Features
A uniquely interdisciplinary approach to business
For more than four decades, Waterloo Arts students have prepared for diverse careers across business.
Investing in better societal and climate futures
Heather Matson (BA '98) shares a bit about her experience — from Arts undergrad to finance leader.
A place where you belong
Two Waterloo scholars on the social and emotional benefits of joining alumni events.
From Stratford to the world
Three MDEI '15 alumni continue to find each other at conferences across the globe.
Celebrating 10 years
Victoria Stacey (BA '15) shares about a special 10-year reunion trip.
Arts alumni and business
Turning ideas into action
A Q&A with recent Economics and Business graduate Sehaj Raj Singh.
Waterloo Arts foodie founders
Arts alumni Lenore Johnson and Jin-Hee Song are serving up sweet treats.
Shaping the financial future
How GBDA prepared Naimah Venezia to be a financial literacy app founder.
Convocation in Photos
Enjoy the happy scenes at June’s convocation which welcomed 1,529 new Arts alumni.
Class Notes
Catch up on classmates and other Arts alumni from across the decades.
Events
- October 2: Distinguished lecture in Economics: Changing harmful norms
- November 18-22: Theatre & Performance presents A Midsummer Night's Dream
- December 2: Global Engagement Seminar Desmarais Family Summit: The future of connection
Arts connections are near, far, and everywhere in between
At this past spring’s Reunion and other alumni events over the year, I’ve had some wonderful opportunities to connect with many of you. And often these connections happen through sharing stories — I truly love hearing every single one.
Reflecting on these experiences reminds me that reunion isn’t just a weekend on campus. It can happen anytime, anywhere —over coffee or a beer —through conversation with someone who shares a UWaterloo story.
Whether you return to campus for a formal celebration or find yourself reconnecting in unexpected ways, we hope you see your time in Arts as an experience that continues to shape and inspire you—and is something worth sharing.
If you have a story, a memory, or even just a moment that you'd like to share, please reach out. I’d love to hear how your time in Arts continues to shape your journey.
And if there’s someone from your Waterloo days you’ve been meaning to reconnect with – a friend, a mentor, or even a classmate you’ve lost touch with—let me know, maybe I can help reconnect you! You never know what reconnections might be possible.
Phoebe Wong, BA ’98
Senior Alumni Engagement Officer
Faculty of Arts
phoebe.wong@uwaterloo.ca
Meeting Eric Wragg (BA ’99) (left) and David Isern (BA ’10, MA ’11) at the Maple Leaf Pub Restaurant in London, UK, April, 2026.
Nadia Hohn (BA ’02), 2024 Alumni Achievement Award winner in Waterloo in July 2025.
Mark Ceolin (MA’91), 2016 Alumni Achievement Award winner, current Board Chair of Canadian Chambre of Commerce in Shanghai visiting in July 2025.