Alberta News
Student leaders from across the province have told Alberta’s government that more needs to be done to address gender-based violence in their campus communities. That’s why in February 2022, Advanced Education provided $2.5 million to post-secondary institutions to train students, staff and faculty to address gender-based violence.
This funding also helped develop and implement a provincewide survey to gather more information and feedback about gender-based violence on Alberta campuses.
The province-wide survey launched earlier this month and collects responses from post-secondary students. The resulting information will give institutions Alberta-specific data to help them implement strategies to address gender-based violence on campus.
Students received a link to the survey directly from their post-secondary institution. They have until Feb. 28 to submit their responses. The final report with results from the survey is expected in July.
Along with the survey, post-secondary institutions have or are updating their gender-based violence policies to make them reflect national best practices.
The campus survey will assess student attitudes and experiences with gender-based violence, as well as their awareness of resources and supports on campus. The survey was developed by a 26-member working group of institutional representatives led by MacEwan University, along with input from students.
Analytics and marketing firm Leger is administering the student survey on behalf of post-secondary institutions.
Enhancing campus safety and updating and strengthening gender-based violence policies on Alberta campuses is an important initiative under the Alberta 2030:Building Skills for Jobs Strategy.
