Jeff Casello
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On Twitter @jeffcasello
Responsibilities:
- Represents the interests and policies of Graduate Studies
- Chairs the Graduate Operations Committee
- Co-chairs the Senate Graduate and Research Council and Graduate Student Relations Committee
- Represents Graduate Studies on most University committees and is the University of Waterloo external representative for graduate affairs - Ontario Council on Graduate Studies (OCGS), Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS)
Clarence Woudsma
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Justin Wan
Marianne Simm
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Responsibilities:
- Senior management oversight
- Manager of GSPA:
- Academic Records
- Admissions
- Financial aid
- Convocation
- Government reporting
- Marketing and Communications
- Leadership direction, change management and support:
- Academic programs
- Student Experience
- Experiential Education
- Financial and budget oversight
- Human Resource Management
- Space
- Member of Senate Graduate and Research Council
- Member of Graduate Operations Committee
- Resource to Graduate Student Relations Committee, Provost's Advisory Committee on Graduate Student Support
TBD
Please contact Marianne Simm in the interim for all inquiries.
Maria Gharabagh
Marta Bailey
Responsibilities:
- Planning, coordinating and executing internal and external communications
- Website management
- Publications
- Marketing
- Recruitment
- Workshops
- Postdoctoral affairs
- Graduate and postdoctoral experience
Jacquelene Bailey
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Responsibilities:
- Assessment, verification and final decision on recommendation for Offer of Admission
- Management of admissions records and communications
- Business Process and Improvements/Research & Policy Development
- Training and advisement
Miranda Bilotta
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Responsibilities:
- SSHRC Master’s (CGS M) and Doctoral Scholarship competitions
- SSHRC Talent Award competition
- CIHR Master’s (CGS M) and Doctoral Scholarships (CGS D/DFSA) competitions
- Bursary programs:
- Graduate Student Contingency Bursary
- Graduate Studies Parental Leave Bursary
- Emergency Loans
- Medical Leave Award
- Doctoral Thesis Completion Award
Felipe De Barros
Responsibilities:
- Document imaging
- Application support
Suzanne Chung
- Government reporting including Provincial Claim, Ontario Education Number
Trevor Clews
Paul Harnack
Responsibilities:
- Faculties: Engineering and Science
- Student records
- Theses
- Graduation and Convocation
Stephanie Forsyth
Responsibilities:
- Managing, Leading and Training Staff
- Admissions and Sponsorships – Policy implementation and decision making
- Directing and ensuring data accuracy and reporting
- Decision Making and Non-standard admissions
- Business Process and Improvements/Research & Policy Development
- UW International Visiting Graduate Student Program (IVGS)
Laura Frazee (on leave)
Responsibilities:
- OGS and QEII-GSST competitions
- Graduate Student Research Dissemination Award
- Briarhurst Travel & Research Award
- Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision
- Graduate awards and funding website
- Graduate funding and awards database
- Other external awards:
- Autism Award
- Canadian Water Resources Award
- CAGS Award for Outstanding Graduate Mentorship
- CGS Gustave O. Arlt Award in the Humanities
- Google PhD Fellowship
- Mackenzie King Scholarship
- McCall MacBain Scholarship
- Ontario Women's Health Scholars Award
- Order of the White Rose Scholarship
- Rhodes Scholarship
- SWAAC Award
- Vector Scholarship in Artificial Intelligence
Please contact Heidi Mussar in the interim for all inquiries.
Dylan Gardner
Responsibilities:
- Graduate Award payments processing
- Post Tri-Agency competition processing (payment activation forms, progress reports, parental leave, interruptions/deferrals)
- Post OGS/QEII-GSST competition processing (payments)
Tara Gingerich
Responsibilities:
- Assessment, verification and final decision on recommendation for Offer of Admission
- Management of admissions records and communications
- Business Process and Improvements/Research & Policy Development
- Training and advisement
Zoe Tipper
Responsibilities:
- Digital strategy
- Communications
- Websites
- Research and best practices
- Project and relationship management
Morgan MacDonald
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Read Morgan's profile
Awards responsibilities:
- Graduate Award payments processing
Records responsibilities:
- Faculties: Health
- Student records
- Theses
- Graduation and Convocation
Wendy Irving (on leave)
Responsibilities:
- Course catalog
- Quest and OnBase Support
- Document management
- Admissions communications
Please contact gscheduling@uwaterloo.ca in the interim for all scheduling/course inquiries.
Please contact Christina Treusch for all other inquiries.
Kelly Heald
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Responsibilities:
- Faculties: Mathematics and Theology
- Student records
- Theses
- Degree completion
- Academic records: university-wide deadlines, procedures, advisory, academic transcript data, academic decisions, grade revisions, program changes, transfer credit, supervisor data, academic integrity course management.
- Enrolment records: university-wide deadlines, procedures, advisory, authorization for course drop/add, enrolment status changes and withdrawals, program extensions, service indicators.
- Mobility programs: Ontario Visiting Graduate Student program (OVGS), Canadian Universities Graduate transfer Agreement and the Canadian Graduate Student Research Mobility Agreement (CAGS)
Sarah Howard
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Kari Hueber
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Morgaine Mcevoy
Elena Machado
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Responsibilities:
- NSERC Master’s (CGS M) and Doctoral Scholarship (PGS/CGS D) competitions
- CGS-MSFSS competition
- Donor-funded needs-based awards
- International experience awards
- Davis Memorial Scholarship in Ecology
- J. Alan George Leadership Award
- Convocation medals/awards
- Governor General Medal/University Finalists
- Alumni Gold Medals/University Finalists
- Select departmental convocation medals/awards
- CAGS – UMI
Julie MacMillan
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Responsibilities:
- Admissions Management
- Leadership and vision
- Supervision and staff development
- Strategic Planning
- Business Process and Improvements/Research & Policy Development
Heidi Mussar
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Responsibilities:
- Vanier CGS Doctoral Scholarship competition
- Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship competition
- John Charles Polanyi Prize competition
- CIHR/NSERC/SSHRC Postdoctoral Scholarship inquiries
- Establishment of awards funded through endowments & trusts
- Establishment of awards funded through department or Faculty operating accounts
Kitti Muzslai
Responsibilities:
- Awards from endowments, trusts, operating, including planning program budget entitlements, review and approval of all nominations, annual reporting and communications to senior University administrators; *except those requiring collection of application and adjudication from Advisory Committee on Scholarships and Awards
- UW New Faculty Award
- Provost Doctoral Entrance Award for Women
- Senate Graduate Scholarships
- Agency/Ministry scholarship/financial reporting
- Budget transfer summaries to Finance at year-end (operating accounts)
- International Master’s Award of Excellence (IMAE)
- International Doctoral Student Award (IDSA)
Karmvir Padda
Ashley Ryan
Saritha Racharla
Responsibilities:
- Electronic application
- Quest and OnBase support
- Document management
- Admissions communications
Lisa Reynolds
Monica Munaretto
- Graduate and postdoc events and programs
Jason Santo
Katherine Starr
Responsibilities:
- Faculties: Arts and Environment
- Student records
- Theses
- Graduation and Convocation
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Mobility programs: Ontario Visiting Graduate Student program (OVGS), Canadian Universities Graduate transfer Agreement and the Canadian Graduate Student Research Mobility Agreement (CAGS)
Christina Treusch
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Responsibilities:
- Quest and OnBase development
- Systems security
- Records management
- SISP team member
Allison Walker (on leave)
Responsibilities:
- Assessment, verification and final decision on recommendation for Offer of Admission
- Management of admissions records and communications
- Business Process and Improvements/Research & Policy Development
- Training and advisement
Fahad Ahmad Khan
Ibelemari Kio
Responsibilities:
- Assessment, verification and final decision on recommendation for Offer of Admission
- Management of admissions records and communications
- Business Process and Improvements/Research & Policy Development
- Training and advisement
Daniel Kwon
Responsibilities:
- Business process improvements & special projects