Events

Free school, camp, club and group tours of the Earth Sciences Museum at the University of Waterloo!

Dinosaurs, a replica mine tunnel and hands on rock, mineral and fossil specimens. 

The University of Waterloo will host a Ontario Benthos Biomonitoring Network training course in Huntsville, Ontario at the Waterloo Summit Centre for the Environment on June 18-20, 2013.

Attend this session to fi nd out how your interests relate to specifi c career opportunities.

Two-session workshop: attend the fi rst session to learn about your personality type and preferences for learning and decision making. In the second session, discover how to apply your MBTI type to explore potential careers.

Increase the odds of getting what you want when negotiating salary and other details related to the job offer.

NOTE: This workshop is geared towards graduating students.

Friday June 21st is National Aboriginal Day. Come Celebrate at the Waterloo Aboriginal Education Centre (WAEC). Students, staff and faculty are invited from 12-2pm to meet the WAEC Team, learn about the programs and services offered while indulging in traditional soup and bannock.

Improve your performance in an academic job interview by practising in a small group setting.

David Sankoff
University of Ottawa

Learn how to improve your performance in the job interview by viewing and discussing taped excerpts of actual interviews.

The University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University are hosting a social event for Postdoctoral fellows and their families!

There will be food; there will be games and there will be the opportunity to network with others.

During this two-session workshop, learn how to apply successful networking strategies in your daily life in order to enhance your career opportunities.

The current job market requires an assertive approach to finding work. Increase your chances of success by practising key communication strategies.

Would you like to create a map for your course assignment or research project but don’t know where to start? This workshop will teach you the basics with the popular Esri ArcGIS Desktop 10.1 program.

Proper etiquette is crucial to a successful job search – and to your career. This workshop covers dining etiquette as well as appropriate behaviour at interviews, employer receptions, and other networking activities.

Learn how to prepare your personal statement/letter of intent and résumé/CV, choose your references, and complete a sketch. Strategies will be provided on how to best present yourself.

During this two-session workshop, learn how to apply successful networking strategies in your daily life in order to enhance your career opportunities.

In order to receive that job offer, you must prove your skills in the interview. Here is your opportunity to practise and improve.

The University of Waterloo is proud to bring the ChemEd conference back to the place where it began in 1973. The conference will be held from Sunday July 28, 2013 to Thursday, August 1, 2013.  

The Quantum Cryptography School for Young Students (QCSYS) is an exciting week-long enrichment program for students hosted by the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo. This year the program will run through August 12 - 16, 2013. The school offers an interesting blend of lectures, hands-on experiments and group work focused on quantum cryptography < a cutting-edge field that utilizes the fascinating laws of quantum mechanics to develop unbreakable encryption that protects communication.