Alumni

Class notes

Alumni updates

We are delighted to share these updates and truly impressive accomplishments of Arts alumni.

Humans and interconnectivity

Exploring the promise and challenge of 5G technology

How will 5G technology change the way we work and play? To get a handle on the concepts to be unpacked at our upcoming Humans and Interconnectivity event, we turned to professors Christine McWebb and Leah Zhang-Kennedy.

Interdisciplinary skills for a complex world

Alumnus Josh Darby MacLellan, MA ‘17 Global Governance, reflects on how his graduate learning experiences prepared him for a career in security intelligence.

Stay connected

While we dream of a new normal future, let's continue to embrace the virtual connections we are able to make every day.

Owning your mental health

Q and A with 2020 Young Alumni Award recipient

Living with mental illness since childhood, Tara Hebblethwaite’s path to becoming a vocal advocate for mental health began after graduating from Waterloo in 2013.

How can we end poverty in our communities?

Q and A with 2020 Alumni Achievement Award recipient

Paul Born grew up as the son of refugees that worked together to survive and then thrive. Today he is a large-scale community facilitator focused on poverty reduction.

Class notes

Arts alumni updates and news

Class notes are back! We're so glad to be able to share recent news and accomplishments from our alumni.

Recent news from Arts

Catch up on research and initiatives by Arts scholars, students and alumni that support a more inclusive and prosperous future.

Reach out

Our need to stay connected has never been greater

While we may be dreaming about the days when we can gather in person, it's still important to embrace the virtual connections we are able to make every day.

A letter of appreciation from one alumnus to another

Michael Kim Zapf (BA ' 72) graduated from Waterloo Arts more than a decade after Clem Bruder (BA '61), but they first met in a northern Ontario classroom. In spring 2020, Professor Zapf sent us a letter “to express my appreciation to a member of the first graduating class of the Faculty of Arts at Waterloo - Mr. Clem Bruder."

Dianne Carmichael

2019 Alumni Achievement Award

A dogged determination to get things done and a passion for making a difference led Dianne Carmichael along an unusual and highly accomplished path.

Marc Hall

2019 Young Alumni Award

Experience taught Marc Hall that human rights progress is not really made by individuals but by communities of people who struggle together and support one another.

Events

Recent and upcoming events on campus and beyond

From the new Toronto Alumni Chapter to The Seagull, see highlights from recent events, and mark your calendars for upcoming events!

The future of healthcare in Canada

With UWaterloo hosting a series of Fall events exploring healthcare and technology, we invited Arts alum Janine Tatham to share her perspective on how healthcare will change over the next five to ten years. 

Events

Recent and upcoming events on campus and beyond

From the new Toronto Alumni Chapter to The Seagull, see highlights from recent events, and mark your calendars for upcoming events!

Buddies – then and now

Arts grads forged a bond 50 years ago

In 1968, a group of undergraduates formed a road hockey league that forged the beginning of an enduring friendship. Fifty years later, although their careers and lives have varied, the group maintains a strong connection.

A passion for justice and human rights

Susheel Gupta, 2018 Alumni Achievement Award recipient

Susheel Gupta’s contributions to human rights and justice in Canada extend from courtrooms to high school classrooms to individuals and their families, and arguably, into cyber space.

A commitment to global diversity and inclusion

Mandy Tao, 2018 Arts Young Alumni Award recipient

What has Mandy Tao been up to since graduation? Founding an award-winning NGO, launching a successful diversity campaign, and climbing a mountain, for a start.

Recent event highlights

(Winter 2019 Edition)

From Reunion to winter lectures, see what's happened in the past few months in Arts and at Waterloo!

Hey, what happened to Reunion?

Mark your calendars for these new alumni events!

What's next for Reunion? Learn about two new events coming for alumni in 2019.

Arts and AI: Keeping it human

Could artificial intelligence take your job? Is it as unbiased as we think? We hear from professors and alumni in Arts on some of the biggest challenges of AI, and how their work impacts this important field.

Events Summer 2018

Past and upcoming events for alumni and friends

From artificial intelligence to convocation, see highlights from recent events, and mark your calendars for upcoming events!

Seek new ideas, new markets, new cultures

Arts alumnus and former President of Christie Digital, Gerry Remers, has substantial business and innovation experience behind his thoughts on globalization today. Here he discusses the ideas, ideals, and realities of globalization, and its opposite.

Alumni on success and lessons learned

The 2017 Alumni Achievement winners reflect on what makes them most proud, and offer advice to their 19-year-old selves (and undergrads today) about life and learning.

Thinking about Canada from the United States

It's hard to follow Canadian culture from inside the noisy belly of America, says alumna Lenora Hume, who has lived and worked abroad for several decades. But still, for her, Canadian excellence matters.

Thinking about Canada from Australia

Having lived down under for over a decade, alumnus Patrick Hofmann remains well connected with Arts, UWaterloo, and Canada. He says this year's milestone anniversaries are opportunities to be both thought-provoking and thankful.

Thinking about Canada from South Korea

Alumnus Kevin Royal certainly misses Canada, but South Korean culture has taught him valuable things, including the value of social events with co-workers to make us more empathetic and understanding, and thereby stronger teams.

Q & A with Mark Ceolin

2016 Alumni Achievement Award recipient

Mark Ceolin (MA ’91 English) is the founding president of Red Gate International Inc. and has received a Governor General’s Medallion for his business and cultural initiatives in China and beyond. His career has covered the breadth of humanities, social sciences, performing arts, global business and communications.

Q & A with Danielle Rice

2016 Young Alumni Award recipient

Danielle Rice (BA Hons '12, Psychology) is a burgeoning academic and clinician pursuing her doctorate in psychology at McGill University. At only 25, she’s published 21 peer-reviewed papers, eight online book chapters and presented 50 times at conferences.

A demand for thinkers, collaborators and communicators

Arts educated employees are invaluable in the workforce

Cheri Chevalier, Microsoft Canada manager and Arts alumna, tells students what businesses need and look for in new hires.