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Act with humility

To be self-aware of one’s own abilities and limitations; understanding where your ability or expertise might end and where others start.

Example for colleagues

Acknowledge your limitations and thank others for the insight they have brought to a situation.

Example for those who lead

Share with your student that you don’t know the answer to a question, instead of making up an answer that ‘sounds right’. Commit to finding out the answer.

Contact us

Learn about support available for teams, units and departments. 

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Territory acknowledgement

We acknowledge and respect the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees and Xʷsepsəm/Esquimalt) Peoples on whose territory the university stands, and the Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.