Initiatives

The university leads numerous initiatives to support our university plan.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Framework

The goal of USask’s EDI Framework is to bring equity, diversity and inclusion to the core of the university and become a university for everyone – unlocking untapped potential for excellence in teaching, research and outreach.

The Horizons Project

Guided by our University Plan 2025, the Horizons Project has helped USask build an innovative and financially sustainable future. Learn more about the Horizons Project and its 27-funded initiatives led from across campus.

Flexible Learning

Aims to provide students with choices in how, where, and when they engage in learning.

Campaign for USask

USask is embarking on the biggest fundraising campaign in Saskatchewan history. Together, we can address the world’s greatest challenges.

Administrative Services Renewal

Administrative Services Renewal is focused on aligning USask’s people, operational structures, and resources to create an administrative environment purpose-built for collaboration and support.

Artificial Intelligence Principles and Guidelines

USask is taking appropriate steps to ensure the ethical and effective use of Artificial Intelligence in a manner that enhances learning, research scholarly and artistic works, and administration, and protects and enhances our reputation as a U15 university.

Integrated Services Renewal

Integrated Services Renewal works to leverage our people, processes, data, and technology, to support a campus transition to a modern cloud-based enterprise system and supporting technology.

IT Security

USask is applying new IT security standards to university computers to help reduce the risk of cyber attacks and protect the information of the institution and members of the university community.

Emma Lake Kenderdine Campus

Reimagining the Emma Lake Kenderdine Campus.

Sustainability planning

USask has updated it's strategy to implement sustainability into all areas of campus life, reduce our carbon footprint, and prepare our students to be leaders fit for complex problems.

Indigenous Businesses Procurement

USask is committed to a future where the university's direct business relationships with Indigenous suppliers are representative of the Indigenous population in Saskatchewan.

Post-Pandemic Shift Project

To understand how lives have changed, and to gather ideas about our post-pandemic university.

Digital Network Architecture Project

Everyone at USask needs a fast, dependable, and secure network. Over the coming months we are updating our traditional network architecture and equipment to a modern, highly configurable and automated software-defined network.

Saskatoon-USask Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

The City of Saskatoon and the University of Saskatchewan signed a MOU in 2018 to explore collaborations related to urban planning, land development, reconciliation, transit and research collaborations.

Wellness Strategy

To create an environment that promotes and supports the health and well-being of all who study and work at our campuses.