Events

Waterloo Region Congress of Black Women invite the community to an evening with Professor Jim Walker, acclaimed author Lawrence Hill, and Wilfrid Laurier University Professor Carol Duncan to mark International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination with a discussion of Prof. Walker's book, Burnley "Rocky" Jones: Revolutionary, and human rights and race relations in Canada.

Over the past half-century, many myths about the aging brain have been shattered. Researchers have moved away from viewing the brain as an organ of passive deterioration and are realizing that it is capable of remarkable adaptation.

The Department of Drama and Speech Communication, the Equity Office, and the Special Adviser to the President-Women’s and Gender Issues, are pleased to announce a panel discussion addressing gendered violence, with specific attention to institutional challenges and UWaterloo’s response.

The Theatre and Performance program in the Department of Drama and Speech Communication presents Unconscious Curriculum: Rape Culture on Campus, written and devised by students in the program and directed by Professor Andy Houston.

In celebration of Canada’s 150^th, we have chosen music written by Canadian composers and inspired by the country’s landscape and wildlife, and by the various cultural heritages of its indigenous and immigrant peoples.  You will hear both tender and rollicking versions of Newfoundland and prairie folksongs, along with gentle and glorious music by our established and emerging composers, inspired by their own cultural heritages and by their Canadian home.  We even tip our hat to what should be our national bird (sorry, Gray Jay) --  the mosquito!

The Instrumental Chamber Ensembles are groups of talented students playing a wide selection of classical chamber pieces, from Dvorak to Beethoven.  We have 5 different groups this term.

Hey Arts students! Feeling stressed about exams and final assignments? Come and join us for PUPPIES & Parfaits + more presented by the Arts Student Union (ASU) and Arts Undergraduate Office on Tuesday, March 28th 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Discover the projects of our Global Business & Digital Arts and Digital Experience Innovation Program students – they are eager to show you what they’ve been working on.

The Indigenous Speaker Series presents Sylvia McAdam (Saysewahum) citizen of the nêhiyaw Nation and co-founder of the Idle No More movement. She is a recipient of numerous awards and remains active in the global grassroots Indigenous-led resistance.

The UWaterloo Balinese Gamelan Ensemble will be performing a selection of classical Balinese music.