News for Alumni

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

CoSMH Update - October 2018

Since Waterloo President Feridun Hamdullahpur accepted the final report and recommendations from the advisory committee on student mental health, a lot of work has taken place.

The membership for the implementation Committee on Student Mental Health (CoSMH) is in place and all recommendations have been assessed and prioritized. A total of 40 per cent of the recommendations are underway or have been completed. The CoSMH has set a goal of addressing all 36 recommendations contained in the final report within the next two years.

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Note from the PAC-SMH Chair, deadline extended

The PAC-SMH has been working towards getting the final report to the President on January 15, 2018. The PAC-SMH determined that an extension is needed to properly distil the nearly 140 recommendations brought to us by our supporting panels. We recognized that we need to:

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

PAC-SMH Panel Symposium and Feds Q&A panel recap

The President’s Advisory Committee on Student Mental Health (PAC-SMH) hosted a supporting panel symposium in the Village 1 Great Hall on the morning of Tuesday, October 24, 2017. The symposium provided panel members with another opportunity to meet, share information, and discuss questions and progress related to their specific panels.

Friday, October 13, 2017

Latest monthly update now available

The PAC-SMH and the supporting panel groups provide updates on their work and progress. The September update is now available.

PAC-SMH update

Monday, July 31, 2017

PAC-SMH Panel Launch Day brings together a variety of perspectives

The President’s Advisory Committee on Student Mental Health (PAC-SMH) hosted a supporting panel launch day Thursday, July 27 2017. It was the first time the supporting panels were able to meet with each other and brought together perspectives from students, faculty, staff, community partners, alumni, and parents.