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16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence begin tomorrow
A message from the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO).
The Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO) is partnering with Wilfrid Laurier, Conestoga College, and the Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region in leading 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence 2023, an annual international campaign which begins on 25 November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and ends on 10 December, Human Rights Day.
16 Days is an organizing strategy by governments, organizations, communities, and individuals around the globe to call for the prevention and elimination of violence against women, girls, and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities and show support and solidarity with women’s rights activists and mobilizers advancing gender equity.
We will be hosting initiatives across campus to show support and stand in solidarity in the fight against gender-based violence that students, staff, and faculty are encouraged to participate in.
How can you get involved?
Participate in one of SVPRO’s initiatives during the 16 Days campaign – check out their website and scroll down for a full list of initiatives, events, and workshops.
Engage in online awareness spreading to show your solidarity and engage in conversation using the #16Dayshashtag and #Purple4Prevention.
New Associate Provost, Campus Support and Accessibility will 'advance the campus experience'
A message from James W.E. Rush, Vice-President, Academic and Provost.
As articulated in the report from the Provost’s Advisory Committee on Building a Resilient University of Waterloo, building a resilient University of Waterloo through a “one University” approach is a core focus for our institution and requires a coordinated, people-centred approach to organizational operations and planning to best support our students, staff, and faculty. The goal is to support our community in all aspects of work and life, and leverage our diversity to find new solutions that will inspire others to do the same.
To help accomplish this goal, I am pleased to announce the upcoming creation of the Associate Provost, Campus Support and Accessibility portfolio. The Associate Provost, Campus Support and Accessibility will report to the Vice-President, Academic and Provost and will be accountable for advancing the campus experience for students, faculty, and staff through an integrated oversight structure.
Portfolios will be streamlined with a shared services approach, applying empowerment philosophy and comprehensive community support to assist those in need. Under the Associate Provost, Campus Support and Accessibility, a new Employee Health and Wellbeing unit will be established that will contain Occupational Health, the Conflict Management Office will be redesigned to incorporate informal concerns from the University community, and student and employee accessibility functions will be co-ordinated within this same unit. Changes to the organizational structure will help our community navigate services and access support more efficiently. The Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office, AccessAbility Services, and Disability Inclusion, will also report into this role. This restructuring will create a central hub for advice, intervention, resources, tools, and programs as they relate to ensuring an accessible campus, a healthy workplace, and support for resolving conflict.
Aligning these services under a common umbrella will better position the University to provide and coordinate campus-wide services and support, and will facilitate streamlined strategy development, minimize duplication of services, coordinate responses and oversight across departments, and ensure appropriate escalation and resolution for an improved campus experience for all community members.
The search for the Associate Provost, Campus Support and Accessibility will begin imminently. The units will continue to function in their current organizational structures until the new leadership is in place, at which time the organizational changes will occur. More information about this search and the corresponding portfolio will be shared on the Provost’s Office website.
2022-23 Water Institute Impact Report now available
A message from the Water Institute.
The Water Institute is excited to share its 2022-23 Impact Report which showcases a cross-section of the interdisciplinary, international, and innovative research and education accomplishments of our dedicated Water Institute faculty and student members. Our members are responsible for making the Water Instituteone of the world’s top water research organizations.
Discover more about the Water Institute and browse the interactive report here.
Internationalization across Waterloo
A message from Waterloo International in support of International Education Week.
As International Education Week comes to a close, Waterloo International would like to thank all members of the campus community who worked this week – and throughout the year – toward building internationalization efforts across learning, research and community. Together, we can ensure that we are continuously working across disciplines and geographies to address the world’s most pressing challenges and to respond to the world’s most promising opportunities. To see an overview of the events around campus celebrating International Education Week please see https://uwaterloo.ca/international/events.
Here at Waterloo International, we invite Waterloo colleagues to share with us at international.relations@uwaterloo.ca your activities, interests, and priorities for higher education work with institutions around the world. Together we can “continue to be bold and unconventional as we help shape a better future for humanity and the planet”.
Open Houses, guest lectures and concerts, oh my!
Thousands of future students and their families will descend on the University of Waterloo's campuses tomorrow for the 2023 Fall Open House, and learn what makes Waterloo one of Canada's top universities. More than 1,300 staff, faculty, and student volunteers will be on campus to ensure things go off without a hitch.
The open house runs from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and attendees will have the opprotunity to learn about programs, co-op, admissions, student life, and more, take a campus tour and visit residences, and chat with professors, staff and students. In-person academic sessions and tours are being offered across all faculties and satellite campuses in Kitchener, Cambridge, and Stratford. It promises to be a rich, full day!
Departmental open houses include one being organized by the Fine Arts department that includes a curator’s tour of Sharl G. Smith's exhibition Shelter II, as part of a co-presentation with the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery (CCGG) featuring the artist’s work in Beyond the Bead. Tours conclude with a reading of poetry by Roshan James written in response to the artworks currently on display at each gallery. In addition, there will be a special presentation by Longhouse Labs Fellow's Protect the Tract Artists Collective, who will be facilitating a show-and-tell workshop about Haudenosaunee beadwork hosted by Tuscarora artist Gadaihongwas and Mohawk artist Kahionwinehshon. There will be demonstrations, learning, and refreshments.
The Anthropology department is hosting the Sally Weaver Award Guest Lecture on Tuesday, November 28. "After the Revolution: Islam in Post-2011 Egypt" will feature Dr. Amira Mittermaier, Professor of Religion and Anthropology from the University of Toronto.
"In the wake of the 2011 uprising, Egypt is both tragically the same and radically transformed," says the talk's abstract. "Many former revolutionaries concede that the ‘revolution has failed.’ At the same time, they describe having been profoundly impacted by the experience of the revolution. This talk examines how middle-class, cosmopolitan, urban millennials in Egypt are remaking Islam—and reclaiming God—in a troubled post-revolutionary present."
The lecture takes place at 5:00 p.m. in HH 1101. A reception will follow in the PAS lounge.
On the music front, the Balinese Gamelan Ensemble Concert takes place tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Knox Presbyterian in UpTown Waterloo. "Gamelan ensembles are primarily percussive instruments made of bronze and bamboo but may include drums, flutes, strings, and voice," says a note from the Music department. "An oral tradition taught and learned collectively, repertoire is transmitted in a group setting without the use of sheet music. The Gamelan is directed by Balinese artist I Dewa Made Suparta. In honour of Conrad Grebel’s 60th Anniversary, he has composed a piece entitled Kapituning. “Kapituning” is a portmanteau of “kapitu” and “tuning.” “Kapitu means seven in Balinese and “(tu)ning” refers to a specific tone on the gamelan (like the solfege “do”), or to the tuning of a set of instruments, in this case the gamelan. Dewa’s new composition explores the seven notes of the *gamelan semara dana* and uses seven-beat cycles, modes, phrases, and subdivisions. It celebrates seven years of the *gamelan semara dana* instruments commissioned by Conrad Grebel University College, which arrived from Bali in October 2016."
End-of-term concerts continue this weekend with Three Choir Concert: Grebel’s 60th Anniversary on Saturday, November 25 at St. Matthews Lutheran Church at 54 Benton Street in Kitchener. "Join us for a three choir extravaganza in honour of Grebel’s 60th Anniversary. Two new pieces have been commissioned by Grebel alumni, and all three choirs will sing Psalm 150 by Timothy Corlis." Tickets are $10 general admission/$5 students, and are available at the door or from choristers.
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