Faculty of Engineering
Rock This Town - Encore!
Friday, May 31, 2024 | 4:30 and 7 p.m. | Princess Cinemas – Princess Twin Theatre, 46 King Street North, Waterloo ON
Rock This Town brings to life the exciting history of rock music concerts in KW from the 1960’s and 1970’s. An insider’s look into the gritty reality of building the local live music scene. This 70-minute documentary features interviews with music business pros plus performances by today’s musicians. Rock stars come and go but live music is here to stay!
Rock This Town was produced by Betty Anne Keller (BA '69), who will join each documentary screening to introduce the film and provide an exclusive Q&A session. The late Joe Recchia (BASC '68, MASC '71) and other special guests are featured in the film.
Come to the Princess Cinemas to relive the music and memories that made history!
Engineering Reunion Headquarters and Open House
Saturday, June 1, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Atrium, 1st Floor, Engineering 7
The open house will be your one-stop shop headquarters for all things Reunion: name badges, maps, event information, refreshments, engineering tours and much more!
At the open house, you will be able to:
• Mingle with fellow engineering classmates from the classes of 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019
• Meet the Dean of Engineering and EngSoc executives
• Replace your Iron Ring - Camp 15 Iron Ring Wardens will be in attendance
• Entertain the kids: Engineering Science Quest (ESQ) will provide fun educational activities
• Experience the latest in robotics research at the RoboHub
• Purchase your EngSoc souvenirs from the pop-up Novelties Store
• Test your engineering skills at the Engineering Ideas Clinic
• Meet The Toolbearers and take a photo with The Tool
• Refuel with light refreshments and snacks
• Enjoy a cold beverage from the cash bar
Breakfast Lecture with the Dean of Engineering
Saturday, June 1, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. | Room 3101 & 3102, 3rd Floor, Engineering 5
Enjoy a light breakfast to kick off this year’s Reunion lecture line-up! While you enjoy breakfast fare and mimosas, professor Mary Wells, the Dean of Engineering, will deliver a 60-minute visionary lecture about the future of engineering at the University of Waterloo, followed by a Q&A session. Cost includes a light breakfast. Mimosas and caesars are available at the cash bar.
VIRTUAL OPTION: Register for the ONLINE lecture event (listed below this event) and you will be emailed a link to watch the recorded video of the lecture at your leisure.
Engineering Tours
Saturday, June 1, 2024 | 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. | Departing from the Atrium, 1st Floor, Engineering 7
Take a student-guided tour through the halls of Engineering to see your old stomping ground and its new state-of-the art labs to hear about the transformational research taking place within the Faculty of Engineering. For those who prefer to explore the buildings independently, a self-guided tour option is available.
Drink Talk Learn (DTL): Engineering Research Talks
Saturday, June 1, 2024 | 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Room 3101 & 3102, 3rd Floor, Engineering 5
Pour a specialty coffee and learn from Waterloo Engineering faculty members about the transformational and cutting-edge research taking place on campus. These research talks, consisting of five presentations of five minutes each, will focus on the University of Waterloo’s five global futures framework: societal, health, technological, sustainable and economic. These five Waterloo at 100 global futures address the world’s most pressing challenges and the University’s relentless commitment to fundamental research and scholarship. Alumni will have the opportunity to ask questions about the research. Our world is changing, and we must evolve with it – learn how through these research talks.
VIRTUAL OPTION: Register for the ‘online lecture’ and you will be emailed a link to watch the recorded video of the lecture at your leisure.
SSDC Charity BBQ Lunch and Patio Party
Saturday, June 1, 2024 | 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. | North Entrance (outside), Engineering 7
Enjoy food, drinks and games with friends and family on the E7 patio. This charity BBQ lunch supports the work taking place in the Sedra Student Design Centre (SSDC) as well as gives you some relaxed time with your classmates to catch up and reminisce. Challenge your classmates to a patio game or two, while enjoying a cold beverage and a barbeque meal.
Note: Outdoor seating on the E7 patio is available; additional seating is available indoors. Cash bar. BBQ lunch available from 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.; cash bar and games available until 4:00 p.m. on the patio.
POETS Social Mixer
Saturday, June 1, 2024 | 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. | POETS, 1st Floor, Carl Pollock Hall
Take advantage of this EngSoc and alumni social mixer in POETS to connect with your engineering classmates and to meet current engineering students. Hear about present-day student life directly from students and the current challenges and opportunities students face. The patio will also be open!
All attendees must be legal drinking age.
Back-to-the Classroom Lecture with Prof. Larry Smith
Saturday, June 1, 2024 | 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Room 1350, 1st Floor, Davis Centre
Professor Larry Smith
BA 1968, Economics
MA 1975, Economics
Generative AI and Tomorrow’s Economy
Starting with a review of the current economy, we explore the effects of generative AI on the economy. Will it set off a surge of productivity? How will it affect the labour market? Or is AI’s potential exaggerated?
See the legendary Professor Larry Smith deliver one of his famous addresses. You'll feel like a student all over again!
25-Year and 50-Year Anniversary Iron Ring Ceremony: Obligation Renewal
Saturday, June 1, 2024 | 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. | Faculty Hall, Rooms 7303 & 7363, 7th Floor, Engineering 7
Calling Waterloo Engineering classes of 1974 and 1999! Celebrate your golden and silver anniversaries at this exclusive Iron Ring ceremony sanctioned by Iron Ring Wardens of Camp 15 Waterloo. Spouses and guests are welcome to attend as you renew your obligation to the Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer.
Engineering Reunion Dinner Party
Saturday, June 1, 2024 | 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. | 1st and 2nd Floors, Engineering 7
Reception: 7:00 p.m.
Dinner: 8:00 p.m.
Complete your Reunion celebrations with a gourmet buffet dinner in the company of your classmates. Relive your student memories, enjoy good food and drink, and celebrate the milestone anniversary of graduating from the University of Waterloo. A pre-dinner reception with the Dean of Engineering, Mary Wells, will take place on the first floor of E7 followed by dinner. You and your guests will be grouped for dinner according to your decade of study in select locations throughout the Engineering 7 building.