of university-wide regulations and standards include UAPPOL, the University Calendar, staff agreements, university governance policies, standards and codes of conduct. Below are direct links to the policies, procedures and agreements that come up most often in conversations around university community care.