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Office of Institutional Commitments

At UCalgary, our commitment to driving meaningful change is embedded in everything we do. The Office of Institutional Commitments (OIC) unites our efforts to advance Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (EDIA), Community Mental Health and Well-being (CMHW), and Sustainability under one integrated framework.
 

  • The reimagined structure supports transdisciplinary leadership on campus and improves the connectivity and responsiveness of administrative teams with the campus community.
  • Shared capacity in planning, communications, events, and administration supports the work of academic directors in each of these institutional commitments. 
  • The foundational commitment to EDIA, Sustainability and CMHW, along with Indigenous Engagement and Global Engagement, is unchanged and remains strong. 

Under the leadership of Provost Sandra Davidson, the unit supports our commitment to Ahead of Tomorrow, our strategic plan to make the processes clearer, simpler and better than any university by 2030. 


Explore our websites

Learn more about our initiatives, strategies, and the collective impact of these foundational commitments. 

Meet the team driving OIC

Executive Director 
(Recruitment in Progress)    
 

Academic Directors  

Dr. Andrew Szeto
CMHW, 

EDIA 
(Recruitment 2025) 

Sustainability 
(Recruitment 2025) 

  1. Operations Team

    Dr. Andrea Rowe
    Director of Operations 

    Rupa Shankar  
    OIC Executive Assistant 

Dr. Christine Daly 
Associate Director Institutional Commitments, Projects 

Kiah Lucero  
Coordinator Institutional Commitments, Projects

Ali Epp  
Coordinator Institutional Commitments, Engagement 

Alana-Dawn Eirikson 
Coordinator Partnerships and Events 

Dr. Ghada Sfeir  
Sr. Advisor Anti-Racism and Racial Equity 

Sasha Lavoie  
Manager Communications and Programming, 

Ashley Escobar  
Intern Engagement Coordinator, 

 Dr. Victoria Burns
Director, UCRC, and ROC

Dr. Jennifer Thannhauser 
Evaluation Lead Community Mental Health and Well-Being Strategy, Counsellor